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Jimmy Butler didn’t just talk the Miami Heat making the NBA Finals into existence, he was apparently offering up NBA Finals tickets to tennis star Coco Gauff before the playoffs had even started.
Gauff, who lives in South Florida, is a huge Heat fan and has certainly had fun watching her favorite team stun the NBA world by reaching the finals as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Speaking with the media from this week’s French Open, the Heat became a topic of discussion, which is when Gauff revealed Butler offered her tickets.

The Big 12 and Colorado are kicking the tires on possibly making a huge move.
Smoke has been swirling for weeks that the Buffaloes might jump ship from the PAC-12 to the Big 12 amid nonstop media rights chaos with the west coast conference.
Colorado’s AD Rick George sent speculation into overdrive when he didn’t rule out leaving the PAC-12.
“We’re members of the Pac-12, we’re proud members of the Pac-12 and we’ve got to see where our media rights deal lands and where our conference goes.

Donald Trump will have to sell his Turnberry golf resort before the Scottish course is considered for another Open Championship.

Months after signing for $5.6 million as an international free agent, 16-year-old Padres catching prospect Ethan Salas made his professional debut on Tuesday night, batting second for Single A Lake Elsinore.
Salas immediately made a strong first impression, going 2-for-3 with a walk, double and run scored to spearhead a 3–1 victory.
Salas, who turns 17 on Thursday, is the first player born in 2006 to play in the minor leagues. His signing set a record for the largest bonus ever given out to an international amateur in the hard cap bonus era.

After six seasons and coming off a trip to the second round of the playoffs, the Knicks and general manager Scott Perry will part ways this summer, according to SNY’s Ian Begley.
Perry, 59, was hired in 2017 as the Knicks were in the midst of four straight seasons with a losing record. He helped the team get back to the postseason in ’21, ending a seven-year drought, as New York lost in the first round against the Hawks in five games.
The Knicks went 47–35 this past season, posting their best record in a decade.

The race to finish the regular season, with the play-in tournament being featured so prominently should mean an end to the criticism of the 82-game schedule.

Denver’s championship focus began in October and Miami’s stunning run started in the play-in tournament. Like it or not, every NBA game matters.

Former Washington State coach Nick Rolovich’s wrongful termination lawsuit was dismissed by a judge on Tuesday, removing athletic director Pat Chun and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as defendants, according to KREM’s Patrick Henkels.
Rolovich was fired in October 2021 for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The lawsuit claimed that he had filed for religious exemption with the school, which was denied by Chun. The suit also claims that Chun was hostile toward Rolovich and called him a “con man.

Welcome to Oakland, where on-field security barely gives a hoot about A’s fans invading the field.
Then again, A’s fans barely have enough enjoyment going to these games … so why not.
In the running for one of the worst MLB teams to ever hit the field, the 2023 Oakland A’s are a misery case that only gets worse. And on Tuesday, one fan showed just how laissez-faire this franchise is about being taken seriously within pro baseball.
Footage surfaced of a fan jumping over the fence separating the seats and the field at the Oakland Coliseum.

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith has made a career getting in spirited and loud sports debates with all comers. A natural for the camera, he often appears delighted when things get particularly shouty—though, apparently, there’s one opponent he didn’t enjoy getting all riled up against: Tim Tebow.
Smith discussed his reasoning on his podcast, Know Mercy, explaining that he thought Tebow was such a pleasant and kind person that he felt guilty anytime he “tangled” with him.
“JJ Redick is not the only person that I’ve tangled with on First Take.