Saquon Barkley's record-breaking contract with the Philadelphia Eagles has some fine print that Travis Kelce isn't glossing over.
During this week's episode of Kelce's podcast "New Heights" with his brother Jason, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end called out the Eagles for the many incentives included in Barkley's contract.
Barkley's two-year, $41.2 million deal, with a $20.6 million per year salary, made him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
However, only $36 million of that deal is guaranteed, while Barkley can earn an additional $15 million if he fulfills certain incentives.
"Eww," Kelce said in response to the incentive aspect of Barkley's deal. "I don't like that one bit.... Does he have to get a 2,000-yard season every year?"
The incentive clauses in Barkley's new contract are unknown at this time. His previous contract, which he signed with the Eagles last offseason, included incentives for earning first-team All-Pro honors, rushing for at least 1,000 and then 1,500 yards, and victories in each round of the playoffs.
Barkley ended up cashing in on all of those, with 2,005 rushing yards on 345 carries with 13 rushing scores while catching 33 passes for 278 yards with two more touchdowns. He was then the centerpiece on their playoff run to Super Bowl LIX, where they beat Kelce's Chiefs.
And now, Kelce doesn't approve of the incentives in Barkley's deal, especially the ones that are based on team success, like playoff wins.
"So you have to rely on someone's vote to get your incentive?" Travis Kelce asked. "That's f---ed up."
Shohei Ohtani’s greatness can’t be overstated enough, but another all-time great hitter in baseball thinks the game is a bit easier for the Los Angeles Dodgers star compared to his time in MLB.
Barry Bonds, arguably the greatest hitter of all time, appeared on the "All The Smoke" podcast where he shared his belief that ballplayers have it easier in the batter’s box compared to his time in the league from 1986-2007.
"The game has just changed," Bonds said. "The game is way different than it was when I played. The same way Michael (Jordan) talks about it or anybody does. Ohtani is not gonna hit two home runs without seeing one go (by his ear) in my generation. I don't care what he does. He's not gonna steal two bases without someone decapitating his kneecap to slow him down. It's a different game back then."
Bonds has a point regarding intentional pitches thrown up and in on batters to give them a scare – the game has regressed in that aspect on the pitcher’s mound.
However, Bonds isn’t trying to take away what Ohtani has been able to accomplish since Ohtani came over to the States from Japan.
"The pitching and hitting have been outstanding for what he's done," Bonds said of Ohtani. "Baserunning. He's a complete player. There's no doubt about the type of player he is and what he's accomplished in his career."
But the point still stands in Bonds’ eyes: In a game where celebrating home runs is encouraged now instead of frowned upon, Ohtani doesn’t have to worry about retaliation – at least not like he would have in the past.
"They should be better than us hitting-wise, because they can hit a home run, throw their bat up in the air, run around, get a taco, come back down and have a limo drive them around," Bonds said, jokingly. "All these antics that we weren't allowed to do.
"If I did anything like that, I'm gonna see a star. I'm gonna see a hospital, but I ain't gonna see baseball that day."
Bonds, of course, is a polarizing former star within the game of baseball, owning the most home runs ever, breaking Hank Aaron’s record with his own 762 over his illustrious career.
Despite being considered arguably the greatest hitter of all time, Bonds remains out of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York due to being a central figure in MLB’s steroids scandal.
Bonds was indicted in 2007 on perjury charges as well as obstruction of justice for allegedly lying in front of a grand jury during the government’s investigation into BALCO, a main manufacturer of an undetectable steroid that was running rampant in the league.
The perjury charges were eventually dropped, but Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice in 2011. He had to fight until he was exonerated on appeal in 2015.
During that time, Bonds’ 10 years of eligibility on the Hall of Fame ballot didn’t see voters giving him the 75% acceptance rate to be an inductee, some of which stating they wouldn’t vote for him due to the belief he used PEDs.
Ohtani was caught up in his own scandal this past offseason, though he was the victim rather than the culprit.
Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was found to be stealing millions from the Dodgers star’s bank account to cover gambling losses. Federal prosecutors asked for a 57-month prison sentence while also asking Mizuhara to pay $16.9 million of restitution to Ohtani and another $1.1 million to the IRS.
After Pat McAfee called Canada a "terrible" country for booing "The Star-Spangled Banner" ahead of a WWE event in Toronto, he got ugly messages in an Instagram direct message.
