Newcastle United have won the Carabao cup 2024/25

[Charania] "Mavericks have been ravaged: Kyrie Irving and Olivier-Maxence Prosper recently suffered season-ending injuries while return timelines of Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford are unclear. Now Exum, their starting point guard of late, is sidelined."

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[Charania] "The NBA has fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violations of the player participation policy."

[Schefter] Another Pittsburgh pickup: Free-agent CB Darius Slay reached agreement on a one-year, fully-guaranteed $10 million deal with the Steelers.

[Schefter] Free-agent QB Jacoby Brissett plans to sign with the Arizona Cardinals, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Brissett has 53 NFL starts, 11 with Cardinals OC Drew Petzing as his quarterbacks coach in Cleveland.

[Schefter] Source: Saints are re-signing DE Chase Young to a three-year, $51 million deal worth up to $57 million.

[Schefter] Sources: former Colts Pro-Bowl C Ryan Kelly reached agreement with the Vikings on a two-year, $18 million deal, per @JFowlerESPN and me.

[Schefter] Sources: former Broncos QB Zach Wilson reached agreement on a one-year, $6 million, fully-guaranteed deal that could grow to $10 million with the Miami Dolphins.

[Schefter] Former 49ers CB Charvarius Ward reached agreement on a three-year deal worth up to $60 million including $35 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus with the Indianapolis Colts.

[Schefter] Josh Sweat and the Cardinals reached agreement on a 4-year deal worth $76.4 million, including $41 million guaranteed. Deal negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus.

[Rapoport] Splash: The Patriots are taking the biggest defender off the market, as Eagles DT Milton Williams lands in New England, per me and Mike Garafolo. Williams gets a $26M per year.

[Schefter] ESPN sources: Former Steelers left tackle Dan Moore reached agreement today on a four-year, $82 million deal that includes $50 million guaranteed with the Tennessee Titans. The deal includes in $30 million in year one and $50 million in the first two years.

[Rapoport] The Bills and reigning MVP Josh Allen have a deal to make him the NFL’s new highest paid QB, sources say. After a slew of extensions and raises for core players, they get the biggest name locked in.

[Charania] "76ers' Paul George is out tonight against the Celtics with groin soreness, sources tell ESPN. Sixers are without George and Tyrese Maxey (back) tonight along with season-ending absences of Joel Embiid, Jared McCain and Eric Gordon."

[Charania] "Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison on Kyrie Irving: "His work ethic and absolute dedication to his craft, it’s cut from the cloth of greats. I know it, I lived it, and I see the same ferocity and passion in him that I saw in Kobe." Full statement:"

[Charania]: "In talking to people around Luka Doncic over the last 72 hours, he had no intention ever of leaving Dallas. That's how he viewed himself with the Mavericks. One team, one city, forever. I think that's going to carry over to the Lakers"

[Charania] "I think [Anthony Davis], his representatives are gonna huddle up. I think they're gonna have some very hard conversations. It's not out of the realm of possibility that one game was the last time we've seen AD this season."

[Charania] The NBA has also fined Anthony Edwards $35,000 for failing to leave court in timely manner and throwing ball into the stands on Thursday night.

[Charania] "Victor Wembanyama has a form of a blood clot in the right shoulder. He is out for the season. The Spurs believe this is an isolated condition."

[Charania] "San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss reminder of the season with a deep vein thrombosis in right shoulder."

[Charania] "Statement from Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management: "The overwhelming sentiment, after conferring with multiple, nationally recognized doctors, is that the Los Angeles Lakers should not have failed Mark Williams on his physical.""

Mikel John Obi asked José Mourinho: "Dogs or cats?" José Mourinho: "Dogs. But I don't have any problems with cats. I'm not Kurt Zouma."

[Scott Agness]LeBron James says at his pre-game availability that he will NOT be in uniform at the All-Star game due to ankle and foot discomfort.