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The longtime analyst broadcast 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS.
Emmy-award winning college basketball broadcaster Billy Packer, who brought unparalleled basketball knowledge to 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, has died at the age of 82, according to a Thursday night tweet from his son Mark.
Packer’s career spanned the growth of the game of college basketball from a parochial, regional sport in the mid-20th century to a nationwide fascination, propelled by the popularity of March Madness.

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The Huskies renewed one of college basketball’s most storied rivalries Thursday in Knoxville.
Deebo Samuel, Joel Embiid and College Basketball Delivery on Today’s SI Feed (TV-PG; 1:05)
Long one of the most fearsome intersectional rivalries in sports, women’s basketball games between UConn and Tennessee have brought out the best in players of both teams for decades.
The rivalry has also made legends of coaches from both schools over time, deifying late Volunteers coach Pat Summitt and Huskies coach Geno Auriemma. When the two teams met Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn.

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An effigy of Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr. was hung by rope on a bridge in Madrid to display gross vitriol toward the player, ahead of a match between Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid Thursday night.
The mannequin was wearing Vini Jr.’s jersey and above the display was a red banner that read, “Madrid Hates Real.”
La Liga, the Spanish football division overseeing both teams, released a statement condemning the vicious act against Vini Jr.

Isso é um boneco com a camisa de Vinícius Jr. enforcado em um viaduto de Madri, com uma faixa “Madri odeia o Real”.

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The Super Bowl XLIV champion denied that his interaction with Denver went awry.
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Former Saints coach Sean Payton has had no shortage of options this offseason for a hypothetical return to coaching. The Fox analyst has been connected at times to jobs with the Cardinals, Panthers, Broncos and Texans. 
However, Payton has yet to find a new coaching home, and now controversy has erupted surrounding the Super Bowl XLIV champion’s visit with Denver.

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