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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian responded to last week’s departure of Director of Player Personnel Billy Glasscock to the Ole Miss Rebels as Lane Kiffin’s General Manager by promoting four members of his support staff, the school announced Tuesday.The headline is the promotion of Brandon Harris into the newly-created General Manager role. Considered a rising star in the industry, Harris was the Director of Recruiting for nearly three years after assuming the role shortly after Sarkisian arrived on the Forty Acres, making enough of an impact that Texas sent him on the recruiting trail following the departure of defensive…

This is one of several daily pieces showcasing the most recent news and notes from the MLB offseason. The Pittsburgh Pirates were interested in signing catcher Gary Sánchez, but he ultimately chose to join a division opponent. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Sánchez has agreed to terms with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 31-year-old will sign a one-year contract worth $7 million with a mutual option in 2025. Sánchez, a longtime New York Yankee, rejuvenated his career on both sides of the ball with the San Diego Padres last season. Sánchez hit 19 home runs and drove…

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers said Wednesday on NBC’s “Pro Football Talk” that if he could choose his NFL draft destination, the Tennessee Titans would be his top option. The two-time Mackey Award winner and three-time All-American is likely to be the first tight end picked in the April draft. Most mock draft experts believe Bowers will go somewhere in the top 15 — possibly as high as No. 5 to the Chargers. Tennessee currently has the No. 7 overall pick. “Whoever wants to take me? “It’s difficult to say,” Bowers replied when asked about his favorite team. “I would…

The third-ranked linebacker (No. 82 overall by 247Sports) is four-star Thomas Davis Jr. of Matthews (N.C.) Weddington. Davis (6-2, 205) tells Clemson247 that he will visit Clemson on March 9 for junior day. His offers include Auburn, Penn State, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, North Carolina State, USC, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Miami, among others. In January, South Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Duke University all got visits. He is the son of Thomas Davis, a former NFL Draft first-round choice and Pro Bowl linebacker who spent 16 years in the NFL, 14 of them…

Hawthorn ruckman Max Lynch will retire from football after the AFL Independent Medical Concussion Panel recommended that he stop participating in contact sports permanently. Lynch was put to the club’s long-term injury list in May of this year, after being subbed out of the Round 6 match against Adelaide due to concussion. The 24-year-old has been in frequent consultation with the club’s medical personnel and has recently taken on the role of AFLW Development Coach. Rob McCartney, General Manager of Football, stated that the recommendation was made in Max’s best interests for his future and that he would continue to…

On Wednesday, Day returned to training with his Hawks colleagues and ran few laps before leaving the track later in the session to have his foot scanned due to soreness. AFL.com.au can reveal that scans revealed the 22-year-old, who is Hawthorn’s reigning best and fairest winner after a breakout 2023 season, has a fracture and will spend many weeks in a moon boot. The club will next decide a schedule for Day’s recuperation and return, but with Hawthorn’s round one match against Essendon on March 16, the midfielder faces a race against time to be ready for the Hawks’…

With less than a month until the NHL’s March 8 trade deadline, we’ve got you covered at Daily Faceoff, with at least one trade-related story every day until Deadline Day. Today we continue our player profile series with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Sean Walker, who is ranked seventh on our Trade Targets list. 2024 Trade Deadline Countdown: 31 Days SEAN WALKER Right Defense, Philadelphia Flyers. Shoot: Right Age: 29 Height: 5 feet 11 inches. Weight: 196 pounds. Cap Hit: $2.65 million. Term: Pending. UFA 2023-24 Stats: 51 games, 5 goals, 13 assists, 18 points, 19:33. TOI Career stats: 6th season (Los…

On February 1, the Milwaukee Brewers abruptly traded Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles. It was not shocking that he was traded before entering free agency, but the timing was a little off because Matt Arnold had just announced the thrilling signing of first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Who did the Milwaukee Brewers receive from the Baltimore Orioles in the Corbin Burnes trade?  The Brewers acquired two MLB players in the Burnes trade: LHP DL Hall and INF Joey Ortiz. Both are pre-arbitration players who should play in the majors with Milwaukee in 2024. Hall has the potential to be a…

Young Hawthorn key defender James Blanck has signed a two-year contract extension with the Hawks, keeping him with the club until the end of 2026. Senior coach Sam Mitchell made the announcement at a team gathering during the Hawks’ pre-season training this week. The 23-year-old was selected in the 2022 Mid-Deason Draft and made his debut in Round 15 of the same year. He has made 24 appearances for the Hawks since his debut, and he was immediately tasked with facing some of the competition’s greatest forwards. Blanck is one of a growing number of Hawks players who began their…

The MLB hot stove has been set at medium-low all offseason, with occasional spurts of intense flame. Monday was a rather busy day with all of the minor transactions across the league (the New York Yankees’ trade for Caleb Ferguson being the highlight!), and Tuesday finished with a bang after a relatively calm morning and afternoon. The Houston Astros and Jose Altuve have agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract extension, which will almost certainly keep the pesky second baseman with the Astros for the rest of his career. Not only that, but any and all distractions from Altuve entering…