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Just a small change in seeding can affect teams (obviously) and have a major impact on travel, sites and future matchups in the tournament.

Argentina could face discipline for alleged offensive player misconduct that reportedly took place after the World Cup final in December.
Less than a month after Argentina’s thrilling World Cup victory, the Argentine Football Association could face possible discipline from FIFA for several violations that took place during the country’s championship celebration in Qatar.

McCutchen spent the first nine years of his career with the Pirates and won the NL MVP in 2013.
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When I woke up this morning, I had no intention of writing about the Pirates for today’s newsletter. Why would I? I have mentioned them in previous editions—such as when I’ve written that they should trade their best player and when they gave up Aaron Judge’s 60th home run—but only as supporting characters on the greater baseball stage.
Things changed at 9:30 a.m.

The Cincinnati ballcarrier made good on his promise after scoring a Week 18 touchdown, but now faces discipline from the league.
Bengals running back Joe Mixon made waves around the NFL when he broke out a coin flip celebration after scoring a touchdown in last Sunday’s regular season finale against the Ravens. So much so, that he’s received a fine from the league office. 
However, the Cincinnati ballcarrier doesn’t appear prepared to pay just yet.

This comes just weeks after he said before the team’s Sugar Bowl matchup that he ‘absolutely’ planned to return to the Crimson Tide.
After working with Nick Saban as Alabama’s defensive coordinator for the last four years, Pete Golding is reportedly heading to Ole Miss to take the same position, according to ESPN’s Chris Low. 
This comes just weeks after he said before the team’s Sugar Bowl matchup that he “absolutely” planned to return to the Crimson Tide. His contract was through February 2024 after singing a three-year extension in ’21.

There’s been uncertainty about his future since after the Rams’ win at Super Bowl LVI.
Rams coach Sean McVay has told members of the organization that he plans to return to the team for a seventh season, ESPN’s Dianna Russini reports.
McVay’s long-term future with the team has been in question since after the team won Super Bowl LVI early last year.

Yahoo Sports’ Ben Rohrbach examines if the league’s grueling schedule comes at a cost to players and fans.

The Tennessee quarterback race just got down to two.
Freshman Tayven Jackson, a four-star signee from the class of 2022, entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on Friday, according to multiple reports that were confirmed by OutKick.
Jackson (6-foot-4, 185) was to be entering spring practice as the Volunteers’ No. 3 quarterback on paper. Senior Joe Milton III – the MVP of the Orange Bowl – and freshman, five-star signee Nicholaus Iamaleava are the top two combatants for the job as Tennessee coach Josh Heupel tries to replace Hendon Hooker.

A day after DeAndre Hopkins kicked off our offseason #crypticsocialmediamessages with a passive aggressive Instagram post, Rams DB Jalen Ramsey took to Twitter to stir the pot.
Ramsey, 28, fired off a tweet just before 5 a.m. ET Friday implying that he’s probably played his last snap with the Los Angeles Rams.
“It is what it is!” Ramsey said. “It was what it was! If that’s the end, I went out wit a BANG! Still THAT!

It is what it is! It was what it was! If that’s the end, I went out wit a BANG! Still THAT! pic.twitter.

The Chiefs star received 49 of the 50 possible first team votes for AP All-Pro.

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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes received 49 of the 50 possible first place votes for the AP All-Pro team, as the Kansas City signal-caller emerged as the clear frontrunner for league MVP, as the award is decided by the same voters.
Mahomes last won the award during the 2018 season, and now appears well on his way to being crowned the league’s Most Valuable Player for the second time in his playing career.
Mahomes completed 67.