Winners, losers of Aaron Rodgers' return to Packers

Thursday, July 29

Whether it be disgruntled star quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, Simone Biles' uncertain future in Tokyo or Team USA's swimmers, there was constant news to digest overnight.

The Packers traded for Randall Cobb, one of Rodgers' favorite targets, in an attempt to try and convince the less-than-enthused quarterback to stay in Green Bay beyond 2021. Rodgers returned to Green Bay's training camp, and Nate Davis broke down the winners and losers of the situation. It's Super Bowl or bust in 2021

Meanwhile, Simone Biles' unexpected withdrawal from both the team final and individual all-around final cast uncertainty over whether the star gymnast will compete in any of next week's finals. Biles thanked the public on Twitter for the outpouring love and support she's received.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, head coach Matt LaFleur and quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy look on during Wednesday's practice.

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There's still more action to follow today, so stay updated with our live blog so you can catch real-time updates from Tokyo.

🥇 Major Team USA wins: Team USA swimmers took the pool by storm last night. Caeleb Dressel was emotional after setting an Olympic record in the 100-meter freestyle to win his first-ever individual Olympic gold medal.

Bobby Finke charged ahead of the competition on the final lap of the men's 800-meter freestyle final to become the first American male swimmer to win gold in an Olympic distance race since 1984.

Katie Ledecky anchored Team USA in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay to help secure silver after the team spent most of the event jostling for third. The United States had two more swimmers on the podium as well after Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger claimed silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's 200-meter butterfly.

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👀 What everyone's talking about: NHL free agency is hitting its peak after several stars moved around the league. The Big 12 sent a cease and desist letter to ESPN with the commissioner saying the network wants to destabilize the conference.