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The star running back led the NFL in rushing yards last season.
The Raiders are reportedly planning to place their franchise tag on Josh Jacobs ahead of next week’s deadline barring an agreement with the star running back on a new deal, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Friday. 
Teams have until March 7 to utilize their franchise tag, giving Las Vegas another four days to work with Jacobs, 27, on a potential extension. If the two sides don’t reach an agreement and Jacobs receives the tag, the 2022 All-Pro would play out the upcoming season on a one-year, $10.

You know what should earn you a one-way ticket to the unemployment line during spring training?
Walking a batter who you know isn’t going to swing.
Seems like a pretty easy way to trim the fat, doesn’t it?
That’s exactly what’s happened four times now to Miguel Vargas, the Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman who’s been given team orders not to swing as he heals from a fractured pinkie.
It’s public info – obviously, because Twitter knows it – yet this cat has still managed to earn FOUR walks in eight trips to the plate this spring training.

It wasn’t exactly the cleanest environment for Jacksonville.
The annual NFLPA survey was released this week, ranking franchises across the league across a multitude of categories, including travel conditions, locker room and stadium conditions, treatment of players’ families and much more.
The Jaguars ranked as the 28th best team out of 32 in this year’s survey, which in totality made the franchise one of the worst-ranked in the NFL. When asked anonymously by players what the number one thing was that they wanted changed, the answer was unanimous.
Get rid of the rats.

The injured Lakers superstar sat front row to watch his son lead Sierra Canyon to a big victory on Thursday night.
After watching his eldest son lead Sierra Canyon to a playoff win, LeBron James shared a heartfelt message for Bronny on Twitter Thursday night in response to the senior guard’s big-time performance.
Behind a team-high 21 points from James, Sierra Canyon kept its season alive with a 61–55 quarterfinal win over rival Etiwanda in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 playoffs.

Detroit Mercy guard Antoine Davis finished four points shy of breaking Pete Maravich’s NCAA career scoring record.

Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell were both recently surprised with drug tests after scoring 71 points. But the NBA maintains that it’s simply a funny coincidence.

The Huskies and Wildcats are both on a roll, so something’s gotta give in this Big East battle.
It’s March, the best month of the year for college basketball. Smaller conference tournaments are underway, and this is the last weekend of regular-season games in the major conferences. There are some opportunities to make a score with moneyline picks, so let’s get to it.
No. 14 Connecticut at Villanova
Game Info: March 4, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.

What price fame?
Oh, about $27,500.
Make that check payable to: the College Basketball Invitational. They take everybody, including 14-19 Detroit Mercy that has lost three of its last four and finished eighth in the Horizon League at 9-11.
The CBI is considering inviting Detroit Mercy, which was eliminated from the Horizon League Tournament by No. 1 seed Youngstown State, 71-66, in Youngstown, Ohio, on Thursday night.
But Detroit Mercy is not your typical sub-.500 team, though it is also not even a hot team. It has lost three of its last four games.

Florida Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio have co-signed a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to grant a waiver of the administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for tennis star Novak Djokovic.
As it currently stands, Djokovic — who is unvaccinated — would not be permitted to travel to the United States to compete. This would count him out for several upcoming tournaments including the Miami Open later this month.

Former NFL running back Frank Gore agreed to a guilty plea to settle criminal charges he faced after his arrest last summer.
According to TMZ, Gore pleaded guilty to violating the public health nuisance code. The judge ordered him to pay fines and court fees totaling around $2,000.
Gore had been charged with simple assault in July 2022 after an incident involving a 28-year-old woman in Atlantic City.
In court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, Atlantic City police stated that the 39-year-old Gore “forcibly” gripped the woman, who was naked, by her hair.