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$160 million quarterback and Dallas Cowboy Dak Prescott sends a message about his NFL future with the team. The Cowboys are optimistic that a long extension can happen but there hasn’t been any recent progress in negotiations. The organization made it clear they aren’t letting Prescott hit free agency next offseason but Owner Jerry Jones is sending mixed-signals. However, the star franchiser is acknowledging that his 2024 campaign may mark his final year with the team. “I’m not going to say I fear being here or not. I don’t fear either situation, to be candid with you,” he said. “I love this game…

$160 million quarterback and Dallas Cowboy Dak Prescott sends a message about his NFL future with the team. The Cowboys are optimistic that a long extension can happen but there hasn’t been any recent progress in negotiations. The organization made it clear they aren’t letting Prescott hit free agency next offseason but Owner Jerry Jones is sending mixed-signals. However, the star franchiser is acknowledging that his 2024 campaign may mark his final year with the team. “I’m not going to say I fear being here or not. I don’t fear either situation, to be candid with you,” he said. “I love this game…

The Boston Celtics put together a dominant 2023-24 campaign. They went 64-18, the best record in the NBA this season, securing home-court advantage throughout their playoff run, however long it lasts. They registered the highest plus-minus rating (11.3), ranked first in offensive rating (122.2), yielded the second-fewest points per 100 possessions (110.6), and the best net rating (11.7). )

Former Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards, who previously coached the Jets and the Chiefs, likely won’t be coaching in college again any time soon, if ever. Via Noah Furtado of 247Sports.com, the NCAA has issued a three-year “show cause” order to Edwards for his role in recruiting violations within the program. This means that, for the duration of the order, any school that hires Edwards will have to show cause as to why they should not be sanctioned by the NCAA. The violations arose from meetings with more than 30 high-school recruits during the COVID-19 “dead” period. Arizona State also was…

x 0 seconds of 30 seconds This ad will end in 27 After a disastrous season taking over for injured superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Zach Wilson did nothing to prove to the New York Jets or any other team in the league that he could be a consistent starter in the NFL. With Wilson failing to live up to expectations last season and the team moving forward with Rodgers, the expectation was that he’d get moved in a trade at some point during the NFL offseason. However, the Jets have been unable to find a trade partner for Wilson, and…

While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have played nearly two seasons without now-retired center Ryan Jensen, the team could fill the big void he left when the draft rolls around next week. That’s how Buccaneers insider Ira Kaufman of JoeBucsFan.com sees it when it comes to the No. 26 pick if West Virginia center Zach Frazier lands at the spot. Kaufman wrote that “this 6-foot-3, 314-pound mauler out of West Virginia first the [Jason] Licht profile, and the Buccaneers general manager has been successful about drafting the right linemen as Kaufman noted. “He’s what the Bucs are looking for and what they so desperately need — a nasty,…

Ticket prices are going up. There’s no easy way to say it. Sure, the Toronto Raptors aren’t raising it as much as they have in the past, but there’ll reportedly be about a 4 percent increase since last year, the Sports Business Journal reported last month. It’s simply the reality of the business, Raptors president Masai Ujiri said earlier this week. Ticket prices across sports have increased steadily for years now and the Raptors say they’re trying to keep up. I think we have to look at market prices everywhere,” Ujiri said. “We have to look at the NBA. I think we…

The Los Angeles Rams surprised a lot of people last season, clinching a spot in the playoffs when not many believed they could do so. Los Angeles pushed through all adversity in front of them to be one of the pleasant surprises of the season. However, they dropped their opening playoff game to the Detroit Lions in disappointing fashion. Now with the NFL Draft coming up next week, the Rams hold a first round pick for the first time in a while. Los Angeles has made a living on not drafting in the first round over the years, instead choosing…

After sitting on the open market for a little over a month, former Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins will become their 14th free agent to sign elsewhere and the third to join the same team. According to a report by NFL Network’s Tom Peliserro, the former second-round pick out of Ohio State in 2020 intends to sign a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. Former #Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins is planning to sign with the #Chargers on a one-year deal, per his agency @LAASportsEnt. Electric when healthy, Dobbins — who averages 5.8 yards per carry in his career — reunites with OC Greg Roman and can hit the market…

Walton is a three-star prospect. He ranks 453rd overall — the 37th ranked safety prospect in the country. Walton is out of Moody, Alabama. He chose Tennessee over Arkansas and Ole Miss. Walton also held offers from Kentucky, Louisville, West Virginia and Missouri, among several others. He was on campus back on April 6th for an unofficial visit, and he commits just two weeks later. Tennessee offered on September 9th, which was his first SEC offer on the table. Walton visited Knoxville last fall during the Austin Peay, Texas A&M and Georgia matchups. He returned in January for a junior…