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Is even MORE help for Aaron Rodgers on the way?
The New York Jets aren’t done adding to their offense, and now the team has its sights set on free agent running back Dalvin Cook.
Four-time Pro Bowl playmaker Dalvin Cook is flying today to New York for a visit with the #Jets this weekend.
Cook, who averages 107 yards per game in his career, knows Aaron Rodgers from years of NFC North battles. Now they could team up to try to win a Super Bowl. pic.twitter.
Ekeler wants to get rid of the franchise tag, and he’s already meeting with other NFL running backs to see how they can help each other out.
A 1-1 tie with the Netherlands exposed flaws in the U.S. Women’s National Team, but it also provided a necessary test that will help it moving forward.
A 1-1 tie with the Netherlands exposed flaws in the U.S. women, but it also provided a necessary test.
With the salary cap going up 10% a year for the next five years so, the record will keep getting broken.
Nigeria notched the biggest win in the country’s Women’s World Cup history in a 3–2 thriller against co-host Australia, setting the stage for an exhilarating final day in the Group of Death.
Led by Pitt women’s soccer coach Randy Waldrum, Nigeria came back from a 1–0 deficit to defeat the tenth-ranked Matildas. Just five minutes after Australia’s opening goal, Racing Louisville’s Uchenna Kanu equalized just before the stroke of halftime.
Osinachi Ohale then gave the Super Falcons the lead in the 65th before Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala extended the lead to 3–1.
It wasn’t long ago that Name, Image, Likeness was introduced to college athletics. What came with it was a new way to entice players to certain schools. As we’ve seen over the past year, the number of commissioners and coaches finally calling it what it is has changed.
Let’s be clear, paying players to attend college is not new. What is new is the way some are hiding it behind NIL rules and collectives. Long gone are the days of dropping off a bag of cash or setting up parents of potential student athletes with jobs across the country.
Formula 1’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to take place on Sunday, Nov. 9 but it will be a big party all weekend, including Saturday night when David Beckham and Shaquille O’Neal host a celebration at Club SI.
The two legends will take part in candid conversations about their careers and also hang out with Club SI guests before the race gets underway.
“Having attended Club SI at other Grand Prix races, I can say with certainty, when it comes to the celebration of sports, SI never disappoints,” Shaq said.
Mike Tirico opened NBC’s 2022 Winter Olympic coverage in Beijing, China by addressing the host country’s alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims. He also acknowledged that China is “the nation where COVID began.”
Tirico’s opening comments were not only accurate but admirable, although he recently admitted that he had a very real fear during his remaining time in the country following his opening remarks.
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Just one more race before F1 goes quiet for the summer shutdown
Formula 1’s summer shutdown is right around the corner, but before the grid goes quiet for a few weeks, there is one last matter of business.
The Belgian Grand Prix.
The circuit heads to the famed Spa-Francorchamps, for the third F1 Sprint weekend of the season. That means just one practice session on Friday before qualifying for the Grand Prix itself.
Not a lot of time for the teams, particularly those with some work to do, to get things right.
