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Aaron Rodgers clearly has some complicated feelings about how his Packers tenure came to an end, but the new Jets quarterback still loves the town of Green Bay and his teammates—and has a nice connection with one young player with whom he never suited up.
After trading Rodgers to the Jets, handing the reins to his former understudy Jordan Love, the Packers drafted Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft. 
Clifford isn’t expected to fill Rodgers’s shoes, but he is inheriting the locker that the four-time league MVP inhabited for 17 years.

As is always the case during NBA free agency, fans and analysts alike reacted as deals—and the high-dollar number of them in some cases—were reported in close to real-time.
Guard Fred VanVleet’s staggering three-year, $130-million contract with the Rockets seemed to generate the most discussion. But not far behind it in terms of buzz was Desmond Bane’s new max extension deal with the Grizzlies, which clocked in at five years for $207 million, making it the largest contract in team history.

NBA analyst Jalen Rose was among the 20 on-air personalities laid off by ESPN on Friday, and the network couldn’t have handled the situation more poorly that morning.
Let’s start here: Rose was scheduled to appear on the Mike Greenberg-led morning program Get Up to discuss the upcoming day of NBA free agency, as well as trade destinations for James Harden. 
Rose did not make that appearance hours before being let go by the network, but ESPN blamed “audio issues” for the analyst’s absence.

“Oh my God, it’s Bobby Bonilla Day!”
Year in and year out every single July 1st, social media and opposing fans (mostly Yankees) love to rub it in the faces of the Mets that they are still paying Bobby Bonilla.
The former third baseman was part of a historic buyout deal that led to the franchise agreeing to pay him $1.1 million every single year for 24 years after retiring in 2011. So just like the free payouts that everyone woke up to during the pandemic, Bonilla wakes up every July with a smile on his face knowing that he’s a million dollars richer.

In a tale as old as time, we’ve had another domestic dispute over an Instagram like. This time, it involved Tennessee Titans RB Hassan Haskins, who was arrested and charged earlier this month after allegedly strangling his girlfriend after she liked another guy’s Instagram picture.
Buckle up.
It all started way back on June 22 when, according to a police report obtained by ESPN, Haskins and girlfriend Makiah Green got into an argument over the like, resulting in Green allegedly throwing Haskins’ shoes on the floor.

The Austrian Grand Prix emanates from the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria and will feature the second sprint weekend of the season.

Free agent guard Max Strus has agreed to a four-year, $63 million contract with the Cavaliers as part of a three-team sign-and-trade with the Heat, Cavaliers and Spurs, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Cleveland will send Cedi Osman, Lamar Stevens and second-round pick to the Spurs, and will send a second-round pick to the Heat in exchange for Strus.
Strus has been a key member of the Miami rotation over the last couple of seasons, which culminated with his role in helping the Heat reach the NBA Finals last month. Strus averaged a career-high 11.

Longtime College GameDay analyst David Pollack was among the 20 on-air personalities laid off by ESPN on Friday, as Disney implemented its latest round of budget cuts and reorganization within ESPN.
Pollack, who had been a presence on College GameDay for 14 years, was a mainstay on set after his standout college career at Georgia and an NFL career cut short due to a broken neck.
Pollack, as classy as ever, shared the news himself on Twitter after it was initially reported by Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.

Matt Hasselbeck carved out an impressive NFL career, playing from 1998 to 2015 with the Packers, Seahawks, Titans and Colts. He made three Pro Bowls as Seattle’s starting quarterback and is in the franchise’s Ring of Honor. 
On Friday, his teenage son has made a big decision as he looks to follow in those footsteps.
Henry Hasselbeck, a three-star quarterback for Xaverian Brothers High School (Mass.), announced his commitment to Michigan State on Friday evening.

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But some surprises in the rest of the field, as Mercedes struggles in the Sprint Shootout
Qualifying for the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix is in the books, and it is Max Verstappen on pole yet again, ahead of the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.
But today is a whole new day.
It is a sprint race weekend for Formula 1 this week, and under the new format, today is a “Sprint Saturday.” That means a stand-alone “Sprint Shootout” to set the grid, followed shortly thereafter by the F1 Sprint race itself.