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  • NCAAF: Arkansas football recruit dies in ATV accident

    NCAAF: Arkansas football recruit dies in ATV accident


    Arkansas defensive tackle recruit Dion Stutts died in an ATV accident this week. He was 18.

    He crashed Tuesday on his family’s property in Batesville, Miss., the Panola County sheriff confirmed.

    Stutts was a three-star recruit who committed to the Razorbacks’ Class of 2024 in March.

    “We are heartbroken over the passing of Dion Stutts,” the Arkansas football team said in a statement. “He was a tremendous young man with a bright future ahead of him. We were as excited to add him to our program as he was to be a Razorback. Our thoughts and prayers are with his mother Shante and father Dino along with his entire family as they deal with this loss.”

    –Field Level Media

  • NFL: Bills WR Stefon Diggs back with team at minicamp

    NFL: Bills WR Stefon Diggs back with team at minicamp


    Buffalo Bills star wide receiver Stefon Diggs was back with the team for Day 2 of minicamp on Wednesday.

    In fact, the Bills put out a 20-second video — replete with music — on Twitter showing Diggs, in uniform, practicing with his teammates. The title was, “He’s back.”

    His attendance followed a day of drama in which Diggs was a no-show for the opening day of mandatory camp, despite having been in the building both Monday and Tuesday morning, only to leave before practice started.

    His absence spurred a day’s worth of speculation as to what was eating the 29-year-old Pro Bowl wideout. The speculation evolved into potential trading partners for Diggs, who carries a dead cap hit of $45.5 million this season, making him practically untradeable.

    For his part, Diggs’ only communication came on Instagram on Tuesday night.

    “I just be letting people cap. If them lies help you sleep better tell em big dawg,” read the first post.

    “My phone been silent for like 6 years. Ion play all them sounds and s–t,” Diggs wrote in a follow-up.

    Bills quarterback Josh Allen shed some light Tuesday afternoon on what might be happening, saying he and Diggs were “working on some things,” adding the issues were “not football-related.”

    “There’s things I could do better to help out with this process and try to get him back here and be the Buffalo Bill that he’s meant to be. … There are some things that could have gone better last year and didn’t,” Allen said Tuesday. “I think, as an organization, maybe not communicating the right way with everything. Just trying to talk and listen at the same time, hear him out and just try to move this forward as quickly and respectfully as possible.”

    Diggs skipped the team’s entire offseason program, but those sessions were all voluntary until Day 1 of minicamp on Tuesday. Missing one mandatory workout will cost a player $16,459.

    Diggs caught 108 passes for 1,429 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022. His catches ranked fourth in the NFL, his yards fifth and his TD receptions were tied for third.

    Diggs signed a four-year, $96 million extension in April 2022. He’s set to make $24.415 million in 2023. That puts him fifth among all wide receivers for the 2023 season, per Spotrac.

    –Field Level Media

  • NFL: Report: Unnamed NFL player lost $8M gambling in 2022

    NFL: Report: Unnamed NFL player lost $8M gambling in 2022


    One unnamed NFL player suffered $8 million in gambling losses in 2022, Pro Football Talk reported Thursday.

    The report, which cites a league source with knowledge of the situation, is the latest headline involving the league and betting activities.

    Earlier this month, the Indianapolis Colts confirmed that one of their players is under investigation by the NFL.

    SportsHandle.com reported that a Colts player was the subject of an investigation for placing “hundreds” of bets, a “considerable” number coming from inside the team’s practice facility. The player placed some bets on his own team, according to the report.

    Wide receiver Calvin Ridley, then of the Atlanta Falcons, was suspended for the entire 2022 season for betting on NFL games while he was away from the team. He was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars last fall and has been reinstated for the 2023 season.

    In April, the NFL suspended five more players for violating its gambling policy. Detroit Lions receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore and Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney were handed indefinite bans for betting on NFL games, while Detroit receivers Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill were given six-game suspensions for betting on non-NFL events from inside an NFL facility.

    Detroit has since released Cephus, Moore and Berryhill.

    –Field Level Media

  • NFL: Report: Jets fear serious knee injury for S Chuck Clark

    NFL: Report: Jets fear serious knee injury for S Chuck Clark


    A knee injury to Chuck Clark helps explain the New York Jets signing fellow safety Adrian Amos on Tuesday.

