Tournament: Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Club des Cheminots, Rabat, Morocco
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Category: WTA 250
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: $283,347
Live Telecast: USA – Tennis Channel | UK – Sky Sports
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Alycia Parks at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2026. (Source: Getty)
Eighth seed Alycia Parks will square off against Jil Teichmann in the second round of the Rabat Open 2026.
Parks was up against Moyuka Uchijima in the first round. The American raised her level halfway through the opening set, reeling off four consecutive games to clinch the opener. She went down a break to fall behind 2-4 in the second set but went on another four-game run to score a 6-2, 6-4 win.
Teichmann commenced her run at the Rabat Open against Julia Grabher. The Swiss rallied from a break down to capture the first set. There were multiple momentum shifts in the second set, which was ultimately decided via a tie-break. Teichmann came out on top in it to register a 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory.
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Alycia Parks vs Jil Teichmann head-to-head
This will be the first career meeting between the duo, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0 for now.
Alycia Parks vs Jil Teichmann odds
Player
Moneyline
Handicap Bets
Total Games
Alycia Parks
-145
+1.5 (-350)
Over 21.5 (-120)
Jil Teichmann
+110
-1.5 (+225)
Under 21.5 (-120)
(Odds via BetMGM)
Alycia Parks vs Jil Teichmann prediction
Jil Teichmann at the US Open 2025. (Source: Getty)
Parks improved her record on clay at the main draw level to 4-5 with her latest win. She will now aim to win back-to-back main draw matches on clay for the first time this season.
Teichmann tallied her very first win at the WTA level this season by beating Grabher. It also marked her first main draw win since August 2025. She returned to the tour following an injury hiatus just last month. She competed at the lower levels prior to the Rabat Open, compiling a 3-4 record, all on clay.
Parks played with controlled aggression against Uchijima, and dominated the proceedings without too many costly errors. If she maintains that same level of focus against Teichmann, then she will be favored to win.
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Pick: Alycia Parks to win in straight sets.
Alycia Parks vs Jil Teichmann betting tips
Tip 1: The match will have at least 22 games.
Tip 2: Parks to win at least one set with a score of 6-4.
Alyssa Valdez smiles during a game against Cignal in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Valdez has started training with the Alas Pilipinas women’s volleyball pool ahead of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Cup from June 6 to 14 in Candon City.
Valdez, who last played for the national team in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games as captain and flag bearer, got a call-up again from the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF).
PNVF president Tonyboy Liao confirmed Valdez’s participation in the training.
“Alyssa Valdez will always be Alyssa, her love for Volleyball has been there, whether playing for her university, club team, and country,” Liao said. “She’s so happy that now she’ll be playing with young players who have been looking up to her.”
But the three-time PVL MVP from Creamline will have to wait for her reunion with Tai Bundit, who will be out for three months due to an accident in Bangkok. Valdez and Bundit led Ateneo to two UAAP championships and won the Cool Smashers’ first three of 11 titles.
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Ex-Cignal coach Shaq Delos Santos will be Alas’ interim coach, calling the shots for the national team since the 2018 Asian Games and 2019 SEA Games.
Sources told Inquirer that former national team Ces Molina and rising star Trisha Tubu and Creamline libero Kyla Atienza also started training with the national team, including Far Eastern University’s trio Tin Ubaldo, Jaz Ellarina, and lone Alas holdover Cla Loresco, University of the Philippines middle blocker Niña Ytang, Adamson’s Lhouriz Tuddao, and Letran’s Lara Mae Silva and Natalie Estreller.
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Another source reported that Myla Pablo and Jules Tolentino are asking Nxled for permission after receiving invitations, while Alas Pilipinas awaits the decision of Jovelyn Gonzaga, Erika Santos, and National University players.
The Philippines is slated in Pool A with Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, and Uzbekistan. Defending champion Vietnam headlines Pool B with Kazakhstan, Iran, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Lebanon.
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In the past two AVC Women’s Cups, Alas earned a breakthrough bronze medal in 2024 at Rizal Memorial Coliseum, then reached the championship last year before falling to the host and defending champion Vietnam.
