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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown made a crucial mistake during the team's game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, launching Tanner McKee's first career touchdown ball into the crowd before realizing its significance.

McKee, a second-year quarterback, threw his first touchdown on an impressive 20-yard pass to Brown late in the third quarter.

The 27-year-old Brown quickly realized his mistake on the sideline, throwing his hands up to his head in disbelief. He promised the fan his game-worn jersey in exchange for the ball's return and kept true to his word, delivering the signed, game-worn jersey after the game.

With the help of Eagles employee Dom DiSandro, a.k.a. "Big Dom," the ball was retrieved from the crowd and returned to the 24-year-old quarterback.

McKee stepped in for second-string quarterback Kenny Pickett who exited Sunday's game with a rib injury, according to the Eagles.

Pickett was starting in place of franchise quarterback Jalen Hurts, who suffered a concussion during the Eagles' 36-33 loss to Washington in Week 16.

McKee, the former Stanford Cardinal, was selected in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft after spending three years at Stanford.

After a tumultuous offseason that saw Stefon Diggs traded to the Houston Texans, he faced his former team for the first time on Sunday, leading the Texans to a 23-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

On the opposing side was Diggs' former teammate, quarterback Josh Allen, who had a shaky performance, completing just 9 of 30 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown.

At the conclusion of the game, Allen searched the field for Diggs and embraced his former four-year teammate.

"I got a lot of love for him. I still do," Allen told reporters in regard to Diggs this past week. "The things he did for me in my career and the things he did in a Buffalo Bill uniform won't be forgotten anytime soon, especially from me."

In the victory, Diggs recorded six receptions for 82 yards, while his new quarterback, C.J. Stroud, completed 28 of 38 passes for 331 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.

Next Sunday the Bills will travel to MetLife Stadium to play against the New York Jets and the Texans will travel to Gillette Stadium to face the New England Patriots.

The Arizona Cardinals are expected to release receiver Chosen Anderson—previously known as Robbie Anderson—and center Rodney Hudson, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

It would mark the first big decisions made by the Cardinals' new brass of coach Jonathan Gannon and general manager Monti Ossenfort.

Both players had limited roles for Arizona in 2022. Anderson started just two games after being traded from the Carolina Panthers in October, and Hudson was placed on injured reserve after the first four games.

The moves would save the organization $12 million and $2 million against the salary cap.

Hudson, 33, is reportedly set to decide his NFL future. He considered retirement as recently as last offseason before choosing to return to the Cardinals for his 12th professional season.

He is a three-time Pro Bowler and 2019 second-team All-Pro who also played with the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders since he was drafted out of Florida State in the second round in 2011. Arizona acquired Hudson and a seventh-round pick from the Raiders for a third round pick in 2021.

Hudson also landed on injured reserve that season, though he helped the team to a playoff berth.

Anderson, 29, had a turbulent 2022. He got into an argument with his position coach, Joe Daily, and was sent to the locker room during a Week 6 game against the Los Angeles Rams by interim head coach Steve Wilks.

One day later, he was traded to Arizona.

In 10 games, he had just seven receptions for 76 yards as the team's fourth target behind DeAndre Hopkins, Marquise Brown and Rondale Moore.

Depending on whom you ask, the Philadelphia Eagles' fanbase is either incredibly passionate or excessively rude and rowdy. Either way, the reputation of Philly fans precedes them.

Just ask Brock Purdy.

"I've heard they got a great fanbase," the Niners quarterback told Pro Football Talk's Peter King on Sunday after leading his team to a 19-12 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Levi's Stadium. "I hear they bring it for the whole game, for four quarters."

He'll certainly find out firsthand when the Eagles host the Niners at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, with a shot at the Super Bowl on the line. It's a major test for the rookie quarterback to be facing the team with the NFL's best record on the road, especially in a city like Philadelphia not known for warmly welcoming opponents.

Purdy has been poised thus far in the playoffs and in general since taking over for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo this season. The environment on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game will test that composure.

Troel Embiid is officially back.

Fresh off a win over the Bulls on Saturday, the Philadelphia 76ers center took to Instagram and made a reference to Aaron Rodgers as he moved to 12-0 over Chicago in his career:

Joel Embiid has tweeted his support for Rodgers often in the past, and Rodgers has been outspoken about dominating the Chicago Bears over the years.

