NFL Free Agency: Earl Thomas Earns Massive Contract With The Ravens
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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It there were any free-agent NFL player on the market this March that earned a huge contract, it certainly was former Seattle Seahawks All-Pro safety Earl Thomas.

Mere hours prior to the league year opening on Wednesday, the six-time Pro Bowler signed a four-year, $55 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the deal gives Thomas $32 million in full guarantees while paying him out $22 million over the first nine months.

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Cristiano Ronaldo vale su fichaje: Juventus remonta y avanza en Champions League
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(CNN Español) — Cristiano vale oro. El responsable —como ha sido evidente en las últimas semanas— de los pasados títulos en la Liga de Campeones del Real Madrid demuestra, al menos hasta ahora, por qué Juventus tenía razón al ficharlo.

Un triplete selló la remontada histórica, la clasificación luchada y la confirmación indudable de que Cristiano se crece en los partidos importantes.

Juventus está en cuartos de final.

La Juventus tenía la difícil tarea de remontar un 2-0 en contra frente al duro Atlético de Madrid de Diego Simeone en el partido de ida.

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FBI accuses wealthy parents, including celebrities, in college-entrance bribery scheme
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Authorities charged more than people, like actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, March 12 with being part of a long-running college admittance scam. (Allie Caren, Justin Scuiletti/The Washington Post)

The Justice Department on Tuesday charged 50 people — including two television stars — with participating in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme that enabled privileged students with lackluster grades to attend prestigious colleges and universities.

The allegations included cheating on entrance exams and bribing college officials to say certain students were athletic recruits when those students were not in fact athletes,

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Lions expected to sign Trey Flowers to five-year deal
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The Detroit Lions continue to build Patriots Midwest.

The Lions are slated to be adding pass rusher Trey Flowers on a five-year contract, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports. The deal, which reunites Flowers with coach Matt Patricia, is expected to be worth more than $16 or $17 million per season.

ESPN first reported the news.

Deals cannot become official until the start of the new league year,

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Conor McGregor arrested in Miami Beach, accused of smashing fan’s phone
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Former UFC champ Conor McGregor was charged with two felonies after an altercation with a fan early Monday morning, according to the Miami Beach police.

McGregor allegedly “slapped” a phone out of a man’s hand. The fan had attempted to take the 30-year-old Irish fighter’s picture outside of a Miami Beach nightclub around 5 a.m. Monday.

McGregor then allegedly stomped on the mobile phone several times, according to the police report.

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Jon Gruden and the Raiders should go after Le’Veon Bell next
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The Oakland Raiders have the opportunity to look a little like the Pittsburgh Steelers of recent years. After acquiring Antonio Brown in a trade on Sunday, the Raiders could sign Le’Veon Bell in free agency during the coming week.

Oakland has the cap space, and the Raiders are in need of talent on offense. Bell has his warts: age, a history of heavy usage and the fact that he didn’t play football at all last season.

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Pete Davidson Doesn’t Understand Our ‘Crazy Fascination’ With Him Dating Kate Beckinsale
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Pete Davidson is on the rebound, ladies, and you know what that means: SNL will grant him unlimited time during Weekend Update to give us status updates about his love life, relevance to late-night comedy be damned. Davidson’s newest lady friend is none other than noted cool mom Kate Beckinsale, and the two were spotted last week giving each other a very PDA-filled tonguing at a hockey game. And despite the fact Beckinsale is 45 years old compared to Davidson’s 25,

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Olivier Vernon trade signals another Giants move is coming
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Linebacker Olivier Vernon is a goner after the New York Giants agreed to ship him to Cleveland for guard Kevin Zeitler. Safety Landon Collins will be finding a new home in the next week or so, too.

If you were brought in by the Giants under the previous regime — don’t buy, rent instead. There seems to be a strong chance you won’t be around long with general manager Dave Gettleman and coach Pat Shurmur making the moves.

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‘Airwolf’ actor and ’80s heartthrob Jan-Michael Vincent dies
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Jan-Michael Vincent, star of the hit series “Airwolf” and ’80s hunk, died last month in Asheville, according to published reports.

He died at Mission Hospital, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ and KTLA. He was 74.

Vincent is best remembered for his role as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke on “Airwolf,” which ran on CBS from 1984-87, and playing Matt Johnson in 1978’s “Big Wednesday.” He acted in a number of feature films,

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Billie Eilish Responds to Backlash Over New Song “Wish You Were Gay”
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Upon releasing her latest single “Wish You Were Gay,” Billie Eilish received considerable backlash, as critics have alleged that the song’s lyrics are offensive to the LGBTQ community. While her fans initially thought that the single would be a queer empowerment song, some individuals later discovered that they found the track to be insulting.

Eilish responded to the adverse reaction during an interview with PopBuzz. The “Bury a Friend” singer reportedly cited a miscommunication regarding her intentions and the meaning of the song when the show’s host asked her to explain the story behind it.

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