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The NFL and its referees are on the verge of a deal. Negotiations between the league and the NFL Referees Association have progressed to the point where the union has scheduled a ratification vote for Thursday night. If it passes, both sides close the book on what had been a tense stretch of labor uncertainty heading into the season.
Shifting to the ice, the two thousand twenty six NHL Draft Lottery is in the books, and the hockey world now knows who holds the keys to the number one overall pick. With top prospects generating serious buzz, the lottery results reshape the landscape for several franchises banking on this draft to accelerate their rebuild. Full pick order through sixteen is now set.
And a legal story with major implications — Stefon Diggs was found not guilty Tuesday on charges of strangulation and assault stemming from a confrontation with his former live-in personal chef back in December. A jury in Dedham, Massachusetts cleared the thirty two year old wide receiver on both counts, closing a chapter that had cast a long shadow over his football future.
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