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Victoria Bowles, who survived the fatal car wreck that killed a University of Georgia football player and recruiting staffer on Jan. 15, has filed a lawsuit against the UGA Athletic Association and Eagles rookie Jalen Carter.

Expanding the NCAA tournament field is “not imminent,” but the NCAA acknowledged Thursday that it discussed the possibility this week.

Rory McIlroy continued to speak out against the LIV Golf League, telling reporters he wouldn’t play on that tour if it were “the last place to play golf on Earth.

The deal, unique in its structure, raises interesting questions about revenue splits for superstar athletes.

Entering his fifth year in the NBA, Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson has been the subject of trade rumors following a season in which he appeared in only 29 games. But according to a key New Orleans executive, that hasn’t changed the relationship Williamson has with the front office.
Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin spoke to SiriusXM Radio on Wednesday at NBA Summer League, detailing why he believes the bond between the team and Williamson is “as good as it’s ever been.

Nuggets coach Michael Malone spent plenty of time talking about the Lakers following his team’s impressive sweep of Los Angeles in the Western Conference finals. And it appears Lakers coach Darvin Ham has spent his fair share of time listening to both his rival coach and his team.
During an interview on the #thisleague UNCUT podcast with NBA reporters Marc Stein and Chris Haynes, Ham had a strong response following Haynes’s comment about the Nuggets doing a lot of celebrating this postseason (h/t SBNation’s Harrison Faigen).
“Oh, wow.

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The infamous feud seems to be over as Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau appear to be enjoying each other’s company.
LIV Golf has stirred the pot of professional golf for the last year. But it at least brought about an end to a publicized golf feud. Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau seem to have made up as they posed for a photo together on social media.
“This league,” Koepka captioned the photo and tagged DeChambeau. They both have giant smiles on their faces.

Ionescu will be busy in Las Vegas.

The Heat want to acquire Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard wants to be traded to the Heat. Seems easy enough, but the Trail Blazers front office wants as strong of a return as possible for Lillard, who has been a pillar of the franchise for over a decade.
According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Heat not only want Lillard, they need Lillard. Miami was bracing for Lillard to ask out of Portland, and as such let guards Gabe Vincent and Max Strus walk in free agency after their NBA Finals run.

 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas share a joke as they walk down a fairway during a practice round for The Players Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 10, 2016. | Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
It was previously reported that Spieth, Thomas and Fowler all went in on Leeds United. That does not appear to be entirely the case.
Leeds United of the English Premier League was one of three teams recently relegated back to the English Championship League at the end of the 2022-23 season.