The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)

Prescott, Cowboys have $160M deal

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The Cowboys and Dak Prescott have finally agreed on the richest contract in club history two years after negotiatio­ns first started with the star quarterbac­k.

The team said the agreement was reached March 8. It’s a $160 million, four-year contract with $126 million guaranteed and an NFL-record $66 million signing bonus, according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details weren’t announced.

TITANS TRADING 2020 FIRST-ROUND PICK >> The Titans have found a team in the Dolphins to take their 2020 firstround draft pick off their hands, trading offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson after his rookie season.

JETS TAG MAYE >> A person with direct knowledge of the move says the Jets placed the franchise tag on safety Marcus Maye, a steady playmaker and leader with whom the team hopes to work out a long-term deal.

WASHINGTON USES TAG ON LINEMAN >> Washington placed the franchise tag on Brandon Scherff, tagging the standout guard for a second consecutiv­e year in the aftermath of his first AllPro season.

College basketball

MCDERMOTT BACK >> Creighton announced it has lifted Greg McDermott’s suspension for making racially insensitiv­e remarks to his players after a game last week. McDermott created a firestorm for twice using the term “plantation” as part of an analogy urging team unity. The university suspended McDermott indefinite­ly March 4 after he had coached in a March 3 loss at Villanova.

NBA

NO POSITIVE TESTS FROM ALL-STAR GAME >> The NBA’s mini-bubble in Atlanta for the All-Star Game apparently worked. No players, coaches or game officials tested positive for COVID-19 while in Atlanta, the NBA said.

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