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Welcome to the sixth installment of a weekly mailbag that I will be writing about the world of sports media (and anything else you want to chime in on). Please email me any questions you have to Jimmy.Traina@si.com or send them via Twitter.
NFL draft coverage was the hot topic of the week. I’ll handle these three at once.

Is the draft sneakily the worst show on TV? Goodell pretending to like boos, obsession w/Levis waiting, canned pieces, draft “experts” and their silly, unfounded grades? Can’t watch >8 minutes at a time.

A California jury awarded Paradigm Sports Management $5.1 million in its lawsuit for breach of contract against boxer Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao said the case is not yet over and declined comment.

Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was arrested Wednesday on charges of aggravated sexual battery.

Instead of $12 million, Rory McIlroy will get $9 million of the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program bonus after missing the RBC Heritage last month.

WWE has signed wrestling gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock to a contract. The Tokyo Olympics champion has discussed her interest in professional wrestling since 2020.

Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season when his contract expires, sources told ESPN.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise $25 million for a new building to house its education center and what has become one of the world’s unique collections of baseball memorabilia.

The Lionel Messi era at Paris Saint-Germain appears to be coming to an abrupt end. 
According to ESPN’s Julien Laurens, Messi and PSG have come to a mutual agreement to not extend the Argentine star’s contract beyond this season, making him available on a free transfer this summer. The 35-year-old signed a two-year deal with the French giants in 2021 with an option for a third year, which will not be activated. 
The news comes one day after PSG reportedly suspended Messi for two weeks following his unauthorized visit to Saudi Arabia, where he is a sponsored cultural ambassador.

Here’s how much money quarterback Will Levis likely lost by falling to the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Trainer Saffie Joseph leaned against the outside wall of his barn at Churchill Downs on Wednesday morning and expressed a confused bereavement. Two of his racehorses had collapsed and died in the first two days of the spring meet at the racetrack, sudden tragedies that are, for now, without explanation.
“It shatters me,” Joseph says. “The odds of that happening twice, it doesn’t add up. Theories aren’t going to help anything. We need facts. … Twice, in three days? First two runners [of the Churchill spring meet]? Same owner [Ken Ramsey]? It’s mind-boggling.