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Josh Jacobs is dealing with some off-field turbulence. The Green Bay Packers running back pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property in Brown County Circuit Court. He was hit with a one thousand dollar fine, ordered to pay restitution, and told to have no further contact with the victim. Not the kind of headlines a starting running back wants heading into the season.
Shifting to the hardwood, Dan Hurley keeps building something special in Storrs. UConn men's basketball has landed a commitment from NaVorro Bowman Junior, a top recruit in the class of two thousand twenty seven. The younger Bowman was turning heads at the FIBA Under Seventeen Basketball World Cup this summer, and now Hurley has secured him early. The Huskies are not slowing down.
And in Minnesota, all eyes are on Sam Darnold. The Vikings quarterback is expected to miss time after an injury that has the team awaiting MRI results. Darnold had been playing some of the best football of his career, so this is a significant blow to a Minnesota offense with genuine playoff ambitions. The results will tell the story.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
