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The Rays are off to a red-hot start to the 2023 MLB season, having cruised out to a perfect 6–0 record. It’s been smooth sailing for Tampa thus far, as the Rays have won each of their games by a margin of no less than four runs.
According to MLB.com, the Rays’ six consecutive wins by four or more runs are the most by any team during its first six games in the modern era, dating all the way back to 1884. 
The current AL East leaders are off to the best start in MLB in over 139 years, following their 7–2 defeat of the Nationals on Wednesday.

Seamus Power had back-to-back aces on the final two holes, but it was Tom Hoge who won the Masters Par 3 Contest with a 6-under 21 on the nine-hole layout.

Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani was called for pitch clock violations on the mound and at the plate Wednesday, while earning his first win of the season and driving in a run.

Prompted by a discussion of Jill Biden’s comments during an appearance on “The Paper Route Podcast,” Angel Reese said the Tigers should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than the Bidens.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said his team never got a chance to re-sign Jalen Brunson and declared that retaining Kyrie Irving would be Dallas’ top offseason priority.

NFL fans, enjoy Tyreek Hill while you’ve got him because the clock is ticking on his retirement.
Tyreek Hill, one of the game’s most explosive wideouts (possibly ever), hit Dolphins Nation and the NFL with a bombshell comment on Wednesday, announcing that he’ll be retiring in 2025.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – MARCH 24: Tyreek Hill speaks with the media after being introduced by the Miami Dolphins at Baptist Health Training Complex on March 24, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The A’s hosted the Guardians on Tuesday night for their fifth game of the 2023 MLB season, though just about no one in Oakland was watching. The RingCentral Coliseum drew a shockingly low attendance for the A’s clash against Cleveland, with a recorded 3,407 fans “filling” the stadium.
According to JJ Cooper of Baseball America, the attendance in Oakland was fewer than that of 11 of the 13 Triple A games that took place on the same evening. Of those 11, four drew more than twice the in-attendance audience than the Athletics.

The Oregon Ducks have apparently set their priorities with regards to realignment, and it’s winning.
That’s according to a new report from John Canzano on his Substack. Canzano goes into detail on the current deliberations around the Pac-12, and specifically Oregon.
Conference leadership is currently negotiating a new media rights deal, which has seemingly taken longer to complete than expected.
Some analysts have already predicted the conference could struggle significantly to find a linear television partner.

An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for trying to break in to Michael Jordan’s house in Highland Park, Ill. 
Raiden K. Hagedorn was charged with three misdemeanors of criminal trespass to occupied residence and two counts of criminal damage to property, per the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.
The Highland Park police department found Hagedorn at the Bulls legend’s Chicagoland home on Tuesday after neighbors called about a burglary in progress.
Hagedorn was taken to the local jail, but was later released on bond. The 18-year-old is expected to appear in court on April 20.

Eli Manning joined The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday to discuss the future of the ManningCast, which he says won’t change anytime soon.
Eli and his older brother, Peyton, have done a weekly telecast during Monday Night Football that has proven to be a successful alternative to the main broadcast.
“We’ve stayed pretty true to what the original plan was,” Eli told McAfee. “We wanted to make it feel like what it’s like to sit on the couch with Peyton and I and watch a football game. That’s still the idea.