Author: Michael

Stanford University has consistently been behind the conference realignment eight ball.
While the rest of the Pac-12 Conference has abandoned ship over the past month, Stanford was caught napping.
And now it’s paying a substantial financial price.
According to the Associated Press, Stanford informed the remaining Pac-4 schools that they’re desperate to leave for the ACC. How desperate?
Desperate enough that they’re essentially willing to join the conference for free. Literally. For free.

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Amid hot summer temperatures, skirmishes during NFL joint practices are a fairly common occurrence between players battling for roster spots.
During a recent Ravens‘ joint practice with the in-state rival Commanders, heated emotions apparently resulted in an injury, per a report by Pro Football Talk.
In video shared by NBC Washington on Tuesday, Baltimore’s star tight end Mark Andrews took issue with Commanders cornerback Danny Johnson, who broke up a Lamar Jackson sideline throw with a strong physical hit.

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Legendary Hall of Famer Rod Carew and OutKick’s Curt Schilling have some problems with modern baseball players.
Carew had a remarkable career in Major League Baseball, with a .328 career batting average, over 3,000 hits, seven batting titles and a remarkable 18 All-Star Game selections.
Schilling interviewed Carew for the “Curt Schilling Baseball Show,” where the two discussed the issues they have with how current players treat the game and how it differs from how previous generations acted and treated each other.

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Being NFC North rivals with Aaron Rodgers never stopped former Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook from wanting to team up with the famed Packers QB.
Dalvin, Rodgers, Jets Are Ready To Start Cookin’
To Cook, playing with Rodgers on a “win-now” roster presented him with a no-brainer decision after being cut by the Vikings. He reportedly signed a one-year, $8.6 million deal to join the overhauled Jets offense.
Cook waxed poetic about his new team and QB following Thursday’s practice, his first full session since joining the team.

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As a sure-fire 2024 first-round pick, Angel Reese will have no shortage of interested WNBA teams following her upcoming senior season. But, while Reese’s prospects look bright, the LSU star recently expressed her concerns with the lack of opportunities for others at the next level.
With the discussion of WNBA expansion raging on, Reese joined the growing contingent of stars calling for the league to grow during an interview for a cover story with Harper’s Bazaar released on Thursday.

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Fowler started strong at the BMW Championship. But his season-long goal of getting to Atlanta and into the Tour Championship is on his mind.
Rickie Fowler is quite familiar with Olympia Fields. He won at the iconic venue in 2007, when he played at Oklahoma State.
So unsurprisingly, he is contending there again this year.
After opening with a 4-under 66 Thursday, Fowler sits one back of Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman at the BMW Championship.

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Ever since Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes dislocated his kneecap while attempting a quarterback sneak in the 2019 season, coach Andy Reid has apparently been hesitant to reincorporate this move back into their playbook.
But Mahomes is trying to change that this season. He’s ready to utilize the quarterback sneak more because to him, it’s always been a successful move.
“I’ll always want to because I always say that I haven’t got stopped yet,” Mahomes said, via Ed Easton Jr. of USA Today’s Chiefs Wire.

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There are not too many times baseball fans get to witness an MLB hitter called out for “abandonment” while attempting to safely reach first base.
On Thursday, the unusually rare put-out took place in the seventh inning of Kansas City’s matchup against Seattle.
Royals outfielder MJ Melendez made a sliding attempt to snag Seattle’s Dylan Moore sinking line drive into left field. Despite getting a glove on the ball, Melendez was unable to make the clean grab.
Under the impression that Melendez came up with the catch, Moore retreated back to his dugout after touching first base.

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