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Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, Joy Taylor, and Ric Bucher discuss whether the Dallas Mavericks should have a problem with Kyrie Irving after he missed a potential game winning shot vs. the Indiana Pacers. McCoy weighs in on Irving’s performance and explains he loves that Irving took the last shot even though he missed it.

Teams already had causes for concern about the Georgia defensive tackle. The new charges connected to the death of a former teammate could shake up the draft.
Workouts don’t start until tomorrow, but NFL’s annual de facto league-wide convention is already well underway here in the Midwest. Here’s what’s buzzing at the combine …
• Teams didn’t know that reckless driving and racing charges—stemming from the incident that killed a Georgia football player and a Bulldogs recruiting staffer—were coming on prospective top-five pick Jalen Carter.

The number has been banned in regular-season competition since 1973.
Most rule-change proposals in the NFL tend to revolve around hot-button issues: player safety, replay review, overtime and other topics that generate media discussion and fan interest every fall.
The Eagles, however, have proposed a rule that falls outside that realm. Philadelphia has asked the competition committee to allow players to wear uniform No. 0, according to a Tuesday report from Kalyn Kahler of The Athletic.
NFL players have not been allowed to wear No. 0 or No.

Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator and ex-Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores advanced his lawsuit against the NFL and several teams regarding “discriminatory” hiring practices against black coaches.
On Wednesday, Flores’ legal team got a small win when his discrimination case against the league was OK’d to go to court. The NFL had been seeking arbitration in Flores’ lawsuits against the Dolphins, Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Houston Texans.
Flores, NFL Discrimination Lawsuit Moves Forward
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The star tight end went full Indiana Jones in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ teaser.
Chiefs tight end and reigning Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce is set to make his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, having been announced as the guest host for this week’s episode. Ahead of his appearance, Kelce got fans excited for what’s to come with a short teaser clip.

Illinois basketball star Matthew Mayer was back at practice on Wednesday afternoon. He had been away from the team since Sunday night after coming down with a unique medical condition.
Mayer had caffeine poisoning.

The fifth-year guard, who transferred to the Big Ten after four seasons with Baylor, is taking advantage of his extra season of eligibility that was granted to all athletes during the 2020 season. He is currently second on the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game.
Most recently, Mayer dropped 11 points with three rebounds and an assist in a loss to Ohio State.

The news that projected No. 1 pick Jalen Carter is wanted in Georgia on a warrant tied to the deaths of two people was met with sober reality in Indianapolis.

Emmanuel Acho and LeSean McCoy discuss Lamar Jackson’s cryptic: “no matter the circumstances never crack just relax” tweet amid contract negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens.

Mike McCarthy has revived the Dallas Cowboys to an extent, but plenty would argue the franchise is plagued with the same old problem of not being able to get over the hump and win in the playoffs.
One of the more surprising moves after the Cowboys were eliminated in the playoff loss against the San Francisco 49ers was the decision to fire offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who was quickly swept up by the Chargers for the same role.

Somehow talks centered around the award felt more nuanced and less hostile before advanced stats sent media down a path players and fans didn’t follow.