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Running backs have never been paid less. Something needs to happen.
The nature of football causes evolution over time. Some positions rise in importance, others fall to the wayside — and the cycle continues. That said, the NFL is in the midst of a mammoth problem when it comes to running backs, and something has to be done in order to address the issue of player compensation.

Tuesday was a big day for hot dogs in the great state of Pennsylvania.
While Penn State fans were wolfing them by the thousands, fans in the southeastern part of the Keystone State, Phillies fans were doing the same.
Although they also found a bonus use for them.
The Phillies held a Dollar Dog Night for Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. Now, everyone loves a Dollar Dog Night. However, I’ve always noticed a phenomenon I call the Dollar Dog Effect. This is the direct correlation between the volume of hot dogs churned out relative to their quality.

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From the depth of the quarterback class to the sleepers to watch, here are the biggest questions of this draft.
We are less than three weeks away from the 2023 NFL Draft, and unlike previous years, it seems that this year’s crop of prospects has created more questions than answers.
With that in mind, here are seven big questions facing this year’s draft, as well as our attempts to answer them.
How does this QB class compare to years past?
Well, at first blush it seems stronger than last year’s class.

Reigning national champions Ole Miss baseball lost to Memphis in a midweek game at home on Tuesday. It was another demoralizing loss for the Rebels, who have yet to figure out their identity in 2023, but it came with one of the best highlights of the season.
Right fielder ‘Kuntri Kemp’ Alderman hit a ball into orbit.
Alderman, a Mississippian through and through, stands 6-foot-3, 250 pounds. He’s a big fella, and it is ill-advised for an opposing pitcher to throw a juicy fastball within a country mile of the strike zone when he’s at the plate.

Two more spots in the NBA playoffs were spoken for Tuesday night, and now just two more remain.
The Hawks and Lakers can rest easy for a few days, having secured the No. 7 seeds in the East and West, respectively. The two eight seeds are still up for grabs, though neither will be decided until Friday night. Then the playoffs get underway Saturday afternoon.

Shannon Sharpe doesn’t appear to have any faith in his co-host’s ability in the run game. While appearing on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the former tight end was asked if he thought Skip Bayless could gain one yard on an NFL play and completely scoffed at the idea, to put it mildly. 
The Kelces posed the question in a previous episode when they asked each other if an average person could get a one-yard gain in an NFL matchup.

The legend of Shohei Ohtani continues.
The Angels’ do-it-all superstar had another impressive outing on the mound on Tuesday night against the Nationals, pitching seven shutout innings while allowing just one hit and striking out six. He did have five walks, but the start lowered his ERA to 0.47 this season.
According to the team’s public relations Twitter account, Tuesday was Ohtani’s 10th straight start allowing two runs or fewer, which is a new Angels record.

From heir apparent to hair apparent.
It’s been a weird 12 months for 49ers QB Trey Lance. Once seen as the future in San Francisco, the player who would take over for Jimmy Garoppolo and bring sustained success to the Bay Area — this was quickly pushed aside with the emergence of Brock Purdy paired with Lance’s own struggles. Now he’s solidly in the realm of trade chatter.
When it comes to moments like this you need to refocus, reassess, and try to get everything back on track. Lance picked one hell of a workout buddy to get him back where he needs to be.

Giants star running back Saquon Barkley does not plan to sign his franchise tender before the team’s offseason program begins next Monday, making him ineligible to participate, according to Kim Jones of Newsday.
This is a breaking news story. Stay tuned for updates.

Penn State baseball dominated West Virginia on Tuesday night as the Nittany Lions crowd dominated the concession stands. The Big Ten program hosted the Big-12 opponents in State College and notched its 18th win of the year by a score of 11-6.
Four of those runs, the go-ahead runs, were scored in chaotic fashion.
Penn State loaded the bases with two outs while trailing by two in the bottom of the sixth inning. Junior second baseman Kyle Hannon stepped up to the dish and knocked a 1-0 pitch down the first base line into no man’s land.