Sunrisers Hyderabad player Ishan Kishan’s celebration after leading his side to a win against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL 2026 game on Monday has become a topic of discussion. The wicketkeeper-batter scored 70 off 47 balls with the help of seven fours and three sixes, helping SRH chase down a 181-run target in 19 overs and enter the playoffs. Right after the victory, Kishan came up with a whistle gesture celebration, presumably mocking the CSK fans, and even playfully taunted the Chennai crowd by pointing towards it as he celebrated the win with his teammates.
Later, Kishan put up a post on Instagram with pictures from the match. He captioned it “Only thing louder than the whistles was the bat. Into the playoffs.”
After game, the swashbuckling batter said, “I would just say one thing. Sometimes I feel it’s also about motivation, and for me, my motivation was today, my cousin is just standing there. He lost his sister. It was a tough time in our family and they are watching the match for the first time here. So I just wanted to finish the game for them.”
“I’m glad they were here to witness this innings, and I was able to finish this game. I was just feeling blessed from upstairs. I had that sense of power, like, yes, I can do it if I’m there for the team. We will qualify, especially. He’ll be happy about it.”
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CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bat first, expecting that the pitch would slow down later on. Chennai posted 180 for 7, and that looked good enough. However, Kishan’s sensational knock comfortably took SRH through.
“When I was keeping, I felt the wicket was not easy — especially when the spinners were bowling, and the slower balls working really well. I had to just play till the last over. It was just about being there and believing in yourself. You cannot doubt yourself at any time. Being in the middle, it’s difficult for the bowlers to get it right every time,” said Kishan.
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been placed in Group L for the qualifiers of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, where they will battle Madagascar, co-hosts Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau for a place at the tournament.
The draw ceremony took place on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in Cairo. Former Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong was among the officials who assisted during the draw.
A total of 48 countries will compete in the qualification series, with the teams divided into 12 groups. Twenty-four nations will eventually secure places at the tournament, which will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19 to July 17, 2027.
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Nigeria, who were seeded in Pot 1, received what many consider to be a favourable group. However, because Tanzania have already qualified automatically as one of the hosts, only the team that finishes top of Group L will earn a ticket to the competition.
The same qualification rule will apply to every group containing one of the co-host nations, while the top two teams from the other groups will progress to the finals.
Elsewhere, 2023 champions Côte d’Ivoire were drawn in Group C alongside Ghana, The Gambia and Somalia. Defending champions Senegal will take on Mozambique, Sudan and Ethiopia in Group J, while Morocco were grouped with Gabon, Niger and Lesotho.
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The qualifying matches will be played during three FIFA international windows. The first two rounds are scheduled for September 21 to October 6, 2026, while Matchdays Three and Four will hold from November 9 to 17, 2026.
The final round of qualifiers is expected to take place between March 22 and 30, 2027, when the full list of teams for the tournament will be confirmed.
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs lines up against the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Diggs reached another championship stage late in his NFL career after joining New England, continuing his run as one of the league’s most accomplished veteran wide receivers. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Fresh off the steam of being deemed innocent in bizarre legal charges in Massachusetts earlier this month, ex-Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs is on the prowl for a 2026 employer. And according to SI.com‘s Albert Breer, Diggs won’t have a difficult time finding precisely that.
Diggs’ next stop could involve Patrick Mahomes, a hometown angle, or another short Patriots run.
Breer connected Diggs to the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Rams, and Atlanta Falcons this week — if Diggs doesn’t simply re-up with the New England Patriots, his squad last year.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs celebrates with running back Latavius Murray after a first-quarter touchdown during the NFC Championship matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Diggs remained one of the Vikings’ emotional leaders on Jan. 21, 2018, during Minnesota’s postseason appearance at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia before the Eagles pulled away later in the contest. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports.
Breer on Diggs
Breer sized up a variety of NFL topics this week, and on Diggs’s free agency, he wrote, “I do think an A.J. Brown trade will happen. I also don’t think, for a variety of reasons, you’ll see Diggs and A.J. Brown together in New England. Now, I believe the Patriots love Diggs, and Diggs would love to return. But any realistic talk about his return, to me, hinges on whether the Brown trade happens.”
“Assuming Brown does become a Patriot, I think Diggs will probably be somewhere in that one-year, $10 million range. The Chiefs could make sense. The Commanders might, too, since Diggs is from D.C. The Falcons and Rams would also be interesting landing spots.”
