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Jared Allen Floats Awkward QB Signing for Vikings
Hall of Famer Jared Allen joined Kay Adams’s show this week, and among many topics, Adams asked Allen about the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback situation. One of his solutions? Find a way to get Tua Tagovailoa.
Allen tossed out Tagovailoa for the Vikings, yet Brian Flores’ past with Tua would loom over any real pursuit.
While that idea might work in a video game, the proposal fails to acknowledge that Tagovailoa doesn’t like one of the Vikings’ main coaches, Brian Flores.
Jared Allen Mentions Tua Tagovailoa for Minnesota
Allen knows the right fix, but it would face a Floresian hurdle.
Allen to Adams: Vikings Should Grab Tagovailoa
Never afraid to shoot from the hip, Allen endorsed Tagovailoa when asked about the Vikings’ quarterback plan in 2026.
“I’ll be honest. I think people might hate me for it: I think Tua Tagovailoa is actually an interesting option. I mean, the dude won a championship in college, right? He shows signs. And if you bring you know, you put Kevin with that offense, you get a good offensive line, it can work,” he told Adams.
About a month ago, head coach Kevin O’Connell said about the offseason, “I absolutely want a competitive situation. Obviously, J.J. McCarthy is going to be a major, major emphasis for our staff, and our team and me personally, and we’ll figure out what that looks like as we navigate the early part of this offseason when it comes to managing the roster.”
So Allen ran with that quote, nominating Tagovailoa as his plan for the “competitive situation.
O’Connell added in January, “I think ultimately, we’ve got to decide how to not only continue J.J.’s progression, allow him to continue to ascend as a young player, 22 years old with 10 starts, but at the same time, like I said, I think the competition in that room will only enhance our entire team.”
Tua Thinks Flores Is a Terrible Person
There’s one problem with Allen’s big idea: Tagovailoa point-blank called Flores a terrible person about a year and a half ago.
Flores and Tagovailoa worked together for two seasons in Miami (2020 and 2021), and the pair evidently didn’t see eye to eye.
“To put it in simplest terms, if you woke up every morning and I told you you suck at what you did, that you don’t belong doing what you do, that you shouldn’t be here, that this guy should be here, that you haven’t earned this right, and then you have somebody else come in and tell you, ‘Dude, you are the best fit for this,” Tagovailoa told the The Dan Le Batard Show in August 2024, implicating Flores as the culprit. “How would it make you feel listening to one or the other, you see what I’m saying?”
“And then you hear it, no matter what it is, the good or the bad, you hear it more and more, you start to believe that. I don’t care who you are.”
Tagovailoa then delivered the terrible person line: “You could be the president of the United States, you have a terrible person telling you things that you don’t want to hear or probably shouldn’t be hearing, you’re going to start believing that about yourself.”
“And so that’s what sort of ended up happening. It was, it’s basically been what two years of training that out of not just me but a couple of guys as well that have been here my rookie year all the way until now.”
It would be very, very strange for the Vikings to trade for or sign Tagovailoa with Flores on the coaching staff.
The Numbers for Tagovailoa
That, of course, doesn’t mean Tagovailoa is inept. He has a history of crumbling in big moments, but, generally speaking, he’s a productive quarterback, especially when he’s healthy and his weapons are available.
Through 76 games in six seasons, Tagovailoa’s EPA+CPOE ranking reveals peaks and valleys:
2025: 23rd
2024: 7th
2023: 4th
2022: 2nd
2021: 18th
2020: 28th
A Tagovailoa season, on average, looks like this in 17 games:
— 4,076 Passing Yards
— 27 Passing TDs
— 13 INTs
— 68.0% Completion
Some team — probably not the Vikings — will get a decent quarterback who hopes to change the narrative about his performance in crunchtime.
Allen Mentions Mac Jones, Too
Allen also gently banged the drum for Jones, the current QB2 in San Francisco. He said, “I think Mac Jones makes sense. I like what Mac did when he stepped in for Brock Purdy. I think he did a great job in San Francisco. I liked Mac Jones coming out of college, to be honest with you.”
“I think there are some guys on that list that will at least push for that starting job and possibly take us there again. It’s about ball security. It’s about being on the field.”
Jones is indeed a trade option for the Vikings, but San Francisco has coyly hinted that a 1st- or 2nd-Round pick may be needed to pry him loose, which could be a non-starter for Vikings trade negotiations.
Allen also advised the Vikings not to re-up with Kirk Cousins because, in his estimation, Cousins couldn’t lead the team to the Promised Land in his physical prime. Why would this time be any different with Cousins approaching his age-38 season? The Falcons are expected to release Cousins in the next few weeks.
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Top NFL Player-Producing New Mexico High Schools
Heading into the 2026 NFL Draft, 50 players who attended high schools in New Mexico have played or are currently playing in the NFL.
That number may increase this fall when recently drafted players play their first games as pros.
Click on the name of each school to see the players who have played in NFL games.
New Mexico’s Carlsbad High School has produced seven NFL players to lead the State, followed by Eldorado, Highland, Roswell, Rio Rancho and Clovis high schools with three each.
