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The three-point line has been around for decades at this point, and in recent years, players like Steph Curry and Caitlin Clark have become superstars thanks to their ability to drain threes seemingly at will. 
However, legendary sportswriter Bob Ryan told OutKick’s Ricky Cobb on Tuesday’s edition of The Ricky Cobb Show that the three-point line is the worst thing to ever happen to basketball.

This year’s Kansas City team stands where the 2006 Patriots once stood. Here’s why they could chart the same course — and what could get in the way.

There is arguably nothing more tragic than a parent losing a child – burying a child. And so it’s a terrible time for San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward who is experiencing that sadness.
“We are heartbroken,” Ward said on his Instagram account on Tuesday, which announced Monday’s passing of little Amani Joy.
The little girl would have been two in November.
Ward, in his seventh NFL season, has been a starting cornerback for the 49ers for three seasons. 
But that doesn’t seem to matter right now.

Major League Baseball has an umpiring problem, and once again, it reared its ugly head on the game’s biggest stage. In game three of the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, home plate umpire Mark Carlson turned in an atrocious, embarrassing performance. All with tens of millions of people watching around the globe.
In a testament to the power of the MLB Umpire’s Union, Carlson, who ranked in the bottom half of the league’s umpires in 2024, was somehow handed one of the most important assignments of the season.

Duke freshman superstar Cooper Flag becomes the first men’s basketball player to sign with Gatorade, adding to his portfolio before the season begins.

Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season, coach DeMeco Ryans said Tuesday.

The Colts are benching 2023 first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson and turning to veteran Joe Flacco as their starting QB, sources tell ESPN.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson won’t have to worry about being too “tired” on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. 
The team has decided that it has a better chance to win with 39-year-old Joe Flacco, who will start in Week 9. 
Despite Indianapolis having one of the better offensive lines in the NFL, Richardson has struggled mightily in his second season. 
The Colts are 4-4 this season, even with Richardson’s ineffective performance. That’s mostly because they’ve been able to beat other bad quarterbacks.

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The Ravens get their receiver, while the Panthers hit control-alt-delete on their 2024 season.
All the AFC contenders are trading for wide receivers, apparently.
After the Bills traded for Amari Cooper, and the Chiefs acquired DeAndre Hopkins, the Baltimore Ravens have gotten in on the fun, acquiring Carolina Panthers’ receiver Diontae Johnson in another midseason trade.

The Ravens are trading for Panthers WR Diontae Johnson, per sources. It’s a pick swap! The Ravens give a 5th for the Panthers 6th rounder in 2025. pic.twitter.

The worst fear has come to fruition for Stefon Diggs and the Houston Texans as it has been revealed that the wide receiver tore his ACL against the Indianapolis Colts this past Sunday and will miss the remainder of the season.
Adam Schefter and other NFL insiders reported the news on Tuesday, and while the Texans have yet to make a statement about Diggs’ injury, the franchise did post a photo of him on X with the caption “We’re with you.