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Diggs logged 1,013 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2025. He can still be a monster contributor on a pass-happy team.
Chiefs as Breer’s Frontrunner
Breer named the Chiefs first in his publication, probably not by accident or coincidence. Here’s how the Chiefs’ WR room is set up without Diggs:
Rashee Rice
Xavier Worthy
Tyquan Thornton
Jalen Royals
Nikko Remigio
Cyrus Allen
Jason Brownlee
Andrew Armstrong
Jimmy Holiday
Jeff Caldwell
Omari Evans
Jacob De Jesus
Xavier Loyd
That group doesn’t need more human bodies, but Diggs would immediately profile as Kansas City’s WR2, and of course, Diggs would cook with Patrick Mahomes.
Commanders, Too
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Diggs’s hometown is just 30 to 45 minutes from the Commanders’ stadium. This proximity is a significant draw for players who, as their careers wind down, often prefer to return closer to home, making Diggs an ideal candidate if Washington were looking for another experienced receiver.
The Commanders likely need a more solid WR3 than Luke McCaffrey. With Diggs in the lineup, Jayden Daniels would have Terry McLaurin, Diggs, and rookie Antonio Williams as his primary receiving targets. McCaffrey and Treylon Burks would then fill out the remaining receiver spots.
Falcons or Rams?
Kevin Stefanski now runs the show in Atlanta, bringing a built-in connection with Diggs from their time with the Vikings. Beyond Drake London, the Falcons’ wide receiver depth chart quickly thins, with Jahan Dotson and Olamide Zaccheaus.
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs speaks with reporters during a press conference ahead of the NFL’s international showcase in London. Diggs addressed the media on Oct. 6, 2023, at The Grove Hotel in Watford while preparing for Buffalo’s overseas matchup as one of the league’s premier pass-catching weapons. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports.
A skill group of Bijan Robinson, London, Kyle Pitts, and Diggs — with Tua Tagovailoa or Michael Penix Jr. at quarterback and Stefanski steering the offense — would have real juice.
The Rams signing Diggs would be all about gravy — the rich getting richer. Los Angeles employs Puka Nacua and Davante Adams at the top of the ticket, more than enough firepower to compete for a Super Bowl. Diggs, essentially, would ring-chase in Hollywood.
ESPN’s Matt Bowen wrote about the idea of Diggs to the Rams this week, “The Ravens could be a fit for Diggs, but I really like him in L.A. alongside Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. The Rams attempted 430 passes out of 11 personnel (three wide receivers) last season, which was ninth most in the league, and Diggs is a natural separator who can line up inside or outside.”
“Plus, he has the toughness to work the middle of the field on in-breaking concepts, a key element of coach Sean McVay’s offense. Diggs had 85 receptions last season for the Patriots, which was almost twice as many as their next-closest wide receiver (Mack Hollins with 46). He would provide an easy boost to the Rams WR room for quarterback Matthew Stafford.”
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The frontrunner for Diggs should be New England. He was very vividly Drake Maye’s favorite target, the Patriots’ WR corps remains underwhelming compared to their NFL peers, and Diggs played wonderfully in 2025 as a Patriot.
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs answers questions from reporters during Super Bowl week media availability in Northern California. Diggs met with the media on Feb. 5, 2026, at the Santa Clara Marriott while preparing for the league’s championship festivities after joining the Patriots earlier in his NFL career arc. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images.
New England’s brass may have been scared off by Diggs’s legal situation, but that has since been resolved.
Diggs just reached his first Super Bowl as a member of the Patriots. If he’s as affordable as $10 million, as mentioned by Breer in his article, he might be wise to return for a sequel.
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Super Falcons defender Shukurat Oladipo has been named the Best Defender in Italy’s Serie A Women after an impressive 2025/26 season with AS Roma Women.
The former FC Robo Queens player was also included in the Serie A Women Team of the Year alongside her Roma teammates Manuela Giugliano, Giada Greggi and Giulia Dragoni.
Oladipo played an important role in Roma’s strong defence during the season. She featured in 18 league matches and started 15 of them as the club kept 11 clean sheets in games she played. Roma also did not lose any league match in which she featured.
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The Nigerian defender made 30 appearances in all competitions and also played her first matches in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, showing her growing importance in the team.