During Saturday's game, Embiid knocked down a go-ahead three with 18.1 seconds remaining to help spur the Sixers' 114-109 win in Chicago. The win moved the Sixers to 3-4 on the season as they try to right the ship after an 0-3 start.

Embiid has been stellar despite the Sixers' shaky start, scoring 25-plus points in five of six games while he and James Harden continue working on finding chemistry within the offense.

While it was a relatively meaningless game in the grand scheme of things, Embiid getting back to his trolling ways on social media might indicate the Sixers feel they have the ball rolling after their disastrous first three games.

Ben Simmons has had a rough start to the 2022-23 season, fouling out of two of his first three games and generally struggling to find any sort of scoring rhythm.

He acknowledged Wednesday that it hasn't been pretty.

"There's gonna be times where it's really ugly, like the other night for me," Simmons told reporters. "I've had a couple of games I was playing like s--t."

To start the season, Simmons is averaging just 5.7 points and attempting only 4.3 shots per game, though he has added 7.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per contest.

And while he provides excellent and versatile defense, the biggest concern has been his inability to finish games due to fouling out.

His own frustration boiled over in his postgame comments following Monday's 134-124 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, in which he fouled out with 3:52 remaining in the game after making contact with Ja Morant as he picked up the ball after letting it run on the floor.

Simmons told reporters:

"I just saw the play. It wasn't a foul. [Official J.T. Orr] called it a foul, made a mistake, it is what it is ... it's really frustrating ... it's not a foul, but it was bulls--t. It's frustrating because it's late game, fourth quarter, it's a physical, close game. It's the NBA. It's not college. It's not high school. Some people are going to get hit, some people bleed; it's basketball."

Morant, to his credit, said he baited Simmons into getting the foul:

"If y'all want to go dig up a play, I think my rookie year I was in Philly—and the same situation happened like that versus Ben in the first half. I went to look at coach to get the play, and [Simmons] ran through the ball, got the steal and went to dunk. ... I knew it at that moment. Once I seen him and I was rolling the ball and I was at half [court], I looked at coach and I see him try to like, 'Oh yeah.' So I knew I had him. He was going to press up, and I was just going to force the ref to make the call."

As for Simmons, some rust is to be expected after he didn't play at all last season, the second full campaign he's missed in his career.

He's also playing with a new team after spending the entirety of his career with the Philadelphia 76ers before last season's trade, and there are some questions as to whether pairing him with a center such as Nic Claxton in the starting lineup—who offers no floor-spacing, similar to Simmons—is an ideal way to maximize his ability.

Regardless, Simmons needs to be better. He at least recognizes as much.

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Big Cass Makes Impact Debut

Big Cass, now known as W. Morrissey, made his Impact Wrestling debut at Sunday's Rebellion pay-per-view. Morrissey took the place of an injured Eric Young in his Violent by Design faction's matchup against Chris Sabin, Eddie Edwards, James Storm and Willie Mack.

Young had to bow out of the event because of a torn ACL.

It's unclear if Morrissey signed a contract with Impact or if this is a one-off appearance. Morrissey previously made an appearance at an Impact live event in February but did not appear on television until two months later.

After being fired by WWE in 2018 amid personal issues, Morrissey made occasional appearances on the independent scene before going into rehab for substance abuse problems and depression. 

Morrissey looked to be in excellent shape in the match, helping Violent by Design to victory. Hopefully this was the beginning of a turnaround story for the former tag team star.

Cena Praises Miz

Peacock debuted the WWE 24 episode about The Miz over the weekend, and the program earned the highest of compliments from John Cena:

The documentary includes an in-depth look at Miz's WrestleMania main event against Cena at WrestleMania 27. While the match is considered a crowning achievement in Miz's career, he said he doesn't remember much of what happened after suffering a concussion.

What's clear from the documentary is that the WWE locker room has done a complete 180-degree turn on Miz as his career has progressed. He came to the company as a reality TV star who earned his contract through another reality show. There was no cutting his teeth in the indies or any of the hardships that many of the other talents went through to make the WWE.

