Several familiar names have been left out as the BCCI announced its central contracts for the 2025–26 season on Monday, with Mohammed Shami, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Kishan missing out despite being part of the previous cycle.
The Board awarded annual retainers to 30 men and 21 women cricketers, categorising them into Groups A, B and C. Notably, the A+ category has been scrapped, a move that has reshaped the contract hierarchy.
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The 2027 Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot is loaded with star power, and for Tampa Bay fans, four familiar names stand out. A recent FOX NFL graphic spotlighted Rob Gronkowski, Gerald McCoy, Richard Sherman, and Antonio Brown as candidates for the 2027 Hall of Fame class. While each player’s career extended beyond Tampa Bay, their time in red and pewter added meaningful chapters to their legacies.
Rob Gronkowski’s Championship Run in Tampa Bay
Gronkowski spent two seasons in Tampa Bay from 2020 to 2021 and made an immediate impact.
Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate (center) is restrained after clashing with Detroit’s Miles Bridges in their stormy NBA clash (David Jensen)
Cade Cunningham scored 33 points as the Detroit Pistons ended the Charlotte Hornets’ nine-game winning streak on Monday with a stormy 110-104 victory overshadowed by a mass brawl that saw four players ejected.
A bruising clash between the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons and the red-hot Hornets erupted into mayhem midway through the third quarter when Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate fouled Detroit’s Jalen Duren.
As we move closer to the next stage of the offseason, we want to ensure there is a complete preview of the Bucs heading into 2026. So to achieve that, we will be doing free agent previews for notable players the team will have on the market in the coming weeks.
In this piece, we will be previewing wide receiver Sterling Shepard.
The Bucs’ free agency will be both interesting and pivotal to their success in 2026. As Jason Licht has shown, he can be aggressive, but it is not like him to spend a lot in free agency.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Flory Bidunga had a double-double and No. 9 Kansas defeated top-ranked and previously unbeaten Arizona 82-78 on Monday night.
Arizona (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) entered Allen Fieldhouse with the second-longest winning streak in Division I men’s basketball.
Kansas (19-5, 9-2) played without freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who was a late scratch with flu-like symptoms. Peterson has missed 11 games with a combination of hamstring, calf and ankle issues.
Flory Bidunga had a double-double and No. 9 Kansas defeated top-ranked and previously unbeaten Arizona 82-78 on Monday night.
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 07: Julian Brandt of Dortmund (L) celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund at Volkswagen Arena on February 07, 2026 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer – GES Sportfoto/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Good late evening Fear the Wall,
Apologies for this late Daily Bee, I was super busy today. This is going to be a quick one as well.
So Bayern won.
MIAMI (AP) — Brice Sensabaugh made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining to lift the Utah Jazz to a 115-111 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 points, Lauri Markkanen added 17, Kyle Filipowski had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Ace Bailey also scored 16 for the Jazz, who won for only the fifth time in their last 23 games.
The Jazz erased a 108-103 deficit with 3:32 left and got within one at 111-110 on Isaiah Collier’s jumper with 1:23 remaining. Sensabaugh, who finished with 14 points, then connected with his shot from behind the arc.
MIAMI – The low point of this Miami Heat season?
Welcome to it, when Erik Spoelstra’s team on Monday night lost to a team that was trying to lose.
Given every opportunity to string together only their second winning streak since early January, the Heat disastrously declined the gift, falling 115-111 to the Utah Jazz at Kaseya Center.
Facing with the prospect of losing their first-round pick in June’s draft if it is not among the first eight, the Jazz pulled leading big men Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Murphy III made five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, Jeremiah Fears scored 14 of his 20 in the second half and the New Orleans Pelicans sent the Sacramento Kings to their 13th straight loss Monday night, 120-94.
The Kings have their most consecutive losses since the franchise moved from Kansas City to Sacramento ahead of the 1985-86 season.
Murphy has made 23 3-pointers on 40 attempts (72.5%) in the last three games. Zion Williamson scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and had six assists for New Orleans.