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Tampa Bay must replace Tom Brady this offseason.
The Buccaneers are facing the unenviable task of replacing Tom Brady at quarterback, but it appears they have a big name in mind. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Tampa Bay is looking to target former No. 1 draft pick Baker Mayfield as free agency opens this week.
Brady retired from the NFL in February, turning the page on the Bucs’ three-year stretch with him at quarterback. Currently, Tampa Bay’s only quarterback under contract is 2021 second-round draft pick Kyle Trask.

While Scottie Scheffler took home the top prize, there were a handful of players who earned more than $1 million this week.

The wide receiver posted a video and shared a message for Carolina fans.
Former Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore was the lone player included in the blockbuster deal that sent the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft from the Bears to Carolina, and on Sunday he issued a statement to his fans. He included a video of him running out of the tunnel for the Panthers—the team that drafted him five years ago.
“I am forever grateful for the Carolina Panthers Organization for making my Dream come true by drafting me in ’18,” Moore wrote on Twitter.

The executive was responsible for drafting seven Hall of Famers.
Former Steelers player and executive Dick Haley has died, his son, Todd, announced on Saturday. He was 85 years old.
“Very sorry to say, the world, the NFL and my entire family lost one of the best people I’ve ever known and my idol,” former Chiefs coach Todd Haley wrote on Twitter. “A man that gave me the best chance to succeed in this world. My father Dick Haley after long fight with dementia and Parkinson’s.

There’s been a lot of talk lately about speeding up the game of baseball. But one college umpire really figured it out: Just call everything a strike.
Unfortunately, though, not everyone’s on board.
The Southland Conference has suspended the umpire who made an egregious, game-ending third-strike call during a matchup between New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State.

West Virginia baseball’s 7-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday came with quite a few highlights. It also came with one major lowlight.
One Mountaineers fan proved himself to be the absolute worst during the bottom of the eighth inning.
Junior outfielder Braden Barry stepped into the box with no one on, no one out and a five-run cushion. There wasn’t much pressure on the at-bat, but it quickly became very important.
The importance just had nothing to do with the baseball game itself.
Barry got ahold of a 1-1 offering and sent it soaring deep down the first base line.

He became one of the youngest ever to pull off a victory on NASCAR’s secondary circuit.
Sammy Smith became the fourth-youngest driver to win an Xfinity Series race when he took the checkered flag at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday.
Smith, an 18-year-old who is still enrolled in high school, held off Kyle Busch and Ryan Truex to claim his first Xfinity Series victory.
“It’s amazing. It’s a dream come true,” Smith said, via the Associated Press. “It’s awesome.”
Smith has been with Joe Gibbs Racing for the past two years, making 13 starts in that span.

The Shockers have dismissed Brown after three seasons.
Wichita State has fired men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown, the school announced Saturday.
Brown went 48-34 in three seasons at the helm of the Shockers program. He took over as Wichita State’s head coach in November 2020 when predecessor Gregg Marshall resigned following allegations of abuse. Brown had joined the Shockers as an assistant under Marshall prior to the 2014-15 season.

Jameis Winston is forever a legend in Tallahassee and his little brother may soon follow in his footsteps. Jonah, a Class of 2026 recruit, received a scholarship offer from Florida State and head coach Mike Norvell over the wekened.
Jameis, who won a national title with the Seminoles in 2013, was offered a restructured deal to stay with New Orleans in 2023 and beyond. He will have until Wednesday to accept the contract or he will be released.
As the 29-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner decides on his future, he returned to his alma mater.

With a few conference tournament finals before the selection show, there are plenty of moving pieces before the NCAA tournament field is set.
Welcome to Selection Sunday! A season’s worth of work comes down to today, as the NCAA tournament selection committee picks the 68 teams that will continue their seasons into March Madness next week. 
Before the selection show at 6 p.m. ET, five final conferences have automatic bids to the Big Dance to lock up, so here’s a look at some notes from Saturday’s games and a few thoughts on what to watch on Sunday.