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The man who signed the best player in college baseball – LSU’s Dylan Crews – is up for a new job as coach of the Miami Hurricanes.
Former LSU Tigers coach Paul Mainieri, who won the 2009 national championship in his third season on the bayou, is expected to interview for the Miami job Saturday and/or Sunday, sources close to Mainieri confirmed to OutKick Saturday. OutKick reached Mainieri Saturday, but he had no comment.
Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball broke the story Saturday.

Though it’s never hosted the Winter Olympics, Colorado is commonly recognized as America’s premier winter sports state, between the U.S. Olympic Committee’s presence in Colorado Springs and the bevy of ski resorts in and around Aspen and Vail.
Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson seems to have taken his new home’s reputation as a dare, in a way only he can.

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Saturday afternoon, Wilson tweeted a video in which he participated in several workouts usually geared toward ice-based sports, such as hockey and speed skating.

Two of the biggest names in The NTT IndyCar Series — Chip Ganassi Racing’s 6-time champion Scott Dixon and reigning champion Will Power of Team Penske— got into a shoving match during practice ahead of the series race at Road America in Wisconsin.
Practice. We’re talkin’ ’bout practice. Not a race, not a race. We’re talkin’ practice…
The two drivers are some of the most experienced in the field. However, there was some miscommunication between the two after Dixon moved aside to allow Andretti Autosports’ Romain Grosjean to get by him.

As Victor Wembanyama closes in on becoming the NBA’s next No. 1 pick, the touted French phenom already appears to be preparing for his anticipated debut amid speculation regarding his summer plans.
Wembanyama, the presumed top pick for the Spurs on June 22, shared a peek into his thoughts on playing in the NBA Summer League on Thursday after his Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 were swept by Monaco in the LNB finals.

An officer for the Casselberry Police Department gave Ray Lewis III—the oldest son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis—Narcan after the 28-year-old was found not breathing at a home in Casselberry, Fla. prior to his death on Wednesday.
According to a police report obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, officers arrived on the scene at 5:34 p.m. ET and noticed that Lewis was unresponsive. As police attempted to conduct CPR on Lewis, one of Lewis’s friends inside the home yelled “he needs Narcan.

Austin Simmons, a four-star QB who was committed to Florida for 2025, threw the college football world a curveball Saturday morning. Not only is Simmons — who is also an elite baseball player — flipping to Ole Miss, he also reclassified to 2023 and will join the Rebels this year.
Yes, your math is correct. A 17-year-old slated to be a junior in high school this fall will now be competing with the likes of Jaxson Dart and Spencer Sanders to be QB1 for Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels.

Lose a recruit to Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin at your own risk.
On Saturday morning, news emerged that Florida quarterback recruit Austin Simmons had flipped his commitment to the Rebels—reclassifying from the class of 2025 to the class of ’23 accordingly.
It was a loss for the Gators and a substantial get for Kiffin and Ole Miss on the heels of an 8-5 season. However, more importantly, it provided Kiffin a chance to clown Florida on Twitter.
A mere 15 minutes after news broke that Simmons had flipped, Kiffin tweeted a screenshot of Tom Petty’s profile page on Spotify.

LOS ANGELES — Justin Thomas of the United States reacts to his missed putt on the sixth green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023. | Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
The two-time major champion, Justin Thomas, continues to struggle. He almost finished dead last at the Los Angeles Country Club
Justin Thomas missed another cut at a major championship. This time, it was not close at the 2023 U.S. Open. The performance left Thomas feeling a bit down on himself.
He openly called his U.S.

Two years is practically a lifetime in college football. 
Two years ago at this time, Ohio State had beaten Michigan eight years in a row, and Texas and Oklahoma were residing comfortably in the Big 12. Two years from now, the College Football Playoff will have grown to three times its current size.
However, quarterback recruit Austin Simmons has made that span seem like nothing. Simmons decommitted from Florida and committed to Ole Miss Saturday morning, but made even bigger headlines by reclassifying from the class of 2025 to the class of 2023.