Author: Gesi Lloyd

The Indianapolis Colts traded linebacker Zaire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers on Saturday in exchange for defensive tackle Colby Wooden, a swap that addresses pressing needs on both rosters just days before the start of free agency. The trade was confirmed by multiple sources and saves the Colts roughly $4.6 million against the salary cap while giving the Packers a proven starter at linebacker ahead of Quay Walker’s likely departure. Franklin, who turns 30 in July, was due to count $7.005 million against the cap in 2026 and $9.005 million in 2027. Wooden’s base salary of $1.145 million represents…

Blueface posted on X on Friday night denying that he is the biological father of two-year-old Chrisean Jr., the son of his on-again, off-again partner Chrisean Rock. The rapper said the child’s real father is a man he referred to only as Ronnie, a reference widely believed to point to Karon Ronny Doe’ Cann, a former boyfriend of Rock’s who died in early 2025. Blueface said he had been stepping in to fill a parental role because the biological father was no longer alive, but that continuing to present himself as the father no longer felt right. He framed the…

The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to a three-year, $78 million contract extension with defensive tackle Jordan Davis on Saturday, making him the highest-paid nose tackle in NFL history. The deal includes $65 million in guaranteed money and carries an average annual value of $26 million, placing Davis tied for second among all interior defensive linemen alongside former teammate Milton Williams, behind only Kansas City’s Chris Jones. Davis was entering his fifth-year option season, which was worth roughly $12.9 million. He will play 2026 on that option before the extension kicks in, securing his place in Philadelphia through the 2029 season. The…

Microsoft is filling March with a concentrated run of Game Pass additions that covers open-world RPGs, cinematic platformers, long-awaited indie sequels and family titles. The additions are spread across cloud, console and PC access depending on tier, and the lineup gives subscribers across Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass a reason to log in at multiple points throughout the month. Here is what is landing and when. Final Fantasy III dropped for cloud, Xbox Series X and S, and PC at the start of the month, available on Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass. Kingdom Come:…

Former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore resolved his criminal case Friday, pleading no contest to two new misdemeanor charges in exchange for the dismissal of a felony count and two previously filed misdemeanors. The agreement was reached during a hearing before Washtenaw County Judge J. Cedric Simpson, who had already expressed concern about potential due process issues in the investigation. Moore, 37, entered the courthouse Friday holding hands with his wife, Kelly. He pleaded no contest to malicious use of a telecommunications device in a domestic relationship and trespassing. In exchange, prosecutors dropped the original felony home…

Joseph Contreras completed his social studies homework before facing Aaron Judge with the bases loaded Friday night. Blessed Trinity Catholic High School held classes that day in Roswell, Ga., but Contreras was not there. He had somewhere more important to be. When he emerged from the bullpen in the second inning of Team Brazil’s game against Team USA at Daikin Park, Contreras became the youngest player to appear in a World Baseball Classic game since 2013. He is 17 years old, the son of former Chicago White Sox All-Star Jose Contreras, and pitching on the same field where his father…

Hundreds of people lined the streets outside Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church on Saturday morning to say a final goodbye to Lil Poppa, the Jacksonville rapper who died Feb. 18 at 25 years old. Family, friends, and fans traveled from across the country to attend the public service, which began at 10 a.m. and was simultaneously streamed on his official YouTube channel for supporters unable to make the trip. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a suicide following a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Georgia. He was born Janarious Mykel Wheeler. Lil Poppa’s legacy in Jacksonville and beyond For…

The shoe that carries Michael Jordan’s name is paying tribute today to the franchise he spent his career defeating. The Air Jordan 4 Imperial Purple, widely referred to as the Lakers colorway, is available now in full family sizing at Nike SNKRS, Foot Locker, Champs Sports, SNIPES, DTLR, and other select retailers. Pricing runs $220 for adults, $165 for grade schoolers, $105 for preschoolers, and $90 for toddlers. The Lakers dynasty that made Jordan’s rise mean something To understand why this colorway carries weight, it helps to understand what the Showtime Lakers represented before Jordan arrived. When Magic Johnson went…

A Southwest Airlines flight traveling from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale was diverted to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport late Friday after a possible security threat prompted the crew to reroute the aircraft and alert authorities on the ground. Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 landed safely in Atlanta at approximately 9:06 p.m. A passenger was subsequently removed from the plane by the Atlanta Police Department. The remaining passengers boarded a replacement aircraft and continued to Fort Lauderdale, arriving just before 3:30 a.m. What Southwest said about the security matter The airline confirmed the diversion in a statement Friday night, saying the flight landed…

National Weather Service forecasters had spent days warning about the possibility of tornadoes in southern Michigan and northern Indiana ahead of Friday’s storm system. Most of those forecasts described the threat as limited, flagging the potential for brief, weak twisters embedded in a broader weather system moving through the region. What arrived was considerably worse. A supercell storm developed Friday afternoon along the Michigan-Indiana border and swept northeast through Southwest Michigan, killing four people and injuring dozens more. It was the deadliest tornado day Michigan had seen since 1980. Tornadoes tear through three Michigan towns The storms touched down across…