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Local Sports FAMILY TIES: FA’s Jackson Byrd joins family name by signing to Clemson University Family ties run deep in the Byrd household with the orange and purple of Clemson University. Jonathan Byrd is a Class of 2000 graduate, and… Read more National Sports Aaron Rodgers says despite Jets’ disappointing season, he wants to return in 2025 NEW YORK — The 2024 season hasn’t gone how Aaron Rodgers or the Jets would have liked it. With seven games remaining, the Jets are 3-7 and have lost six of their last seven games. Despite that, Rodgers says he hasn’t changed his mind about playing in 2025. “Yes, I think so,” Rodgers said on Wednesday. Rodgers, 40, has one year left on his contract, with a salary cap of $23.5 million. After a ... Read more Trey Lance vows to continue growth as Cowboys navigate life without Dak Prescott FRISCO, Texas — Trey Lance’s first meaningful burn as the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback lasted, oh, two snaps. He entered Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the third quarter, ran the ball in his first-ever regular season play as a Cowboy, handed it off to Rico Dowdle in his second and was pulled before his third. The reasoning: Lance, a 24-year-old backup quarterback, just didn’t have ... Read more Spurs coach Gregg Popovich suffered mild stroke, expected to make full recovery San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich suffered a mild stroke this month, and his absence remains indefinite, the team announced Wednesday. He is expected to make a full recovery. Popovich, a five-time champion head coach with the Spurs who is also the team’s president, suffered the stroke on Nov. 2 at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center. He did not coach in that night’s win over the ... Read more