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Jameis Winston Is Glad To
Penguins Top Lightning To Send East Finals To Game 7 (Tonight) Thursday
The Penguins’ Bryan Rust beating Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for a goal to put Pitts- burgh ahead, 4-2, in the third pe- riod.
Maybe the Eastern Confer- ence finals were destined to go seven games, what with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins bat- tling with equal parts grit and guile.
But the Penguins had raw desperation on their side Tuesday, as well as the return of the rookie goaltender Matt Murray, and they skated to a 5-2 victory. Experts pick the Lightning to win game 7 (tonight) Thursday.
Pittsburgh evened the se- ries at three games each, turning back a third-period rally by the Lightning, who are looking to become the first team to reach back-to- back Stanley Cup finals since the Penguins in 2008 and 2009.
Ciara, Russell Wilson, Future: Singer's Fiance Loves Her Like A 'Drug' After Drama With Her Ex
RUSSELL WILSON And CIARA
It’s no secret Russell Wil- son is in love with his girl- friend Ciara (and vice versa). And he let fans know just how deep his love goes over the weekend.
The Seattle Seahawks star shared a snapshot of him and his fiancé on the pink carpet of the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night; which Ciara served as a co-host along with rapper and actor Ludacris. In the photo Wil- son is gazing at Ciara as she works the red carpet. He added the caption, “Love is the most powerful drug.” #Heavensent”
The Billboard Music Awards came just days after Future was awarded joint custody during an ugly court battle with Ciara.
Owners Award 2019 Super Bowl To Atlanta,
Have Roberto Aguayo In Tampa
2020 To Miami, 2021 To Los Angeles
Last year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers not surprisingly made a former Florida State quarterback the first overall pick in the draft. This year, the Bucs surprisingly used a second-round pick to ac- quire kicker Roberto Aguayo.
“It’s special to have an- other Seminole on the ros- ter,” quarterback Jameis Winston told reporters on Tuesday. “We’ve got a lot of Gators on this roster so I’m glad we’ve got Roberto with me.”
“Other than he’s auto- matic, he’s competitive as well,” Winston said. “He’s always having fun out there. He has a different swagger for a kicker. He’s always fo- cused but he likes to have fun doing it.”
“Opinions are always going to be out there,” Win- ston said. “I’m just happy to have Roberto on this team.
ROBERTO AGUAYO
Just like a lot of people had opinions about me when I first came out and first started the season, like Roberto’s going to do, he’s goingtoshutthemup.... We came in together at Florida State so we always were close. I always knew he was good because we always used to say that Florida State 2012 class was the best class to ever come through Florida State, so we always stood by that. We always were good buddies.”
Los Angeles, which will reintroduce itself to the NFL this season following the relo- cation of the Rams, joined At- lanta and Miami in being awarded future Super Bowls during Tuesday's NFL spring meeting.
Los Angeles will host Super Bowl LV in 2021, the final of three bids awarded during the meeting. Atlanta earned the bid for Super Bowl LIII in 2019, and South Florida re-
Mercedes-Benz Stadium under construction in At- lanta.
ceived the bid for Super Bowl LIV in 2020.
$15 Million Buys A Lot, But
McCarron had said earlier
this month that he and his
wife, the former Miss Ala-
bama and Sports Illustrated ties (OTAs).
Not Jersey For Jaguars
Eli Apple's Mom, Annie, To Contribute
AJ McCarron And Wife, Katherine, Celebrate Birth Of Baby Tripp
The 2034 Alabama recruit- ing class might have its first member.
AJ McCarron, a Cincin- nati Bengals backup quarter- back and ex-starter on two national championship teams at Alabama, tweeted Tuesday night that his wife, Kather- ine, had just given birth to a "long" baby boy. The couple named the child Tripp.
model, had been expect- ing the baby's ar- rival to fall sometime Monday or Tuesday. Be-
AJMCCARRON cause of that, he spent Tuesday back home in Mobile, Alabama, with his growing family, instead of participating in the Bengals' start of organized team activi-
Rookie Jalen Ramsey
To Sunday NFL Countdown
Jacksonville Jaguars rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey recently got a $15 million signing bonus so he can afford a lot of things.
A huge home. Luxury cars. A small yacht. Top-level de- signer clothing and jewelry. Maybe even invest in a cou- ple of local business opportu- nities.
However, there’s one thing that he won’t have enough funds for: The No. 23 jersey.
That currently belongs to second-year safety James Sample and he says he’s not giving it up regardless of what kind of offer Ramsey makes.
"Me and him talked about it, but this year, I’m going to be wearing 23," Sample said Tuesday.
Right now, Ramsey, who had surgery Tuesday to re- pair a torn right meniscus and is out until training camp, is stuck with 38, which is the only defensive back number available, and he hates it. He wants 23, in part
For now at least, Jalen Ramsey is stuck with the No. 38 jersey.
because has signed an en- dorsement deal with Nike’s Jordan brand, named after Michael Jordan. Ramsey said during the Jaguars’ rookie orientation earlier this month that he’s willing to part with “shoes, cash, every- thing” to pry it away from Sample.
Rumor has it Ramsey’s offer has surpassed $30,000, but Sample isn’t budging.
"No offer he could give me [could make him part with 23]," Sample said. "Money isn't the issue.
Being a first-round NFL draft pick is enough to make you a celebrity. But since last month's draft, New York Gi- ants first-rounder Eli Apple has seen his mother become a bigger celebrity than he is.
Annie Apple has gained fame for her lively presence on social media and a couple of high-profile interviews she has given about her son and their draft experience, including one that prompted NFL commis- sioner Roger Goodell to send her brownies.
"She's not going to change," Eli Apple said Monday, after the Giants' first practice during organized team activities. "She
ELI And ANNIE APPLE
was like this way back when I was in high school. She's not going to do anything differ- ent."
Well, she is getting a new job. Starting this fall, Annie Apple will join ESPN's Sun- day NFL Countdown as a con- tributor. Annie Apple will offer player profiles and other stories for ESPN's Sunday morning pregame show.
DeAndre Jordan And Chris Paul Named To NBA All-Defensive First Team
The NBA announced today that LA Clippers’ center DeAn- dre Jordan and point guard Chris Paul have been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. It is Jordan’s second straight First Team honor and Paul’s fifth consecutive year on the First Team team and sixth overall time in his career, making him the 12th player in NBA history with at least six ca- reer nods.
Jordan received 137 points (62 First Team votes, 25 Sec- ond Team votes), while Paul garnered a total of 148 points (59 First Team votes, 30 Sec- ond Team votes).
Joining Jordan and Paul on the NBA All-Defensive First Team are forward Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs (260 points), forward Draymond Green of the
DEANDRE JORDAN AND CHRIS PAUL
Golden State Warriors (151 points) and guard Avery Bradley of the Boston Celtics (149 points).
The NBA All-Defensive Second Team
consists of forwards Paul Mill- sap of the Atlanta Hawks (97 points, 11 First Team votes) and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers (48 points, five First Team votes), center Hassan Whiteside of the Miami Heat (126 points, 44 First Team votes) and guards Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies (121 points, 44 First Team votes) and Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls (62 points, 18 First Team votes).
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