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It’s Dec. 28, 2022, in Hartford, Conn., and the streets are buzzing with UConn fans. Parking near the XL Center, the site of that night’s Huskies game against Villanova, is hard to come by more than two hours before tip-off. Fans in jerseys are pouring across streets and pooling around the entrances to see the show that is the 2022–23 men’s UConn Huskies.
Ten months before, coach Dan Hurley had sent a message to the rest of the Big East after his team beat the same Villanova team that went to the Final Four. “You better get us now, ’cause it—it’s coming.

Every time Lamar Jackson advocates for himself, he shows us why he shouldn’t be the one doing it. He is clapping back against critics on Twitter, demanding respect and fair value and defending his toughness. He could be right on every single point. It doesn’t matter. He is fighting the wrong fights with the wrong people, and all he is really proving is that this is why players hire agents.
Jackson did not have an agent when he declined the Ravens’ contract offers last year, and he does not have one now, as he sits in franchise-tag purgatory.

Bronny James’ father is LeBron James, you’ve probably heard of him. Besides Michael Jordan, nobody has had a more successful career on and off the court than LeBron. Therefore, Bronny won’t need or seek outside advice, but that isn’t keeping LaVar Ball from offering him some.
Bronny has a decision to make about what his next year of basketball will look like. He can either go the one-and-done route in college or play professionally elsewhere before becoming draft eligible.
READ: NO.

Welcome to MLB’s new era: a slew of rules changes and a game that’s quicker, more athletic and way more entertaining. Opening Day is here again, but this will be unlike any season before and questions remain within each division.
Will the big bats of Aaron Judge and Julio Rodríguez help carry their teams into a deep postseason run? Can any team in the NL West catch the San Diego Padres? (Hint: Mookie Betts and the Dodgers are the best bet.

There are three things in life we’ve all more or less come to expect: Death, taxes and late-season NBA penalties that don’t get enforced because of the time of year we’re in.
Just in case you hadn’t noticed: With the addition of the play-in round, NBA standings are essentially tighter than they’ve ever been. There’s a week and a half remaining in the regular season, and only four teams have been eliminated from postseason contention, the fewest in league history with so little time left on the calendar.

A Northwestern fan absolutely destroyed Ohio State for being terrible guests.
The Wall Street Journal did a breakdown of Northwestern’s attempt to build a new football facility. The new stadium will be used for multiple sporting events and concerts.
Fans of the Buckeyes took an all-time shot from local Evanston business owner Steve Starkman. Starkman and his brother own a hot dog shop right near Ryan Field. That’s allowed him to get an up close look at visiting fans. He’s not impressed by OSU fans to say the least.
Ohio State fans slammed in Wall Street Journal article.

The third-ever meeting between Florida Atlantic and San Diego State could hardly have higher stakes. Both programs are in the Final Four for the first time and the winner advances to the national championship game Monday.
The No. 9 Owls (35–3) and No. 5 Aztecs (31–6) have both traveled difficult paths to arrive at this point. FAU defeated No. 8 Memphis in the Round of 64, 66-65, and kept dancing with a 78-70 victory over No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in the Round of 32. In the second weekend of the tournament, coach Dusty May’s team shocked No.

Most NFL fans are eager to spend the next month reading countless mock drafts, but, before we officially move, let’s put a bow on free agency by handing out grades for what the 32 teams have done in the past few weeks to improve their respective rosters.
If these grades feel a little late, don’t yell at me. Blame Aaron Rodgers, the Jets and the Packers for failing to execute a trade and holding up the grades. But we’re done waiting, and I’ve got you covered today with free-agency grades for the AFC teams.

Getting to all your mail, from 30,000 feet, on my way back to Boston from Phoenix …
From Bruce (@bdei80): When will Aaron Rodgers get traded?
Bruce, I think it happens sooner than people think because I don’t think things between the Packers and Jets are in nearly as bad a place as some seem to believe they are. We mentioned earlier in the week the rapport between GMs Joe Douglas and Brian Gutekunst from their time coming up as young road scouts. The two head coaches, Robert Saleh and Matt LaFleur, are best friends.

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Yuki Tsunoda and Nyck de Vries are hoping for better things in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix
AlphaTauri currently sits at the bottom of the Formula 1 Constructors’ standings, as they are just one of two teams yet to secure a point through the first two races of the F1 season.
With the circuit in Melbourne for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the team — and their drivers — are keeping the expectations realistic for both this weekend, and beyond.