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• Did You Notice?: 2025 NASCAR Silly Season Storylines

With the first dominoes for 2026 driver changes just weeks away from falling, take a closer look at how the 2025 NASCAR Silly Season is set to play out....2025
• Braves follow long rain delay by getting drowned by Dodgers, 10-3

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The winning streak of four straight series comes to a close with a blowout loss Oh, hey there. Did you know I’m starting this recap at 1:28 am ET? Well, you do now, assuming you’re even reading the recap and not just going to the comments to complain. Anyway, the Braves and Dodgers sat through a long rain delay, culminating in t...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 04/07/25

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! It’s silly season in the NFL. New York Jets related sites are buzzing with talk of the Jets trading Breece Hall. As far as I can tell, the rumors all stem from a Rich Cimini article in which Cimini reported on Aaron Glenn’s assertion that the Jets intended to utilize all th...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 04/06/25

John Jones-Imagn Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation! The only consensus about the New York Jets’ NFL Draft strategy seems to be that there is no consensus. Some are projecting offense. Others are projecting defense. We are seeing every prospect under the sun mocked to the Jets. Even a running back could be a topic of discussion soo...2025
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• Daily Dawg Chow 3/27: Browns news - could they actually work out a deal with Dallas for Dak?? No

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: Can the Patriots solve Cleveland’s QB problem? (Thomas Moore) Some media members continue to pump up QB Joe Milton. Would the Br...2025
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• Can the Patriots solve Cleveland’s QB problem?

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Some media members continue to pump up QB Joe Milton. Would the Browns be willing to take a chance? The NFL can be a strange place if you are a quarterback. Play well enough in college to be a high draft pick, and even if you are unable to sustain that same level as a pro, numerous opportunities can still be found with teams believi...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Miami Marlins

Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images Well, at least Sandy Alcantara’s back, because a lot of this roster looks bad. Ah, the Miami Marlins. Whether they’re serving in their usual position at-or-near the bottom of the NL East or they’re shocking the baseball world with an appearance (or even a deep run) in October, this is a team that’s spent most of its existence with one eye s...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Decision Day

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Vikings do not look like they will use the franchise tag this year D-Day is here and all signs point to the Vikings allowing Sam Darnold to test the market. There are a few “reports” that they still want him back but at their own price. This falls in line with what I believe is Kwesi’s philosophy of not going past a price point with players. Perhaps D...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start

A look around Spring Training. Remembering Satchel Paige’s last major league start. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. We’re officially into silly season of Spring Training as the Phillies’ Trea Turner trolled his former teammate Max Scherzer by challenging an obvious first-pitch strike with the ABS system. Scherzer had previously complained that he wasn’t a fan of the ABS system...2025
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• The silly season for baseball cards

Apparently "silly season" has a lot of definitions. I know it primarily from golf. The "silly season" for the PGA and LPGA is around now/the end of the year, when random tournaments, like the Shark Shootout, are played in the offseason.In baseball-card collecting, I consider the silly season as whenever Topps Update is released.It used to be a little more clearly defined. Update was released...2024
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• What Are Anonymous Scouts Saying About Players Mocked to the Los Angeles Chargers?

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Anonymous scout season is silly. Let’s lean in. We’re getting close to the NFL draft, which means we’re hitting the height of silly season – improbable rumors are treated as truth and teams and agents are in the midst of character assassination campaigns to manipulate the draft in their favor. Along the way, you learn some pretty interesting nuggets, so long as...2024
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• Lewis Hamilton ‘manifested’ shock move to Ferrari

The seven-time champion spoke with GQ about his F1 present and future The biggest story in Formula 1 right now? The upcoming driver transfer market. With over half of the grid driving on an expired contract, this year’s “silly season” figures to be one for the ages. Of course, it was all kicked into high gear with the stunning news that Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time Drivers’ champion, would be le...2024
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• NFL Mock Draft 2024: Eagles 7-round simulation, Version 10.0