Elizabeth Irving performed the U.S. national anthem as a chorus of boos rained down at the Elimination Chamber. Irving also sings the national anthem ahead of Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver Whitecaps games.
McAfee loudly lambasted the Canadian fans, and the country as a whole, for the booing during the Peacock broadcast.
"It kind of sucks that it's in the terrible country of Canada that booed our national anthem to start this entire thing," McAfee shouted at the broadcast table. Boos had occurred in the country since the beginning of February in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs and "51st state" cracks.
McAfee defended his comments earlier this week, and it came at a cost on social media.
McAfee wound up sharing Instagram direct messages he got that called him "f---ing pathetic," a "p----," and wishing death upon himself and his daughter.
"i hope that little brat f---ing dies." one message said.
"if you want to s--- on free speech you better be ready to die," another wrote.
"Good morning beautiful people... Standard Wednesday over here… just some random wishing death upon me & my daughter... Hope you all have a great day," McAfee shared.
McAfee addressed some of the backlash he received earlier this week.
"I’m very proud and thankful that I’m from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America… Canadians have a lot of passion for their country and I understand it…You booed our country and I said you’re terrible.." McAfee wrote in a post.
After Canada defeated USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted to X, "You can't take our game – and you can't take our country."
NASCAR is accusing 23XI Racing of "willfully" violating antitrust laws, court documents show. The company is co-owned by six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan.
A contentious two-year negotiation period on new charter agreements led to the lawsuit. Charters are NASCAR's equivalent of a franchise model. Teams that have charters receive a minimum of 36 spots on every race weekend.
A 30-page lawsuit filed in the Western District of North Carolina argued that Jordan's entity, more specifically business manager Curtis Polk, circumvented antitrust laws by orchestrating anticompetitive collective conduct in connection with the most recent charter agreements. Polk is listed as a defendant in the filing.
Front Row Motorsports also declined to sign the new agreements, which were presented to the teams last September shortly before the start of NASCAR's playoffs. Restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins owns Front Row Motorsports. In addition to Jordan, Polk and driver Denny Hamlin are co-owners of 23XI Racing.
The charters were fought for by the teams ahead of the 2016 season and have twice been extended. The latest extension is for seven years to match the current media rights deal. 23XI and Front Row refused to sign and sued, alleging that NASCAR and the France family, who own the stock car series, are a monopoly.
NASCAR was defeated in round one in court. The two teams have been recognized as chartered organizations for the 2025 season as the legal dispute winds through the courts. NASCAR has also appealed a decision to have the case dismissed.
"Today’s counterclaim by NASCAR is a meritless distraction and a desperate attempt to shift attention away from its own unlawful, monopolistic actions," attorney Jeffrey Kessler, who is representing 23XI and Front Row, said in a statement.
"NASCAR agreed to the joint negotiations that they now attack. When those joint negotiations failed, they used individual negotiations to impose their charter terms, which most of the teams decided they had no choice but to accept."
The counterclaim suggested that Polk was the ringleader in the fight against the current charter proposals. NASCAR attorney Christopher Yates told the Associated Press that Polk lacks a complete understanding of NASCAR's business model.
"Curtis Polk basically orchestrated and threatened a boycott of one of the qualifying races for a major event, and others did not go along with him," Yates said. "He got other teams to boycott a meeting that was required by the charter. When you have a threatened boycott of qualifying races that are covered by media, that’s not a good thing for other race teams, not a good thing when you are trying to collectively grow the sport."
The qualifying race in question was last year's pair of 150-mile duels that set the field for the Daytona 500.
"I don’t think Mr. Polk really understands the sport," Yates added. "I think he came into it, and his view is it should be much more like the NBA or other league sports. But it’s not. No motorsport is like that. He’s done a lot of things that might work in the NBA or might be OK in the NBA but just are not appropriate in NASCAR."
Meanwhile, Jordan has previously stated that he is suing NASCAR on behalf of all the teams so everyone can be on equal footing in terms of benefits as a participant in the top motorsports league in the U.S.
"It'll feel great because you worked your butt off to get back," Graham said about playing in the Super Bowl in the week prior. "I know the team worked their butt off to get here, and I want to be there for them."
Graham said before the season that this would be his final year, but has not publicly declared whether he will retire since the Super Bowl win.
Graham has played the most games of any player in Eagles history with 206, 13 more than Jason Kelce, who is second in franchise history with 193.
Graham was one of two position players, and four overall, left from the Eagles’ championship team in the 2017 season to play in their Super Bowl win against the Chiefs.
