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The New York Jets and free agent quarterback Justin Fields reached a contract agreement with Fields getting a two-year, $40 million deal that includes $30 million guaranteed.

Fields, 26, now becomes the favorite to be the Jets starting quarterback in 2025.

The Bears drafted Fields out of Ohio State with the 11th overall pick in 2021, the same draft that the Jets took Zach Wilson with the No. 2 pick. Fields showed flashes of potential but it never clicked for him in Chicago as he played for two different head coaches and two different offensive coordinators in his three years there. He went 10-28 as the starting quarterback and the Bears moved on last year, trading him to the Steelers.

Fields started the first six games of last season in Pittsburgh and did some good things. He threw five passing touchdowns and rushed for five more and had only one interception. The team was 4-2 when Steelers coach Mike Tomlin decided to switch to Russell Wilson as his starter.

Fields played sparingly for the rest of the season and is now moving on from Pittsburgh, which reportedly was interested in re-signing him.

In his career, Fields has thrown 45 touchdowns, run for another 19  and thrown 31 interceptions. He has a career QB rating of 83.9 and a 61.1 completion percentage.

Hardee’s looks to follow up on the success of their recently launched Lunch Wraps with the introduction of new Breakfast Wraps.

Hardee’s new Breakfast Wraps can be enjoyed in four varieties, including the Sausage Egg and Cheese Wrap, Bacon Egg and Cheese Wrap, Egg and Cheese Wrap, and Sausage Egg and Gravy Wrap.

Priced at 2 for $5, Hardee’s is inviting fans to enjoy more goodness for less, by mixing and matching any two breakfast wraps for 5 bucks.

You can find the new breakfast option at participating Hardee’s locations nationwide.

The Raiders have their new quarterback.

Las Vegas has acquired quarterback Geno Smith for a 2025 third-round draft pick to reunite him with former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.

Smith is entering the final season of his three-year, $75 million contract, and the quarterback sought a new deal in the $45-million-a-year range. 

The Raiders sought to improve upon their quarterback play after a 4-13 season that saw Gardner Minshew II and Aidan O’Connell share the bulk of snaps. 

As a group, the team’s quarterbacks threw for a combined 3,797 yards and 19 touchdowns with an 82.4 rating, while the team had the  fourth-worst scoring offense in the NFL (18.2 points per game).

They had flirted with Matthew Stafford as a potential option to take over as signal-caller before he decided to remain with the Rams on a  restructured deal.

Now, the Raiders get Smith, who revived his career in Seattle, where  the quarterback played for five seasons, four of which came with Carroll — who was hired as Raiders head coach this offseason — at the helm. 

Circle K and Mountain Dew have teamed up for the debut of new Mountain Dew Purple Thunder.

Mountain Dew Purple Thunder features the flavors of blackberry and plum for the ultimate berry combination.

You can find Mountain Dew Purple Thunder at Circle K locations across the nation in 20-oz bottles and on fountain.

The Mountain Dew Purple Thunder bottle design features its own biker gang of Dew characters, including a plum and blackberry enjoying the sweetest ride of their life.

Kodai Senga spent part of his winter at home in Japan in rehab mode, with the goal of arriving at spring training ready for a normal buildup toward the season. On that count, the Mets right-hander is confident he succeeded.

Senga said he’s been “normal and healthy” since early January after missing almost all of last season with multiple ailments.

“I am not worried at all,” Senga said through his interpreter. “I just need to ramp up slowly and get through spring training healthy and pitching a lot of innings so we can go deep into the postseason.”

“This offseason has been really great in terms of evaluating what types of movements I need and don’t need,” he said. “I have been able to work on that and I feel really good up to this point. I just need to ramp up slowly.”

The Mets plan to employ a six-man rotation, largely to provide extra rest for Senga, who was accustomed to such a schedule in Japan. Senga, in his first season with the Mets, was better with the extra day of rest than on a normal schedule.

“I think what is really important is my health, and if I feel good I will be able to throw, whether it’s a six-man rotation or five-man rotation, regular rest or long rest,” Senga said. “It’s up to the manager to decide when I am going to throw. I just need to be ready to throw whenever they call on me.”

It didn’t seem like Aaron Boone was going anywhere. Now, it’s a sure thing.

The New York Yankees and the 51-year-old manager agreed to a two-year contract extension.

While Boone’s three-year contract expired after last season, the club picked up its team option to keep him for 2025 shortly after the World Series.