Here is a list of the state’s top pro-producing high schools with their respective ranks, player counts, and cities.
Top New Mexico High Schools
Plus six schools with two: Hobbs, Clovis, Albuquerque, Lovington, Cibola, Alamogordo.
Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/
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T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe claim 23-run win over Australia as Blessing Muzarabani takes 4-17
Blessing Muzarabani claimed a superb 4-17 as Zimbabwe held their nerve to stun Australia with a thrilling 23-run win in the T20 World Cup.
Set the tricky target of 170, Australia had looked in big trouble at 29-4 before Matthew Renshaw and Glenn Maxwell’s 77-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Australia needed 34 runs off the final two overs, but when Renshaw was caught for 65 after he skied Muzarabani with eight balls remaining the game was effectively up.
The result leaves Group B delicately poised after two games apiece, with Australia two points behind Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, who face the Aussies on Monday.
Zimbabwe initially looked to have been guilty of playing too cautiously after they were asked to bat first at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
Opener Brian Bennett’s unbeaten 64 off 56 balls featured seven fours but came at a strike rate of 114.28 as he played the anchor role.
Tadiwanashe Marumani and Ryan Burl were decidedly more aggressive, both hitting 35 off 21 and 30 balls respectively.
Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza’s unbeaten 13-ball 25 provided some late impetus as he struck their only six off the final ball of the innings.
The chase looked to be comfortably within reach for an Australian side that made 182-6 in their victory over Ireland in the opening game.
However, Muzarabani and Brad Evans removed the key wickets of Josh Inglis, Travis Head, Cameron Green and Tim David to leave Australia in a world of trouble.
Renshaw and Maxwell rebuilt but when the latter dragged on to Burl to fall for 31 – one of only three Australia players to make double figures – it piled on the pressure.
Muzarabani then returned to bowl the penultimate over and, after the 6ft 8in pace bowler removed Renshaw, Zimbabwe swiftly administered the coupe de grace.
More to follow.
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Devin Haney eyes titles in new division against boxing’s youngest unified champion
Devin Haney has already ruled in three weight divisions and after just one fight at welterweight, the 27-year-old southpaw may be set to move on to another new weight.
Haney became the undisputed lightweight world champion when he defeated George Kambosos, before defending the throne in a rematch with the Aussie and then against the legendary Vasyl Lomachenko.
The Californian then routed Regis Prograis to get his hands on the WBC super-lightweight crown in 2023 and, after a controversial no-contest against Ryan Garcia and a catchweight clash with Jose Carlos Ramirez, Haney moved on to the welterweight scene.
On his 147lb debut in November, Haney put together one of the performances of the year to overcome Brian Norman Jr and claim the WBO welterweight strap, teeing up a host of superfights at welterweight, including a grudge match rematch with Garcia.
Although, despite a number of lucrative options in his current division, Bill Haney, father and trainer of Devin, told ThaBoxingVoice that his son may move up to super-welterweight in order to take on unified WBA and WBO 154lb titleholder, Xander Zayas.
“We have a relationship with Top Rank and we know that [Zayas fight] can be an option.
“Being a four-time champ, has a lust, an appeal, a legacy component in there. Xander having a country behind him in Puerto Rico, it makes for an exciting story.”
Yet, despite Zayas being boxing’s youngest unified world champion, holding two of the four super-welterweight belts, Bill Haney went on to dismiss the Puerto Rican star’s chances in the proposed contest.
“That man Xander is food. He is food.”
Zayas is currently in pursuit of the undisputed throne and has recently called for a three-belt unification fight against newly crowned IBF champion, Josh Kelly.
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Title charge, team bonding and mentality shift – Inside a revived Manchester City Women
Manchester City Women are top of the Super League and strong favourites to lift the title.
Manchester City Women are enjoying themselves on and off the pitch. The Blues may have suffered just a second Women’s Super League defeat of the season last time out but they remain well placed to end a decade-long wait for title glory and the confidence and clarity in the squad is clear to see.
City were beaten 1-0 at the Emirates by Arsenal last time out and entertain Leicester City today aiming to return to winning ways and extend their advantage at the top of the table. The Blues are eight points clear of Manchester United with defending champions Chelsea a further point back. Arsenal, with a game in hand, are 10 points adrift of City.
The lead is a sizeable one with only seven games to go and it should grow further when bottom of the table Leicester visit the Joie Stadium. You won’t hear anyone at City thinking it’s job done yet, mind, but there has been a noticeable change in approach this season under new manager Andrée Jeglertz.
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Appointed in the summer, he has enjoyed something of a dream start to life in Manchester with 13 wins from 15 league games. On the pitch City are performing, off it the squad is closer than it has ever been.
There has been a focus on forging a togetherness with players socialising together in large groups and regularly going out for team meals. Jeglertz wanted to build on what was in place at City and identified the culture and mentality as something that could be improved. The players have bought into it and are reaping the rewards.
“I think we did it right in the beginning of building on what was done before and changing the things I felt we needed to change,” he explained, speaking to the MEN. “What we have done a lot is building a group that can work together, that is there for each other and that is the most important thing with the quality we have.”