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The 2024 NFL Draft is less than one month away! We are quickly approaching silly season but the Eagles path through the draft is more clear than it has been. Here is one possible way the draft could pan out. Using the Pro Football Focus Mock Draft Simulator. Only picking for the Eagles and not trading. Round 1, Pick 22 - Chop Robinson, Edge, Penn State ...2024
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• Rams predicted to land Heisman finalist quarterback in the draft

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Bleacher Report predicts LA will land Michael Penix Jr. in the 2024 NFL Draft With the 2024 NFL Draft just under a month away for the Los Angeles Rams, the team could realistically go in any direction in the first two rounds. Will taking a quarterback early be the direction LA goes next month? Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report seems to think so as h...2024
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• The Linc - ESPN says Philly is the best fit for one of the top remaining free agents

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 3/20/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... 2024 NFL free agency: Best team fits for 20 unsigned players - ESPN+Best fit: Philadelphia Eagles. Calais Campbell suggested he might want to see what happened with former Falcons defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen. After the season, Nielsen caught on with the Jaguars...2024
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• Marvin Harrison Jr. criticism means it’s officially NFL Draft silly season

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Prospect fatigue has officially set in. With just over a month until the 2024 NFL Draft, we’re officially in silly season. It’s that magical part of the process where takes start flying that we’ve never heard before, and suddenly there are concerns about prospects we never had concerns about before. The latest victim: Marvin Harrison Jr, who apparently doesn...2024
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• Cub Tracks, you know?
Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. There’s a an eye in the lull. Sheesh. It seems worse every year, the silly season. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brew...2022
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"Cubs 7, Guardians 4: The wins just keep on coming"

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"The Vikings are, apparently, an “intriguing” trade destination for Zach Wilson"

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"Cubs free agent target: Jason Heyward"

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"Cubs 6, Pirates 5: A little bit of Patrick Wisdom, a little bit of Esteban Quiroz"

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"Podcast: Holiday Roundtable To Close Out 2021"

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"NASCAR free agency's 'silly season' takes turn after Kyle Larson firing"

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"In a Silly Season that figures to be quite a chaotic one throughout the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season for 2021, Stewart-Haas Racing will be the team to watch."

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"Bruce Arians on Nick Saban NFL rumors: 'A job he covets happens to be open'"

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"The SEC could see as many as half its teams hire new coaches this silly season"

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"Oakland Raiders Remain Team on the Rise with Shrewd Reggie Nelson Signing"

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"Armchair Analyst: Justin Mapp's move to Sporting KC, Portland Timbers are busy & more silly-season signings on the way"

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"Fantasy Football 2015 Offseason Big Board"

• New York Jets Flight Connections 04/07/25
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 04/06/25
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• Daily Dawg Chow 3/27: Browns news - could they actually work out a deal with Dallas for Dak?? No
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images With Cadillac confirmed for the 2026 F1 season, what does the driver lineup look like for next year? The 2024 Formula 1 driver transfer season kicked into gear with a stunning decision: Lewis Hamilton’s announcement that he was going to leave Mercedes and drive for Ferrari starting in 2025. Over the following weeks, intrigue followed the sport as the driver sil...2025
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• Jaxson Dart is at the center of NFL Draft’s stupidest discourse

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Don’t give Jaxson Dart two books, because he can only make one read. There’s one unexpected name you’re hearing a lot leading up to the NFL Draft: Jaxson Dart. The Ole Miss quarterback is quickly becoming the biggest benefactor of silly season, with Dart being a mediocre player, entering a shallow pool of prospects, and now fully in “fake it ‘til you make...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Decision Day
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start
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• Report: Raiders Interested in Acquiring Sam Darnold from Vikings

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Is there fire with all this smoke? The deadline for teams to place franchise or transition player tags on pending free agents is this coming Tuesday at 3:00 PM Central time. While the Minnesota Vikings have not made any public indication that they might use the tag on quarterback Sam Darnold, there is a team out there that is reportedly interested in acqu...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft and offseason silly season officially begins with Jets-Cam Ward rumor

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Get used to a lot of silliness. As the NFL offseason gets underway, it’s important to take rumors with a grain of salt. You will probably hear the Jets linked with every potential free agent, trade target, and Draft pick under the sun. Take this rumor which has gaining traction online. The Jets have contacted the Titans to discuss the #1 pick in the NFL D...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Miami Marlins
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• Vikings Links: It’s Decision Day
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• Vikings Links: It’s Silly Season!

