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| | | | | The NBA playoffs have the first No. 8 seed in a non-strike season reaching the Finals in an unprecedent postseason and the SEC spring meeting are off to an interesting start in Destin. Miami vs. Denver. It's the matchup everyone predicted to start the season, right? ... There's a lot on the minds of SEC coaches, including Florida's Billy Napier, with NIL, tampering and gambling. Some just shouldn't talk at all. Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz had a take so devoid of common sense that he should wake up this morning and apologize. Drinkwitz played the guilt trip card (and gave a glimpse of his contempt for the labor force that made him wealthy) when he complained that NIL is helping players make more money than his brother-in-law, who is a pediatrician. "He saves lives." In pro rasslin', this is called a cheap pop to get cheers from the peanut gallery. Predictable, cliche, one-dimensional and as original as a Hollywood remake of White Men Can't Jump. I'm willing to bet Eli 's brother loves working with children and isn't doing it to get rich. Otherwise he 'd have probably gone into plastic surgery. The market dictates sports and entertainers paychecks. Some YouTubers get paid six figures for making ridiculous reaction videos and never leave their couch. These aren't public service jobs. Neither is coaching college football. So how much does this 17-19 coach at Mizzou make while overseeing these unworthy souls benefiting from free-market capitalism? About $4 million a year. I'll take Complete Lack of Self-Awareness for $400, Alex. 🙄 | | | | Since the NCAA transfer portal opened in Oct. 15, 2018, tampering with players has become more prevalent and problematic, SEC coaches said the annual spring meetings. "Tampering's been going on a long time," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday. | | | | | CHICAGO — The Tampa Bay Rays didn't have any answers again for the Chicago Cubs pitching for a second straight game, nor any explanations for the misplay on a seemingly routine fly ball that led to the decisive run in a 2-1 loss. With ace Shane McClanahan giving up a homer on his first pitch […] | | | | | The teams will play a preseason game for the fourth time since 2014. Orlando will open its preseason play in a previously announced road game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 10 before playing a road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 12. | | | | | The $176.6 million request for a 10-year period is two-thirds of the proposed project's total cost. While the department has raised $26.85 million through its Mission 12 initiative, the rest of the capital will come through philanthropy, corporate partnership and premium seat revenue. | | | | | If the betting odds out of Las Vegas are correct, the probability of your the Denver Nuggets beating the Miami Heat in this series is nearly 83%. | | | | | No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 3 Novak Djokovic are back on court on Day 4 of the French Open and they hope to avoid the sort of surprise that took No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev out of the bracket. Medvedev was upset by a guy who is ranked 172nd and was playing just the second main-draw Grand Slam match of his career. Alcaraz meets Taro Daniel in Court Philippe Chatrier, where Djokovic will follow by facing Martin Fucsovics in the night session. Two top women are scheduled for second-round action today: No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka against Iryna Shymanovich, and No. 3 Jessica Pegula against Camila Giorgi. | | | | | The money from the Dolphins' release of Byron Jones becomes available in June. Here are a few thoughts on how Miami could used it. | | | | | Golden State Warriors president and general manager Bob Myers is walking away from the franchise he helped build into an NBA powerhouse. "It' s just time," Myers told ESPN. Myers drafted future Hall of Famers Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, signed free agent Kevin Durant and hired coach Steve Kerr, which helped kick off an extended run of contention. | | | | | Starting Thursday with the Heat's Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Denver and then Saturday with the Panthers' Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas, we have 14 games scheduled over 19 nights that could bring two championship parades to Broward and Miami-Dade. | | | | | Former Toronto coach seems like right fit for this team, which had MVP Joel Embiid but still underperformed in the postseason which led to Doc Rivers' firing. | | | |
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