SAN FRANCISCO — Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!
I don’t know how it happened, but the Super Bowl is now only three days away — at least, that’s what I’ve been told. I actually have no idea how far away it is because I’ve lost all sense of time out here in San Francisco. If I’ve learned one thing this week, it’s that nothing about the Pacific Time Zone makes sense. I never know what time it is. I wake up at odd hours and never know when to go to bed.
If you’re wondering what I’ve been up to over the past 24 hours, I got to go down to Levi’s Stadium on Wednesday and sample EVERY piece of food that’s going to be served at the Super Bowl — and that includes oysters. Yup, they’re going to have oysters at the Super Bowl, and someone will even be shucking them.
Let’s stop talking about food, though, and start talking about football. In today’s newsletter, we’ll be making some predictions for the awards being handed out at NFL Honors. Plus, we’ve got some Super Bowl picks.
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1. NFL Honors is here: Here are our predictions
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If there’s one thing that always seems to get lost in the shuffle during Super Bowl week, it’s the fact that the NFL hands out all of its major awards. That will be happening during the NFL Honors ceremony.
This year, that means if you want to know who’s going to win MVP, you’ll need to tune in to the NFL Honors show, which will air at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. During the two-hour ceremony, hosted by Jon Hamm, we’ll see every award handed out — from Coach of the Year to Offensive Player of the Year to Defensive Rookie of the Year and everything in between.
Show: 2026 NFL Honors Date: Thursday, Feb. 5 Location: Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco) Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: NBC
Before the awards get handed out, our NFL crew here at CBS Sports voted on each award. Several tight races will come to an end at the ceremony. There are five finalists for MVP, but that race feels like it’s down to Matthew Stafford and Drake Maye. Coach of the Year is also up for grabs, and it feels like that will probably go to Mike Vrabel, Mike Macdonald, Liam Coen or Ben Johnson.
So who did we vote for? Let’s check it out.
We had 12 voters, and seven of them used their MVP vote on Maye while the other five voted for Stafford (I voted for Stafford). The Coach of the Year award was also a nail-biter, with Vrabel beating out Macdonald by two votes (6-4). The only other vote-getter was Kyle Shanahan, who received three votes. You can check out our full list of award winners here.
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2. Super Bowl LX picks: We’re all taking the Seahawks
I’ve basically spent half my week tracking down everyone’s Super Bowl pick here at CBS Sports. Pete Prisco claims he’s in San Francisco, but it’s been three days and I still haven’t seen him. The good news for me is that I didn’t need to see him in person to get his pick because he wrote it for the website on Wednesday.
Anyway, I have four picks here, and we’re all taking the Seahawks, which seems like a giant jinx waiting to happen.
With that in mind, let’s get to the Super Bowl picks for a game where the Seahawks are currently favored by 4.5 points.
Pete Prisco: Seahawks 27-10 over Patriots. “I don’t think Seattle’s offense will spend the game moving up and down the field, but the Seahawks will be able to feast on short fields given to them by the defense. I think Maye will turn it over a few times and the sacks will start to wear on him. This will be a day for the Seattle defense.” For a full explanation of Prisco’s Super Bowl pick, be sure to click here.
Tyler Sullivan: Seahawks 30-17 over Patriots.“It’s hard to imagine Drake Maye and the Patriots’ offense suddenly turning the tide in this Super Bowl against a Seattle defense that was the No. 1 scoring defense this season. Moreover, the No. 1 scoring defenses that have squared off against All-Pro quarterbacks (like Maye) in the Super Bowl are 5-1 in the previous six matchups. Seattle wins this in a rather convincing fashion.” For a full explanation of Sullivan’s Super Bowl pick, be sure to click here.
Jordan Dajani: Seahawks 20-13 over Patriots.“This is the seventh Super Bowl since 1970 between an All-Pro quarterback (Maye) and the NFL’s No. 1 scoring defense (Seattle). The No. 1 scoring defense is 5-1 in the previous six matchups. … They say defense wins championships, and I think that will be proven Sunday.” If you want to read Dajani’s full pick, be sure to click here.