That naturally led to some resentment, both in the locker room and among fans, before Miz ultimately started breaking through with his commitment to the craft and hard work. Now he's one of the most respected veterans in the WWE locker room today and a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer when he retires. 

Sin Cara Not a Fan of Vince McMahon's Treatment of Employees

Few have not heard much of Sin Cara since his release from WWE in 2019, but the luchador recently opened up on his time with the company in an interview with Gary Cassidy of Inside the Ropes. 

Sin Cara said he hardly had any communication with Vince McMahon after signing with WWE, in large part because he did not feel the boss was open in his interaction with employees. He said he wished McMahon would have reached out more, rather than forcing talent to wait outside his door: 

"I never went to his office and knocked on the door. Never. I never waited outside his office trying to see if he'd talk to me. Why would I do that? You know, like I work for your company. If I work for your company and I'm putting my life on the line every time, I think we should have the time to be able to talk to our boss and communicate what we want and how we feel, and I don't think it was something that I was going to do—just wait there for two or three hours to see if he could talk to me."

Of course, given the sheer number of employees within WWE, it's hard to expect McMahon to individually meet with every wrestler on a regular basis to discuss their storylines. It's also fair to note that McMahon likely does meet with Superstars he feels are main event talent and leaves those on the midcards and lower to other executives.

This is a case when Sin Cara is probably fair in his feeling of being slighted, while it's also best to acknowledge it'd be unrealistic for McMahon to be as available as most wrestlers would like. 

The Texas School for the Deaf won the Six-Man TAPPS Division I Championship on Friday after taking down Veritas Academy 63-32.

The Austin-based school led 30-16 at halftime and 42-24 heading into the fourth quarter before scoring three more touchdowns for the win.  

The Rangers were featured on the Today Show on Friday:

The state champion's offense moves to the vibration of a large drum on the sideline, a concept that head coach John Moore designed.

A designated person uses a bat wrapped heavily in tape, and the team marches on through a beat count.

"Oh yeah, everybody can feel it!" Moore told NBC's Morgan Chesky. "All of us! The referees hate it because the drum is right behind the referee. And you see them just, each time you can see them flinch. So maybe we need to have more deaf referees."

Superintendent Claire Bugen also spoke about the drum to KXAN, Austin's NBC affiliate:

"It's become kind of a legend at TSD and in the deaf community and I don't know if the neighbors would agree but it is really characteristic of our deaf football team. It's a beautiful way to feel the vibrations. A lot of people all can feel those vibrations and that's what the drum does, it calls the play through vibration."

Bugen told Chesky that she nearly canceled the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, the Texas School for the Deaf dropped down from an 11-man division to six-man football because of a depleted roster. Moore noted that the team had to adjust to new rules and an 80-yard field.  

The Texas School for the Deaf finished its season on a four-game winning streak and averaged 48.6 points per game over its 10 contests, capped off by its first state football title in the program's 63-year history.

The legend of Lionel Messi continues to grow.

The Barcelona superstar scored his 700th career goal between club and country during Barca's 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid in La Liga at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. His 630 goals for Barcelona in 724 total appearances and 70 goals for Argentina in 138 caps are both records by a wide margin. Barca's Cesar Rodriguez (232 goals) and Argentina's Gabriel Batistuta (52 goals) are a distant second.

He is also La Liga's all-time leading scorer, with 441 goals, and has scored 20 or more goals in league play in 12 straight seasons. Former Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, now with Juventus, is second all-time in La Liga history with 311 tallies.

Ronaldo is the only other active player with over 700 goals for club and country.

They are in a select club of just seven players ever to have reached the milestone:

For over a decade, soccer fans have gotten to watch two of the greatest players in history go back and forth, scoring goals at a breakneck pace, collecting awards nearly as quickly and dominating the sport. Wherever people fall on the Messi vs. Ronaldo debate, there's little doubting the impact both have had on the sport.

But while Messi stole the headlines Tuesday, Barcelona's 2-2 draw kept it a point behind Real Madrid, with Los Blancos holding a game in hand. With just five games remaining for Barca, the Catalan side is in real danger of conceding the title to its bitter rivals.

Barcelona has won the last two La Liga titles and has been champion in eight of the past 11 seasons. Real Madrid last took home the title in the 2016-17 campaign.