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D.K. Metcalf’s wish to be traded by the Seattle Seahawks has been granted.  He’s getting his big payday he wants, too.  The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly sent a 2025 second-round pick to the Seahawks in exchange for Metcalf, per ESPN. They will also be swapping 2025 sixth- and seventh-round picks.  …

The Minnesota Vikings are keeping one of their own pending free agents on the roster on a day when tons of NFL deals and trades went down.  Veteran running back Aaron Jones won’t be setting the market like he did last offseason after he agreed to terms on a new …

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics both entered Saturday’s highly anticipated matchup in second place in their respective conferences. The Lakers have surged in the weeks since the team acquired Luka Doncic. But Boston outlasted Los Angeles on Saturday and ultimately celebrated a 111-101 victory. An injury forced LeBron …

The tension between six-time Pro Bowler Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns has been eased. ESPN reported that Garrett and the Browns have reached an agreement on a contract extension that ties him to Cleveland for the foreseeable future. The deal includes just over $123 million in guaranteed money and …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy will not be charged after his arrest Friday, the Williamson County District Attorney told the Austin American-Statesman Saturday. Worthy was arrested in Texas Friday for an alleged assault, according to online jail records.  Records indicated an assault on a family or household member …

WNBA player Angel Reese ignited a social media firestorm after claiming players are prepared to sit out games to demand higher salaries during her podcast Friday.  Reese and fellow WNBA player DiJonai Carrington addressed the next WNBA collective bargaining agreement. “I’ve got to get in the meetings because I’m hearing …

Just over two months ago, MLB star Juan Soto signed a historic contract. A couple of weeks ago, he joined the New York Mets in Florida for spring training. The 15-year, $765 million deal he signed was the most lucrative contract in professional sports history.  In mid-February, Soto still seemed …

Former President Joe Biden posted on X Saturday to celebrate International Women’s Day, and many Americans called out his administration’s record of enabling transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.  During Biden’s presidency, he signed an executive order that allowed trans athletes to compete in women’s and girls sports, attempted …

President Donald Trump has thrust international trade relations and markets into a state of uncertainty with recent tariff declarations, but he also believes they will enhance the excitement the 2026 World Cup.  At a Friday press conference in the Oval Office with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Trump was asked how …

Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick got an unlikely assist in his pursuit of the head coaching job at North Carolina. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was called on by the former New England Patriots coach to advocate to then-fellow Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina for the job at Chapel Hill, …