NFL News:

• This is sure going to hurt morale at The Dak Prescott School Of Maturity, but Doug Martin has been cut by the Bucs.
  • Considering the average lifespan of a hamster is two years, it appears the muscled-kind can triple that span.

• As predicted/feared, Rae Carruth is seeking custody of his son.
  • The physically-challenged son, because he was a premie, because his father hired some men to kill his mother so he wouldn’t be born.
    • I can’t wait for the “Movie of the Week”.

• Baker Mayfield has announced he will not attend the NFL Draft in Arlington.
  • Because why show your appreciation at being drafted to a tire fire LIVE on TV.

^{It’s gone so well before.}

• Today marks the opening of the Franchise & Transition Tag window.
  • In an unrelated event, Kirk Cousins has had his phone turned off all day.

• In phrasing that doesn’t remind of Hank Scorpio or Ernst Blofeld, nfl.com names a frontrunner to buy the Panthers.
  • It’s “Billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist David Tepper”, because those are usually two great things that go great together.
  • To further elaborate, “Tepper, whose net worth has been estimated at $11 billion by Forbes, currently owns a five percent stake in the Steelers.”
    • so it looks like he’s willing to up his game, like Jimmy Haslam.

Tonight’s sports:

• Olympics:
  • NBCSN | 7:00PM – Figure Skating (women’s short)
  • NBC | 8:00PM – Snowboarding, Bobsled, Alpine, Figure Skating
  • CNBC | 10:00PM – Men’s hockey: Czech Republic vs. USA
  • CBC |
  • TSN | 7:00PM – Curling – Women’s Round Robin: Canada vs. Great Britain
  • Sportsnet1
    • 7:30PM – Men’s Snowboarding
    • 9:00PM – Ladies’ Downhill Skiing
    • 11:00PM | Men’s Freestyle Skiing

• NHL: no national broadcasts; regional coverage only
• NBA: last day of the All-Star break
• NCAA:
  • Creighton at Butler – 7:00PM | FS1
  • Illinois at Michigan State – 7:00PM | ESPN
  • West Virginia at Baylor – 7:00PM | ESPN2
  • Kentucky at Arkansas – 9:00PM | ESPN
  • Mississippi at Missouri – 9:00PM | ESPN2
• MLS:
  • 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
    • Round of 16 – Colorado vs. Toronto FC – 10:00PM | TSN2

Sorry everything’s a bit truncated today. I had a full class, which left little time to craft the majestic pieces I throw up for you most every night. I CAN’T PROMISE TO DO BETTER!