In the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, Graham strip-sacked Tom Brady with 2:11 left in the fourth quarter to seal the 41-33 win for the Eagles.
In their 38-35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl two years ago, Graham played 18 snaps without a tackle or sack.
Graham had 3.5 sacks in 20 tackles in 11 regular-season games last season.
The FBI added a former Olympian and a Canadian national to its list of top 10 most wanted fugitives on Thursday.
The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for the capture of Ryan Wedding, 43. Wedding, who competed in a snowboarding event for Canada in the 2002 winter Olympics, is wanted for allegedly running "a transnational drug trafficking network."
FBI Los Angeles chief Akil Davis said in a press conference Thursday that Wedding's alleged trafficking ring "routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations in the United States, and for orchestrating multiple murders and an attempted murder in furtherance of these drug crimes."
"Wedding went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets of U.S. cities and in his native Canada," Davis said in a statement.
"The alleged murders of his competitors make Wedding a very dangerous man, and his addition to the list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, coupled with a major reward offer by the State Department, will make the public our partner so that we can catch up with him before he puts anyone else in danger," he added.
Davis noted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the $10 million reward for Wedding's capture. The FBI is also offering an additional $50,000 for information leading to his arrest.
Wedding was previously convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, and he was sentenced to prison in 2010, according to federal records.
The FBI says Wedding's aliases include "El Jefe," "Giant," "Public Enemy," "James Conrad King," and "Jesse King." They say he is roughly 6'3" and 240 pounds.
Federal authorities first issued an arrest warrant for Wedding in September of last year, but he has still not been apprehended.
Thursday's announcement comes just after the Justice Department announced the capture of one of Wedding's alleged accomplices, Andrew Clark, 34. Clark, a Canadian citizen who was living in Mexico, was arrested by Mexican authorities in October 2024 and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in Arizona.
The indictment says Wedding and his associates conspired to deliver shipments of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Los Angeles to Canada using long-haul semi-trucks.
Wedding is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; conspiracy to export cocaine; continuing criminal enterprise; murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime; and attempt to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime.
Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, praised President Donald Trump’s administration for renegotiating the Maine Sea Grant funding.
Hudson, 24, pleaded with Trump and the White House to reinstate the Maine Sea Grant after the program was "abruptly" cut on Saturday in a social media post.
Trump’s administration adhered to her pleas, and agreed to reinstate the Maine Sea Grant funding on Wednesday. Hudson took to social media to extend her gratitude to the Trump administration and Senator Susan Collins.
"It is with a full, full heart that I share that this most wonderful news with you all," Hudson wrote in her caption of her post that included her next to Collins.
"This effort could not have been achieved without (Senator Susan Collins) and her commitment to Maine’s fishing community. Senator Collins, on behalf of all fisherman of Maine, thank you for your continual support in preserving our heritage, tradition and economy."
Hudson began her post with "The Fisherman have been heard!" and used the hashtags #TrumpDOESLoveFisherman and #TrumpLovesFisherman to sign off her post.
Hudson spoke during the 50th Maine Fisherman’s Forum in Rockport, Maine on Saturday and talked about how the Maine Sea Grant funding’s being cut affected Maine’s fisherman.
"The news came like a tsunami to the Forum on Saturday that the federal funding program ‘Maine Sea Grant’ was abruptly cut. This program has been a pillar of support for marine research, sustainability, and economic growth for more than 50 years. The forum floors filled with tears and fears as if everyone were drowning, and we were," Hudson wrote in a separate post on Tuesday.
"The decision only amplified the uncertainty, anxiety and existential fears that already plague the fisherman of Maine."
Belichick was with Hudson in support, as she posted a picture of the couple in a private plane before she was set to speak at the forum.
The North Carolina Tar Heels head coach and Hudson were first publicly linked last year and have reportedly discussed marriage.
This upcoming football season will be Belichick’s first as a college football head coach. The 72-year-old parted ways with the New England Patriots after the 2023 season after an incredible run that included six Super Bowl victories.
John Cena’s heel turn at WWE’s Elimination Chamber transcended the world of sports entertainment.
Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe debated about the ordeal on ESPN while Jon Stewart brought it up on "The Daily Show." It was truly a moment no pro wrestling fan thought they would see – ever.
Cena even talked about the idea of turning heel in 2012 on Chris Van Vliet’s podcast last year. But the dramatic turn from being immensely loved by the fans to turning his back on everything his character stood for over several years never occurred – until Saturday.
