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Under the College Athlete Protection Act, players attending California schools could take home hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

Under a proposed bill in the California State Assembly, state colleges and universities would be required to share a percentage of revenue with athletes.
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California, the state that spearheaded sweeping name, image and likeness (NIL) reform, is now seeking to advance the rights of college athletes another step—with revenue sharing.

If Twitter speaks for Baltimore Ravens fans, then Thursday was the perfect day for the purple and black. Not only did they part ways with offensive coordinator Greg Roman — as real-life fans demanded earlier this season — but head coach John Harbaugh practically guaranteed Lamar Jackson would be back.
Fans quickly let the team know they approved of the Greg Roman decision.

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Jason McIntyre is back with his best NFL bets for the division round of the playoffs. Read why he likes the 49ers to roll and his other best wagers.

Nick Wright explains he is not surprised the Cincinnati Bengals are 5.5-point underdogs ahead of the Bills-Bengals AFC Divisional Round matchup because the Buffalo Bills are Las Vegas’ and the public’s favorite team. The group then react to Joe Mixon’s comments on the NFL selling tickets to neutral site conference title game.

The 34-year-old Chapman has spent the past six seasons in New York.
After spending more than six seasons in the Bronx, former All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman has found a new home.
Chapman reportedly has reached an agreement to join the Royals, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The deal is for one year and worth $3.75 million, with unspecified additional performance bonuses.
Chapman, who turns 35 in February, lost his closer job with the Yankees midway through last season. He appeared in 43 games, posting a 4-4 record with a 4.46 ERA and nine saves.

On Wednesday night, NHL Network analyst EJ Hradek appeared on NHL Now! and commented that Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov should “Get on a plane” and “get involved” in the war in Ukraine, all because he didn’t wear a Pride Night jersey.
EJ Hradek appeared on Thursday’s edition of NHL Now and did not address his comments within the first 50 minutes of the show.
We will update this story accordingly should that change, as the two-hour show is still running at the moment.

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta and coach John Harbaugh expressed confidence Thursday that they can reach a long-term deal with Lamar Jackson this offseason.

Now the No. 5 team in the country, the Miami power has risen 18 spots in the national rankings since opening the season at No. 23.

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Fresh off a pair of wins over two of California’s most talented teams, Columbus (Florida) finds itself ranked in the top five nationally for the first time in program history.
Playing in the Hoophall Classic in Massachusetts, Cameron Boozer and the No. 5 Explorers (16-3) took down five-star Mikey Williams and San Ysidro and then beat Bronny James and No.

The Dallas Cowboys were able to easily handle the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to move through to the Divisional Series.
That said, they advanced despite the unbelievably bad performance from kicker Brett Maher.
READ: DALLAS COWBOYS SURVIVE FOUR MISSED EXTRA POINTS TO DEMOLISH TOM BRADY’S BUCS, ELIMINATE THE GOAT IN POTENTIAL FINAL GAME
Maher missed four consecutive extra point attempts, which set an NFL record. He did convert on his fifth try, to salvage something out of his disastrous day.

Former Southern Mississippi quarterback Ty Keyes is another curious case of the transfer portal. There are a lot of dots that remain unconnected with his recent commitment to East Mississippi, and not to Syracuse.
Keyes, a three-star recruit in the Class of 2021, finished his high school career with 14,525 passing yards and 155 total touchdowns. He won three state titles in Mississippi and received 10 offers from the likes of Tulane, Auburn, Kansas, Ole Miss, Oregon, Louisiana and Nebraska, among others.