The timetable for Ja Morant’s return to the Memphis Grizzlies is unknown according to head coach Taylor Jenkins. Morant was seen flashing a gun on an Instagram Live video over the weekend and the team announced he would be stepping away from the team. Morant later issued a statement apologizing for the incident and saying he was going to quote, “take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.” Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe discuss Ja Morant.
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Tennessee Titans linebacker Bud Dupree woke up on Monday and started scrolling through Twitter. At the time, he was employed by the Titans.
But as he scrolled, he learned he would soon be unemployed. Reports started popping up that the team planned to release Dupree to save some salary cap space.
Dupree saw one of the reports and posted a tweet that read “Damn I Found out on Twitter”
Bud Dupree apparently learns about Titans release on Twitter. (Screenshot: @Bud_Dupree/Twitter)
Dupree quickly deleted the tweet, but the Internet never forgets.
Josh Allen’s contract is starting to put a squeeze on Buffalo’s resources, so here’s a look at how the Bills should proceed this offseason.
Links to our coverage from the end of the week in Indy, including Albert Breer’s conversations with Chicago’s GM and coach on what they may do with the top draft pick.
Monday is the final day of the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, and even outside of top prospects and draft predictions, the offseason continues to heat up with big names such as Derek Carr, Daniel Jones and Lamar Jackson expected to finalize landing spots for next season soon.
Below are links to everything Albert wrote about this round, plus more from our staff.
The Bears Are Likely to Trade the No.
Houston remains No. 1 for the third consecutive week.
The final Associated Press men’s basketball poll of the 2022-23 regular season saw more movement in the rankings than the past few weeks, including some shifting in the top four spots.
Houston remains No. 1 for the third consecutive week, while UCLA jumped up two spots to No. 2 after both Kansas and Alabama lost over the weekend. Alabama swapped spots with UCLA after its 67–61 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. Texas A&M jumped up six spots, the biggest upward move of the week, to No. 18.
The Blue Devils enter the tournament as the fourth seed, but they are on a roll.
The ACC Tournament tips off Tuesday afternoon from the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina. It’s the first of the Power 6 conference tournaments to get underway this March with 15 teams battling it out for the trophy.
Miami and Virginia shared the regular-season crown, but the Hurricanes earned the No. 1 seed by beating the Cavaliers in their one meeting this year. Fourth-seeded Duke is the betting favorite to win the conference tournament, though, ahead of both UM and UVA.
The Dallas Cowboys placed the franchise tag on running back Tony Pollard for $10.09 million.
Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 130-126 yesterday. Kevin Durant finished with 37 points that included the go-ahead bucket and the game’s final two free throws. Luka Dončić finished with 34 points and missed a potential game-tying bucket with six seconds left. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to Suns win over Mavs.
UCLA has climbed to No.
The Dallas running back is set to earn $10.1 million next year.
The Cowboys have placed the franchise tag on running back Tony Pollard ahead of the Tuesday deadline, SI’s Albert Breer reports. Pollard will earn $10.1 million on a one-year deal in 2023.
The Dallas tailback is coming off a career year last season, recording a team-high 1,007 rushing yards, plus 371 receiving yards and 12 total touchdowns.
However, Pollard suffered a fractured left fibula in the Cowboys’ divisional-round playoff loss to the 49ers, an injury that required surgery this offseason.