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Ryan Reaves and Bokondji Imama produced a real dud of a fight on Sunday.

An inside look at three weeks of contract talks between the Giants and their quarterback that came down to the last possible moment.
It was late Monday night, and Daniel Jones’s agents, Brian Murphy and Camron Hahn, were cashed from a day that started with a flight from Indianapolis to New Jersey, was spent mostly on the first floor of the Giants’ practice facility and didn’t engender a ton of optimism that a blockbuster contract was on the horizon. So in that delirium, as they tried to construct one last proposal to swing the momentum, a weird idea arose.
Let’s start drawing pigs.

A step-by-step look at how Carolina GM Scott Fitterer took the plunge for the top spot in April and how he put together a deal that satisfied pay Chicago’s price.
A little over a week ago, Bears GM Ryan Poles sat alongside his coach, Matt Eberflus, and emphasized that he was in no rush to move the No. 1 pick—and that someone would have to pay a premium to get him to move off his spot.
Six days later, that premium came.

It was the second-worst loss by a U.S. team in WBC history.
Team USA’s surprising defeat to Mexico in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday night left fans worried about the presumed favorites to win it all—and for good reason. The 11–5 drubbing at Chase Field in Phoenix was the second-worst loss by a U.S. team in WBC history, but players seemed to address the upset as if it were any other game during an MLB season. 
“We’re a really good baseball team,” Team USA pitcher Brady Singer said, per ESPN. “I’m not too worried about it. We have to come back fighting tomorrow.

In a fitting end to a volatile season in the polls, a new No. 1 tops the final AP Top 25 poll after Houston stumbles in AAC tournament final.

Offensive and defensive linemen will cash in on the open market, while it figures to be tough going for running backs and wide receivers. And don’t forget about Jimmy Garoppolo and Lamar Jackson.
Free agency officially kicks off at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday. But the legal tampering period—where teams and agents can negotiate deals, and agree to them in principle—starts at noon ET Monday and continues until 3:59 p.m. ET Wednesday. Here is our top 50 free agent list and what we know right now …
• The free-agent class is thin in general, but a few positions always get paid.

The popular broadcaster was removed from the network’s Premier League coverage over the weekend for criticizing the government’s immigration policies.
Former soccer star Gary Lineker will return to hosting the BBC Sport’s flagship television program Match of the Day after being suspended over the weekend for criticizing the government’s immigration policies.

There’s a chance opponents won’t even get close against the Gamecocks. But if they do, here’s what it might look like.
First, let’s be clear: There is no one in this bracket with a good chance of beating South Carolina.
There’s a reason no one has been able to do it yet this season. The undefeated Gamecocks dominate at just about everything. They lead the nation in a slew of statistics representing both ends of the floor.

In the end, how strangely fitting it was.
Pistol Pete Maravich set the NCAA career scoring record in basketball with 3,667 points over three seasons from 1967-70 at LSU without the benefit of the 3-pointer.
And Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis missed tying his record by a 3-pointer 53 years later.
Davis will not get an opportunity to add to his 3,664 points over five seasons (with an extra one via the COVID waiver in 2020) in one more game.

It used to be unofficially called the NFL’s legal tampering period and now the league calls it the “negotiating period,” but whatever you call it, free agency begins in earnest at noon ET today.
That’s when all clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents at 4 p.m. (ET) Wednesday.