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It’s been a wild year in women’s college basketball. The Big Ten is stacked, the ACC is unpredictable, Pac-12 after dark never disappoints and the Big East is a battle.

The Ravens placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Lamar Jackson. Reports then circulated about a surprising number of teams being uninterested in him.

The New Orleans Saints signed Derek Carr to a four-year, $150 million deal. $70 million is effectively fully guaranteed and $60 million was due at signing, with another $10 million in Year 3 vesting after Year 1. Shortly after Carr’s big splash, the Seattle Seahawks and Geno Smith agreed to a three-year, $105 million extension with $52 million in the first year.

New York sorted out its short-term plans with Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley. Plus, more on the Ravens’ risky Lamar Jackson move and Evan Engram’s raise.
Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley, the NFL’s favorite BFFs, will have plenty to celebrate around Manhattan because the Giants beat the franchise tag deadline Tuesday to essentially ensure their star players are together for at least one more season.

The New York Giants and Daniel Jones agreed to a four year, $160M extension with $82M guaranteed. Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy and Ric Bucher debate on whether Jones was overpaid or not.

The recently retired defensive end is asking what myriad observers are wondering.
The Ravens’ decision to place the non-exclusive franchise tag on Lamar Jackson opens the door for other teams to negotiate with the star quarterback. However, a slew of reports have emerged indicating that several QB-needy franchises are not looking to bring him aboard.
The immediate and public nature in which teams seem to be shooting down the prospect of adding the former NFL MVP to their ranks has some fans and players asking questions, including former Cardinals and Texans star defensive end JJ Watt.

The Ravens are no longer the betting favorites to retain Lamar Jackson. FOX Bet has the latest odds and insights on the former MVP’s next team.

The NBA analyst and Basketball Hall of Famer commented on the viral debate between Perkins and JJ Redick on “First Take.”
Kendrick Perkins and JJ Redick got into an argument on ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday morning, with Perkins arguing that NBA MVP voters have a racial bias toward Nuggets center Nikola Jokić. That debate caught the attention of many in the industry, including TNT analyst Charles Barkley.
While appearing on Denver’s Altitude Sports Radio 92.5, Barkley criticized Perkins for crafting outlandish takes just for entertainment purposes on ESPN.

Novak Djokovic continues to be the victim of the Biden administration’s anti-science vaccine mandates, and Ron DeSantis has had enough.
Djokovic was recently, once again, denied the ability to enter the country to play in multiple tennis tournaments. Despite applications for a waiver, the Biden administration remains committed to one of the most indefensible policies in recent memory.
One of the tournaments is the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., where Gavin Newsom has shown no interest in pressuring his political ally to relent on vaccine-related discrimination.

USC offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees tore his ACL during NFL combine drills on Sunday — then returned Monday to set the event’s high-water mark on the bench press.