    The Athletic characterized the injury as “serious” and SNY TV reported that the team is awaiting a second opinion before determining next steps for Clark.

    The Jets acquired Clark, 28, from the Baltimore Ravens in March in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft pick.

    Clark posted 384 tackles, five interceptions and 32 passes defensed in 96 career games (63 starts) with the Ravens, who selected him in the sixth round of the 2017 draft.

    –Field Level Media

  • NFL: Rams restructure Cooper Kupp deal, save $10.4M against cap

    NFL: Rams restructure Cooper Kupp deal, save $10.4M against cap


    The Los Angeles Rams restructured the contract of star wide receiver Cooper Kupp, clearing $10.44 million in salary cap space for 2023, ESPN reported Wednesday.

    The Rams achieved the savings by converting $13.92 million of Kupp’s salary into a signing bonus, per the report. The Rams had only $1.3 million in cap space available before this move and have yet to sign all of their 2023 draft picks.

    Kupp’s 2022 season ended prematurely after he sustained a high ankle sprain on Nov. 13 in a home loss against the Arizona Cardinals. He later underwent surgery.

    Kupp had 75 receptions for 812 yards and six touchdowns in nine games last season. He led the NFL in catches (145), receiving yards (1,947) and TD receptions (16) in 2021 and was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year. He also earned Super Bowl LVI MVP honors in the Rams’ win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

    The Rams signed Kupp, 29, to a three-year, $80.1 million contract extension in June 2022.

    –Field Level Media

  • DOTA: Group A tiebreaker on tap at DreamLeague Season 20

    DOTA: Group A tiebreaker on tap at DreamLeague Season 20


    Only one of the eight spots in Group Stage 2 remains up for grabs at DreamLeague Season 20 after Wednesday’s action.

    9Pandas, BetBoom Team, Gaimin Gladiators and Team Aster advanced from Group B in Group Stage 1. Team Spirit, PSG.LGD and Talon Esports advanced from Group A, with the fourth spot to be decided in a tiebreaker.

    Team Secret, Tundra Esports and Evil Geniuses will square off Thursday in a best-of-one round robin after each finished with identical 7-7 map records in Group A.

    Sixteen Dota 2 teams from around the world were invited to DreamLeague Season 20 to compete for a $1 million prize pool. The winner will receive $300,000 and the runner-up will earn $175,000, with both of the top two finishers qualifying for the Riyadh Masters later this year.

    Group Stage 1 began Sunday with a single round-robin format and all matches best-of-two. The top four teams from each group advance to Group Stage 2 and form one single group of eight. The top four finishers from Group Stage 2 will qualify for a double-elimination playoff stage June 24-25.

    In Wednesday’s action in Group A, Team Liquid swept TSM and Spirit swept Secret, while the Tundra-EG and Talon-PSG.LGD matches ended in 1-1 draws.

    9Pandas finished atop Group B with a 2-0 win Wednesday over beastcoast. Team Aster and BetBoom Team also registered sweeps against Entity and Gaimin Gladiators, respectively. OG and Shopify Rebellion drew 1-1.

    Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
    1. Team Spirit — 1-6-0, 8-6
    T2. PSG.LGD — 1-6-0, 8-6
    T2. Talon Esports — 1-6-0, 8-6
    T4. Evil Geniuses — 0-7-0, 7-7
    T4. Team Secret — 1-5-1, 7-7
    T4. Tundra Esports — 1-5-1, 7-7
    7. TSM — 0-6-1, 6-8
    8. Team Liquid — 1-3-3, 5-9

    Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
    1. 9Pandas — 4-2-1, 10-4
    T2. BetBoom Team — 3-2-2, 8-6
    T2. Gaimin Gladiators — 2-4-1, 8-6
    4. Team Aster — 2-4-1, 8-6
    5. beastcoast — 1-5-1, 7-7
    6. Shopify Rebellion — 0-6-1, 6-8
    7. OG — 1-4-2, 6-8
    8. Entity — 0-3-4, 3-11

    –Field Level Media

  • CSGO: CS:GO player Oni, 21, dies fighting for Ukraine

    CSGO: CS:GO player Oni, 21, dies fighting for Ukraine


    Ukrainian professional esports player Ostap “Oni” Onistrat died on the battlefield in the conflict with Russia earlier this month. He was 21.

    The 68th brigade of Ukrainian land forces announced his passing on social media. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that he was killed by enemy shrapnel on June 3.