John Breech: Seahawks 34-20 over Patriots.“For me, the deciding factor in this game is going to be Mike Macdonald. Since being hired by the Seahawks in 2024, Macdonald has absolutely dominated young quarterbacks, and now he gets to face the second-youngest starting quarterback in the history of the Super Bowl (Drake Maye). In his two seasons on the job, Macdonald has coached six games against first- or second-year quarterbacks, and he’s gone 6-0 in those games. Those wins have come against good quarterbacks like Bo Nix, Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams. Not only is he undefeated, but the six quarterbacks have averaged just 168.8 yards passing while throwing nine interceptions compared to just two touchdowns. If Macdonald forces Maye into a bad game, the Seahawks will likely win big.” For the rest of my pick, be sure to click here.
3. Super Bowl on Madden: We simulated Seahawks-Patriots and here’s what happened
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Alright, now that we’ve got the writer picks out of the way, let’s move on to the Madden simulation. We had Tyler Sullivan simulate the entire game on Madden — and yes, this means Sullivan got paid to play video games for two hours, and yes, I’m jealous — but the important thing here is that if his simulation turns out to be correct, then we now know who’s going to win the Super Bowl.
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Here’s what happened:
Sam Darnold takes a beating in the first half, but keeps Seahawks in the game. The Seahawks QB took a beating in the first half, getting sacked five times. Seattle’s offense sputtered for most of the half, but Darnold bounced back with a touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp late in the second quarter to tie the game at 10 heading into halftime.
Drake Maye has the longest pass of the game. The second half opened with one of the biggest plays of the game when Maye hit Hunter Henry for a 64-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 17-10 lead in the third quarter.
The game comes down to a field goal. The Seahawks mounted a comeback thanks to Darnold and Kupp, who connected for a second touchdown in the fourth quarter. In the end, though, the game was decided on a Jason Myers field goal. The Seahawks kicker drilled a 20-yarder to give Seattle a 23-20 win.
This is the sixth year Sullivan has done a Super Bowl simulation, and the sim is 4-1 so far, which would seem to bode well for the Seahawks. Last year, the simulation predicted a three-point win by the Eagles, who ended up beating the Chiefs, 40-22.
If you want every detail on how the simulation played out, plus watch highlights from the game, then be sure to click here.
4. Super Bowl injury report: Seahawks could be missing a key player
There usually aren’t too many surprises on the injury report during Super Bowl week, but there was definitely one on Wednesday.
Here’s the latest on the health of both teams:
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Nick Emmanwori dealing with an ankle injury. The Seahawks rookie safety, who has been a key part of their pass defense this year, injured his ankle at practice while trying to defend a pass. Mike Macdonald didn’t offer many details. “He had an ankle today,” Macdonald said. “We brought him in to look at it, and we’ll kind of go from here and figure out what are the next steps.” On Wednesday night, video surfaced of Emmanwori returning to the team hotel, and the positive news for Seattle is that he wasn’t using crutches or wearing a boot. It’s still unclear if he’ll be able to play Sunday, so this will be a situation to monitor.
Sam Darnold’s oblique feeling better. The Seahawks QB was listed as a limited participant Wednesday, but he sounds ready to go. “It feels really good,” he said. “Definitely the time off has helped a little bit. I’m always just going to take it one step at a time, do my rehab and do everything I need to do to make sure it feels great going into practice and the game.”
Drake Maye’s shoulder improving. Maye was a full participant in practice, so the Patriots are confident in the health of his shoulder. He said Wednesday that it “feels great.” Maye was one of just five players on New England’s injury report. LB Robert Spillane (ankle) was the only player who didn’t practice.
5. Ranking all 59 Super Bowls: Two Giants wins are at the top
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There have been 59 Super Bowls played in NFL history, and Bryan DeArdo decided to rank ALL of them this week. Since he took the time to rank every Super Bowl ever played, it only makes sense for us to take a look.
