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Football is king. Not that we need any more proof of that absolute fact, but we got some anyway. The Divisional Round matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys drew an AVERAGE of 45.7 millions on Fox.
Because that’s the average number of viewers, we can reasonably ascertain that at some points during the contest, over 50 million Americans tuned in to the game.

The Cowboys-49ers game Sunday averaged 45.7 million viewers on Fox, according to Fox Sports. That is the second-highest viewership ever for an NFL divisional-round playoff game.

White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is under investigation for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem tweeted a thread concerning the report of Saudi Arabia considering bidding $20 billion to purchase Formula One.

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Formula One’s lawyers reportedly sent a warning letter to FIA World Motor Sport Council in wake of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s recent tweets about F1’s valuation.  
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which launched LIV Golf, “considered an attempt to add” F1 to its sports portfolio, according to a recent report from Bloomberg.

The team announced the firings of the athletic trainer and an assistant coach Tuesday.
Following two NWSL investigations into claims of misconduct, the Thorns announced that head athletic trainer Pierre Soubrier and assistant coach Sophie Clough have been fired.
“Portland Thorns FC remain committed to following all NWSL policies,” the Thorns said in a statement to The Oregonian. “The club reported to the league and fully cooperated with the league’s investigation into the allegations of misconduct by head athletic trainer Pierre Soubrier and assistant coach Sophie Clough.

After winning 11 of their last 12 games, including a victory over Kansas, the Kansas State Wildcats made a big jump in Mike DeCourcy’s bracket forecast.

Earlier this week former President Donald Trump shared that he had won the senior club championship at Trump International in Florida over the weekend. Now, his victory is being brought into question due to the fact that he didn’t actually compete on the first day of the two-day tournament.
The senior club championship reportedly began on Saturday, the same day Trump attended and spoke at Diamond of Diamond and Silk’s funeral.
The funeral wasn’t just up the street from Trump International, either, it was hundreds of miles away in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

The alleged incident took place less than 24 hours after San Francisco’s divisional round victory over the Cowboys.
Editors’ note: This story contains accounts of domestic violence. If you or someone you know is a survivor of domestic abuse, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or at https://www.thehotline.org/.

Colin Cowherd ranks his Top 10 players of the NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles. Watch as he lists where Jalen Hurts, George Kittle and Nick Bosa land on his list.

PGA Tour loyalist McIlroy ignored LIV Golf’s Reed’s attempts to say hello on the practice range amid golf’s ongoing civil war

Last week, OutKick posted an updated mock draft for the 2023 NFL Draft season, adding the Wild Card losers. Now that four more teams have been eliminated from Super Bowl contention following the Divisional Round, picks 1-27 are officially locked in.
Reminder — the Miami Dolphins forfeited their first-round pick as punishment from the league for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton, which is why there are 27 picks and not 28.
*Note: updated selections will be marked with an asterisk.
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