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5. Cameron Ward, QB, Washington State (Photo: Joe Nicholson, USA TODAY Sports) Positional ranking: No. 3 QB 247Sports Crystal Ball: N/A One of the top quarterbacks available — with an estimated price tag of $2 million — is done with his official visits after weekend stops at FSU and Miami. Cameron Ward finished the 2023 season with 3,735 yards passing and 25 touchdowns against seven interceptions on a 66.6% completion rate. His passing total ranked No. 5 in the nation. Ward’s father, Calvin, spoke exclusively with Noles247 to recap the official visit to FSU.  “From my perspective, it went very well,” Calvin Ward said of the FSU visit. “I…

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MLB

The Padres are close to a multi-year agreement with Japanese reliever Yuki Matsui, a source told MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi. The club has not confirmed the talks. San Diego has prioritized adding pitching this offseason, bringing in four young arms in the blockbuster deal with the Yankees for Juan Soto, and Matsui could join that list of acquisitions. Matsui would represent the first free-agent signing for the Padres this winter. They’ve made it clear that adding to their bullpen is a priority, with Josh Hader, Nick Martinez, Luis García and Tim Hill having reached free agency and Scott…

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NBA

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn Asked Pop if Wembanyama’s sore ankle came out of Sunday’s game or if it was a wear-and-tear thing. “It’s just there,” he said. “He will miss today, but I don’t think we are expecting it to be long term.” With Wemby out, Spurs will start Collins at center, Pop said. – 6:58 PM

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NFL

Dec 19, 2023, 05:45 PM ETTommy DeVito made good on an apparent agreement with a New Jersey-based pizzeria to make an appearance on Tuesday after the restaurant announced it had to cancel the event because the New York Giants quarterback doubled his appearance fee.Coniglio’s Old Fashioned pizzeria in Morristown announced on social media Sunday that it would no longer be hosting DeVito after the restaurant “received word from his agent that his appearance fee would be doubling” from $10,000 to $20,000. According to an Instagram post by Coniglio’s agent, Sean Stellato, raised the appearance fee after DeVito led the Giants…

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RG Snyman only made six appearances for Munster last seasonSouth African two-time World Cup winner RG Snyman will join Leinster ahead of the 2024-25 season.The 28-year-old’s time in Limerick has been hindered by injuries since sustaining ACL damage on his debut after joining the province in 2020.Snyman only played six times last season for Munster as they secured the United Rugby Championship title.He played an important role from the bench in the Springboks’ World Cup success last month but is currently out with a shoulder injury.”Having settled really well in Limerick since our arrival in Ireland almost four years ago,…

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England 267 for 3 (Salt 119, Buttler 55, Livingstone 54*) beat West Indies 192 (Russell 51, Pooran 39, Topley 3-37) by 75 runsWhoever said “don’t answer back” had never been overlooked for a big pay cheque, or found the belligerence of Phil Salt. Responding to his IPL auction snub and resuming where his unbeaten century in the third match had kept England alive in this series, Salt thrashed a 57-ball 119 to set West Indies an eye-watering target of 268 if they wanted to end it now. They couldn’t, falling to a 75-run defeat in Taruouba as England drew level…

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By Ben Sully   @SullyBen Stuttgart will look to extend their unbeaten home run to six competitive matches when they play host to Augsburg on Wednesday. Photo: Jeollo, Vfb-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 Stuttgart Having enjoyed significant success this season, Stuttgart were given a reality check in Saturday’s away clash with Bayern Munich. A Harry Kane brace and a Kim Min-jae effort condemned Stuttgart to a 3-0 defeat at the Allianz Arena, which brought an end to a five-game unbeaten run. Despite dropping down from third to fourth position, die Schwaben still boast a handy four-point cushion over fifth-placed Dortmund. Stuttgart have…

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Chelsea booked their place in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup with a dramatic victory over Newcastle United on Tuesday evening.Having handed Callum Wilson an opening goal with some of the worst defending imagineable, Chelsea snatched an equaliser in stoppage time through Mykhailo Mudryk, whose 92nd-minute effort sent the tie to penalties.Chelsea netted all four but Kieran Trippier struck wide and Matt Ritchie’s decisive effort was denied by goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, whose safe hands steered Chelsea through to the final four.How the game unfoldedConor Gallagher struck the crossbar from range with the game’s first real chance six minutes in. Lurking…

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EPL

According to respected journalist Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are aware that Brentford striker Ivan Toney wants to join them during the January transfer window. The English striker is currently serving an 8-month ban for breaching FA betting rules, but he is expected to return to competitive action from January 17. Toney has been working on his fitness behind the scenes in training sessions but it remains to be seen whether he will stay at Brentford or join a new club next month. In his Caught Offside column, Romano has revealed that Toney would be interested in joining Arsenal and the London giants are…

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MMA

Aljamain Sterling has seen plenty in his fighting career, but his UFC 296 experience was a first. The former bantamweight champion expected to be inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena for the UFC’s last pay-per-view event of 2023, but when he and his crew arrived at the venue they were told there were no tickets available. Sterling commented on the situation on social media, apologizing to fans who he may have brushed off as he waited outside. Sorry to the fans asking to take pictures while we were stuck outside. Just a bit annoyed that we found out our tickets were…

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