Atlanta Falcons superstar running back Bijan Robinson is used to making history on the field and has now reportedly done it off the field.

The Falcons and Robinson agreed to a three-year, $75 million contract extension on Tuesday, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, according to ESPN. The 24-year-old’s contract includes $37 million guaranteed at signing, with $51 million of the overall deal guaranteed.

Robinson had been present at the team’s facility but was “holding in” while waiting for a new contract and not practicing in team drills.

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Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson reacts after the Falcons’ 19-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

The Falcons drafted Robinson with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Texas, and the Tucson, Arizona, native immediately became one of the best running backs in the NFL.

Robinson, who has not missed a game in his three-year career, became the centerpiece of the Falcons’ offense as a rookie. In 17 games, he ran for 976 yards and four touchdowns while catching 58 passes for 487 yards and four touchdowns.

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In 2024, his second season, he elevated his game to another level. Robinson ran for 1,456 yards and 14 touchdowns while catching 61 passes for 431 yards and one touchdown.

Last season, Robinson led the league in scrimmage yards as he continued in his role as the engine of the Falcons’ offense. The superstar running back ran for 1,478 yards with seven rushing touchdowns while catching 79 passes for 820 yards and four receiving touchdowns. Robinson made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons.

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Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson carries the ball vs. the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

Robinson is the third offensive weapon the team has extended this offseason. The Falcons signed star wide receiver Drake London to a four-year, $141 million contract extension and tight end Kyle Pitts to a three-year, $54 million contract extension in June.

Robinson will not be the last top running back to get paid, as Detroit Lions star running back Jahmyr Gibbs is also “holding in” for a new contract.

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Thankfully, a Vikings coach thinks that the issue is minor.

DC Brian Flores chatted with the media before yesterday’s practice. A question about James Pierre got asked, leading to the insight about the veteran’s status: “Yeah, it sounds like it’s a short-term thing. He was out at the walk through today. He’ll be part of individuals today. We’ll see if we can get him a couple snaps here and there.”

Vikings Coach Thinks James Pierre Dealing with Minor Injury

Adding Mr. Pierre is all about making the team as a whole better. Perhaps that sounds obvious, but it’s a point worth making. Pierre is a piece of the puzzle for how the secondary can matchup with the opposition.

Last year, the Vikings opted to sign Jeff Okudah to function as the CB3. Doing so made some sense given the former Lions’ draft history — he went very high — and upside as somebody capable of wrestling with the NFL’s huge receivers (Mike Evans, D.K. Metcalf, and so on). Prior to getting hurt, Okudah struggled in that job assigment; he then missed most of the season due to being hurt.

Opting for Pierre in free agency is meant to solve that problem for 2026. Byron Murphy is the slot specialist and Isaiah Rodgers the speed merchant. Pierre is offering a large frame to dance with beefy receivers.

The former Steeler shouldn’t be understood as a magic elixir who will make the other side’s long-and-strong receivers disappear. Rather, he’s somebody who is meant to make life difficult for them. Make ’em earn every yard; that’s the way Coach Flores wants to play defense. Nothing free.

In 2025, James Pierre offered some terrific football to the Pittsburgh Steelers. His fourteen games featured five starts, leading to a total of 376 snaps on defense. His statistics show 30 tackles alongside 1 interception and 11 passes defended.

More promising, perhaps, is that passes into his coverage resulted in just 42.9% being completed. Only 15/35 passes ended up being completed. These catches went for a combined 130 yards, averaging a modest 8.7 yards per catch. A grand total of zero touchdowns got completed into his coverage and passers combined for a passer rating coming in at 41.4.

Minnesota landed Pierre for a bargain contract coming in at $8.5 million across a pair of seasons. Seeing him replicate last year’s brilliance will make that contract look very spiffy.

The assessment on PFF is largely in agreement. The analytics website tossed over a sizzling 86.2 grade, good for 2nd overall among the 112 corners who qualified for the ranking.

Later on in the same presser, Coach Flores indicated that seeing a veteran miss time is an opportunity for the young lads. Guys such as Chuck Demmings can jump into the open snaps. Impressing the Vikings coaches (especially the DC) with these reps can lead to confidence about elevating the depth guys when the starting lineup gets depleted.

Do note, though, that the conclusion of the DC’s answer brings things around to an optimistic outlook for Pierre: “From what I understand, JP is going to be okay.”

