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From Will Levis to Bryce Young, here is what matters at the Combine for the top passers
Welcome to Combine week.
The world’s longest — and strangest — job interview is upon us. Over the next week, over 300 NFL draft hopefuls will descend upon Indianapolis, hoping to prove to NFL teams that they could be the difference between an early playoff exit, and a Super Bowl.
Typically, the quarterbacks draw the most attention during the Combine, and this season is no different.

Sorry Bucks fans, any hopes you had of a second NBA championship within three seasons vanished this morning. That’s because Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam are now part of the team’s ownership group. And that’s not a good thing.
Per Tim Bontemps and ESPN, Milwaukee co-owner Marc Lasry reached an agreement to sell his portion of the Bucks to the Haslams for a $3.5 billion valuation.
As for the Haslam’s, it’s a toss up between LeBron James’ “decision” and their Browns ownership as to which has done more harm to Cleveland.

The Crimson Tide are the talk of college basketball, for all the wrong reasons. The program’s handling of the Brandon Miller situation is a masterclass in what not to do.

Former United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been named head coach of South Korea, the country’s football association said on Monday.

Longtime Patriots captain Devin McCourty passionately defended Mac Jones as the team’s quarterback of the future during an appearance on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.

Max Scherzer says he loves MLB’s new rules because of the “power the pitcher has now.

The Chicago Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be “leaning toward” moving the pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry has reached an agreement to sell his portion of the Bucks to Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam for a $3.5 billion valuation, sources told ESPN.

Whoops!
Drake should just stop trying to pick sports at this point. The rapper loves nothing more than throwing his support behind a team or fighter, but this weekend it all backfired when he threw his money down on Jake Paul.

On the surface you might not think that this is terrible. Let’s just say that Paul’s fights have been a little questionable up to this point — leading anyone to have healthy skepticism about whether his opponents are giving it their all.

Just one problem with applying this logic to Tommy Fury: He’s Tommy-freaking-Fury.

The Trail Blazers star is so ready to do something that we haven’t seen in years.
For NBA fans of a certain age, Kobe Bryant’s 81-point performance in 2006 has stood as one of the more untouchable modern-day records. But the mark is looking more and more tangible lately, and may not stand for much longer at the rate that scoring is accelerating in the NBA.
With a ridiculous 71-point outing on Sunday night, Blazers superstar Damian Lillard was the latest to make Kobe’s mark look attainable.