Author: Michael

The Tennessee brand of basketball may fit well in the mean streets of New York City.
And perhaps at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, aka Madison Square Garden. The No. 4 seed Volunteers (25-10) play No. 9 Florida Atlantic (33-3) on Thursday (9 p.m., TBS) in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 round.
But don’t call it sweet. This could be the ultimate matchup of fists and finesse.

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The forward will play for a fifth season, he announced on Wednesday.
Right after UNC forward Armando Bacot announced his return for the 2023–24 season, the senior sent out a perfect Twitter message.
Bacot, who chose to use his last year of eligibility instead of finishing up his career now, posted a picture of Perry Ellis, the former Kansas star who is known for playing four seasons with the Jayhawks from 2012–16.
This was Bacot’s not-so-subtle way of adding to the story of him extending his impressive college career.

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The deal reportedly includes several draft picks.
The Jets are trading wide receiver Elijah Moore to the Browns, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cleveland will get Moore and the No. 74 pick in the NFL draft and New York will get the No. 42 pick, per NFL Network. 
Moore is entering his third season out of Ole Miss. He tallied 37 catches for 446 receiving yards and one touchdown this past season for the Jets. 
This is a developing story. Come back for more updates.

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In Jon Wertheim’s latest mailbag, he dives into the ever-evolving anti-vax cloud hanging over the world’s best player. Also, Daniil Medvedev’s hilarious on-court rant.
While marveling at both Indian Wells finals, while wondering, like so many, whether an in-form Carlos Alcaraz beats an in-form Novak Djokovic, while wondering if The Republic will enjoy the Boris Becker documentary as much as I did, while amused the Indian Wells and Miami tournament directors both have ownership stakes in paddle sports …
… we move onward.

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The Tar Heels star is returning to Chapel Hill for a fifth collegiate season.
North Carolina forward Armando Bacot is reportedly returning to the Tar Heels program for the 2023-24 basketball season, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman.
Bacot finished his senior season averaging 15.9 points and 10.4 rebounds in a disappointing ’22-23 campaign that saw the Tar Heels miss the men’s NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010 and the program choosing to not compete in the National Invitation Tournament.
“I’m using my last year of eligibility,” Bacot told Goodman.

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Jets bolster offense with the addition of dynamic wideout, ahead of rumored trade for Aaron Rodgers.
On Wednesday, the New York Jets agreed to terms with former Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the deal for the speedy wideout is one year at $6.5 million.
Since being drafted 56th overall by the Chiefs in 2019, the former Georgia standout was an integral weapon in Andy Reid’s offense.

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