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Jeglertz believes that togetherness is perhaps the most important ingredient in building success. “It is crucial,” he said. “I think you see that in many sports teams. The team likes to spend time with each other on and off the field and means we rely on each other.
That has transferred to the pitch with the trust built up by becoming a tight-knit unit away from matchdays, helping City execute when it comes to the games.
“We talked a lot about building a structure but keeping the creativity side of it,” he added. “We have a gameplan for each game but the players are very good with relationships on the field and feeling that they have so many options. I am not on the sides telling them, it has to be their decisions. They feel comfortable in making the decisions.”
The key for Jeglertz and City has been bringing that togetherness to the table alongside an elite mindset. Join the two together, and the Swede believes the results and success will follow.
“We can have a great group that likes to be together but there has to be a competition part and a want to win. Everyone in the group needs to have that.
“I didn’t expect that we should be in this situation after six or seven months but in every game we have played, it is to try to win the game with a strong belief. It is a team that is enjoying playing football together at the moment.”
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Milano-Cortina: Ukrainian athlete disqualified over war tribute helmet

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic race for wearing a “helmet of remembrance” honouring athletes killed since Russia’s invasion, breaching IOC rules banning political messages in competition. He can remain at the Games after a last-minute intervention by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, while his team plans to appeal the disqualification.
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Tyson Fury has one man at the top of his hit list as comeback nears
Tyson Fury faces Arslanbek Makhmudov in his comeback fight in April but he has already made it clear who he is building towards.
‘The Gypsy King’ will return after a 16-month absence when he takes on Makhmudov on April 11 in the UK, with the event streamed live on Netflix.
Fury was last in action in December 2024 when he suffered his second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, leading him to announce his latest retirement from the sport.
Ahead of his impending return, promoter Frank Warren has told Sky Sports News who else Fury has in his sights, with another bout against Usyk at the top of his list.
“He wants to be the best. That’s how he’s always been. He’s told me he wants to fight Usyk again.
“Tyson’s a fighting man. He loves it. He goes in the gym and when he gets down to serious training, he wants to see an end result and the end result for him is fighting.
“For me, he doesn’t need to fight. He’s cemented his legacy. But he is fighting on and he’s going to be a great addition to the heavyweight scene. He’s a great personality. The crowds come out for him, this is a big, big moment for his career.
“If he is going to come back, I’d much rather he do it now than in four or five years’ time when his powers will probably be diminished then.”
Usyk last fought in July when he became a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion with a victory over Daniel Dubois, but the Ukrainian could now be set for an unlikely battle against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven. As for a trilogy with Fury, the great Ukrainian has said he is open to it.
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Ceolwulf embarks on 2026 career-shaping autumn campaign
Joe Pride is eager for Ceolwulf to provide clarity this autumn on whether he can claim Group One honours at 2000 metres.
The gelding’s achievements send mixed messages.
His principal successes span a mile, but include a Australian Derby placing aged three and a slender Group 2 victory at extended trip in maturity.
He has faced comprehensive losses in recent Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) runnings.
Now the surging backmarker readies a five-start autumn at Randwick Saturday, as Pride maps solutions to the staying enigma.
“This preparation, I am about once and for all establishing if he can run 2000 metres as well as what he runs a mile,” Pride said.
“There’s no doubt he runs 2000 metres, but is he as effective?
“And does he get the right set-up for 2000? He never seems to get speed on, and that might be the defining factor for him. He might get in a 2000 metre race that is run a bit different and be a different horse.”
Two tests await to affirm his middle-distance prowess: fourth start in the Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington, then the Queen Elizabeth finale.
First hurdle is the Apollo Stakes (1400m) this Saturday, facing unblemished mare Autumn Glow plus stable star Aeliana.
No first-up wins for Ceolwulf, though he has flashed ability, like last year’s eye-catching fourth to Fangirl here when below par.
Pride attributes last autumn’s shortfalls to various elements, fixing the foremost.
“I’m convinced one of them was that I had him too big,” he said.
“I had him up around 530 kilos for his first-up run last time and he’s 510 now. I’m not a believer in a fighting weight for a horse so much, but with this horse, there is just a weight he runs well at and it’s around that (510 kilos).”
Saturday sees Ceolwulf primed for a late charge, Pride happy with a top “in the first four or five” as the Apollo Stakes offers compelling online bookmakers.
Races every fortnight thereafter build to peak for his campaign’s decisive duo, steering his career trajectory.
“It is always my aim to find out what the one perfect formula is for each horse, and I’ll repeat it all day long,” Pride said.
“That’s why I want to work it out with Ceolwulf. I don’t want to waste any more time running him in 2000 metre races if he can’t perform at his best at that distance.
“I’ll keep him a miler for the rest of his life if I have to. I’ve just got to find that out.”
The post Ceolwulf back for career-defining campaign first appeared on Just Horse Racing.
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Milano-Cortina: Controversy erupts over Ukrainian athlete’s helmet

Ukraine’s skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Games for wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia. Ukraine’s Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi called the decision “unjust,” but confirmed the team would continue competing. The move has sparked a growing controversy over the IOC’s rules on political symbols. FRANCE 24’s Seema Gupta has more from Rome.
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