I don’t particularly care if you think Jalen Hurts is the Eagles’ quarterback of the future, a system product, an ascending star, a future mayor à la Ed Rendell or worth every penny of the five-year, $255 million extension he signed Monday. Those are all opinions based on conditional factors that are currently out of Hurts’s control, and the control of the organization he is now tied to long term.
There is a world in which Hurts will lift three Lombardi Trophies in his lifetime. There is also a world in which he’ll be excised from the organization’s plans, just like Carson Wentz.
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There is an agreement in place for the Commanders to be sold for $6.05 billion, according to sources. But the new owners will have a lot of work to do.
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles reportedly have agreed to terms on a 5-year, $255M contract extension on Monday.
Philadelphia got their man.
Hurts certainly earned his payday after leading his team to an NFC championship and a Super Bowl LVII appearance — one in which he arguably should have won the MVP despite his team’s loss. Hurts’s 70 rushing yards and three scores were both Super Bowl records for a quarterback. Not only that, but 45 of those yards came after contact, and 10 of his 15 carries went for a first down or touchdown.
The Chinese Basketball Association disqualified the Shanghai Sharks and Jiangsu Dragons on Monday after they engaged in fixing matches during the playoffs, the league announced. Shanghai and Jiangsu were playing each other in a quarterfinal series, with the Sharks defeating the Dragons two games to one.
One of the Sharks top players is former NBA guard Eric Bledsoe, but he was suspended for four games before the playoffs started.
A Virginia brewery pulled an all-time troll move to celebrate Dan Snyder selling the Washington Commanders.
Dan Snyder has reportedly reached a deal to sell the team to Josh Harris for just north of $6 billion, according to multiple reports.
That means Snyder is leaving, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a fan of the franchise who will be sad to see him go.
Daniel Snyder is selling the Washington Commanders. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
There’s one business that is definitely not sad, and is also using it as an opportunity to make a little money.
As the 2023 USFL season got underway over the weekend, John DeFilippo did something that he had always dreamed about and ran onto the field as a head football coach. It was a moment that was way bigger than sports.
Head coach John DeFilippo of the New Orleans Breakers watches from the sidelines during the game against the Pittsburgh Maulers at Protective Stadium on April 16, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Andy Lyons/USFL/Getty Images)
Coach Flip, as he is known by his players, is a journeyman.
As the 2023 USFL season got underway over the weekend, John DeFilippo did something that he had always dreamed about and ran onto the field as a head football coach. It was a moment that was way bigger than sports.
Head coach John DeFilippo of the New Orleans Breakers watches from the sidelines during the game against the Pittsburgh Maulers at Protective Stadium on April 16, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Andy Lyons/USFL/Getty Images)
Coach Flip, as he is known by his players, is a journeyman.
Shohei Ohtani got the start for the Los Angeles Angels in Monday’s matinee against the Boston Red Sox, which means we get more fun highlights of the coolest player in baseball doing things that nobody else really can.
The right-hander has some of the nastiest stuff in baseball, and that filthy stuff was on display at Fenway Park, where he threw a number of pitches with so much movement that they looked like frisbees out there sailing in the wind.
These pitches also made a couple of professional hitters look really silly.
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Max Holloway put his “Blessed Express” back on the right track on Saturday night, making a stop in the heartland of America to defeat Arnold Allen by unanimous decision.
“I’m still here,” says Holloway, who was coming off a one-sided defeat last summer against Alexander Volkanovski. “You’re only as good as your last fight. Now I have this one. It felt good to jog people’s memories.”
With the victory in hand, Holloway (24-7) now has his sights set on reclaiming the featherweight title.
Former UFC fighter Karl Roberson is in serious trouble with the law.
The Howell Township Police Department in New Jersey announced over the weekend that Roberson had been taken into custody on charges of burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of controlled dangerous substance and several weapons offenses.
The former fighter is accused of stealing a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of valuables from a residence.
Karl Roberson faces serious charges.
“The suspects located and stole over $200,000 in exotic jewelry and valuables.