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Jokes abounded as New York’s latest moves came to light.
For weeks now, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has had the football world at a standstill as he weighs joining the Jets via a trade, retiring, or returning to Green Bay.
Tuesday morning brought no clarity to the specifics of a potential Rodgers deal. It did, however, produce a pair of breadcrumbs that seemed to point the four-time MVP toward the Big Apple.
First, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that New York is “actively working” on a deal with longtime Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard.

These guys could help some teams. Probably. Well, Maybe.
The NFL world has been busy this week with free agency getting started. While deals can’t be official until the league year starts on Wednesday, we do know where one big-name QB (Jimmy Garoppolo) and some perennial backups will be calling home next season.
Teams still looking for quarterback help have some pretty slim pickings left in front of them.

He’s not the first Green Bay pass-catcher to be connected to the franchise amid New York’s pursuit of Aaron Rodgers.
Randall Cobb is expected to be on the radar of the Jets in the next few days of free agency as New York continues to be connected to a possible trade for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. 
Schefter’s news regarding Cobb comes hours after he reported that the Jets are “actively working” to sign another Packers free-agent receiver in Allen Lazard.

Designed to preserve U.S. excellence in the relay races, the structure will go into effect for this year’s world championships and the Paris Olympics.
USA Swimming is implementing an ambitious bonus plan that could pay up to $1 million at the Paris Olympics for a gold-medal relay sweep, national team managing director Lindsay Mintenko tells Sports Illustrated.
The bonus structure will go into effect this year for the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. USA Swimming will award $500,000 if the U.S.

No matter which way this NCAA Men’s Tournament Final went, history would be made
It’s April 7th, 2003. We’re in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final. The Syracuse Orangemen lead the Kansas Jayhawks by three in the closing seconds, but the Jayhawks are in position to stay alive and force overtime. This is a night of magic, filled with major names and icons in the sport — but there’s still plenty of room for an unsuspecting hero to emerge.

A classy move by our neighbors to the north.
Monday night’s Maple Leafs game gave us a sight you don’t often see: thousands of Canadians loudly singing the United States’ national anthem. 
Before Toronto’s game against the Sabres, singer Natalie Morris’s microphone malfunctioned. Morris was handed a second mic but that one was also on the fritz, leaving the arena in an awkward silence as she sung into a microphone that was not properly connected to the sound system.

For the first time publicly, in her new book, the decorated runner is detailing the abuse, isolation and shame she says she experienced at Nike’s The Oregon Project, which was shuttered in 2019 after the former coach received a lifetime suspension by SafeSport.
More than a decade ago Kara Goucher, a two-time Olympian, World Championship silver medalist and renowned marathoner, left the famed and secretive running team at Nike coached by Alberto Salazar: The Oregon Project. She didn’t say much at the time about her reasoning.

After years of rumors, distance reports, and debates, golf’s governing bodies have officially confirmed plans to roll back the golf ball to reduce hitting distances beginning in January 2026.
The newly proposed Model Local Rule (MLR) agreed upon by the USGA and R&A gives competition organizers the option to require use of golf balls that have been tested under modified launch conditions to address the impacts of distances.

The writer and on-air personality will move forward by balancing responsibilities with both companies.
Pablo Torre is on the verge of making a significant jump between sports media companies. 
According to Variety, the ESPN writer and on-air host is planning to leave his full-time role at the Worldwide Leader to join Meadowlark Media, the company founded by former ESPN executive John Skipper and Dan Le Batard.

The running back posted career highs on carries and rushing yards last season.
The Dolphins plan to re-sign running back Raheem Mostert on two-year, $5.6 million deal, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Tuesday.
With this new contract, Mostert is guaranteed $2.2 million, Pelissero added. The running back won’t be able to officially sign the deal until Wednesday, March 15 at 4 p.m. ET when the league year officially begins.