The comparisons then trickled in. Which heel turn was bigger – Hulk Hogan being the third man in the New World Order and turning on World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996 at Bash at the Beach or was it Cena?
Hogan weighed in during an interview with Justin Barrasso for his Substack "Undisputed."
"It’s one of the best heel turns I’ve seen in a long, long time," Hogan said. "All the major players were involved. I can’t say enough about The Rock, too – he was incredible. They did it right, I’ll tell you that."
Hogan added that. Cena’s now not doing the things he had been doing – essentially, shaking hands and kissing babies. He called it "bigger than a wrestling angle."
By the time Hogan decided to become the "bad guy" in pro wrestling, his gimmick of "Say your prayers and eat your vitamins" was said to have become stale. No pro wrestling fan at the time thought Hogan could align with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, who had just joined WCW in the weeks prior from WWE – then known as the World Wrestling Federation.
The turn kicked-started the dominance of the New World Order faction. WCW defeated WWE in the ratings for 83 weeks before the other company eventually righted the ship and bought WCW.
Cena started his career wanting to make a good impression in the company’s "Ruthless Aggression" era and then transformed into a rapper who would dis crowds and drop freestyle rap tracks on his opponents.
He became one of the most popular wrestlers ever and even set a record for most Make-a-Wish Foundation wishes granted. He won the WWE Championship 13 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. One more title win will set a record.
It was what his farewell tour was going to be about when he announced his retirement last summer. He embarked on the journey at the Royal Rumble, only to be the final competitor eliminated.
The signs appeared to be there after that. He declared himself a competitor in the men’s Elimination Chamber match without earning the spot. He then aligned himself with The Rock, who initially asked Rhodes to become "his champion."
Cena’s final WWE run will now be on the other side of the aisle and will keep a hot storyline burning through the rest of the year.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services served a notice of violation to the state of Maine on Feb. 25, and declared the state violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete in girls' sports.
According to the notice, obtained by Fox News Digital, the Maine Department of Education is violating Title IX by denying female student athletes "an equal opportunity" to participate in athletics "by allowing male athletes to compete against female athletes in current and future athletic events."
The notice also states if the violations are not corrected, a referral may be made to the Department of Justice.
The notice came amid a feud between President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the state's refusal to comply with the president's February executive order to keep biological males out of women's and girls' sports.
The state has been called "ground zero" in the national battle over banning and protecting trans inclusion in women's sports after state lawmaker Laurel Libby made a social media post pointing out a trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition in February.
"If Maine Democrats continue to double down on allowing biological males to participate in girls' sports, our students stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding. Gov. Mills and legislative Democrats have a renewed opportunity to do the right thing, to ensure restored funding and a fair and level playing field for Maine girls," Libby told Fox News Digital in response to the news of the determined violation.
"I appreciate the Trump administration's swift and decisive action, and will continue to stand firm with our shared mission of upholding the rights of Maine women and girls."
Libby's revelation of the trans athlete ignited national conversation and coverage of the state's policy on trans inclusion after Maine announced it would not comply with Trump's executive order.
Trump then vowed to cut funding to the state for refusing to follow his order during a gathering of governors at the White House.
One day later, Mills' office responded with a statement threatening legal action against the Trump administration if it did withhold federal funding from the state. Then, Trump and Mills verbally sparred in a widely publicized argument at the White House during a bipartisan meeting of governors.
Just hours after that interaction, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will be investigating the state for allowing trans athletes to compete in girls' sports and potential Title IX violations.
Police protection has since been assigned to the high school that is attended by the trans athlete who Libby identified in her Facebook post, amid concerns over safety.
The Maine House of Representatives voted to censure Libby on Feb. 25, the same day that the Health and Human Services Department found the state violated Title IX.
The controversy even incited a protest against Mills, called "the March Against Mills," which took place outside Maine's State House Saturday morning. Several female athletes took the microphone at the march to speak out against their Democratic governor.
In response, one day after that, pro-trans activists protested outside of Libby's home, in opposition to her beliefs about transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports.
Just eight protesters appeared outside Libby's home with signs reading "Shame on you Laurel 4 exploiting a child 4 your political gain" and "protect trans youth," according to The Maine Wire.
Trump re-affirmed his intent to punish states that continue to let trans athletes compete with girls during Tuesday night's joint address to Congress.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted Trump "won't back down" as he goes after these states.
