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The Oregon Ducks have apparently set their priorities with regards to realignment, and it’s winning.
That’s according to a new report from John Canzano on his Substack. Canzano goes into detail on the current deliberations around the Pac-12, and specifically Oregon.
Conference leadership is currently negotiating a new media rights deal, which has seemingly taken longer to complete than expected.
Some analysts have already predicted the conference could struggle significantly to find a linear television partner.

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An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for trying to break in to Michael Jordan’s house in Highland Park, Ill. 
Raiden K. Hagedorn was charged with three misdemeanors of criminal trespass to occupied residence and two counts of criminal damage to property, per the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.
The Highland Park police department found Hagedorn at the Bulls legend’s Chicagoland home on Tuesday after neighbors called about a burglary in progress.
Hagedorn was taken to the local jail, but was later released on bond. The 18-year-old is expected to appear in court on April 20.

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Eli Manning joined The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday to discuss the future of the ManningCast, which he says won’t change anytime soon.
Eli and his older brother, Peyton, have done a weekly telecast during Monday Night Football that has proven to be a successful alternative to the main broadcast.
“We’ve stayed pretty true to what the original plan was,” Eli told McAfee. “We wanted to make it feel like what it’s like to sit on the couch with Peyton and I and watch a football game. That’s still the idea.

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Cam Newton isn’t planning on hanging up the cleats, despite sitting out the entire 2022 NFL season.
On Wednesday, the former MVP quarterback posted a video listing quarterbacks he would be interested in backing up.
The 34 year-old oft-injured signal-caller started off by stating “there are not 32 guys better than me”, but then quickly pivoted to indicate his interest in serving in a potential backup role.

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Tim Hardaway Jr. was not thrilled about his dad’s recent comments criticizing Mavericks’ Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving and the duo’s lack of leadership in the team’s current state of affairs.
Dallas (37–42) has lost seven of its last 10 games and currently sits a half game behind the Thunder for the 10th and final play-in spot in the Western Conference. Tim Hardaway Sr.

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While the Mavericks are hoping to climb back into a play-in seed in the Western Conference with just three games left on the schedule, it seems owner Mark Cuban has his sights set a bit farther in the future.
On Wednesday, Cuban spoke with reporters, during which he addressed Jason Kidd’s future as the head coach in Dallas, as well as the potential for the team to re-sign Kyrie Irving.

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Starting next season, Big East and Big 12 schools will face one another in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. And, the matchups are set.
According to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, every school in the Big East will participate. However, since the Big 12 has more teams, some had to be left out. Those left out are new Big 12 schools: Cincinnati, BYU and Central Florida.
However, Houston is also joining the Big 12 next season but they were selected to participate. That makes sense since Houston was a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament while none of the other three reached the Big Dance.

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Despite missing the Kansas men’s basketball team’s entire NCAA tournament run due to health issues, coach Bill Self wasn’t disappointed in the Jayhawks’ shorter than expected journey. 
He spoke with the media for the first time on Wednesday since being hospitalized on March 8. During his press conference, he expressed his thoughts on the Jayhawks’ tournament run, which ended quickly after the No. 1 seed was upset by No. 9 Arkansas in the second round.

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If Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wasn’t aware of Jalen Brunson’s impact on his team, he certainly is now.
The former Dallas guard—who now plays for the Knicks—spent four seasons with the team, averaging 11.9 points and 3.7 assists per game. But after his breakout 2021-22 campaign in which he averaged career highs in points (16.3 per game) and assists (4.8), it appeared as though he was ready to take his career to new heights in a Mavs uniform.

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