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NFL

Tom Brady intends to continue broadcasting for Fox for the duration of his contract, his agent says

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Despite his involvement in the Las Vegas RaidersAs head coach as part-owner of the team, Tom Brady will remain in his role as Fox’s No. 1 game analyst in the NFL, according to his agent.Don Yee said Sports Affairs Journal that Brady intends to fulfill the 10-year, $375 million contract he has with Fox Sports. He will have nine years remaining on this contract after this season.“Tom has had a great time working with Fox this year, and he is really excited about the future with Fox and his growth as a part of their team,” Yee told SBJ’s Ben…

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MLB

Baseball Hall of Fame voting update: Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia on track for induction, Billy Wagner close behind

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We’re just five days away from Jan. 21, the day the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the inductees for the Class of 2025.Thanks to the Hall of Fame Ballot Tracker, created by Ryan Thibodaux and faithfully maintained by Antoine Calamis And Adam Dore, we can see how all the candidates are doing on the publicly released ballots – including 163 out of an estimated total of 392 ballots likely to be returned.So far we have one player with a perfect record, one player with a near-perfect record, and two others above the 75% threshold for election.Former Yankees and Brewers…

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NBA

Stephen Curry hits back at online criticism of his comments on Warriors trade talks

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Stephen Curry made headlines earlier in the week when he said the Golden State Warriors shouldn’t mortgage the future on a desperate win-now trade. Read between the lines of what he said — echoing comments from Draymond Green and Steve Kerr — and it’s “Don’t trade four guys for Jimmy Butler. Don’t give up on a bunch of players and the picks get Zach LaVine.” Curry is right. These guys aren’t changing the Warriors’ fortunes in a positive way, and no one we know of is available either. Wait for the good deal(s).Of course, that’s not how some of the…

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NHL

Aleksander Barkov named Finnish Sportsman of the Year 2024

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It’s been quite a ride for Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov.He won the Selke Trophy and became the first Finnish captain to win the Stanley Cup in June, while playing two NHL games in his hometown of Tampere, Finland, a few months ago.He now receives an incredible honor from his native country.On Thursday, Barkov became the first hockey player to be named Finnish Sportsman of the Year.The award is voted on annually by the Finnish Sports Journalists Association and has been awarded since 1947.Barkov, who is in the middle of the NHL season with the Panthers, joined via remote connection…

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