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Green Bay and New York are reportedly haggling over compensation in a trade for the quarterback.
Despite longtime Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announcing his intention to play for the Jets in 2023, the two sides “were not close to completing a deal” as of Wednesday night, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Thursday. 
Green Bay and New York are reportedly haggling over compensation for Rodgers, who has been with the team since he was drafted in 2005.

The Bucks star has some questions about the process used to award the league’s highest honor.
As the 2022–23 NBA regular season starts to wind down, debate about the league’s MVP award has only grown more contentious. Three clear candidates—Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo—have emerged as the favorites to win the prestigious award, but it’s anyone’s guess as to which player will hoist the trophy at year’s end in part because it remains unclear exactly what criteria is used by voters when they cast their ballots.

Is this the beginning of the end for chuckin’ knucks?: The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has announced its plans to ban fighting.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
*Sarah McLachlan music plays over a montage of hockey fights*
The QMJHL — Along with the Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League — is one of three leagues that make up the Canadian Hockey League. This is the top level of junior hockey in Canada, and if we’re being honest, the world (sorry USHL).
Players in the league typically range from about 16 through their early twenties.

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McLaren is off to a sluggish start, but Lando Norris remains confident
Meeting with the media ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lando Norris denied that McLaren was in “crisis” mode. McLaren struggled during pre-season testing at Bahrain, and then in the opening race of the season teammate Oscar Piastri was forced to retire, while Norris could only finish. the race after making multiple pit stops to deal with a pressure leak. Norris joked after the race that the Grand Prix was “good pit stop practice for the mechanics.

He was charged with reckless driving and racing but will not face any jail time.
Former Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter has entered a deal with Athens-Clarke County solicitors and will not receive any jail time for his connection to a fatal January crash that killed two members of the Bulldogs’ football program, his lawyer, Kim T. Stephens, told several media outlets Thursday. Carter has pleaded no contest and will receive 12 months probation, pay a $1,000 fine, perform 80 hours community service and finish a driving course.

He is ready for another big moment at UFC 286.
Welcome to The Weekly Takedown, Sports Illustrated’s in-depth look at MMA. Every week, this column offers insight and information on the most noteworthy stories in the fight world.
Leon Edwards was supposed to lose to Kamaru Usman last summer. 
Except Edwards never listened to those telling him he was destined to lose.
Now the reigning UFC welterweight champion, Edwards defends the title on his home turf in London this Saturday at UFC 286.

Jamaal Williams led the NFL in touchdowns in 2022 with 17 scores and now will join Alvin Kamara in the Saints backfield.
Jamaal Williams didn’t take long to find a new team, as the veteran runner signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the Saints. His former team, the Lions, had already signed David Montgomery to replace him in the backfield.
Williams is coming off a career season, posting 1,066 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns a Detroit franchise record and NFL best, and 225.9 fantasy points. That’s 80 more points than his previous career best, which came in 2019.

The Cowboys have roughly $26 million in cap space to make other moves to bolster their roster via free agency or trades.

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington demonstrated once again how he has the shortest fuse in the National Hockey League, and it nearly led to a fight with Marc-Andre Fleury.
But perhaps surprisingly, Fleury was the one who left his crease and made the 160-or-so foot journey down the ice.
Binnington wasn’t having the most fun night on Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild and after letting in his fifth goal of the contest, he blew a gasket.
Though in fairness, that shove from Ryan Harman didn’t help matters.

Bill Self won’t be pacing the bench for Kansas against Howard today.
The Jayhawks play the 16-seed Bison at 2:00 EST this afternoon, and it will just be the latest game Self has missed after suffering a health issue.
Assistant Norm Roberts will continue to run the show for Kansas.

Kansas’ Bill Self will miss today’s NCAA Tournament game versus Howard but continues to progress well from a recent health issue, per release. Assistant Norm Roberts will serve as acting head coach today.