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Dak Prescott to make record $75M this season after inking 4-year, $160M deal to stay in Dallas

Dak Prescott finally got his contract extension, and it’s a doozy. The Dallas Cowboys announced today that Prescott has signed a 4-year, $160 million contract, including $66 million at signing. A record $126M of the deal is guaranteed. On top of…

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If you picked against Steph Curry yesterday, you need to re-evaluate your life

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The Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match was the worst thing I’ve ever seen, in all the best ways

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Georgia Senate passes bill to silence voters who look like LeBron

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Let’s take a moment to appreciate American women in sports of the 21st century

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Everything John Schneider does is stupid and inexplicable

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It's not Adam Silver's fault that Joel Embiid & Ben Simmons couldn't play in the All-Star Game, but the pregame public relations nightmare is on him

Carron J. Phillips

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High School Sports

Is Overtime Elite the amateur sports game changer we’ve been waiting for?

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Did ratings for Oprah’s Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview measure up against the NFL postseason?

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50 years ago today, Ali and Frazier stepped into the ring and delivered a divided nation its greatest sporting spectacle

Professional boxing had come a long way in the half-century that preceded March 8, 1971, the night Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali stepped into the Madison Square Garden ring for what remains history’s greatest heavyweight championship fight.

Wallace Matthews

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It’s time the NHL did a better job protecting its players

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Bryson DeChambeau hits another moonshot, should come back to Earth shortly

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Lil Baby should never be allowed to hold a basketball again

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The Mourning After

In one tweet, Jon Rothstein exposes the truth about the college game

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Tuesday's Best Deals: Mario Switch Games, iPad Pro 12.9", 48-Pack Batteries, UGG Bedsheets, Samsung Galaxy Buds Live, Naipo Mini Massage Gun, and More

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Samsung’s Bean-Shaped Galaxy Buds Live Earbuds Are $57 off in Mystic Red

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Screw It, Whatever It Is, Into Your Wall With a Cord-Free Electric Screwdriver for $17

NFL

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Dak Prescott to make record $75M this season after inking 4-year, $160M deal to stay in Dallas

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Did ratings for Oprah’s Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview measure up against the NFL postseason?

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Everything John Schneider does is stupid and inexplicable

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Let's make some NFL free agency predictions

MLB

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Everybody loves to crawl up Trevor Bauer’s ass with him

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Yankee skipper Aaron Boone takes immediate medical leave to receive pacemaker

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When it comes to guys like Mickey Callaway, sports are the problem, can they be the solution?

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Yankees first baseman Luke Voit continues MLB’s hot mic winning streak

NBA

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If you picked against Steph Curry yesterday, you need to re-evaluate your life

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It's not Adam Silver's fault that Joel Embiid & Ben Simmons couldn't play in the All-Star Game, but the pregame public relations nightmare is on him

Carron J. Phillips

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In midst of meaningless All-Star Game, LeBron keeps eyes on voting rights

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You’ll never guess why Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will miss the Pandemic All-Star Game

NHL

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It’s time the NHL did a better job protecting its players

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The Buffalo Sabres are a Joy Division song

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SEE IT: Devils’ epic power play whiff showcases pivot to neutral zone crap defense

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Back in the Saddle(dome) for Darryl Sutter

NCAA

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Cory Booker tells Deadspin there is a 'real window of opportunity' for the College Athletes Bill of Rights to pass

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Gardner-Webb wrestles with the concept of negative numbers

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The Niners are setting up shop in Arizona, but Stanford’s not so lucky

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Student activists on the Harvard-Yale protest, one year later

SOCCER

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CONMEBOL postpones World Cup qualifiers

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COVID could make next FIFA international window a bigger mess than usual

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Is it bad that Barça’s CEO, lawyer, and former president got arrested?

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Has boring-ass La Liga replaced previous snoozefest Serie A?