Since taking the Yankees’ job before the 2018 season, he’s gone 603-429 (.584), giving him the second-best winning percentage among active managers behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Dave Roberts (.627). His 603 wins are the seventh-most in Yankees history.

“There’s no other place I’d rather be and no other team I’d rather be doing this with,” Boone said.

The NFL announced it will return to São Paulo, Brazil, in Week 1 of the 2025 season, with the Los Angeles Chargers as the designated team.

The NFL made its Brazilian debut during a Week 1 matchup at Corinthians Arena last season, which saw the eventual Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Green Bay Packers in Week 1.

“After a successful and memorable first game in Brazil in 2024, we are delighted to confirm the league’s return to São Paulo with the Los Angeles Chargers as the designated team in what will be an incredible next chapter in the market,” said a spokesperson.

Brazil has long been a targeted market for the NFL, which said it had  more than 36 million fans, the second-largest among international fan bases behind only Mexico. The league previously announced it would add Melbourne, Australia, to its international slate in 2026 at a date and time to be determined later.

NEW YORK CITY — Hoops Cabaret in New York City (48 West 33rd Street), featuring dozens of sexy Hoops exotic dancers, and called “the  sexiest sports bar,” will be showing the boxing matchup of defending WBA Lightweight World Champion Tank Davis vs WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach on Saturday, March 1. 

WBA Lightweight World Champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis remains undefeated (30-0, 28 KOs) while facing WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach Jr. (25-1 10KOs). Roach received permission to fight at a higher weight division. Davis stands to lose his lightweight title in the fight while Roach sees a chance to become a boxing legend by defeating an elite fighter.

Davis plans on having another successful title defense and remaining undefeated, while his opponent, Lamont Roach, will attempt to pull off a massive upset.  

The fan-favorite Hoops Cabaret, with numerous oversized HD TVs, and its gigantic Mega-Tron Video Wall is the ideal place to watch all sporting events. Every seat has a clear view of all the action.  

Hoops girl Trina said, “It’s going to be a great fight, and the after-party here with so many sexy dancers is going to be off the hook. Hoops always has great after-parties. Come make it rain. Don’t miss it!” 

Hoops Cabaret combines the  fun of a sports bar with the excitement of a gentlemen’s club. Sports and beautiful girls, it’s a win, win. And be sure to check out the club’s VIP Man Cave. 

HOOPS CABARET and Sports Bar

Beautiful Dancers

Court-side, Mezzanine and VIP seating

Private Suites

VIP “Man Cave”

Next door to the world famous Rick’s Cabaret NYC

The NFL has added another location to its international series.

Melbourne, Australia will be included in its international slate in 2026 at a date and time to be determined later, but will feature the Los Angeles Rams as the designated team against an opponent announced at a later date.

“Expanding to Melbourne, Australia, a beautiful city with a rich sports history, underlines our ambitions to become a global sport and accelerate international growth,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. 

“We’re thrilled the NFL will be touching down in the sporting capital of Australia. Victoria is now the first-ever state in Australia to host a regular season NFL game,” said PremierJacinta Allan. “It’s a win for jobs, a win for businesses and a win for fans who will get to see American football.”

Australia is viewed to be a significant global market for the NFL’s international growth with a fan base estimated to be 6.6 million nationwide. The Rams, along with the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles, hold marketing rights in Australia as part of the NFL’s Global Markets Program, an initiative that rewards teams with international marketing rights to build brand awareness beyond the United States.

The Jets made official what was already widely anticipated: Aaron Rodgers will not return for the 2025 season.

“Last week we met with Aaron and shared that our intention was to move in a different direction at quarterback,” said head coach Aaron Glenn.  

“I personally want to thank Aaron for his time at the New York Jets,” owner Woody Johnson said in a statement. “His arrival in 2023 was met with unbridled excitement and I will forever be grateful that he chose to join us to continue his Hall of Fame career. I wish him only the best in whatever he chooses to do next.”

After tearing his Achilles in the 2023 season opener against Buffalo, Rodgers returned to the field in 2024, playing all 17 games despite dealing with injuries to his hamstring, knee, and ankle. In his first full year as Gang Green’s starter, Rodgers completed 368 of 584 passes for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns to 11 interceptions. On paper, Rodgers’ numbers were solid, but the Jets went 5-12 as the season quickly unraveled after a 2-3 start.