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Everyone knew he wasn’t going to swing. And Miguel Vargas still walked four times.

The 24-year-old makes his first title defense Friday night in the main event.
The name Nurmagomedov commands respect.
Khabib Nurmagomedov won all 29 of his fights en route to becoming one of the sport’s most dominating figures. His father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, left behind a legacy of his own as a coach, training no less than 18 fighters that went on to become world champions.
Usman Nurmagomedov is the latest member of the family setting new standards of greatness.

Dallas has reworked the deals of two offensive stars ahead of the start of free agency next week.
Ahead of the start of NFL free agency next week, the Cowboys have restructured the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott and guard Zack Martin, according to a report from ESPN’s Field Yates.
The Cowboys were projected to be around $18 million over the salary cap for 2023, but the contract moves for Prescott and Martin created around $30 million in cap space.
Prescott was set to have a 2023 cap number of $49.

Otis Taylor, the longtime Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL’s dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80.

The former wide receiver was a staple for the team in the franchise’s early years.
Former Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor has died, the team announced on Friday. He was 80 years old
Taylor attended Prairie View A&M and was drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the AFL draft and the Eagles in round 15 of the NFL draft in 1965. The wide receiver chose the Chiefs, and he played his entire career in Kansas City from 1965 to ’75, leading the league with 1,110 receiving yards in ’71 and making three Pro Bowls or AFL All Star games.

The Buffalo star is not happy with his team’s lack of postseason success.
Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs was seen getting into a verbal altercation with quarterback Josh Allen during Buffalo’s playoff loss to Cincinnati, and it’s clear that the star pass catcher is growing impatient with the team’s lack of postseason success.
Diggs joined HBO’s The Shop this week, and didn’t shy away from expressing his frustration at the team’s continuous playoff exits.
“It doesn’t make sense,” Diggs said, per Bills reporter Sal Capaccio.

Taylor averaged nearly 18 yards a catch in his 11-year career and has the most yards of any wide receiver in Chiefs history.

The coach had been with the team for seven seasons.
Georgia Tech is firing men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner, Jeff Goodman of Stadium reports.
After seven years at Memphis, Pastner joined Georgia Tech ahead of the 2016–17 season replacing Brian Gregory. In seven seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Pastner only surpassed 20 wins one time, his first year with the program. Additionally, Georgia Tech’s highlight under Pastner was a 17–9 season in 2020–21, which ended with an ACC tournament championship for the first time since 1993.

Well, Syracuse and Jim Boeheim finally got it right on the third try Friday.
It wasn’t a charm, but it was better.
“I’m thrilled to be retired,” Boeheim said at a press conference at Syracuse to introduce new coach Adrian Autry and to bid him a classier adieu than Wednesday and when the regular season ended Saturday.
Syracuse’s Judah Mintz talks to Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim during a game against Duke this season at Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
“I’ve felt better in the last two days than I have in the last 47 years,” he said.

The Dallas Cowboys restructured the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott and right guard Zack Martin on Friday, freeing up about $30 million in cap space in the process.