I don’t want to spoil the entire list, so here’s his top 10 — plus the game he ranked last:
1. Super Bowl XXV:Giants 20-19 over Bills 2. Super Bowl XLII: Giants 17-14 over Patriots 3. Super Bowl LI: Patriots 34-28 over Falcons (OT) 4. Super Bowl XLIX: Patriots 28-24 over Seahawks 5. Super Bowl XLIII:Steelers 27-23 over Cardinals 6. Super Bowl XXXVI: Patriots 20-17 over Rams 7. Super Bowl XXXIV: Rams 23-16 over Titans 8. Super Bowl LVIII: Chiefs 25-22 over 49ers (OT) 9. Super Bowl XXXII: Broncos 31-24 over Packers 10. Super Bowl XXIII: 49ers 20-16 over Bengals … 59. Super Bowl XXXV: Raven 35-7 over Giants
With the Patriots and Seahawks set to meet again, we should probably cross our fingers for another classic. I absolutely agree with DeArdo that their first meeting was one of the five best Super Bowls of all time. It had everything, and of course, it gave us the longest-running NFL debate ever: Should the Seahawks have given the ball to Marshawn Lynch at the 1-yard line?
6. Extra points: Most expensive ticket at the Super Bowl
It’s been a busy 24 hours in the NFL, and since it’s nearly impossible to keep track of everything, I put together a quick roundup for you.
Super Bowl’s most expensive seat. I was inside Levi’s Stadium on Wednesday, so I decided to look up the most expensive ticket on the secondary market and check out the view. The priciest seat is going for $30,000, and if you want to know what the view looks like, I’ve got you covered here.
49ers will likely play an international game in 2026. The 49ers have only played one international game over the past 12 years, but that number could be going up in 2026. During an interview this week, owner Jed York said the team will likely be leaving the country for one game this year, and he already has a spot in mind for that game. “We will most likely give up a home game this season to play abroad, and Mexico is always No. 1 on my list,” York said. The NFL is playing a total of nine games abroad this year, and so far, we already know five teams who will be leaving the country (Rams, Saints, Commanders, Lions and Falcons). If York is right, the 49ers will soon be joining that group.
Lions fan files $100 million lawsuit against DK Metcalf and others. In Week 16, Metcalf got into it with a Lions fan while the Steelers were in Detroit, and now, that fan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against multiple parties, including Metcalf, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ford Field Management LLC, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Shay Shay Media LLC and All Time Sports LLC. The man is seeking monetary damages because he claims he was physically harmed and that he was also falsely accused of making racist comments towards Metcalf. If you want the full details of the lawsuit, we’ve got those here.
Maxx Crosby might be ready to move on. There are always interesting rumors during Super Bowl week, and here’s one more: During an interview Wednesday, Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer was asked if he thought Crosby was done with the Raiders. His two-word answer: “I do.” That doesn’t mean a trade is imminent, but he’s certainly a player to watch this offseason.
PHILADELPHIA — Trevor Zegras wristed a sharp-angle shot past Casey DeSmith with 1:33 remaining in overtime, leading hard-charging Philadelphia to a victory over slumping Dallas.
Travis Konecny scored in regulation for the Flyers, who are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. With 86 points, they pulled within two of both Columbus — which is in the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference — and Pittsburgh — which is in third place in the Metropolitan Division. Samuel Ersson made 17 saves.
Rookie Arttu Hyry, playing his sixth game since being recalled from Dallas’ AHL affiliate, scored the lone goal for the Stars, who are in second place in the Central Division but have lost five of their last six. DeSmith finished with 28 saves.
NEW YORK — Adam Sykora broke a scoreless tie early in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Sunday.
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Sykora, a rookie who was a second-round pick in 2022, scored his second goal of the season at 5:10, tipping Adam Fox’s shot past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
Conor Sheary then scored his fifth of the season — on a short-handed breakaway — at 11:14 before Fox added an empty-netter at 16:06.
Sykora also scored in the Rangers’ 6-1 win against Chicago on Friday. The Rangers are just 11-18-7 at home this season.
Florida’s Mackie Samoskevich scored with 40.2 seconds left to end Shesterkin’s shutout bid.
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NASHVILLE — Jake Guentzel had a goal and two assists while Corey Perry broke a third-period tie to give Tampa Bay a victory against Nashville to move into first place in the Atlantic Division.
Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, who improved to 6-0-2 in the past eight games. Guentzel has scored in four consecutive games.
