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Bella Mir, daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and a freshman wrestler at the University of Iowa, has landed the first name, image and likeness (NIL) deal awarded by the mixed martial arts promotion.

Kansas City went from favorite to underdog and back to favorite during the week, with each update on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ injured ankle triggering rushes of money on either the Chiefs or Bengals.

Steve Wilks, who went 6-6 as interim coach of the Panthers, was “disappointed but not defeated” after Frank Reich was hired for the full-time job.

How will the Cowboys balance salary-cap implications and the future of the quarterback position down the road?

There is a load management issue in the NBA with superstar players sitting out games depriving consumers and ticket-paying fans of seeing them play. You know it, I know it, and former NBA champion turned ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson knows it.
Just last week Ja Morant sat out for the Grizzlies’ contest against the Kings. It was the second night of a back-to-back with a matchup with the Warriors circled two days later.

There’s a fun little rivalry shaping up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals.
For the second year in a row, the two teams will face off in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium. But many in Cincinnati’s camp are looking to rename the legendary venue. (Unofficially, of course.)
During last week’s win over the Buffalo Bills, Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton called the Chiefs’ stadium “Burrowhead.”

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Tom Brady may be immortal on the football field – at least until this past fall – but off the field, he’s just like any other guy going through a breakup.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, Brady lost 15 pounds during the final months of his relationship with now ex-wife Gisele Bündchen last year, and former QB’s coach Clyde Christensen admitted he was “worried about him.”
“He lost that weight. It was very stressful,” Christensen told The Tampa Bay Times. Christensen left the Bucs after five years and retired from the NFL last week.

Despite leading the league in scoring, the Sixers center was not selected as a starter in the NBA All-Star game. It’s a theme that has been ongoing throughout his career.
If there’s a player who epitomizes “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride,” it’s Joel Embiid.
He looked like a sure thing to be the No. 1 pick back in 2014, but then a foot injury dropped him to No. 3.

The brothers are both playing on championship Sunday for the first time.
With the Eagles and Chiefs playing on Sunday, it will be the first time that both Kelce brothers are playing in championship games on the same day. As a result, the Kelce parents had to make a decision about which game to attend.
Last weekend, the Kelces attended Kansas City’s game against Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon to watch Travis, but couldn’t make it to the Eagles-Giants game since that was played on Saturday night. So, this week the Kelces will be in Philadelphia to watch Jason.

The Chiefs, Bengals, Eagles and 49ers have all played in the Super Bowl within the past five seasons, managing to stay above the parity the NFL tries to maintain.