Dak Prescott prevents Cowboys from changing their mind and yanking the franchise tender

As reported initially by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, PFT has confirmed that Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will sign the exclusive franchise tender. He’s guaranteed to make $31.4 million in 2020. So why sign it now, several weeks before the deadline for doing a long-term deal? Prescott sacrifices the ability to hold out during training camp and [more]

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Former Chargers, Cardinals OL Max Tuerk dies at 26

Former NFL offensive lineman Max Tuerk died, USC announced Sunday. Tuerk was 26. “The #TrojanFamily is terribly saddened by the news of Tuerk’s passing, gone too soon at the age of 26, and our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with his family,” the school tweeted. Tuerk made 33 starts along the line for the Trojans [more]

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Everton holds up Liverpool's title charge in goalless Merseyside derby

Liverpool took a stuttering step towards its first English league title in 30 years as the champion-elect was held to a goalless draw by Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Sunday.

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Video shows Dallas Goedert was attacked, unprovoked

Video shows Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert appearing to be attacked without provocation in an incident at a South Dakota restaurant on Friday. The brief video shows Goedert appearing to be asking a man to back away from him when a second man comes out of nowhere and delivers a hard punch to Goedert’s face, [more]

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Dak Prescott to sign franchise tender

The Cowboys don’t have to worry about a holdout of their franchise quarterback. Dak Prescott will sign his franchise tender today or tomorrow, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. That means he’s willing to play on a one-year deal with a guaranteed salary of $31.4 million in 2020, and he will be there at the start [more]

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Browns add two female scouts

The Browns have added a pair of female scouts, as they continue to build one of the league’s more diverse staffs. Via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns have hired Riley Hecklinski as a full-time scouting assistant in the research department, and Kathleen Wood as a scouting fellow for the 2020 [more]

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Mark Cuban: NBA may let fans push noise into the arena

The debate over the audio from fan-free games has focused on two choices: Ambient noise or artificial sound. The NBA is looking at a potential middle ground. In an interview with Steve Serby of the New York Post, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban explains that the NBA may try a system for letting fans at [more]

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