Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard said Wednesday “of course” there are scenarios in which Jonathan Taylor will play for the team again but admitted it’s going to take a lot of work to repair a fractured relationship.
“We’ll keep working through it,” Ballard said.
But after the Colts declined to give Taylor a contract extension he would sign, Taylor requested to be traded, both sides made strong statements about each other, and Taylor was on the trade block the past week, the situation seems dire now.
“The situation sucks,” Ballard admitted.
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Charles McDonald can’t wait to see Lamar Jackson’s passing infrastructure, the Jets’ shiny new pieces and Aaron Donald’s toughest career test, among other things.
Attendance at Petco Park in San Diego has been exceptionally high this year.
After the Padres reached the 2022 NLCS and ownership invested heavily in the team in free agency, ticket sales for the 2023 season ramped up dramatically. Despite playing in one of Major League Baseball‘s smaller markets, the Padres rank third in total attendance.
Unsurprisingly then, food and beverage outlets at Petco Park have been raking it substantial revenues. Part of the stadium policy is to give 10% of those revenues to charities, an ostensibly easy way for the team and fans to give back.
The 2023-24 NFL season kick-off is almost here! OutKick is unveiling its team-by-team preview series. Over the past three weeks, we covered the AFC West and NFC West, the AFC North and NFC North and the AFC South and the NFC South. This week, we’ve turned our attention to the final two divisions. And that continues with last year’s runner-up in the AFC East, the Miami Dolphins.
Miami Dolphins 2022-23 Record: 9-8
Miami Dolphins 2023-24 Win Total Over/Under: 9.5
Offseason Moves
The biggest move for Miami in the offseason was a blockbuster trade for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
The Guardians picked up a 5–2 win on Wednesday against the rival Twins, but the result wasn’t without some controversy.
Minnesota held a 2–1 lead with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and needed just one more out to end the game. In a 2–2 count, Jhoan Durán threw a wild pitch to Bo Naylor, which allowed a run to score. Upon review, however, it appeared as if Naylor had swung his bat while trying to avoid the pitch.
Home plate umpire José Navas didn’t see it that way, declaring that Naylor didn’t swing. The Guardians tied the game and went on to win in extra innings.
Two key Dolphins players are due for extensions, as both Tua Tagovailoa and Christian Wilkins have talked with the team about a new deal. However, Miami is not planning on negotiating with either player during the season, meaning they will pick up talks in the offseason.
General manager Chris Grier told the media that he is happy with where talks stand with both players and are comfortable waiting until after the season. For Tagovailoa specifically, Grier said they want to keep him focused on the season after an injury-riddled 2022.
Phillies star Bryce Harper registered a new milestone on Wednesday after smashing his 300th career home run in the 10–8 loss in the finale of a three-game series against the Angels.
Harper blasted a pitch from Angels’ Matt Moore deep to right-center field during the eighth inning. The two-run home gave the Phillies an 8–7 advantage.
Harper became the fourth-youngest active player in baseball to reach 300 home runs and the 12th active player to secure the milestone, joining several greats. Among those on the list are J.D.
One NBA ref’s sloppy social media sleuthing could have cost him his job. Longtime NBA official Eric Lewis has retired, the league announced Wednesday. Lewis first started officiating NBA games in the 2004-05 season and refereed the last four NBA Finals series.
The league sidelined Lewis for the 2022-23 Finals after social media buzz accused him of owning a burner account. The postings were unusually supportive of Lewis, also giving some added love to the Boston Celtics.
Twitter investigators connected Lewis to the account “@CuttliffBlair.
Joe Burrow was back at practice Wednesday, more than a month after he was sidelined by a strained right calf muscle.
The Dolphins are tabling contract talks with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and defensive tackle Christian Wilkins until after the 2023 season, general manager Chris Grier said Wednesday.