Jonas Johansson finished with 29 saves.
Joakim Kemell and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators who hold the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference despite three consecutive losses. Justus Annunen finished with 25 saves.
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CANADIENS 3, HURRICANES 1
RALEIGH, N.C. — Nick Suzuki scored two goals and had an assist to lead Montreal to a win over Carolina.
Suzuki fueled a three-goal second period for the Canadiens, who have won five straight and won all three regular-season games against the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes.
Cole Caufield added a goal and assist for Montreal and goalie Jakub Dobes made 34 saves in his third win of the season over the Hurricanes.
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Andrei Svechnikov scored for the Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen stopped 15 shots.
BRUINS 4, BLUE JACKETS 3, SO
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Viktor Arvidsson scored the decisive goal in the shootout and had three assists in the third period as Boston rallied from a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat Columbus.
It is the ninth time in franchise history the Bruins have posted a three-goal, third-period comeback, and the first since March 13, 2018, when they defeated Carolina 6-4.
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Fraser Minten also scored in the shootout for the Bruins, who have won three straight and five of six. The victory also kept Boston in the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with 92 points.
Pavel Zacha had two power-play goals — including the tying score with 11 seconds remaining — and an assist while Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist. Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 shots.
NEWARK, N.J. — Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period and Jake Allen made 28 saves as New Jersey rallied to defeat Chicago.
With New Jersey trailing 3-2, Hamilton scored at 14:32 before Hughes scored at 14:51 to put the home team ahead and electrify the Prudential Center crowd. Hughes — who also had two assists — added his 22nd goal of the season into an empty net with 31 seconds left.
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Connor Brown and Simon Nemec also scored for New Jersey, which has won six of its last eight games.
With the Blackhawks on a 5-on-3 advantage, Frank Nazar rifled a pass from Connor Bedard past Allen at 10:51 of the third for his second goal of the night. Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Chicago, which ended its four-game trip with a third-straight loss after resounding defeats to the Flyers and Rangers.
Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff in the Miami Open women’s singles final 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday.
The world No. 1 overpowered fourth-ranked Gauff in the first and third sets with sizzling groundstroke winners and became the first player to accomplish the “Sunshine Double” – winning Indian Wells followed by Miami in the same season – since Iga Swiatek in 2022.
It was Sabalenka’s second straight title at the Miami Open, Gauff’s hometown tournament, and put her ahead of Gauff in their head-to-head record, 7-6.
“You’ve pushed me to be a better player,” Sabalenka said during the ceremony, before adding about the crowd, “You always bring a full stadium.”
The match lasted 2 hours, 11 minutes and ended on Gauff getting broken for the fourth time with a wide backhand.
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Gauff fought back to force the third set, but couldn’t maintain the momentum she appeared to get from the deafening crowd supporting her.
“It sucks not to come out with a better result but I had a lot of joy this week,” Gauff said to the crowd. “You guys brought energy every day this week.”
Sabalenka at times was frustrated by the fan noise, including when someone yelled “out” during a long rally. She used a curse word at the fan and the chair umpire warned the crowd, but also gave a code violation to Sabalenka.
“I shouldn’t be that rude, but come on, you cannot do that,” Sabalenka said at the ceremony. “So let’s agree we were both wrong, so sorry.”
Gauff’s off-and-on serve created seven double faults while Sabalenka registered none.
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Sabalenka broke Gauff in the first game of the third set, helped by a Gauff double fault and an unforced error. On break point, Sabalenka crunched a backhand winner.
“I was disappointed about that first game of the third set up 30-0 with momentum,” Gauff said. “It was an important game to win in that moment.”
The match was attended by Kai Trump, President Donald Trump’s granddaughter and a golfer at the University of Miami. She posted a photo with Sabalenka at the tournament on social media Friday.
Sabalenka, who earned her 24th pro title, said before the match she was happy Gauff had found her best tennis in her home tournament at which she had never gotten past the fourth round.
Amnesty International warned this summer’s football World Cup, spread across three North American countries, risks becoming a “stage for repression” in a report published Monday.
