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The shootout came into the NHL following the 2004-05 lockout and at the time I liked the idea of not having ties.
I still like that idea, but I don’t like how we get there.
Count me as one of the people who would like to see the shootout go the way of the dodo, and you can put Tampa Bay Lightning bench boss John Cooper on that side too.
Although, instead of just complaining about it like I do, Cooper has a fix that he thinks will reduce the number of shootouts.

Major League Baseball super agent Scott Boras has generally been considered the best in the business at extracting every possible dollar for his clients. 
Historically, he’s represented some of the biggest names in the sport, like Bryce Harper, Jose Altuve and Corey Seager. And in a weak free agency class, outside of all world superstar Shohei Ohtani and Japanese import Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Boras seemingly held most of the valuable commodities for teams looking to improve their rosters.
Blake Snell, coming off a Cy Young winning season in San Diego.

BetMGM released its NFL season win totals on Wednesday.

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast by reacting to March Madness TV ratings and why this year’s tournament has exceeded most people’s expectation. Forde believes the combination of early upsets coupled with big time programs and storylines moving on to the second weekend will only help the tournament’s interest. Dellenger points out that a record number of Americans will bet on the tournament this year.

ESPN promoted Robert Griffin III to a lead analyst role on Monday Night Football last season, in one of the more dumbfounding programming decisions of the year.
Already, ESPN is looking to demote him from the desk. The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Jason Kelce could also join the show.
“Monday Night Countdown” is not “First Take.” “Countdown” leads into Disney’s most lucrative investment in television, the NFL – for which Disney pays $2.7 billion annually.

Free agent pass-rusher Jadeveon Clowney has agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract with the Panthers.

The Dodgers and All-Star catcher Will Smith are finalizing a 10-year, $140 million contract extension, sources told ESPN.

If you’re wondering whether Jayden Daniels had a good pro day on the Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University on Wednesday, the answer is yes.
It’s almost always yes for quarterback prospects slated to go high in the NFL draft. Zach Wilson had a great pro day. Ja’Marcus Russell, a long-ago LSU legend, had a great pro day.
Both became NFL busts with the teams that picked them.
So, yeah, Daniels didn’t forget how to throw – and quite impressively – since he won the Heisman Trophy in December.

Now that the illustrious Sean Payton-Russell Wilson marriage is officially over, it’s time to get down to business. 
Let’s be real – did Payton actually like Wilson? Did someone like Payton – the mastermind behind Bounty Gate (allegedly? Do we have to say that anymore?) really vibe with Mr. Unlimited?
Well, I reckon I don’t have an actual concrete answer for you.

Women’s college basketball caught the men and passed them in television ratings last year during Final Four weekend. But the women still have miles to go to get even close to the men in the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Viewers of the men’s games last Thursday through Sunday in the first two rounds dwarfed the women’s opening two rounds on Friday through Monday by 10 to 1. But the women rallied on Monday night when there were no men’s games to watch as iconic superstar Caitlin Clark and Iowa averaged 4.9 million viewers for their nail-biting win over No.