James Pierre, 29, stands at 6’2″ and weighs 185 pounds. The Vikings want to give him a hearty workload in the upcoming season, so playing it cautious with his injury at the beginning of camp is the way to go.

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Devin Haney looked set to take on Keyshawn Davis in a first defence of his WBO welterweight title, but in a drastic turn of events the fight has collapsed. Now, Haney has ruled out another potential opponent.

Haney became a three-division world champion when he outpointed Brian Norman Jr to capture the 147lb crown back in November, but whilst the Californian is yet to fight since, he was recently ordered to defend the belt against mandatory challenger, Keyshawn Davis.

A few days ago, after the end of the 30-day negotiation period, the rights to that bout were won by Top Rank in a live-streamed purse bid. Yet, soon after, Davis opted to withdraw from the contest, seemingly unhappy with the $2.13 million purse that he would receive for his title challenge.

As a result, Davis has dropped from #1 to #7 in the WBO welterweight rankings, with former champion, Norman, being moved into position as the number one contender, creating rumours that a rematch between he and ‘The Dream’ could take place.

However, on X, Haney shot down suggestions that he and Norman could run it back, with potential unification opportunities now seeming the more likely.

“It’s not happening. I tell you that right now.”

Instead, Haney could return to fight in Australia for a third time by accepting a unification against newly-crowned IBF welterweight world champion Liam Paro, with the other two world champions at 147lbs currently scheduled for alternate title defences.

Alternatively, WBA Regular champion Jack Catterall has thrown his name into the ring for a possible shot at the WBO champion, despite being well poised for a full WBA title challenge later this year.

Aggressive batting has become the norm in modern cricket, with high-scoring encounters now a regular feature across formats. Players such as Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Travis Head, and the latest entrant to the list, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, have grabbed headlines for taking the attack to bowlers from the very first ball. Sooryavanshi, who is just 15 years old and has already made his international debut, shot to fame after smashing a century off just 35 balls for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025.

As Sooryavanshi continues his rapid rise, it is worth noting that this brand of aggressive batting is far from a new phenomenon. In fact, legendary Australian batter Sir Donald Bradman still sits atop the list when it comes to extraordinary scoring feats.

The story dates back to November 2, 1931, when Bradman was playing a domestic match for Blackheath against Lithgow. While he finished the innings with a staggering 256 runs, the biggest highlight was the speed at which he reached his century, achieving the milestone in just three overs.

During that era, an over consisted of eight deliveries instead of the current six. As a result, Bradman brought up his hundred in just 22 balls. He smashed 33 runs in the first over, followed by 40 in the second and 27 in the third. His remarkable innings featured 14 sixes and 29 fours.

Years later, Bradman was asked about that unforgettable knock and what was going through his mind while playing one of the most astonishing innings of his career.

“It’s important, I think, to emphasise that the thing was not planned. It happened purely by accident and everyone was surprised at the outcome, no one more than I. Wendell Bill became one of my staunchest friends, and in later years he said he got more notoriety out of the two singles he scored in those three overs than anything else he ever did in his life,” Bradman had said, as quoted by Sportskeeda.

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Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai says he has “cleared” the situation with team-mates Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas after a video emerged last week showing the trio seemingly arguing over the captain’s armband.

The incident came after the 1-0 pre-season win against Wrexham at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Following the full-time whistle Jones, Szoboszlai and later Tsimikas argued with each other as the team walked across the pitch to applaud supporters.

During the match Szoboszlai gave the captain’s armband to Tsimikas rather than Jones when he was subbed off, and during the argument the Greece left-back was filmed throwing it to the floor.

In the 4-2 defeat by Leeds on Sunday, Szoboszlai gave the armband to Jones.

“It was never a debate between us three,” said the Hungary captain. “We just discussed something on the pitch. Which actually, after, you guys [the media] make it very big. But next time we will manage to do it in the changing room. Nobody was angry at no-one. It’s all cleared – we are cool.”

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With regular captain Virgil van Dijk absent for the United States tour and Joe Gomez injured in the first game, Szoboszlai led the side for the majority of their trip.

Meanwhile, Szoboszlai revealed that new manager Andoni Iraola is yet to discuss the vice-captaincy, with the vacancy open following the departure of Andy Robertson to Tottenham Hotspur.