The London-based human rights organisation’s report — “Humanity Must Win” — called on both FIFA and host countries the US, Canada and Mexico to take urgent action to protect fans, players and other communities.
FIFA has promised a tournament where everyone “feels safe, included and free to exercise their rights”.
But Amnesty said that pledge sits in “stark contrast” to conditions on the ground in all three host nations, especially the US, which hosts three-quarters of the 104 matches.
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Amnesty described the US as facing a “human rights emergency” under the Trump administration, marked by mass deportations, arbitrary arrests and what it called “paramilitary-style” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.
The acting director of ICE said last month the agency will be “a key part of the overall security apparatus for the World Cup”.
This comes despite anger at the killing of two American citizens who were protesting aggressive ICE raids in Minneapolis in January.
Amnesty said none of the published host city plans address how fans or local communities will be protected from ICE operations.
Fans from four nations taking part this summer — Ivory Coast, Haiti, Iran and Senegal — face US travel bans and LGBTQ+ fan groups from England and across Europe have said they will not attend matches in the US, citing risks to transgender supporters in particular.
“This World Cup is very far from the ‘medium risk’ tournament that FIFA once judged it to be, and urgent efforts are needed to bridge the growing gap between the tournament’s original promise and today’s reality,” the report said.
FIFA said earlier this month the 48-team tournament — the biggest World Cup in history — will proceed “as scheduled” with all teams taking part, despite uncertainty over Iran‘s presence due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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The global football governing body, which has been heavily criticised over its decision to award a newly created “Peace Prize” to President Trump in December 2025, stands to earn $11 billion from the tournament cycle.
“While FIFA generates record revenues from the 2026 World Cup, fans, communities, players, journalists and workers cannot be made to pay the price,” said Steve Cockburn, Amnesty’s head of economic and social justice.
“It is these people — not governments, sponsors or FIFA — to whom football belongs, and their rights must be at the centre of the tournament.”
The World Cup kicks off on June 11 at the Mexico City Stadium with the final scheduled for July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The UConn Huskies needed to dig themselves out of a hole in the second half against the Duke Blue Devils, and behind Braylon Mullins’ clutch 3-pointer and Tarris Reed Jr.’s high-percentage scoring, they were able to pull off an incredible comeback victory to advance to the Final Four.
The Huskies were able to effectively pressure the Blue Devils into a turnover with less than seven seconds left. Caden Boozer had his pass deflected and the ball got into Mullins’ hands.
UConn guard Braylon Mullins (24) celebrates after a basket against Duke during the second half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
UConn guard Braylon Mullins, right, celebrates his game winning basket with guard Malachi Smith (0) during the second half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Duke, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
The freshman was well beyond the 3-point line when he chucked up the ball. His prayer was answered as the ball went through the back of the net. UConn’s 19-point comeback was complete as the Huskies’ bench jumped in jubilation.
UConn was able to get the ball into Reed many times over the course of the game and for nearly half of the second half, the Huskies were in the bonus. Reed finished with 26 points on 10-of-16 from the field with nine rebounds. He was 6-of-9 from the free-throw line.
Duke guard Dame Sarr celebrates a basket against UConn during the first half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Duke was up three points with 28 seconds to go. UConn guard Silas Demary Jr. was fouled and went to the free-throw line for two shots. He missed the first and made the second. The second free throw enabled UConn to set up its press defense and force the turnover in the end.
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The Huskies outscored the Blue Devils 44-28 in the second half after being down 44-29 in the first half.
Cameron Boozer led Duke with 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
UConn forward Tarris Reed Jr. (5) dunks during the second half against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
UConn is back in the Final Four for the third time in three years. The Huskies will be looking to get back to the national championship after winning two titles in the last three years. UConn will take on Illinois and Michigan will go up against Arizona in the Final Four.
Bubba Wallace was at the center of the biggest wreck of the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Fans online reacted strongly after a late-race crash triggered by the 23XI Racing driver caused a multi-car pileup and ended the race for three cars.
Wallace spent much of the race hovering around the middle of the field, struggling to move forward on a track where passing often comes down to tight, physical racing. Martinsville’s nature means bumpers are constantly in play, especially in congested traffic. But this time, what initially looked like routine contact escalated.
