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Left tackle Tyron Smith is unlikely to play a 14th season with the Cowboys after initial discussions left the sides at different ends of the salary spectrum, according to a source.

For many professional athletes, a career in broadcasting is a logical next step once the playing days are over. But Joey Votto isn’t ready to hang up the cleats just yet.
In an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show Friday, the longtime Cincinnati Reds first baseman revealed he’s already received multiple media offers. But he’s still waiting on the phone call he really wants: the one from an MLB team offering him a contract.
“Just chatter. Just talk,” Votto said. “No firm offer yet.

Gerrit Cole is already in midseason form. Who needs spring training?
The reigning Cy Young champ gave up a 700-foot* home run to Toronto’s Daniel Vogelbach Friday night, and big Dan celebrated like he just hit a walk-off bomb in Game 7 of the ALCS. 
Well, sort of. I reckon it depends on who you ask. 
If you ask the Yankees’ ace, then yes, it was a bit much for March 1. If you ask me – a miserable Red Sox fan – it wasn’t enough. 
You make the call!
Love it. Inject this sort of bitching and moaning straight into my veins. It’s March 2.

The past month in Red Bull Racing has been turbulent, to say the least, but one thing remains remarkably consistent: Max Verstappen winning races by jaw dropping margins.
February 2024 started with an accusation of inappropriate conduct against team principal Christian Horner, which led to an independent investigation. Just a few days before the start of the season in Bahrain though, Horner was cleared.

Legendary Steelers outside linebacker Andy Russell, a two-time Super Bowl champion, has died at age 82.

Former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, who won the 2012 Heisman Trophy, said he will no longer attend the award’s annual celebration in solidarity with 2005 winner Reggie Bush, who was stripped of the award.

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Despite a lack of points, Haas sees some positives with their performance in Bahrain
At first blush, it was not the result that Haas was hoping for from the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
But when you dig a little deeper, the Formula 1 team might feel much better about their chances this year than they did a season ago.
After qualifying in P10 for the first race of the season, Nico Hülkenberg suffered front wing damage on the first turn of the year, which required an early pit stop and saw him finish outside of the points.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole did not appreciate Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Daniel Vogelbach‘s perceived theatrics after a first-inning home run during New York’s 8–4 win at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday night. 
Vogelbach crushed a Cole fastball, flipped his bat and then admired the towering, two-run shot to right field before slowly trotting around the bases as Cole looked on with an expression of both amusement and annoyance.

This is easily the most open NBA MVP race of the decade so far, as our top players should continue to battle down this final sprint to the playoffs. This week, a new challenger enters the top five, emerging as a significant threat to the players who’ve been firmly entrenched in the lead positions. Let’s get to the rankings.
(All stats through March 1. Previous rankings can be seen here.)
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There’s gym strength — the ability to put up several reps of a 225-pound bench press with ease. And then there’s farm strength — the ability to effectively massage a 2,000-pound bull with your bare hands. Cade Stover has both.
The former Ohio State tight end regularly posts videos of himself on social media performing tasks around his family farm. And some of those tasks translate to better performance on the football field.
During a Friday segment at the Scouting Combine, NFL Network showed a TikTok video where Stover massaged a cow with both hands.