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As NFL quarterback transactions go, Josh Johnson agreeing to a contract with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday is easy to overlook.
Johnson is a 37-year-old who is signing a one-year deal. If he takes a regular-season snap for Baltimore in 2023 it’s bad news. Because that will mean something went wrong with starter Lamar Jackson. And backup Tyler Huntly.
It’s quite possible the Ravens decide to go with only two quarterbacks on the active roster. So Johnson might not even be around when the regular season begins in September.

Carmelo Anthony’s retirement is a good time to remember his iconic Twitter insult.
Carmelo Anthony finally called it a career on Monday morning when he announced his retirement from the NBA. Anthony will go down as one of the best scorers of his generation, a 6’8 walking bucket who could splash jumpers all over the court against any type of defender.

CBS play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz shared an emotional story about why he thinks Bills fans are the “best” while meeting with some of the team recently at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in upstate New York.
Nantz’s mother died during the 2022 NFL season, and he called Buffalo’s Week 5 game against the Steelers the following Sunday. Nantz expressed his gratitude for the compassion the team and Bills Mafia showed him after his loss.
“This guy (quarterback Josh Allen) reached out to me first off on his own,” Nantz said while standing next to Allen.

The title-favorite Nuggets are one win away from advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. The Lakers, who trail the West’s No. 1 seed 0–3 in the conference finals, are three-point favorites at home Monday night and are in desperate need of a win to extend the series.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis have had no answer for Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray up to this point. Game 3 was the first time Los Angeles lost at home in the playoffs while it was Denver’s third road win this postseason.

LIV Golf queen Jena Sims — who’s also a Sports Illustrated model, I hear — clapped back at the haters with an absolute haymaker after husband Brooks Koepka’s PGA Championship win.
Sims wasn’t in attendance for Brooksie’s big ‘dub, and several haters on social media noticed. Can’t blame them there, because it’s easy to notice when Jena Sims is and isn’t in a room.
Anyway, they took aim at Jena and our girl shot right back like the queen she is. Can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen, losers.

The PAC-12’s fight for a new media deal continues to look very bleak.
Commissioner George Kliavkoff has been doing his best to land a new deal for the conference, but so far, nothing has come to fruition. The PAC-12 is holding out hope ESPN might come in and save the day with a huge check.
There had previously been reports ESPN wasn’t interested in the PAC-12’s tier one media rights, but there was some dispute at the time how accurate that claim was.
Will the PAC-12 survive? (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ESPN hasn’t moved on the PAC-12.

Two of the hottest hitting teams in baseball matchup tonight, and we can get plus money for the run total to go over, so that’s exactly what we are doing.
The Dodgers will face off with the Braves in what could already be viewed as a potential NLCS preview. Both teams comfortably lead their divisions and they have the two best records in the National League. The Dodgers are 29-19 this season with a run differential of plus-48 while Atlanta is 29-17 with a run differential of plus-63.
Charlie Morton gets the start at home Monday night for the Braves. Morton has pitched to a 2.

SI’s MMA Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes runs every Monday.
When will Conor McGregor fight again?
Better yet, will Conor McGregor fight again?
All signs point to McGregor fighting Michael Chandler at the conclusion of The Ultimate Fighter. But, of course, the pertinent question is when that will actually happen.
McGregor last competed in July 2021 against Dustin Poirier. He lost that fight due to doctor stoppage after breaking his tibia in the opening round. Since then, he has operated outside of the USADA testing pool, which was never an issue because he was not actively competing.

ESPN’s Football Power Index ratings are live. Let’s predict the 2023 season, including playoff chances and potential draft order.

Nothing can prepare you for how bad the new ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ is.
Time is a precious commodity, and one that shouldn’t be wasted on the new White Men Can’t Jump. The 2023 remake of the legendary sports comedy film is an extraordinary achievement in stripping almost every positive element out its source material and finding a way to make every wrong decision en route to a pathetic facsimile of something that was great.