"The president has made a commitment to ensure that states are being held accountable if they continue to allow men in women's sports, which he believes is an egregious violation of taxpayer dollars, and so that fight continues and the president won't back down," Leavitt said. "This is a commonsense policy, 80% of the American people, including more than 60% of Democrats, do not want men in women's sports."
Adam "Pacman" Jones revealed in a recent interview how he was able to beat NFL drug tests when he was playing in the league for the Cincinnati Bengals and other teams.
Jones admitted on Deion Sanders’ Tubi show, "We Got Time Today," that he "cheated" the league’s drug program. He said his way was "really good."
"People don’t know how smart I am, but like, I can say it now. I don’t play no more, but like, I’ve never used my p--- for a p--- test. Not one time. Not one time," he said.
Sanders said there was no way a player could get away with what Jones described.
"The reason it can’t because they go in there with you right now," the Colorado Buffaloes head coach said. "No, no. They go in there and watch you pull out."
Jones tried to go into explicit detail about how a player could get around the drug test, but he was shut down.
The former defensive back was the No. 6 overall pick of the 2005 draft. He played for the Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos from 2005 to 2018. He missed two full seasons of his career.
The NFL had a strict no-marijuana policy during those years, which has since been relaxed.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Champ Bailey told Fox News Digital in January that he used marijuana during his playing career and suggested that NFL players who were using cannabis knew when the tests occurred and stopped using the drug before they were tested.
"They were very strict back then, but I wouldn’t say in a way they wanted to catch you. Like, we knew when the tests were coming, so we always quit at a certain time, which… even at the time, you realize that was at a detriment to my recovery because the times we had to quit was in the offseason when they would have these yearly tests," he said.
"It’s one of those times where you’re working harder than you work during the season because you’re training to get back in shape, and those are the times you really want it. I could just remember guys always talking about what we had to quit when. Some guys would get tested earlier than others, so guys would get back on it and others were still waiting. It was a topic of conversation to figure out how to navigate that, but we all stuck together – the ones that were using – and we made sure that we all got through it.
"Some did pass, some did it. We’ve all had our experiences with the drug program in the league. But, for better or worse, it was a waste of time. When you look back on it, I think the league realized they wasted a lot of resources on something that could actually benefit us, and things have changed. Things have changed over time. And I’m proud to say that they give me the courage to really speak up more because they’re starting to turn the page on what it means to use cannabis."
The FIFA Club World Cup will be the appetizer to the FIFA World Cup this summer as the best teams from around the globe will compete in the United States for the first time.
Major League Soccer squads Seattle Sounders FC and Inter Miami will be among the 32 clubs competing for the trophy. The tournament begins on June 14.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday that some of the world’s best players will compete, including Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Jude Bellingham and Rodri, will all be competing.
"Spectacle, pure and soccer will definitely conquer America in 100 days from now," he said.
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California; MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Lumen Field in Seattle, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida; Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida; Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee; TQL Stadium in Cincinnati and Audi Field in Washington will be the host venues.
FIFA promised $1 billion in prize money to the 32 teams in the Club World Cup.
The Club World Cup will be a preview for when the best players represent the top soccer nations in the world to battle for the World Cup trophy, which will take place from June 11, 2026 to July 19, 2026, and can be seen only on FOX Sports programming.
The United States, Canada and Mexico are the host countries with the championship being played at MetLife Stadium.
So far, the host nations are the only countries that have clinched spots in the tournament. More will follow over the next year. The field will expand to 48 teams for the first time.
Infantino had high hopes for the two major tournaments.
"A quarter of the world will be there," he said of fans at the World Cup next year. "We’ll have millions of people coming. And, honestly, between the Club World Cup this year and the World Cup next year, it’s definitely time to take over this country when it comes to soccer."
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom warned the U.S. on Wednesday after China vowed to "fight till the end" against President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Tuesday, saying it was ready for any "type" of war with the U.S. It pushed back against tariffs levied against the Chinese government that Trump bumped up from 10% to 20% earlier this week over Beijing’s failure to address the flow of fentanyl entering the U.S.
Kanter Freedom, who has been outspoken for the last few years against the Chinese government, sounded the alarm about the threat in a post on X.
"No embassy issues this type of statement without the capital's approval," he wrote. "Wake up America."
Kanter Freedom was one of the only NBA players to speak out against Chinese President Xi Jinping and the detention camps holding Uyghur Muslims. He also criticized the NBA for having a partnership with China while the atrocities were occurring.
