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JuJu Watkins’ torn ACL changes the 2025 women’s title race, and the effects could linger into next season.

Oakland men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe recalls exactly when he realized that mid-majors had become a farm system for power-conference programs.
It was when Kampe lost a standout player who grew up minutes from campus, who attended dozens of Oakland games as a kid and who always hoped to play for the Golden Grizzlies just like both his mom and dad once did.
Trey Towsend blossomed from unwanted recruit to Horizon League player of the year during his time at Oakland.

In a span of months, Puka Nacua went from fifth-round draft pick to fighting for a roster spot in training camp to starting receiver in Week 1. It was a rapid rise that no one saw coming in 2023 and he eventually went on to have statistically the best rookie season ever by a wide receiver.
His NFL debut was a memorable one, catching 10 passes for 119 yards in a 30-13 win over the Seahawks. One thing he’ll never forget from that game is a simple gesture by Matthew Stafford on his first target as a pro.
Nacua dropped the pass on an under route when the two weren’t on the same page.

We continue to hear from Steelers fans who aren’t thrilled with the prospect of the Steelers signing quarterback Aaron Rodgers. While much of the pushback focuses on the perception that Rodgers no longer has high-end skills (we disagree), an email that arrived overnight points to a different concern.
The question is whether Rodgers fits with the city’s culture, where there’s a stubborn commitment to tradition and family.
“How can you root for your QB when they have no regard for tradition or family?” the reader argued.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota hired Colorado State’s Niko Medved, agreeing to a six-year contract with the Twin Cities-area native and former student manager for the Gophers who had the Rams within one basket of the Sweet 16.
Medved was the front-runner from the start to succeed Ben Johnson, who was fired on March 13 after going 56-71 overall and 22-57 in the Big Ten in four years on the job. Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle has been eager to revitalize a struggling program that has made the NCAA Tournament twice in the last 12 seasons.

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This week marks a monumental occasion for Scottie Scheffler, the top-ranked player in the world.
Scottie Scheffler has topped the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) for 97 consecutive weeks now, a remarkable accomplishment that only Tiger Woods has reached in history.
Woods, of course, spent 623 total weeks as the No. 1 ranked player in the world during his career. But he had two stints where he sat on the throne for over 100 weeks. The first was from Aug. 15, 1999, to Sept. 4, 2004, and the second came between Jun. 12, 2005, and Oct. 30, 2010.

The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Jakob Chychrun to an eight-year extension worth $72 million.
General manager Chris Patrick announced the contract Tuesday, hours before the Capitals played at Winnipeg in a matchup of the top two teams in the NHL. Chychrun will count $9 million against the salary cap from when the new deal kicks in next season through 2033.
“Jakob is a proven, dynamic defenseman in the prime of his career who has established himself as one of the premier blue liners in the NHL,” Patrick said.

The U.S. State Department is now monitoring the suspicious death of New York Yankees star Brett Gardner’s 14-year-old son Miller, who sadly passed away this past weekend while on vacation in Costa Rica.
According to the New York Post, the State Dept. has confirmed that Costa Rican authorities are actively investigating the suspicious death of Miller, who became violently ill along with several members of his family while staying at the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest resort.
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The relationship between Bill Belichick and Tom Brady wasn’t completely broken, but it was badly bruised for several years before the spring of 2020 when the future Hall of Fame quarterback decided to leave the New England Patriots in free agency for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
We’ve been told this for a while, dating all the way back to that 2021 meeting between Brady’s Buccaneers and Belichick’s Patriots – a seismic match between the NFL’s most successful quarterback and coach that ended in an interesting airing of dirty laundry between the two.

The Unpacking Future Packers Countdown is a countdown of 100 prospects who the Green Bay Packers could select in the 2025 NFL draft.
During Jeff Hafley’s first season as defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, the pass rush did disappearing acts in big games far too often.
The Packers dismissed defensive line coach Jason Rebrovich and replaced him with DeMarcus Covington, who spent this past season as the defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.