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Wallace made repeated contact with Carson Hocevar while entering Turn 4 and through the corner. With limited space on the outside lane, Hocevar was forced up into Zane Smith. The contact sent Smith hard into the outside wall and triggered a stack-up behind. Within seconds, the track had over a dozen cars piled in with nowhere to go.
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The crash involved Austin Dillon, Daniel Suarez, Chris Buescher, Erik Jones, Connor Zilisch, Riley Herbst, and others. Wallace spun in the incident, ending his race along with Herbst and Ty Dillon. Smith retired initially but returned later. The incident drew strong reactions from fans online, many of whom placed the blame squarely on the No. 23 driver.
Some comments on X did not hold back, pointing to what they felt was excessive aggression from Bubba Wallace in a tight corner.
“Bubba Wallace, what an F-ing joke,” a fan wrote.
Bubba Wallace, what an F-ing joke.
“Retard wrecks half the field bc he got passed,” another one commented.
Retard wrecks half the field bc he got passed.
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Others echoed the sentiments.
“Didn’t mean to?? He plowed him 4 times in 1 turn 🤣🤣,” someone wrote.
Didn’t mean to?? He plowed him 4 times in 1 turn 🤣🤣
“Bullsh*t, he hit him three times. What a disgrace,” another one chimed in.
Bullsh*t, he hit him three times. What a disgrace.
“Awww little man baby, trying to avoid a penalty. Nice try. Can’t wait to see what that penalty is,” a fan tweeted.
“Awww little man baby, trying to avoid a penalty. Nice try. Can’t wait to see what that penalty is.”
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Others questioned whether the move was avoidable, especially given the lack of space Carson Hocevar had on the outside. While the language varied, the overall sentiment remained consistent, as many viewed it as a preventable incident.
Bubba Wallace reacts after crash ends his race early: “I misjudged”
Bubba Wallace (23), Ross Chastain (1), and Carson Hocevar – Cook Out 400. Source: Getty
After being released from the infield care center, Bubba Wallace addressed the incident and accepted responsibility for the contact with Carson Hocevar. His explanation pointed to a misjudgment rather than intent, though the result had already reshaped the race.
“I misjudged. I didn’t appreciate the three-wide in (Turn) 1 fine, and then I misjudged the center of the corner. Didn’t mean to turn him… What a frustrating day, man,” he said.
“So much expectation coming here, favorite track, Hardee’s on the car. Just wasn’t the day we wanted. We really really have to figure out what it is at this place. We can win Saturday in practice, just don’t show up on Sundays. I hate it for our team,” he added.
It marked another setback for Bubba Wallace in what has otherwise been a strong start to the season. The 23XI Racing No. 23 finished inside the top 11 in the first five races. However, a DNF at Darlington followed by this crash at Martinsville has now dropped him nine places in the standings.
Liv Morgan showed off an impressive look ahead of tomorrow night’s edition of WWE RAW at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Judgment Day star won the Women’s Royal Rumble match earlier this year to earn a title shot at WrestleMania 42.
Ahead of this week’s episode of WWE RAW, Morgan took to social media to reveal that she was going on a date night. She showed off a bold look, and you can check out her message in the X post below.
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“Date night 🤭,” she wrote.
Liv Morgan selected Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer as her WrestleMania 42 opponent after winning the Women’s Royal Rumble match. Vaquer won the Women’s World Championship by defeating IYO SKY at Wrestlepalooza in September 2025.
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Morgan missed several months of action due to a shoulder injury last year before her return at Survivor Series 2025. She helped Dominik Mysterio win the Intercontinental Championship at the PLE last year, but Dirty Dom has since lost the title to Penta on RAW.
Liv Morgan reveals issues with popular WWE star
Liv Morgan recently disclosed that she wanted nothing to do with Danhausen.
In an interview with Brad Gilmore, the Women’s Royal Rumble winner reacted to Danhausen cursing Dominik Mysterio and suggested that the former AEW star stay far away from her. She added that she has no interest in Danhausen and hoped that he would never approach her.