“No, there hasn’t been any conversation. Obviously we have Virgil as the captain. We have Ali [Alisson]. We have Joe Gomez. So there was no conversation at all. Obviously Ali is not here and Joe is injured. It was a very proud moment to have it and let’s see. It’s not my choice. It’s not fixed,” the 25-year-old said.

“If you get offered the vice-captain at Liverpool, you’re going to take it. It would be a proud moment for me. But I respect everybody, so either way, whoever it’s going to be we’re going to follow them.”

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Speaking to the media in Chicago shortly before the Reds travelled back to the UK, Szoboszlai said he “can’t wait” for the new season.

“I feel we are ready to go again and take motivation from the last season, because it was not the best,” he said. “We didn’t end up where we wanted to, so now we’re going to go for it again.

“It’s not my job to tell you who we have to sign or if we have to sign someone. If the guys above and the manager decide to sign someone, we are very happy and will welcome them. If they decide not to, then we have to do something special with this squad.”

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The Liverpool players return to training from Wednesday before taking on Monaco in a friendly at Anfield on Sunday (14:30 BST).

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Szoboszlai was full of praise for 19-year-old Trey Nyoni, who has been one of the standouts of pre-season so far. The midfielder only managed 229 minutes under former boss Arne Slot last season but has put himself in line to play a more prominent role under Iraola.

“I always knew that he’s a good player. In training, he showed his quality many times,” said Szoboszlai. “Also when he had the chance to play in some cup games or even in the Premier League. He’s a very good player. The squad is short, so we need everybody.”

And Szoboszlai agreed it is a clean slate for everyone in the squad before Liverpool begin their Premier League season at Newcastle United on 23 August.

“It’s a new manager. Everyone is motivated. I think I see in everybody’s eyes that he wants to play – and if you want to play, you have to give your best,” he said.

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“And from there on, the manager is going to decide who is going to play. But everybody is on zero right now.”

Szoboszlai also clarified he did not mean to cause confusion when he said “if Alexis (Mac Allister) comes back” in a media conference on Thursday.

“That’s my English, guys. It’s not ‘if’ – it’s ‘when’ he comes back. So now I make it clear. He’s coming back and he’s going to be part of the team as much as I know.”

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Following a tenacious performance at Sandown, Andy Win is now being considered for the Grand National Steeplechase.

The gelding, Andy Win, claimed the $250,000 Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown on Sunday and has secured qualification for the more demanding steeplechase event.

Trainer Shane Jackson has indicated that if Andy Win recovers well from his recent success, he will be aimed at the $350,000 Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) on August 16, part of the all-jumps program at Ballarat.

Andy Win, a $3 chance under jockey Tom Ryan, won by 1-¼ lengths from Ardakan ($5.50), with Embezzler ($10) a further 13 lengths behind in third.

Jackson suggested that Andy Win’s earlier qualification for the bigger jumps at Coleraine on July 20 might have contributed to the horse being tentative over some fences early in the race.

“We’ll let the horse tell us, but that was the plan coming here,” Jackson said regarding the potential start at Ballarat.

“We ran today with the option of the Grand National Steeplechase at the end of the season.”

“That’s why he had a trial over them and that’s why he probably jumped a few like fences early on in the race, he jumped them a bit careful.”

“After jumping two flights, I thought we were in trouble.”

“He wasn’t travelling at all and he’s had a long hard season, but I do believe if the track was softer, and a slower tempo, he would be more comfortable.”

“I’m glad we’ve qualified him over fences because, the slower tempo in a steeplechase might be right up his alley.”

Jackson was quick to praise jockey Tom Ryan for his efforts in getting Andy Win across the line.

“I don’t think there’s any jockey, apart from Tom Ryan that would have won on him today,” Jackson stated.

“He looked gone up the back and he had to keep him up to the job.”

“Maybe the ground wasn’t quite soft enough for him and there was a lot of speed, but he toughed it out.”

“What a thrill.”

This victory marks Jackson’s second Grand National Hurdle triumph, following Highland Blaze’s win last year.

Highland Blaze had been preparing for a return to Sandown but suffered an injury to a suspensory tendon in a narrow defeat at Flemington last month.

“He did a suspensory, but he’ll be back,” Jackson confirmed. “It’s not career ending and we’ve started the rehab process already.”

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