Author: Michael

Listening to Aaron Rodgers talk with reporters every week was an appointment press conference experience in Green Bay and that has not changed now that he’s with the New York Jets.
On Wednesday Rodgers spent some 15 minutes with reporters and during that time he …

Seemingly assured Jets fans the 2023 season will not be his last with the team.
Talked about the offseason program in terms that suggest he won’t be participating in future.
Discussed how he can still threaten a defense running the ball at age 39.

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According to reports, a fan was so unhappy about a Bryce Harper home run that he decided to challenge the entire Phillies dugout to a fight.
Harper and the Phillies were hosting the AL East-leading Orioles at Citizen’s Bank Park. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Harper stepped up to the plate and drilled the 1-1 offering from Orioles pitcher Kyle Gibson to the right field seats.

HARP! #RingTheBell pic.twitter.

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The layoffs at ESPN continue their ripple effect through the sports network titan, with another big name apparently on his way out the door.
Bomani Jones is reportedly not expected to have his contract renewed after it expires at the end of this month, according to Andrew Cohen of Front Office Sports. Cohen spoke to Jones about the situation, who spoke about the shifting landscape of sports media during what’s been a difficult stretch.
“The economic fate of people in sports media is getting dicier and dicier by the day,” Jones said.

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Ole Miss football enters the new season on the heels of a disappointing end to 2022. The Rebels got out to a 7-0 start against an easy schedule before completely collapsing down the stretch and finishing the year at 8-5 with a Texas Bowl loss to Texas Tech.
Lane Kiffin is well aware of the downward slide. His coaching staff knows that won’t fly again in 2023.
To help bolster the talent across the board, Ole Miss turned to the transfer portal— as it has in each of the three seasons with Kiffin at the Helm.

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Netflix recently released season one of “Quarterback.” It’s a documentary series — created in partnership with Peyton Manning’s production company, Omaha Productions –that follows several NFL QBs throughout last season. The quarterbacks featured are Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. Netflix is planning a season two, but several quarterbacks — including Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts — declined opportunities to participate.

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Earlier this year the NBA and NBA Player’s Association agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement that state players will no longer be drug tested for weed and be allowed to invest in marijuana companies. Players that indulge in the devil’s lettuce may want to send a thank you note to Kevin Durant.
Durant, who has openly discussed his use of weed in the past, recently explained that he called NBA commissioner Adam Silver to get the ball rolling on removing marijuana from the league’s banned substance list.

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There have been 24 Super Bowls played this millennium featuring 48 teams and only five teams have returned to the game the year after an appearance. Which brings us to the Philadelphia Eagles and their coach Nick Sirianni
Sirianni is a pretty good coach and he knows everyone in Philly wants to see the Eagles back in the Super Bowl this season after their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.
So obviously that’s the prize, right?
That’s the goal for the 2023 Eagles, right?
Nope.
Nick Sirianni sets the tone for the 2023 Philadelphia Eagles (Getty Image).

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With just over six weeks until he makes his much-anticipated Jets debut, quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke about his future with the team, letting the football world know that they should get used to seeing the four-time MVP in his new shade of green.
“I’m having a blast,” Rodgers said of his training camp with his new team, per Jets reporter Ethan Greenberg. “I don’t see this as a one year-and-done thing.”
It’s just the latest in what’s become a consistent theme with Rodgers in regards to his New York future.

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