“You know, Danhausen could have come in to WWE, and I would have been happy for him. Wow, what an opportunity. But right away, he wants to curse, Daddy Dom and cause all this friction and trouble and chaos and paranoia. So I want him away from me, I want him away from the Judgment Day. I want him 1000 feet away from the Clubhouse at all times. I have no interest in that man, and I hope he never approaches me. I hope he never comes up to me. I hope he never tries to look me in the eye. I hope he stays away from Daddy Dom, and that’s really it,” she said.
LIV MORGAN OFFICIALLY BANS DANHAUSEN FROM THE JUDGMENT DAY CLUBHOUSE 😭 “I have no interest in that man” “i hope he never approaches me” (The Collective With Brad Gilmore)
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It will be interesting to see if Liv Morgan can defeat Stephanie Vaquer to become the new Women’s World Champion at WWE WrestleMania 42.
Italy’s Marco Bezzecchi claimed victory in the United States Grand Prix to make it three wins in a row at the start of the MotoGP season.
Aprilia rider Bezzecchi, who won the first two rounds in Thailand and Brazil, took the lead on the opening lap at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and did not surrender first place after that.
Having also finished top of the podium in the final two races of last season, it was a fifth successive win for the 27-year-old as he also set a MotoGP record for consecutive laps led by taking his tally to 121 – beating the previous best of 103, set by Jorge Lorenzo in 2015.
“I’m happy. I’m very happy,” said Bezzecchi, who won on Sunday after having crashed out of Saturday’s sprint race. “Yesterday I made a mistake so it was very important to make a good race today.”
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Bezzecchi’s team-mate Jorge Martin, who won the sprint race, was second and Pedro Acosta finished third, while defending champion Marc Marquez ended up fifth.
Bezzecchi is top of the MotoGP standings on 81 points, four ahead of second-placed Martin.
The next round of the MotoGP season will take place in Jerez, Spain, from 24 to 26 April.
It was an incredible performance from Itauma in his first UK headlining spot, only cementing the narrative that he is heir to the heavyweight throne.
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Speaking on X post-fight, WBO President Gustavo Olivieri said he will now begin the process to have the 21-year-old installed as mandatory challenger.
“In light of Moses Itauma’s current position as the #1 WBO world-rated contender, and having defeated world-rated contender Jermaine Franklin by knockout in defense of his WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship, he has further affirmed his standing within the division as a rising star.
“Accordingly, I will formally recommend to the Championship Committee that Mr. Itauma be designated as the Mandatory Challenger in the WBO Heavyweight Division.”
Should Wardley retain, it is likely that Itauma goes another route – he is also number one contender with the WBA – given trainer Ben Davison’s work with both men. However, should Dubois hand the champion his first defeat and become a two-time world champion, there is an excellent all-British banger there to be made.
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Post-fight, Itauma said that he had been targeting Filip Hrgovic, though the Croatian is now booked to face Dave Allen on May 16. Itauma’s team may instead turn their attention to WBA Regular champion Murat Gassiev, who has already signalled his willingness to take the fight – one few in the division appear eager to accept.
Gary Woodland has dealt with more than his share of stressful situations. His back nine on Sunday did not appear to be the worst of them.
By the time he made the turn in the final round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open, Woodland had stretched a one-shot lead to five and transformed his afternoon into what looked like a stroll through Memorial Park — even if it didn’t feel like that.
“It felt a lot closer than five in my head, I can tell you that,” Woodland said.
All that remained was a victory march — punctuated by the deep breaths that have become a central part of his routine — that carried him back to the winner’s circle for the first time since his U.S. Open triumph at Pebble Beach nearly seven years ago.
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“Anybody that is struggling with something, I hope they see me and don’t give up,” a choked-up Woodland said moments after his final putt dropped.
“It’s just another day, right, that I’ve got to keep healing. Today was a good day. But I’m going to keep fighting. I’ve got a big fight ahead of me and I’m going to keep going, but I’m proud of myself right now.”
“I wasn’t alone today.”
