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Lagging sales — not over-served patrons — is the stated reason for the reversal.

The Texans‘ selection of quarterback C.J. Stroud in the NFL draft’s first round appeared to signal a new direction for the franchise. Finally, after years of dysfunction, the league’s youngest team appeared to be turning a corner.
However, some suggested that there was a catch to Houston’s selection. Rumors flew that team owner Cal McNair mandated the Texans pick Stroud with the draft’s No. 2 pick, demanding a quarterback-first strategy after Houston boasted some of the NFL’s worst quarterback play a year ago.

The Vancouver native will find out which team gets the No. 1 pick — and where he is likely headed — during Monday’s draft lottery (8 p.m. ET on ESPN).

Yankees offseason acquisition Carlos Rodon has yet to feature for the team in the regular season while nursing a lingering back injury. 
On Monday, a report from commentator Jomboy on Talkin’ Yanks indicated that unverified sources within the organization said to “not get your hopes up” in regards to Rodon returning to pitch for New York this season. 
Those comments prompted a response from Rodon’s wife, Ashley, who lambasted the report as being “bulls—” before declaring herself a reliable source on the topic.

The Tampa Bay Rays are the best team in baseball. Entering Monday’s games, the team is 28-7, four games better than the Atlanta Braves for best record in Major League Baseball. They’re coming off a series win over the New York Yankees.
And New York radio hosts don’t believe that Tampa Bay could achieve this success legally. Evan Roberts and Craig Carton host an afternoon show on WFAN in New York.
They went on a rant essentially accusing the Rays of cheating their way to the league’s best record.
“I was very skeptical with what I saw this weekend,” Roberts says.

The NFL will roll out the 2023 regular-season schedule on Thursday.

After months of speculation, the NFL announced on Monday the official date for the upcoming release of the 2023 schedule.
The league confirmed the schedule will be released on Thursday, May 11, on NFL Network with a three-hour special, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
The upcoming schedule will include several changes that will be effective in 2023 and beyond. Beginning this fall, all teams could face the possibility of playing twice on Thursday Night Football, no team will be guaranteed a game on primetime and no network will reserve rights to games–allowing more room for flex scheduling.

Iowa State is the most recent university to have its athletic department rocked by a potential sports betting scandal. The Cyclones released a statement Monday that acknowledged allegations that involve multiple student-athletes on multiple programs.

Iowa State University and its Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is aware of online sports wagering allegations involving approximately 15 of our active student-athletes from the sports of football, wrestling and track & field in violation of NCAA rules.

Did Nuggets star Nikola Jokic deserve a suspension for slightly shoving new Suns owner Mat Ishbia?
Well, the NBA has reached its decision.
NBA Slaps Jokic On The Wrist For Game 4 Spat
Announced Monday, the NBA will not be suspending Jokic for his physical run-in with Ishbia in the second quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns.

Should Nikola Jokic receive more punishment for the elbow on Suns owner Mat Ishbia?
Or did Ishbia flop? pic.twitter.

West Virginia men’s basketball head coach Bob Huggins released a statement Monday apologizing for using an anti-LGBTQ slur during a radio appearance earlier in the day.
While appearing on the Bill Cunningham Show on 700 WLW, Huggins described Xavier fans as “Catholic f–s” in a discussion about the Crosstown Shootout rivalry between Cincinnati and the Musketeers.
“Earlier today on a Cincinnati radio program, I was asked about the rivalry between my former employer, the University of Cincinnati, and its crosstown rival, Xavier University,” his statement read.