"If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end," ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in the statement. China has already responded to the tariffs by imposing a 15% tariff on American agricultural goods.
Jian’s statement, which was quoted by the Chinese Embassy in Washington, argued that the fentanyl issue is a "flimsy excuse" to raise tariffs on Chinese imports. Jian cautioned that "intimidation does not scare us" and "bullying" would not work.
"Pressuring, coercion or threats are not the right way of dealing with China," Jian said. "Anyone using maximum pressure on China is picking the wrong guy and miscalculating."
The tariffs against China went into effect on Tuesday. Trump increased the tariffs on Monday with an executive order that stated the Chinese government has failed "to blunt the sustained influx of synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, flowing from [their country]," and that such failure constitutes an "unusual and extraordinary threat."
The Chinese government has opposed the tariffs since they were announced.
The Trump administration is already imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, which were announced last month and also went into effect on Tuesday.
Kanter Freedom played in the NBA from 2011 to 2022. He averaged 11.2 points per game in 748 career appearances. He last saw the court with the Boston Celtics before he was traded to the Houston Rockets and later waived.
Since then, he has been an outspoken critic of China and Turkey.
Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
"After thorough discussions as an organization, I met with Michael Wilhoite and informed him we have decided to part ways," Payton said, via ESPN. "We recognize the serious nature of the allegations against him and believe this is the best course of action at this time. I appreciate Michael's contributions to the Broncos and am confident he will move forward in a positive direction."
Wilhoite was arrested on Feb. 23 on a charge of second-degree assault on a peace officer, jail records showed.
Wilhoite had left his car unattended for a time, and an officer at the airport approached him and told him he could not do that, KDVR-TV reported, citing a probable cause statement. He allegedly told the officer explicitly to shut up.
After being told again about leaving the car unattended, Wilhoite allegedly approached the officer in "an aggressive manner and bumped his chest into the victim causing him to step backwards."
Wilhoite was pushed away before he allegedly punched the officer in the face. His next court date is March 10.
Wilhoite was an undrafted free agent out of Washburn when he got his first taste of NFL action in 2012 with the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the 49ers through the 2016 season.
He signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 2017 and only played one year for them.
Wilhoite set his sights on the NFL coaching ranks in 2019 when he signed as a special teams assistant with the New Orleans Saints on Sean Payton’s staff. He was then on the Los Angeles Chargers’ staff in 2021as their linebackers coach. He was let go after the 2022 season.
In 2023, he rejoined Payton but with the Broncos.
The Broncos went from a team at the bottom of the league in points and yards allowed in 2023 to one of the best defenses in the NFL in 2024 – ranked third in points allowed and seventh in yards allowed.
Denver made the playoffs but lost to the Buffalo Bills in the wild card round.
Four-time manager of the year Buck Showalter is the latest to weigh in on whether Pete Rose should make the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Showalter, 68, discussed the nuances of Rose’s candidacy during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich."
"You know, I’ve seen the reasons why [Rose should get in]. There’s a lot of byproducts to this. It’s not as simple as going, ‘He bet on his own team and the time has come that we forgive, and people have done worse that are in there.’ I got that," Showalter said.
"But understand the reason. I know as a manager if I’m betting on the game that night, Dan, I may put too many good feet forward to try and win that game and not worry about tomorrow’s game as much. You know where I’m getting at? I think there’s a cause and effect on everything where you can say you’re going to do it, but having something on that game affects a lot of things."
With money on the game, Showalter implied he might be more inclined to use his top relievers liberally, as the game he has money on is his top priority over the team's future.
Using top relievers in circumstances you otherwise wouldn’t to win a bet might cause those relievers to be unavailable for the team’s next game, hindering the team’s chances of winning the next game.
However, despite laying out how betting on your own team may change managerial decisions and negatively affect the team, Showalter talked about how hard it is to believe that Rose already isn’t in the Hall of Fame.
"At what point do we go, ‘OK, forgiven, and let’s move on.’ I mean it’s hard to believe that our Hall of Fame doesn’t have Pete in it, and I think he served enough sentence, so to speak, and people that are so negative about it might want to look in their own backyard. None of us would like to have our lives judged by our worst decision, that’s for sure," Showalter said.
Rose received a lifetime ban from MLB in 1989 due to his gambling.
Rose would undoubtedly be in the Baseball Hall of Fame if his statistics on the field outweighed breaking the golden rule in the sport.
