Author: Michael

Dak Prescott doesn’t want to see Ezekiel Elliott sign with a new team.
The Cowboys unsurprisingly decided to cut the team’s former first round pick after this past season. The move was done to avoid paying Elliott’s massive $10.9 million salary in 2023, and it’s definitely possible he returns to the Cowboys on a much cheaper deal. That’s exactly what Prescott wants to see happen.
“That sure would be nice. There are a lot of people not only on the team but in the organization that would love that. I’m sure Zeke would as well.

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The NBA on TNT crew is the best studio show in all of sports television, and they’re already off to a tremendous start in the first round of the NBA playoffs. 
One of the great things about the team of Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson is that they’re not afraid of being silly and showing their different emotions on live TV with the basketball world watching. 
That occurred Wednesday night when Shaq absolutely lost it as Barkley started talking about juggling balls while providing analysis on the Lakers-Grizzlies series.

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Success is far from guaranteed in Las Vegas, and the A’s don’t care.
For the second time in three years a major sports team is leaving Oakland and heading to Las Vegas. On Wednesday the A’s announced the team had signed a binding agreement to purchase 49 acres of land in Las Vegas, with the intention of building a new ballpark in the city.

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With the 2023 NFL Draft just one week away, Pete Carroll is gearing up for his 14th year in the Seattle war room. The 71-year-old head coach and the Seattle Seahawks will pick 20th overall with prominent needs at linebacker, defensive tackle, running back, receiver and center.
Regardless of who the organization ends up drafting, Carroll is prepared to keep adapting to a new era.
Pete Carroll sees NIL changing the NFL.

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The 2023 NFL draft is almost upon us, which excites both the real and fantasy fan bases across the globe. Over the years, the league has seen a major move towards wide receivers, especially in the first round. What proof? Well, since 2000, no offensive skill spot has been selected in Round 1 more often, and it’s not close. In fact, 94 have been picked in that time. Compare that to 66 quarterbacks, 51 running backs and 25 tight ends, and the position’s dominance is very well documented.

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The U.S. Soccer Federation made some money Wednesday night, and that’s important for an organization facing an eight-figure deficit. More than 55,000 people showed up at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., for a meaningless, midweek friendly scheduled outside a FIFA international window.
That’s the power of USA-Mexico. Anything resembling the senior men’s teams of those longtime rivals and frequent business partners—and potential 2027 Women’s World Cup cohosts, as they announced Wednesday—will draw a crowd and boost the bottom line. That’s been obvious for years.

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Welcome to The Weekly Takedown, Sports Illustrated’s in-depth look at MMA. Every week, this column offers insight and information on the most noteworthy stories in the fight world.
It isn’t enough to say Sergei Pavlovich won three fights in 2022.
He absolutely dominated them.
Pavlovich ended all three of those fights in the opening round, finishing two of them in the first minute. Now he approaches a heavyweight clash against Curtis Blaydes this Saturday, with the winner poised to challenge the heavyweight champion—whether that be reigning champ Jon Jones or No.

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Chael Sonnen doesn’t want to see the youth wrestler who threw a violent punch get a lifetime ban.
Hafid Alicea of Maine West High School in Illinois is in seriously hot water after he obliterated his opponent with a disgusting sucker punch after losing a recent wrestling match.
It was one of the most shocking displays of poor sportsmanship fans have seen in a long time.

Hafid Alicea of Maine West (IL) throws a sucker punch at the line… #wtf pic.twitter.

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After Jalen Hurts signed a record-breaking five-year, $255 million contract extension with the Eagles to become the highest-paid player in NFL history earlier this week, reports regarding the Ravens’ contract extension offer to Lamar Jackson began to come to light.
Based on Baltimore’s reported offer to Jackson last August, there are indications that the potential deal was better than the one Hurts received from the Eagles.

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