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Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger didn’t exactly hide his feelings before Friday’s game.
Clevinger was the subject of an MLB investigation during the off season after accusations of domestic abuse.
An ex-girlfriend made extensive allegations against him, including abuse and throwing used tobacco on their 10-month-old child.
The White Sox said they had no knowledge of this when signing him to a contract, and Clevinger strongly denied the accusations.
Then in March, the league’s investigation concluded with Clevinger essentially being cleared of wrongdoing.

The Angels have put their top prospect on the fast track to the majors.
Los Angeles is calling up 22-year-old shortstop Zach Neto from AA Rocket City, the team announced Saturday morning. The move makes Neto the first member of the 2022 MLB draft class to reach The Show.
Neto has played just 44 minor league games since being taken 13th overall by the Angels out of Campbell last year. Between AA Rocket City and Advanced A Tri-City, Neto has slashed .322/.408/.529 with eight home runs and 37 RBIs.
Ahead of the 2023 season, Baseball Prospectus and Baseball America ranked Neto the No.

Gus Malzahn brought out all the tricks for the UCF Spring game this year, including a horse race. Sure, John Rhys Plumlee stole the show with his halftime entrance, but the on-field festivities were some of the best we’ve seen.
Wrapping up the game, Gus Malzahn wanted to end things in the craziest possible fashion. So, the UCF head coach brought out a guy dressed as a Tennessee orange to race the Golden Night, on a horse. There have certainly been some interesting performances to get fans engaged, but having a Renaissance fair breakout on the football field is a new one.

Reigning national champion Georgia is reportedly set to lose a standout defensive lineman that was expected to step into a pivotal role in the 2023 season.
Bulldogs defensive tackle Bear Alexander, three months removed from his impressive showing in the CFP title game, announced on Saturday he intends to enter the transfer portal, according to Hayes Fawcett of On.3.com. A five-star recruit in the class of 2022, Alexander, who’s entering his sophomore season, will have three years of eligibility remaining, but would have to transfer outside of the SEC in order to avoid sitting a year.

Domingo German had his best outing of the season for the Yankees against the Twins in a 6-1 New York win, but it came with some controversy.
After the third inning, the umpires checked German for sticky substances and appeared to give the pitcher and manager Aaron Boone instructions moving forward. When German took the field for the fourth, crew chief James Hoye checked him again, leading to a lengthy conversation regarding whatever was on German’s hand.

The Athletics are 3-10, struggling to draw fans, and look like one of the worst teams in all of North American sports. And that’s before their apparent issues with a pesky rodent.
In the run-up to the Mets‘ 17-6 crushing of Oakland Friday night, a possum’s presence in the visitors’ television booth forced New York’s broadcast team into an abrupt relocation.
“I came here, and I went to the booth, and people grabbed me, they almost tackled me, and pushed me into this booth,” SNY color commentator Ron Darling said.

It wasn’t quite as iconic as Tiger Woods’ Hello world, but the Arch Manning era at the University of Texas is off and running.
Peyton and Eli’s high-profile nephew threw his first pass in a Longhorn uniform during Saturday’s spring game — an 8-yard out to Thatcher Milton, which, as an aside, is an awesome name.
Texas Forever!

Former No. 1 overall player Arch Manning’s first throw in DKR #HookEm | @Horns247 https://t.co/Q22DDNYmOt pic.twitter.

NFL owners have apparently been supportive of a potential Commanders sale for years, and now that appears close to a reality. However, some owners are still upset with the process.
Nicki Jhabvala and Mark Maske of The Washington Post report that some people within the NFL are “disappointed” that Snyder is selling the team for just $6.05 billion, a. In fact, one person said that they thought the franchise was worth closer to $7 billion.

Archie Griffin racked up 26 touchdowns on the ground for Ohio State from 1972-75, winning two Heisman Trophies in one of college football’s most distinguished careers.
On Saturday, 48 years after leaving Columbus, the College Football Hall of Famer added one more.
The Buckeyes gave Griffin a token carry in the third quarter of their spring game, and he responded by ripping off a 25-yard touchdown run to an ovation from 75,122 attendees.

5:23 left in Q3: Gray 34, Scarlet 17.#Buckeyes legendary RB Archie Griffin — a two-time Heisman Trophy winner — runs in a TD.

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp has been charged with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting in March, with prosecutors in Washington state saying that Kemp showed his intent in a text message he sent just before the shooting.