Rose is MLB’s hit king with 4,256 career hits. He was the National League MVP in 1974, was a 17-time All-Star, three-time World Series champion and three-time batting title winner.
Rose applied for reinstatement in 2020 and 2022, especially with legalized sports betting happening across the country. However, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred denied both requests, pointing to the Veteran’s Committee for any Hall of Fame discussions regarding Rose. Manfred also shot down any speculation about Rose’s reinstatement in 2023, as the league had partnerships with sportsbooks.
Manfred is reportedly considering a petition from Rose’s family to have him posthumously removed from baseball’s ineligible list. This would potentially open the door for Rose to make the Hall of Fame and make his conclusion about his enshrinement true.
Although he isn't in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Reds inducted Rose into their own hall of fame in 2016, retiring his No. 14. He made several appearances in MLB ballparks in recent years before his death.
Showalter most recently managed the New York Mets in 2023 and went 75-87, and he was let go by the team despite going 101-61 the year before in 2022.
Showalter has also managed the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles in his 22-year managerial career.
Showalter is 1,727-1,665 in his career as a manager in MLB.
The Los Angeles Chargers informed five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa that they will release him on Wednesday.
The Chargers will reportedly save $25.36 million against their salary cap, allowing them to go out and make other moves elsewhere next week when the free agency period opens.
While it makes financial sense, it is tough for the organization and fan base to see the third overall pick from the 2016 NFL Draft go after what he’s contributed to the Chargers since that selection.
Bosa won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year that season after collecting 10.5 sacks, 41 combined tackles and one forced fumble, quickly cementing himself as one of the best young pass rushers in the NFL.
For nine seasons, when healthy, Bosa has been one of the most menacing edge rushers in the game, tallying 72.0 sacks, 343 combined tackles (156 for loss) and 17 forced fumbles. His 72.0 sacks is the second-most in franchise history.
However, health has been a problem for Bosa. He has not played a full season on the gridiron since his 2021 Pro Bowl campaign, which was also the last time he collected double-digit sacks in a season.
In 2022, Bosa suffered a grade 3 groin tear that required surgery and held him out until Week 17. He only played five games that season and did not have good injury luck the next year, playing in just nine games after spraining his right foot in Week 11 against the Green Bay Packers. He was later placed on the injured reserve after it continued to pester him, and he missed the remainder of the season.
Bosa fared a bit better in 2024, playing 14 games and totaling 5.0 sacks, 22 combined tackles and two forced fumbles. However, he still dealt with wrist, back and hip issues throughout the year.
With Bosa released, there are no longer any players on the Chargers who used to call San Diego home.
As for what comes next, it will be interesting to see what the veteran can garner on the open market. In terms of teams, staying in California and playing with his younger brother, Nick Bosa, on the San Francisco 49ers could be appealing to the 29-year-old.
While Bosa departs, the Chargers could also be without Khalil Mack, who is a pending free agent. The position group will be vastly different if both players head elsewhere in 2025, with Tuli Tuipulotu and Bud Dupree being the top guys under contract.
Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has her dream race.
Patrick, 42, was asked to pick three people, dead or alive, to race.
"Well, I think I’d want to see how I stacked up against Ayrton Senna. He was one of the greats in Formula 1," Patrick said during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Gaines for Girls" podcast with Riley Gaines.
"Maybe get out there and doorbang with Dale Earnhardt Sr. Obviously, I know (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) super well. I drove for him. He’s a friend, and his wife Amy is great. But, you know, he was known as ‘the Intimidator.' So, that would be a fun person to see, like, what did that feel like? Would I be intimidated? Cause I have a real mean streak in me at times," Patrick said.
Earnhardt raced in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, now the NASCAR Cup Series, from 1975 to 2001.
Earnhardt won 76 Winston Cup races and 24 exhibition events, for a combined 100 wins.
The legend is the only driver in NASCAR history to win a race in four different, consecutive decades.
Earnhardt, like Senna, died in a race of a skull fracture during a last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 in 2001 at 49 years old.
In Patrick’s hypothetical race, she is taking on Senna and Earnhardt competitively and, for her third person, she chose to put someone in her own car.
"Maybe put someone in my car. Who’d I want to put in my car? I think I’d put Jesus in my car. I think that, in all of my spiritual practices and religious experiences, I’ve been connecting with the energy of Jesus. It has always felt like a homie, like just your best friend. Like someone that’s just super cool and on your level but just all love. And, so, there you go, that’d be my passenger," Patrick said.
