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G D'Angelo Russell (Unanimous 1st Team All-American, All-Star, Brooklyn Nets)

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Sources: Mavs agree to $13M deal with PG Russell

Free agent point guard D'Angelo Russell has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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Sources: Mavs agree to $13M deal with PG D'Angelo Russell​

Free agent point guard D'Angelo Russell has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Mavs will use the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception to sign Russell, a one-time All-Star who averaged 12.6 points and 5.1 assists per game for the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets last season.

The second season of the deal is a player option, sources said.

Russell is expected to fill Kyrie Irving's spot in the starting lineup while the nine-time All-Star recovers from a torn ACL. The Mavs and Irving are optimistic that he will be able to return early in the 2026 portion of the schedule, at which point Russell could transition to a key reserve role.

Now entering his 11th NBA season, Russell has already earned over $175 million in career salary. He’s approaching $200 million in total earnings—an impressive feat for the former Buckeye star.
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TE Bennett Christian (National Champion)

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Ohio State Tight End Bennett Christian Using Time at the “Very Bottom” to Inspire Others

Bennett Christian is drawing on his experiences at the “very bottom,” a year-long suspension in 2023, to play a leadership role in Ohio State's crowded tight end room.
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Ohio State Tight End Bennett Christian Using Time at the “Very Bottom” to Inspire Other​

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There’s no question Bennett Christian enjoyed the return of his football privileges in 2024.

Suspended for the whole of the 2023 season after testing positive for a banned substance, Christian quietly found some rotational use for the Buckeyes in 2024, playing 55 snaps during the team’s four-game College Football Playoff national championship run. With his teammates, he saw the pinnacle of the sport.

Now, he’s using those experiences to step into a leadership role within Ohio State’s loaded 2025 tight end room.

“Last year was awesome,” Christian said in March. “Coming back, finally getting to actually play, it was really fun. Being back now, I feel like I'm stepping into that leadership role a little bit, which is nice to do. I feel like guys can relate to what I've been through and if someone feels down or something, I've been at the very bottom. So I think guys kind of draw to that, and I'm really stepping into that and trying to be a good example for the younger guys.”

Christian emerged as the No. 3 most-used tight end in the Buckeyes’ offense behind starter Gee Scott Jr. and top backup Will Kacmarek, playing 235 total snaps in 2024. The top receiving highlight of his season was a 55-yard touchdown snag in the waning moments against Western Michigan, the first career touchdown pass for then-freshman Julian Sayin.

“That was cool,” Christian said. “That was a cool moment to have with him.”
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James Bond 26

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worth a look-see to see which way they go. Suave, dapper, and all, or rough and tumble. Maybe a techno-nerd? Might appeal to more of the contemporary watchers, dunno. Might be really hard to have a female 007, given all those prior. Will tune in also, but probably not pay to see in a theater, wait for Netflix etc. (was too long a wait for new John Wick, and Indiana Jones..).
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Kevin McGuff (Head Coach The Ohio State Women's Basketball)

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calibuck said:
Hey, it's almost July. Does anyone know the outcome of McDuff's arrest? And what Bjork is/was going to do about it? Named Katie interim HC? Haven't seen anything much in recruiting, so wonder if he's still conducting practices/recruiting, all the stuff head coaches do at this time of the year. No statements in the Dispatch? (hey, don't even know if the Dispatch prints anymore)....thanks for the help....
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Just sayin':

1. He plead "not guilty"to the operating a vehicle while impaired charge; maybe everyone is just waiting for the trial.

2. Based on the outcome of the lawsuit by a previous Ohio State men's basketball coach; I'm guessing that Ohio State is waiting for the outcome of the trial before taking any action. Basically O'Brien was fired "for cause" however, he was still awarded his contract money by the court since he was actually fired before the had NCAA formally ruled on his violations.
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2027 OH ATH Brayton Feister

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calibuck said:
Hopefully the kid reads all this free wisdom....and asks/tells his HS coach that he wants to expand his repertoire to include defense. If he excels at LB, and is big enough, schools will take him to play that or DE. Hey, Brayton, an RB in the NFL has a shelf life of five years....while that of an LB or DE is 8+..... You can do the math....and best of luck whatever route you choose.
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He does play LB, but his preference is RB and that's where most of his publicity comes from. Eli Lee has been the main focus at LB. He is a physical freak, and has numerous offers but the big boys like OSU, UGA, Bama, Texas haven't offered due to seeing if he's stopped growing. And its a very honest take, as he currently looks like a grown man with a family and a mortgage already and he may not grow into a DE. So then you're left with a kid who wants to play RB, but should play LB. And all teams are recruiting for both sides of the ball, but the best teams want kids they can mold and have more of an upside, and it looks like Feister is almost at his ceiling as a finished product.
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2026 AR OL Evan Goodwin (SMU Verbal)

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SMU beautiful campus, lived nearby for several years. Actually went to more concerts there than football games, during the 'Pony Express' era. Dallas really nice town if you like glass and chrome. Women dress to the nines to go to grocery at 8:00am Saturday. Lots of good things to say about the place. Also bunches of well-heeled alums, who, yeah, can now do openly what they did covertly back in the day of 'Death Penalty'.
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