In the league, Oladipo recorded 27 interceptions, 27 tackles, 70 clearances and 104 recoveries from 1,398 minutes of action, helping Roma maintain one of the best defensive records in the division.
Roma completed a successful domestic season by winning the Serie A Women title after beating Genoa 2-0 in their final match of the campaign.
As anyone who watched the PGA Championship at Aronimink knows, the course played tough.
Aaron Rai came out on top thanks to a final-round of five-under-par 65, which gave him a three-shot victory over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. But no one in the 156-player field managed to post four rounds under par.
The greens were diabolical, making it even more of a priority for players to find the fairway off the tee, and hopefully set themselves up for success with an approach shot from the fairway.
Over four rounds, there were 56 fairway opportunities at Aronimink, and three players who topped the driving accuracy list, finding the short grass 69.64 percent of the time: Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and Chandler Blanchet. (Winner Aaron Rai was fourth, with a driving accuracy percentage of 67.86 percent.)
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Was it to the Tartan Army’s credit, he was asked, that none of the supporters came on to the grass at Hampden Park?
“Absolutely,” he replied. “It just shows that you can enjoy yourself without going on the pitch. There’s no need for people to go on the pitch.
“The way it ended with the scenes on Saturday at Celtic Park is not good for Scottish football. It’s a bad look. It doesn’t do anybody any favours.”
Hearts had said “reports of serious physical and verbal abuse towards our players and staff, both on the pitch and elsewhere” would be investigated by Police Scotland.
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Meanwhile, the Scottish Professional Football League was waiting for the match delegate’s report to consider action.
“It’s much better if the people could celebrate but stay where they should stay,” Clarke said. “People invading the pitch is not right, because player safety is endangered and that’s not correct anywhere.”
He told the media as he announced his squad for the World Cup: “There’s no way that people are going to come in through that door and try to disrupt you guys doing your job here. It’s just not correct.
“On the pitch is the player’s place of work. People should not go on the pitch. It’s quite clear.”
Thanks to Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, Arsenal have won their 14th league title.
Southampton have been banned from the Championship play-off final for spying on their opponents’ training session. Fribourg and Aston Villa will face each other in the Europa League final. Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Wimbledon. Filippo Ganna dominated the 10th stage of the Giro.
FILE – Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is seen in the first half of an NBA basketball game, March 25, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
DALLA — Jason Kidd is out as coach of the Dallas Mavericks after five NBA seasons, and two weeks after the club hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and governor.
The team said Tuesday it was parting ways with Kidd, describing the move as a mutual decision. The Hall of Fame point guard led the franchise to its only championship as a player in 2011.
When asked about the future of Kidd at his introduction on May 5, Ujiri was noncommittal, saying he would talk to Kidd while evaluating all aspects of the team.
“As we evaluate the future of our basketball program, we believe this is the right moment for a new direction for our team,” Ujiri said in a statement. “We have high expectations for this franchise and a responsibility to build a basketball organization capable of sustained championship contention.”
Kidd, who didn’t respond to a request for comment, made two deep playoff runs with Luka Doncic, reaching the NBA Finals in 2024, two years after a loss to Golden State in the Western Conference finals.
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The Mavericks traded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2024-25 season, getting Anthony Davis as the centerpiece in a deal that backfired badly on the franchise. Dallas missed the playoffs that season and again in 2025-26.
The 53-year-old Kidd had said he was looking forward to developing 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg, who won Rookie of the Year. Instead, that task will fall to someone else.
Kidd finished with a .500 regular-season record (205-205) with the Mavericks, an appropriate illustration of the up-and-down nature of his tenure.
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The run to the West finals came in his first season, when Dallas stunned the favored Phoenix Suns in Game 7 on the road in the second round. The Mavericks lost in five games to the Warriors, who won the title.
Then-general manager Nico Harrison traded for Kyrie Irving the next season, but injuries to him and Doncic limited their chances to be an elite scoring pair. Dallas missed the playoffs.
Dallas Mavericks President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Nico Harrison, left, and head coach Jason Kidd, right, pose for photos with the No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg, center, following an NBA basketball press conference at the team’s practice facility Friday, June 27, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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In their only healthy season together in 2023-24, Doncic and Irving led the Mavericks to the Finals for the first time since Kidd helped Dallas win it all.
