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Yahoo Sports reports: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made his second appearance on the “The Pat McAfee Show” in the last five days on Tuesday and said it would be his final stint on the show where he discusses his vaccination status. “I made some comments that people might have felt were misleading,” Rodgers expressed on the show. “I …

Variety reports: Played by Pete Davidson, this fictional version of Rodgers appeared on “Justice with Jeanine Pirro,” with Cecily Strong of course reprising her beloved role as Pirro. He joined her remotely to discuss how the “woke mob” is now coming after him. “It’s my body and my COVID. I can give it to whoever I want,” he tried to …

CNN Business reports: Prevea Health and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced they are ending their partnership in a joint statement issued by the company Saturday. He has been a spokesperson for Prevea Health, which is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, since 2012. “Prevea Health remains deeply committed to protecting its patients, staff, providers and communities amidst the COVID-19 …

USA Today reports: The MVP quarterback – who will miss the Packers’ game Sunday in Kansas City due to a 10-day minimum isolation – maintained during an interview on “The Pat McAfee Show” that an NFL doctor had told him “it would be impossible for a vaccinated person to catch or spread COVID.” Rodgers didn’t identify the doctor who he …

Mediaite reports: Following two days of being chastised for his decision to not only skip the Covid vaccine, but deceive people into believing he was inoculated, Aaron Rodgers finally spoke out Friday afternoon. The quarterback joined Pat McAfee on his SiriusXM Radio show, to blast the “woke mob” for attacking him and correct what he believes are lies being spread. …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit before his car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, according to prosecutors. Ruggs had his initial court appearance Wednesday on felony charges of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting …

ESPN reports: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not play against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The NFL has considered Rodgers as unvaccinated since the start of the season. Under league protocol, if Rodgers tests positive and is unvaccinated, he must quarantine for a minimum of 10 …

The New York Times reports: Brett Favre, the Hall of Fame quarterback who was raised in Mississippi, this week paid the state back $600,000 that he owed after he improperly received welfare money as part of an extensive fraud scheme, according to the state auditor’s office. But Mr. Favre could still be sued if he does not pay the state …

The Guardian reports: A-League midfielder Josh Cavallo says he knows there are other players “living in silence” after becoming the only known current male top-flight professional footballer in the world to come out as gay. Cavallo on Wednesday became a rarity in men’s professional sport, announcing on social media he was “ready to speak about something personal that I’m finally …

Fox News reports: Country music star Travis Tritt sang the national anthem before Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday amid his very public declaration not to perform at venues that require any kind of coronavirus vaccine or mask mandate. Wearing a Braves jersey, Tritt received a smattering of applause when he was announced as a “country …

Atlanta’s CBS News affiliate reports: Country music star and metro Atlanta native Travis Tritt will be playing the national anthem before Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night, as the Braves seek to reach the World Series for the first time since 1999. Tritt tweeted the news early Saturday morning, writing: “FYI – I will be …

ESPN reports: Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants on Monday after they refused to comply with a mandate that all state employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had set a deadline of Monday for thousands of state employees, including the Cougars’ coaches, to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or risk losing …

NHL.com reports: Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks has been suspended 21 games for violating NHL COVID-19 protocol. The 30-year-old left wing was not with the Sharks during training camp and did not play in a 4-3 season-opening win against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. He is eligible to return against the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 30. The …

Yahoo Sports reports: Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, currently embroiled in a standoff over his decision to not get vaccinated, took to Instagram Live on Wednesday to clarify he has no plans to retire. In his first public comments on the vaccine since it emerged that he would miss Nets home games for refusing to get the shot, Irving spoke …

Mediate reports: On Wednesday, a pair of Newsmax guests did their damndest to portray Jon Gruden as a victim of cancel culture. Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday after leaked emails showed he made a series of racist, homophobic, and misogynistic comments. David Harris Jr claimed the reaction to the emails is overblown. “You …

ESPN reports: Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the Brooklyn Nets until he is eligible to become a full participant under local COVID-19 vaccination requirements, general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday. “Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose. Currently the choice restricts his ability to be a full-time member of the …

Via email from right wing commentator Erick Erickson: Regardless of what Gruden said, they were in private emails to friends. They were uncovered because they went not to personal email accounts, but to corporate accounts or personal accounts subject to search. Gruden said in private what other people might say, including referring to Joe Biden in 2012 as a “nervous …

Fox Sports reports: Jon Gruden’s time in the NFL is over. According to multiple reports, Gruden informed his staff he will resign as head coach after a series of emails showed him delivering racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments in emails during his time at ESPN. Gruden later announced through the Raiders he was resigning. “I have resigned as Head Coach …

NBC News reports: Eighteen former NBA players were charged with attempting to defraud the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of nearly $4 million, officials said Thursday. “The defendants’ playbook involved fraud and deception,” U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss told reporters. “They will have to answer for their flagrant violations of law.” Strauss called Terrence Williams, a 34-year-old Seattle native who …

Front Office Sports reports: An investigation of San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane over allegations he violated the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols centers around a fake vaccination card he allegedly submitted, sources tell Front Office Sports. Punishments for violating COVID protocols are not specifically spelled out, but the NHL makes it clear that a “lack of compliance will result in significant …