Wolves’ André stuns Liverpool with last-gasp winner to pile pain on A… — and more

Even before Wolves fashioned a 94th‑minute winner, this had been everything but the stress‑free visit Arne Slot would have gladly welcomed. Just as it seemed Mohamed Salah had rescued Liverpool a point at bottom club Wolves, André’s deflected shot beat Alisson to secure for the hosts their second Premier League win in five days, having waited six months for their first, in January. Slot hunched over, winded by defeat, alarmingly a fifth in stoppage time this season. Wolves, meanwhile, are suddenly having something of a ball.

For Rob Edwards, the Wolves head coach, it was that time again. “It’s not great for my heart, but I could get used to it,” he said. Last Friday, he streamed down the touchline and pulled his calf, he said, celebrating Wolves’ second goal to secure victory against their rivals Aston Villa.

The NFL’s annual game of tag has come to an end – and four guys are it.

The league’s deadline to apply franchise and transition tags, mechanisms designed to reward pending free agents while simultaneously hindering their ability to test the market, expired March 3 at 4 p.m. ET. Aside from Jets RB Breece Hall, Colts QB Daniel Jones, Cowboys WR George Pickens and Falcons TE Kyle Pitts, every other NFL player on an expiring contract is now free to test the free agent market – its negotiating window set to open March 9 (new deals can be signed March 11).

As for those who got tagged? Some will win, some will lose, some are born to sing the blues:

WINNERS

Daniel Jones

The Colts quarterback – at least until he ruptured his Achilles last December – received the transition tag Tuesday, the first QB to get one since 1996. And while it stands to reason Indy will find a way to keep a quarterback who had a career year in 2025, despite the injury, and had revitalized the club to that point, this development is also pretty good news for Jones. The tag ensures Jones will make $37.8 million in 2026 … if he plays on it. But given the Colts wouldn’t receive any compensation if another team tries to pry Jones away – little reason for other teams not to consider offer sheets that could only escalate his market in a year when QBs should be in high demand.

we have placed the transition tag on QB Daniel Jones.

— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) March 3, 2026

Alec Pierce

Jones’ primary deep threat in Indy, Pierce avoided the tag after the Colts were compelled to use it on the quarterback. A second-round pick by Indianapolis in 2022, Pierce has led the NFL in yards per catch each of the past two seasons and is coming off his first 1,000-yard receiving campaign. Decent chance he re-signs with the Colts … better chance he takes the opportunity to fully explore his market first given he could make north of $20 million annually.

Trey Hendrickson

Worth wondering if he likes George Michael’s music – if so, Hendrickson surely has “Freedom” blasting after his financial battles with the Cincinnati Bengals in recent years. Despite being injured and missing 10 games in 2025, the 35 total sacks Hendrickson collected the previous two seasons should still earn him a massive contract.

Tyler Linderbaum

Despite fielding what Ravens GM Eric DeCosta deemed “a market-setting offer,” the three-time Pro Bowl center is set to go free – if only temporarily – and gauge what could be the most lucrative market anyone explores this offseason, and almost certainly so among non-QBs.

Kenneth Walker III

The Super Bowl MVP was not tagged by the Seattle Seahawks. He’ll get (financially) bagged quite handsomely, likely by another team. If he moves on, Walker would become the fourth Super Bowl MVP to switch clubs going into the subsequent season.

George Pickens

He’s guaranteed $27.3 million in 2026 if he plays on the tag!

LOSERS

George Pickens

If he plays on the tag, that presumably means a lengthy, failed negotiation with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones … and very likely an unhappy player expected to skip most, if not all, of the offseason.

Kenneth Walker III

Hard to believe the grass will be a brighter shade of Action Green (one of Seattle’s official colors) wherever he might head next – assuming he does. Also, much harder to believe he’ll be playing for another Super Bowl MVP next season in a different uniform.