Nine months later, Harrison shocked the NBA with the trade of Doncic. Because of injuries, Irving and Davis played together for just 2 1/2 quarters.
Harrison was fired early in the 2025-26 season, after a slow start and with Davis injured again. Davis was later traded to Washington, and despite plenty of brilliant play from Flagg, the Mavericks finished 26-56.
Dallas becomes the fourth team with a coaching vacancy, joining Orlando, Chicago and Portland. The Trail Blazers were led by Tiago Splitter in an interim role this season. Since the regular season ended, Milwaukee has hired Taylor Jenkins and New Orleans brought in Jamahl Mosley.
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Of the 12 coaches to take teams to the NBA Finals since 2019, seven are no longer with those clubs — including four who won championships: Nick Nurse with Toronto in 2019; Frank Vogel with the Lakers in 2020; Mike Budenholzer with Milwaukee in 2021; and Michael Malone with Denver in 2023.
The other coaches who went to the Finals since 2019 and are no longer with those teams: Monty Williams (Phoenix in 2021), Ime Udoka (Boston in 2022) and Kidd.
Kidd has a 388-395 record in nine-plus seasons as a head coach. He became a coach immediately after retiring as a player, leading Brooklyn to the second round of the playoffs in 2013-14. He bolted for Milwaukee, where he was fired in the middle of his fourth season.
After two seasons as an assistant with the Lakers, including their 2020 title run in the playoff bubble with LeBron James and Davis, Kidd was hired by the Mavericks.
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Ujiri told reporters not to read anything into him being noncommittal about Kidd’s return, saying the incumbent lasted several years as coach in each of the previous times he was hired to run basketball operations, with Toronto and Denver.
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Terrell Owens accused his former manager of over 15 years of stealing money from him while working for him.
The Hall of Fame receiver posted a photo of an email pointing out alleged funds and a screen recording of a text exchange between the two in which Owens called out Heather Mesalam for “stealing.”
“I’m posting this because (Heather Mesalam) has handled my business affairs for 15+ years and I discovered on last Oct 3rd that she had stolen from me. The video screenshot puts everything in perspective,” Owens said in a lengthy Instagram caption.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens stands on the sideline during the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 28, 2008.(Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
The photo of the email shows Owens’ apparent funds and expenses that Mesalam emailed him, which includes the line, “Me – 1500.”
Owens said in a message that those funds were “without my knowledge.”
“A PERSON CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH! Growing up my grandmama said there’s 2 people she can’t stand…A LIAR and A THIEF… When you’re managing someone’s affairs and getting paid to do it, you have to be accountable for it!” Owens said. “I haven’t always used my voice when I should but I GOT TIME TODAY.”
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Owens said he debated putting the business out in public “because of the many questions I would receive of what and/or why,” but “with the recent deaths of football players by suicide and for my own mental sanity I need to get this off my chest.”
“Because if ‘I’ had stolen from someone, I’d be ALL OVER the news, media, talking heads at ESPN would be having a field day with it along with blogs where my reputation and character would be questioned and destroyed ruining business opportunities and relationships,” Owens continued.
Former NFL player Terrell Owens looks on from the sideline prior to a game at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 25, 2023.(Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
“Heather Mesalam(mezchick), it’s people like you that think that you can just steal from me and think that you’re going to get away with it. Trust me, with ALL that I’ve been through with former agents like Drew and Jason Rosenhaus, the financial advisor Jeff Rubin that they referred me to upon signing with them where they mismanaged football earnings, paying extraordinary child support payments and more.”
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Rubin was linked to a scandal that involved several NFL players combining to lose over $40 million from 2008 to 2011.
“It’s stuff like this that people don’t see and may consider small but it’s what triggers us as athletes and those that have committed suicide in what some call, a selfish act,” Owens continued.
Owens also confirmed that Mesalam, “who stole from me,” “no longer [works] for me in any capacity” and implored his fans not to worry about him.
Former San Francisco 49ers receiver Terrell Owens stands on the field at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, before Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 11, 2024.(Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports)
Fox News Digital reached out to Mesalam for comment.
The former San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys star earned almost $80 million in his career from on-field contracts and endorsements, according to Spotrac.
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