Gary Woodland gets emotional talking about what this day means to him and the people who support him. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/imRTPG78Xl
The emotional release was the latest unburdening for a 41-year-old who has battled demons fiercer than most Tour pros ever face. Two and a half years ago, Woodland was sidelined for four months after surgery to remove a brain lesion. Upon his return, he acknowledged feelings of fear and anxiety, a revelation that only hinted at the full depth of his struggles. Two weeks ago at the Players Championship, a more complete picture emerged when Woodland disclosed to Golf Channel that he’d been diagnosed with PTSD following his surgery, and that doctors had told him that in “an ideal world,” he wouldn’t be competing on Tour at all.
He’d soldiered on anyway, with modest results. In his last 55 starts before this week, the best he’d managed was a pair of top-10s — one of them a runner-up finish at last year’s Houston Open.
Through the lean times, Woodland stayed open about his struggles, a transparency that only strengthened his bond with fans and elevated his standing among peers.
After a sluggish start to 2026, a T14 at last week’s Valspar hinted that something might be building. Central to Woodland’s return to form was a rekindled relationship with swing coach Randy Smith, whom Woodland first worked with in 2005. A business conflict ended their partnership. At his wife Gabby’s urging, Woodland had reconnected with Smith, who, Woodland said, got him to stop guiding the ball and start swinging freely again. Heading into this week, he led the Tour in driving distance.
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“Randy’s got me in a spot now, my game’s better than it’s ever been,” Woodland said.
“He’s more than a golf coach to me. He’s always been that way,” Woodland added. “I needed him for more than golf. He stepped up and he’s helped me get to this point right here.”
Gary Woodland began Sunday with a one-shot edge over Nicolai Højgaard and six over the third player in their group, Min Woo Lee, who had edged Woodland by a stroke at last year’s Houston Open. That lead doubled almost immediately when Højgaard bogeyed the first hole. From there, Woodland pulled away steadily, turning what could have been a tense afternoon into something closer to a coronation.
It wasn’t just the driver doing the work. Woodland navigated Memorial’s large, contoured greens without a three-putt all week. As he walked up the 18th fairway Sunday, his victory a mere waiting formality, his two playing partners stopped and applauded, with Lee amping up the atmosphere by urging the crowd to chants of “Gary! Gary.”
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“I tell you what, we play an individual sport out here, but I wasn’t alone today,” Woodland said.
When his final putt went down for par, Woodland raised his hands, looked to the sky, then fell tearfully into Gabby’s arms.
His closing 67 left him at 21-under, a tournament record, five shots clear of Højgaard. But not all victories are measured in strokes.
“Just thankful. I’m blessed to be able to chase my dreams, there’s no doubt about that,” Woodland said, sitting next to the trophy. “I know it’s hard, but life’s hard, right? Everybody’s battling something. I’ve told myself the whole time, I wasn’t going to let this thing in my head win. From when I was diagnosed with this thing on my brain, the whole thing was, I wasn’t going to let it win. Today was evidence of that.”
There is little prospect of VAR being removed from the Premier League, or having its remit reduced.
In 2024, 19 out of 20 top-flight clubs voted to keep VAR, with only Wolves voting against, having proposed the poll themselves.
In order for VAR to be scrapped, 14 out of the 20 Premier League clubs would have to vote against it following a new proposal for abolition by a club.
The independent key match incident (KMI) review panel estimates there has been an accuracy rate of 96-97% for refereeing decisions made in Premier League matches since the introduction of VAR, while time delays caused by VAR have dropped by 25% in the past two seasons.
The Premier League said: “VAR delivers more correct decisions.
“In recent seasons, there have been around 100 correct VAR overturns per season – instances where goals would otherwise have been incorrectly awarded or disallowed, or red cards or penalties missed or wrongly given.
“The league applies a high threshold for VAR intervention, with the referee’s call taking precedence. As a result, VAR is less intrusive in the Premier League than in other European leagues, including the Champions League, where VAR intervenes almost twice as often.”
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But the FSA believes the results of its survey should be listened to and acted upon.
“Supporters naturally raise their concerns and they fall on deaf ears far too much,” Concannon says.
“That’s really disappointing, especially when all we hear is that the fans are the lifeblood of the game.
“Don’t just ignore what supporters are telling you in great numbers – that the enjoyment of football isn’t there any more in comparison to what it used to be.”
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