    Oni’s last recorded Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament was at the ZUEL Championship in 2021, where he played for the Ukrainian team LIBERTATEM and finished second, per Sportskeeda.com.

    Sergey “LMBT” Bezhanov, a Ukrainian-based CS:GO coach, described Oni as a national hero who died defending his country.

    –Field Level Media

  • NCAAB: Lithuanian F Paulius Murauskas signs with Arizona

    NCAAB: Lithuanian F Paulius Murauskas signs with Arizona


    Lithuanian prospect Paulius Murauskas signed a letter of intent with Arizona, he told ESPN on Wednesday.

    Considered one of the top international talents in the Class of 2023, the 6-foot-9 forward led the FIBA U18 European Championship in scoring last summer with 20.7 points per game.

    As a 17-year-old this season, he averaged 8.4 points per game with Nevezis in the Lithuanian first division.

    “My decision to go to the NCAA is all about improvement,” Murauskas told ESPN. “Especially physical improvement to be able to compete in high-intensity games. Personally, I think that this will be the best place for my further development as a person and as a basketball player.”

    Murauskas becomes the seventh international player on Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd’s roster for 2023-24, joining Motiejus Krivas (Lithuania), Oumar Ballo (Mali), Pelle Larsson (Sweden), Henri Veesaar (Estonia), Filip Borovicanin (Serbia) and Conrad Martinez (Spain).

    –Field Level Media

  • MLB: Astros OF Yordan Alvarez (oblique) out at least 4 weeks

    MLB: Astros OF Yordan Alvarez (oblique) out at least 4 weeks


    Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will be sidelined at least four weeks with the oblique strain that landed him on the injured list on Friday.

    Astros general manager Dana Brown gave the update during an interview on SportsTalk 790 AM on Wednesday.

    “It’s going to take at least two weeks for us to get a feel for how it’s healing,” Brown said. “You take those two weeks and then another week to figure out when he starts to have some activity, and OK, how’s his body responding? That’s three weeks right there. You’re looking at, once he’s starting to swing a bat, maybe it’s four weeks or so.”

    Alvarez aggravated his oblique on his final swing in the batting cage before exiting after his lone at-bat in Houston’s 3-2 setback to the host Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

    Alvarez, 25, is hitting .272 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 57 games this season.

    The American League Rookie of the Year in 2019, Alvarez is batting .293 with 115 homers and 338 RBIs in 425 career games with the Astros.

    –Field Level Media

  • MLB: Trevor Bauer faces additional assault lawsuit, denies accusation

    MLB: Trevor Bauer faces additional assault lawsuit, denies accusation


    Another woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexually assaulting her and choking her to the point of unconsciousness, allegations he denies.

    The woman filed a civil suit against him in December 2022, but it has just become public knowledge. Bauer has countersued.

    In the filing, the woman says Bauer, 32, held a steak knife to her throat while they were watching television and, two days later, raped her during an encounter in Arizona in December 2020, according to USA Today. She said it resulted in a pregnancy but she subsequently had a miscarriage.

    She is seeking $3.7 million and an apology for herself and other women he has “sexually humiliated and abused against their consent,” per the filing. She is at least the fourth woman to allege that Bauer committed sexual improprieties.

    Bauer, in his countersuit, accuses the woman in the Arizona case of extortion, fraud and fabricating the pregnancy.

    Per USA Today, Bauer admits to having consensual sex with the woman that December, after which she said she was pregnant and told him she would have an abortion for $1.6 million. In court documents, his attorney said Bauer has her demand on tape.

    Bauer, a former National League Cy Young Award winner, was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in June 2021 when a Southern California woman accused him of sexually assaulting her, choking her and causing physical injuries in their two encounters.

    He was suspended by the Dodgers, and following an investigation, he was suspended for a record 194 games under MLB’s sexual assault and domestic abuse policy. Once reinstated, the Dodgers released him with one year left on his three-year $102 million deal and no MLB team signed him as a free agent.

    In that case, prosecutors in Los Angeles County declined to file charges. Two Ohio women later told The Washington Post that Bauer had assaulted them, too.

    USA Today reported that in the Arizona case, police in Scottsdale took a report in December 2020 that accused Bauer of sexual assault but the case is in the inactive file.

    Bauer has not been arrested or faced charges in any of these alleged assaults.

    He now is pitching in Japan.

    –Field Level Media