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The Minnesota Vikings and Houston Texans made a trade on Friday morning, with the Vikings acquiring a second pick in the first round of this year’s draft, Minnesota announced.
The Texans traded their first-round pick this year, the No. 23 selection, and a seventh-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for a second-round pick this year, a fifth-round pick this year and a second-round pick next year.
The Vikings already own the No. 11 pick in the NFL draft, and now become the third team to have two picks in the first round this year.

Scottie Scheffler on the 13th tee during the second round of the 2024 PLAYERS. | Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
During the second round of The PLAYERS Championship, Scottie Scheffler received treatment for what appears to be an ailing neck.
Scottie Scheffler looks to be in some pain during the second round of The PLAYERS.
Walking up the par-4 12th, his third hole of the day, Scheffler stopped and spoke with a rules official while rubbing the back of his neck.
He asked the official if he could receive some Biofreeze, according to Sean Martin of the PGA Tour.

The NCAA Tournament is expected to put up some monster gambling numbers.
March is arguably the greatest month of the year for sports fans, and it’s absolutely the best time of year for basketball fans.
There is pretty much nonstop basketball once the conference tournaments start, and from the Thursday morning of the opening round through Sunday night of the opening weekend, there is nonstop action.
It’s a time for great food, drinks, time with friends, plenty of basketball……..and lots of gambling.
An analysis from the American Gaming Association projects $2.

Rick Pitino has St. John’s on the cusp of its first men’s NCAA tournament appearance since the 2018–19 season, after the Red Storm defeated Seton Hall 91–72 in Thursday’s Big East tournament quarterfinal.
As No. 2 UConn awaits on Friday’s conference tournament semifinal, Pitino knows that his team will be up against it. When asked how his team could pull off an upset, Pitino offered quite the answer.
“We gotta have about six of their players get COVID,” Pitino said with a wry smile.

What are the Vikings planning with their two first-round picks?

The Chicago Bears made a huge splash on Friday night, making a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers for veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen. The Bears take on Allen’s $23 million cap hit for the 2024 season, sending Los Angeles back a fourth-round pick in exchange.
The move caught many people by surprise, as Allen has spent his entire 10-year career up to this point with the Chargers. The wide receiver has six Pro Bowl seasons under his belt, and is coming off a 2023 where he had 1,243 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 13 games.

Bernhard Langer during the first round of the 2023 Masters. | Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Bernhard Langer will miss his first Masters since 2011 thanks to an Achilles injury he recently suffered.
In early February, Bernhard Langer suffered a torn Achilles, forcing him to skip out on Augusta National for only the second time since 1983.
But earlier this week, on the ‘Musings on Golf’ podcast, Langer revealed how he tore his Achilles.
“I play all sorts of sports to stay fit, and this was part of my fitness regime,” Langer explained.

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BEES!!!!
Imagine, if you will, taking some time on a spring Thursday afternoon to watch some high-level tennis. The BNP Paribas Open — most commonly known as the Indian Wells Open — is upon us and some of the world’s best tennis players are in the field. On the men’s side you have Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Daniil Medvedev in the field. Over on the women’s side Iga Światek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Ons Jabeur are playing at Indian Wells.

Nathan Barrett, the younger brother of Toronto Raptors star RJ Barrett, has died, the family announced through the team.
“It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the loss of our beloved son and brother, Nathan Tyler Barrett, who passed away on Tuesday, March 12, surrounded by his family, church and friends,” the statement read. “While our family is devastated by this great loss, we will continue to cherish the memories and time spent together. Nathan was a God-fearing young man of strong character.

NASCAR champ Kyle Busch joined Pat McAfee on his ESPN show yesterday, and promptly bashed Formula 1 – and the younger generation in his own series – in one glorious interview. 
Bonus: ESPN airs F1 races every week. Sure they loved what Rowdy had to say! I did, at least. 
“Let me give you an example. NASCAR racing, to me, is like two bros or four bros or whatever, beer cans in their hands smashing them up going, ‘WOO!’ Partying, having a good time. We’re gonna rub some fenders,” Busch told McAfee when asked about comparing F1 to NASCAR.