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Fred Zinkie provides a blueprint for fantasy managers navigating lineup decisions at the end of Week 9.

USC’s opening opponent for the 2023 basketball season has been revealed, as the Trojans will face off against Kansas State in Las Vegas on Nov. 6 in Bronny James’s college debut, according to a report from college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.
At the season tip-off event in Las Vegas, Oregon will also face off against Georgia as part of a doubleheader. Tip-off times, as well as the official announcement of the two matchups are TBD.
James, the eldest son of NBA legend LeBron James, committed to USC in May following a long recruitment involving several schools.

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Speaking ahead of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen addressed Red Bull’s dominance and more
If it is Thursday of a Formula 1 race week, it is media day. Speaking ahead of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix, championship leader Max Verstappen told the media during press conferences that based on their race pace, Red Bull “can” win every race this season, but because of the uncertainty of F1, that remains “unlikely.”
“Now it looks like at the moment, I think we can [win every race],” he said. “But that’s very unlikely to happen.

The coaching shuffle the U.S. is going through is cause for concern, but the team’s roster and talent has potential for greatness.

There is one college softball coach who understands what it takes to do what Patty Gasso is doing at Oklahoma.
Her Sooners have won a record 48 games in a row (and counting). Last weekend, they eclipsed the previous Division I record of 47, set by Arizona under Hall of Fame coach Mike Candrea in the late 1990s. Now retired, Candrea has been fielding calls about the old record lately, praising Gasso and Oklahoma: He knows, after all, how difficult it is to win like this. And he also knows how difficult it is to do what Gasso is trying to do next.

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Paige Spiranac reminded her followers that thinking they could hang with PGA Tour players would sadly be mistaken.
Paige Spiranac isn’t afraid to speak her mind. It’s one of the biggest parts of her brand. One of her latest takes shows she knows golf and the reality of playing professionally. She tweeted a graphic referencing a tweet from Lou Stagner, a golf stat extraordinaire, about Tiger Wood’s handicap in his prime.
In 2008, Woods had a +9.4 handicap, and with tour conditions, it was around +11 or +12, which is mind-boggling.

The Stanley Cup Finals begin this Saturday, here’s what you need to know about watching the Panthers vs. Golden Knights.

STERLING, Va. — Phil Mickelson looks on from the 18th green during day two of the LIV Golf Invitational – DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 27, 2023. | Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images
The six-time major champion continues to feud with and trash Brandel Chamblee, the golf channel analyst who disdains LIV Golf.
Phil Mickelson, one of the faces of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour, continues to trash the Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee.

The Philadelphia Phillies broadcast team was none too pleased with the way Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor threw the ball to first for the second out of a double play.
In the top of the 5th inning with no outs and first baseman Kody Clemens on first, Third baseman Edmundo Sosa lined one straight to Lindor.
Probably assuming there was no way he was going to get a hold of it, Clemens was well on his way to second when Lindor snagged it. The Mets shortstop then flipped a casual throw that bounced its way to first. This left Phils’ announcers Tom McCarthy and Ben Davis big mad.

A report that Shannon Sharpe negotiated a buyout to leave FS1 and Undisputed prompted him to like disparaging tweets about his co-host Skip Bayless.
Specifically, Sharpe liked a post likening Bayless to “Weird Al” Yankovic and himself to James Brown. He also favored a tweet accusing Bayless of growing jealous of his supposed stardom:

Suffice to say the split is not amicable, at least in the mind of Sharpe.
Tensions between the two were evident on-air, with both taking personal shots at each other over the past six months.