Breece Hall

He wasn’t thrilled to see high-profile former teammates Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams leave the Jets at last year’s trade deadline – when it seemed Hall might also get liberated. But remaining hitched to, arguably, the league’s worst team maybe isn’t so bad when you’re guaranteed $14.3 million in 2026 – even if it’s not exactly Saquon Barkley-level lettuce – and might soon be a foundational piece of a much-improved roster if the NYJ can successfully convert all of their draft and cap capital over the next few years. If. At least Hall managed to keep any emotions out of his thumbs Tuesday.

Always been the type to bet on myself. Been working…see yall soon, Love🤞🏾

— Breece Hall (@BreeceH) March 3, 2026

Baltimore Ravens

Offensive line was a serious issue in Charm City last year, but now the team stands to lose Linderbaum, arguably QB Lamar Jackson’s most reliable bodyguard. But given tag values are formulated by the top-paid offensive linemen, DeCosta couldn’t well franchise Linderbaum and effectively afford him left tackle-caliber compensation.

Indianapolis Colts

By failing to get extensions done with Jones and Pierce, they’ll now be lucky to pay top dollar in order to retain both. And, don’t forget, GM Chris Ballard has no first-round pick this year after obtaining Gardner at last year’s trade deadline.        

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL franchise tag deadline winners, losers: Who fared best?

Last year Sunderland departed West Yorkshire on a snowy February night with their hopes of automatic promotion from the Championship in tatters. Leeds had come from behind to clinch a 95th‑minute win that would take them top of the second tier and only the most optimistic visiting fans expected a rematch this season.

Fast forward to a balmy March evening, though, and Régis Le Bris’s well‑executed gameplan lifted an injury hit yet streetwise Sunderland and their debutant goalkeeper Melker Ellborg to 11th in the Premier League.

• Rennie succeeds Scott Robertson in one of biggest jobs in rugby

• ‘I’m really clear on the way I want the All Blacks to play,’ says coach

Dave Rennie has been named the new coach of the All Blacks and charged with taking New Zealand to a fourth World Cup triumph in Australia next year.

The 62-year-old former Wallabies coach beat out Jamie Joseph for one of the biggest jobs in world rugby after an extensive recruitment process that started when Scott Robertson stepped down in mid January after a critical review.

A.J. Brown trade rumor from ESPN stinks for Bills, Patriots, 49ers, Raiders originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

A.J. Brown's future with the Philadelphia Eagles is still a hot topic of discussion, but the latest rumors aren't good news for receiver-needy teams, such as the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, and Las Vegas Raiders.

According to ESPN's Dan Graziano, the Eagles are open to trading Brown, but need an offer they can't resist and want to keep the star wideout on the roster for the 2026 season.

Graziano adds that if a team isn't willing to give up at least their first-round pick this year for Brown, it isn't worth calling Philadelphia.

Teams have contacted the Eagles about a potential Brown trade, but word is that Philly's asking price remains too high. This lines up with what I heard about the Eagles' stance: They'd be open to the right offer, but it would have to be a really good one. They don't want to just get rid of Brown or need him off the team for any chemistry reason.

The Eagles will always listen to trade offers, but if they're going to move Brown, it sounds like they'd have to be blown away. If you're not ready to talk about at least your first-round pick, I don't think that conversation is getting very far at the moment.

Though Brown hasn't been an overly dominant playmaker over the last two seasons, he's still one of the best players in football when at his best and a legitimate top receiving option.

Brown's rough 2025 campaign, filled with drops and a few other needless distractions, has placed his future in Philadelphia in question.

However, it sounds like the Eagles would prefer to keep him around rather than trade him, and the Bills, Patriots, 49ers, and Raiders will have to look elsewhere to fix their receiver issues.

Buffalo and Las Vegas lack true No. 1 wide receivers, and that must change, especially with the Bills in a window of contention and the Raiders kickstarting a new era by likely selecting Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first pick in April's draft.

New England and San Francisco could also use more talent at receiver, and could've been suitors for Brown.

There's still a chance the Eagles trade Brown, but with the asking price incredibly high and Brown still holding value in Philadelphia's offense, it's hard to imagine a scenario where he isn't catching passes in an Eagles uniform in 2026.

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