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Top Free agent signings, trades, and mocks? Oh my. The pre-draft crapola is here and the free agency silly season has begun. The latest is the Cooper Kupp and Myles Garrett potential trades. Kupp seems like he is definitely being traded. Garrett wants to play for a contender which will NOT be the Vikings next year with JJ McCarthy starting. Go ahead and b...2025
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• What Are Anonymous Scouts Saying About Players Mocked to the Los Angeles Chargers?
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins again, but a strong day for Carlos Sainz Jr.

Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images Winners, losers, and notes from the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix It may just be the first race of the 2024 Formula 1 season, but the biggest storyline of the entire year might be the driver transfer market. After all, 13 drivers are set to see their contracts expire at the end of the season, and with Lewis Hamilton’s pending move to Ferrari, this year’s “silly se...2024
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• 2024 F1 season preview: Team previews, testing recaps, questions that will dominate the season, and predictions

Will the 2024 F1 season surprise, or be more of the same? Formula 1 is back. But in many ways, it seems nothing has changed. For the first time in the history of the sport, the exact same driver lineup that finished the 2023 season will take to the grid to start the 2024 campaign. Instead of a “silly season” filled with driver movement, all 20 drivers are back in the same seat to begin this year. ...2024
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• Could Alex Albon be headed back to Red Bull?

Photo by Edmund So/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images According to one report Red Bull is looking to Albon, and the future The shocking news that Lewis Hamilton was leaving Mercedes for Ferrari ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season kickstarted what was already on track to be a whirlwind silly season. With the majority of drivers set to see their contracts expire at the end of the 2024 season i...2024
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• Who could replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes?

Photo by Edmund So/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Alex Albon, Mick Schumacher among options to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes If you are one of the Formula 1 fans who enjoy “silly season” as much — if not more — than the action on the track, then the 2023 season must have been a rather uninspiring affair for you. Not only was Max Verstappen dominating on the track, but when the dus...2024
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• Can the Patriots solve Cleveland’s QB problem?
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• Cubs 7, Guardians 4: The wins just keep on coming

Steve Sher The Cubs remain undefeated after 10 spring outings. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs ended their tie streak at three Saturday afternoon with a convincing 7-4 win over the Guardians. That gives them seven wins to go with the three ties, and they haven’t lost yet this spring. Right. Spring wins and losses mean nothing. I know this. You know this. And yet... there’s just something that fee...2025
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• F1 2025: How long is each driver under contract?

Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images Diving into the contract status of every F1 driver ahead of the 2025 F1 season The 2024 Formula 1 season began with a bit of history for hte sport. For the first in F1 history the drivers who finished the previous season were the same drivers who began the next. That is certainly not the case as 2025 beckons. With several rookies joining the grid...2025
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• What Are Anonymous Scouts Saying About Players Mocked to the Los Angeles Chargers?
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• Lewis Hamilton ‘manifested’ shock move to Ferrari
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• Marvin Harrison Jr. criticism means it’s officially NFL Draft silly season
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins again, but a strong day for Carlos Sainz Jr.
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• 2024 F1 season preview: Team previews, testing recaps, questions that will dominate the season, and predictions
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• NASCAR free agency's 'silly season' takes turn after Kyle Larson firing
Kyle Larson using a racial slur didn’t just impact himself and his team. It might impact NASCAR's free agency season, too....2020
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• Cubs free agent target: Jason Heyward

