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    NFL OFF FIELD ISSUES

    in FOOTBALL

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    11 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

    Cam Sutton turned himself in to the sheriff, after three weeks of being wanted.

    Which is relieving because I was honestly starting to worry he had killed himself or something.

    Here is the weird/wild part of the story

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    Speaking last week at the NFL owners meetings, Lions team president Rod Wood told Fox 2 in Detroit that Sutton was in the Lions' workout facility when they found out about the warrant and that a member of the team was able to talk with him and advise him to turn himself in.

    "Suggested he get counsel and do the right thing to turn himself in," Wood told the television station. "After that, we met the rest of the day and the following morning to decide to release him."

    Sutton's attorney contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office last Monday to say he would turn himself in, only to do so six days later, officials said. He was booked in the Orient Road Jail in Tampa, Florida, at 8:24 p.m. local time on Sunday.

     

    NHL 2023-24 - Period 3

    in HOCKEY

    Posted

    On 3/22/2024 at 10:11 AM, RIPPA said:

    Anyway - Jonathan Quick notched his 391 Career Victory which ties him with Ryan Miller for most by an American goalie

    He has know broken the record

    MLB 2024 - March/April 2024

    in BASEBALL

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    11 minutes ago, Tabe said:

    He turned 29 today. I don't understand giving him 10 years. 

    It appears to be - and this is just what I have read so take it with a grain of salt - it was solely done to fuck around with the luxury tax

    Because length knocks down the AAV and that is a key component to the competitive balance tax

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    The Dodgers have committed to Smith for a longer term than any of those deals and later into his career. But in doing so, it seems they were able to compromise in terms of the average annual value and competitive balance tax hit, which is based on AAV. Smith’s AAV will be just $14MM before accounting for deferrals, which lower the present-day value of the deal to $12.2MM. Mauer got a guarantee of $184MM and a $23MM AAV back in 2010. Posey got $166.5MM and a $20.8MM AAV in 2023. Martin’s five-year deal came with an $82MM guarantee and $16.4MM AAV back in 2014.

    That is not to suggest that Smith is as good as those players, merely to point out that the guarantee isn’t as unprecedented as the length. While the ten-year span is a new record for catchers, there are 13 deals with higher AAVs listed on the Contract Tracker.

    So as you can see - they actually lowered Smith's current hit on the CBT for this year and next

    2023-24 NBA: 2ND HALF

    in BASKETBALL

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    Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is no longer selling his controlling stake in the franchise to minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, he announced Thursday.

    Taylor alleges Lore and Rodriguez failed to meet certain contractual deadlines and obligations of the sale process, which began in 2021. Sources told ESPN that the relationship between Taylor and his successors -- Lore and Rodriguez -- disintegrated over the past two years.

    Minnesota (50-22) is having its best season in years, and is just a half game out of first place in the Western Conference.

    In a statement given to ESPN, Lore and Rodriguez maintained they have met their financial obligations to Taylor, including a final payment last week. In 2021, Taylor agreed to sell the Timberwolves and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx for $1.5 billion, with a structure that called for a transfer of power over a number of years as Lore and Rodriguez made a series of payments.

    "We are disappointed with Glen Taylor's public statement today," Lore and Rodriguez said in the statement. "We have fulfilled our obligations, have all necessary funding and are fully committed to closing our purchase of the team as soon as the NBA completes its approval process.

    "Glen Taylor's statement is an unfortunate case of seller's remorse that is shortsighted and disruptive to the team and the fans during a historic winning season."

    Since the sale process began in 2021, NBA franchise values have skyrocketed, with the Phoenix Suns selling for $4 billion, the Dallas Mavericks for $3.5 billion and Charlotte Hornets for $3 billion.

    In his statement, Taylor maintained he was no longer selling the franchise, but that he "will continue to work with Marc, Alex and the rest of the ownership group to ensure our teams have the necessary resources to compete at the highest levels on and off the court."

     

    2024 NCAAB - MADNESS

    in BASKETBALL

    Posted

    Seattle won the CBI (over High Point)

    Norfolk State won the CIT (over Purdue - Fort Wayne)

    EDIT - I should note that I didn't even realize the CIT was back. Only 9 teams accepted playing with Norfolk State being granted a bye to the semis and they hosted both games they played so... yeah

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