Patrick is one of the most successful women in racing history.
She is the first woman to win an IndyCar Series race, the first to have a pole position in a NASCAR Cup Series race and holds the highest finish by a woman in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, among many other accomplishments.
Tensions between the United States and Canada took center stage at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, and, according to Canada's foreign minister, it’s for good reason.
The political rift between the two countries first began at an NHL game Feb. 1 when Ottawa Senators fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Toronto Raptors fans followed suit the next day, but the controversy reached another level at the hockey tournament when the booing drew national attention.
Canadian fans booing the American national anthem seemed to be a response to President Donald Trump’s talk of tariffs and turning Canada into the 51st state.
After Canada’s win over Team USA, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fired off a post on social media addressing the controversy: "You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game."
The booing has continued at sporting events, with New York Rangers fans booing the Canadian anthem during a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs Friday.
With Trump’s tariffs going into effect this week, hockey fans from Canada are expected to continue taking digs at games, according to Mélanie Joly, Canada's foreign minister.
"This is not a joke anymore. This is not something we laugh at," Joly said during an appearance Tuesday on BBC's "Newsnight."
"Listen, we’ve had enough with this rhetoric. No Canadians now are having fun with this. And there's a reason why Canadians, when they go out on a hockey game, are booing the American national anthem.
"We're insulted. We're mad. We're angry."
Trump signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports. Energy imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, would be taxed at an additional 10%.
The tariffs went into effect Tuesday, prompting Trudeau to announce retaliatory tariffs.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos and Greg Norman contributed to this report.
The neighboring countries are historic enemies stemming from the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in massacres, deportations and forced marches that began in 1915 in Ottoman Turkey. Historians widely view the event as genocide, although Turkey rejects the notion.
After hearing criticism, the Kings issued an apology.
"We, the LA Kings and our partners at Rank & Rally want to sincerely apologize to all our friends in the Armenian community and beyond for the oversight that may have inadvertently impacted your experience during what should’ve been a joyous celebration," the Kings said in a statement released Saturday.
"We source, stock and sell merchandise from a select list of manufacturers that are officially licensed by the league, and we were unaware of the item’s production origin."
The Kings are offering full refunds or exchanges in person or by mail to anyone who purchased the scarf at the TEAM LA store.
More details about the tragic death of 20-year-old bodybuilder Jodi Vance have been revealed.
TMZ Sports obtained 911 audio from a call Vance’s wife made while in their hotel room in Columbus, Ohio, during the Arnold Sports Festival.
During the call, the woman told Columbus Police Vance had "passed out in bed" and added she had been "throwing up all morning" before going unconscious.
"She won’t wake up and won’t respond to us," the woman told the 911 operator.
The woman was told help was on the way, but Vance died of a heart attack brought on by severe dehydration, her family announced.
"Her heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration," the post on Vance’s Instagram page said. "Despite all efforts by the hospital, they were unable to revive her.
"She was a beautiful person inside and out, and she will be missed every single day. This was sudden and unexpected. Please give her family time to process this loss in peace. If anyone takes anything from this, please put your health first."
Justin Mihaly, Vance’s coach, claimed in an Instagram video he knew the reason behind the severe dehydration, which led to the fatal heart attack, "extremely hazardous substances."
"Jodi made a serious error," Mihaly said in the video. "Jodi used two extremely hazardous substances to improve her physique — I assume just for the Arnold Expo — without my knowledge, my approval, without family’s knowledge, their approval. … There is no reason that she should have been dehydrating."
Mihaly said he had consent from Vance’s mother, Jenny, to post the Instagram video explaining what he believed led to the severe dehydration.
"You are welcome to direct your blame towards me if that’s how you believe we can best honor Jodi," Mihaly continued in the video.
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said the team would take a cautious approach to Walker's knee over the next week.
"It is what it is," Marmol told reporters Wednesday. "We'll let it calm down for a week, and then we'll ramp that baby back up. And we'll still have time to see him in plenty of [spring training] games."
Walker is expected to be ready for opening day next month. Walker made some changes to his swing this offseason and is projected to start in right field once the regular season begins.
Walker has 21 career home runs and 71 RBIs in 168 games. The right-handed batter also has a .255 career batting average.
The Cardinals finished last season with an 83–79 record but did not advance to the playoffs.
Marmol oversaw a 12-game improvement from the 2023 season. St. Louis has not qualified for the MLB postseason since the franchise won the 2022 NL Central division title.