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Wait, hear me out. We’re heading into a holiday weekend so I thought I’d take a break from the big name free agents and name someone here who might, I think, actually be able to be a useful bench player for the Cubs. Maybe you think this is silly season, but I do think it’s at least worth considering. Jason Heyward’s seven-year tenure with the Cubs was not w...2023
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• Cubs 6, Pirates 5: A little bit of Patrick Wisdom, a little bit of Esteban Quiroz
Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images ... and the Cubs recorded their fourth straight one-run win. Well, that was... something, all right. The Cubs defeated the Pirates 6-5 Friday evening, their fourth consecutive victory, all by one run. And they did it with a bit of power, a bit of small ball and a couple bits of relief pitching that nearly blew up, but in the end finished things off. The ga...2022
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• NASCAR silly season: Eight Cup rides still not announced for 2024

With just eight weeks left in the 2023 season, most teams are set for next season. But here are the pieces that still need to fall into place....2023
• Martin Truex Jr. decision sets stage for 2023 silly season

Despite Truex Jr. deciding to stay on with Joe Gibbs racing, there is still a possibility for big silly season news next year, Bob Pockrass writes....2022
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• Bruce Arians on Nick Saban NFL rumors: 'A job he covets happens to be open'
Coaching silly season never seems to end, and college football's biggest name was mentioned Tuesday...2018
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• Oakland Raiders Remain Team on the Rise with Shrewd Reggie Nelson Signing
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• Noah Gragson linked to Stewart-Haas No. 10 car in latest NASCAR silly season

Bob Pockrass has the latest on where Noah Gragson and several other drivers could be headed for the 2024 NASCAR season....2023
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• Fantasy Basketball Roundtable: Potential 'silly season' standouts

The Rotoworld fantasy basketball staff picks their potential low-rostered standouts for the "silly season."...2025
• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Quentin Grimes among "Silly Season" targets

Donovan Clingan, Alexandre Sarr, and Bol Bol are among players who fantasy managers should target for the post-All-Star break portion of the season....2025
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wired: Silly Season edition

Things are getting very, very silly. Find out who's tired and who's wired in fantasy basketball....2024
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• Braves follow long rain delay by getting drowned by Dodgers, 10-3
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• Can the Patriots solve Cleveland’s QB problem?
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Miami Marlins
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• 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Week 19 Schedule Breakdown

The Nets have Week 19's best schedule and the "silly season" is underway for some teams....2025
• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• Vikings Links: It’s Decision Day
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start
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• Trevor Lawrence to Steelers trade rumors are dumb and make no sense

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Stop it. We’re officially in the NFL’s silly season where the craving for football pushes logic to the side in lieu of some truly ridiculous rumors. The best/worst one of the week is that the Steelers have been in talks with the Jacksonville Jaguars about making a deal for QB Trevor Lawrence. Make no mistake: The Steelers would fall...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Silly Season!
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 04/07/25
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Miami Marlins
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/04/25

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! Well, it’s silly season. As the Jets coaching hires begin to die down there won’t be a lot of fresh developments regarding the Jets in the coming weeks. A few cuts will probably be made, perhaps a trade, but for the most part we are entering a dry spell for Jets news until fr...2025
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• F1 2025: How long is each driver under contract?
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• Toto Wolff apparently has a shortlist of replacements for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes

Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Speaking ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes boss Toto Wolff opened up about filling Lewis Hamilton’s seat The most shocking development in the Formula 1 world in recent weeks? The thunderbolt that Lewis Hamilton would be leaving Mercedes to drive for Ferrari starting with the 2025 campaign. Hamilton’s shocking decision — that the driver reportedly “...2024
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• The Linc - ESPN says Philly is the best fit for one of the top remaining free agents
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• The Vikings are, apparently, an “intriguing” trade destination for Zach Wilson

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images But hopefully not that intriguing As the silly season in the National Football League continues, we’ve gotten a bit of trade speculation that hopefully isn’t as intriguing to the Minnesota Vikings as it is to some folks. The New York Jets have given quarterback Zach Wilson permission to seek a trade, and Zach Rosenblatt of The Athletic seems to think that...2024
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• 2024 F1 season preview: Team previews, testing recaps, questions that will dominate the season, and predictions
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• Could Alex Albon be headed back to Red Bull?
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