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The baseball world held its breath last night after New York Mets closing pitcher Edwin Diaz went down with what the Mets called a right knee injury while the Puerto Rican national team was celebrating a victory in the World Baseball Classic. The Mets have since announced that Diaz tore his patellar tendon and will undergo what is expected to be season-ending surgery.
The video shows Diaz’s teammates running towards the mound after Puerto Rico’s victory over rival Dominican Republic.

Many consider Bill Belichick to be an evil genius. And far be it from us to question his methods!
At a recent coaching clinic, Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach Kirby Smart spilled some of the secrets behind Belichick’s winning ways.
But one secret was extra juicy.
To set the scene, Smart was as position coach for the Miami Dolphins under head coach Nick Saban back in 2006.
“So we go to Indianapolis for the Combine and I’m sitting there with Coach Saban, and he’s trying to teach you the ropes of how to evaluate guys at the Combine,” Smart explained.

‘It’s my job to show I can hold my own. I’m with my family, so that makes it a whole lot easier.’
The Anoa’i family wrestling dynasty has its newest star.
Joseph Yokozuna Fatu is coming into his own as Solo Sikoa, perfectly capturing his role as the enforcer of The Bloodline.
The younger brother of Jimmy and Jey Uso, son of WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, and cousin of Roman Reigns, his bloodline in pro wrestling is more reality than story line. Once Sikoa completed his football career, he followed his elders into the family business—where he is flourishing.

Deion Sanders is absolutely setting the tone at Colorado.
Ever since taking over the Buffaloes, Sanders has been building up a new culture that’s desperately needed. Last season, Colorado won a single game.
The team was 1-11. Deion was brought in to remedy the situation, and if there was ever a doubt about what kind of tone he was going to set, he’s making it crystal clear.
Deion Sanders is building up an awesome culture at Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Deion Sanders is holding guys accountable.

Fairleigh Dickinson blew out Texas Southern in the ‘First Four’ on Wednesday night. As a result, the Northeast Conference champions will have the distinct honor of trying to be the second-ever No. 16 seed to take down a No. 1 seed.
In this case, that top-ranked opponent will be Purdue.
It makes for one of the most unique matchups in the NCAA Tournament. The smallest team in the country will face the second-tallest player in the country in the First Round on Friday.
The Knights, which went 4-22 in 2021/22, have won 20 games in 2022/23.

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.