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Carolina owns the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft.
Star quarterback C.J. Stroud threw at Ohio State’s pro day on Wednesday. The potential No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft had representatives from 30 of the league’s 32 teams in attendance for his workout, including the Panthers, who own the top pick in April. 
After completing his drills, Stroud was seen talking to members of the Panthers organization, including head coach Frank Reich and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown.

Here’s the latest installment of NBA Players Losing Their Cool, Flipping Someone Off And Prompting An NBA Fine.
Our next stop is in Indiana, where Pacers guard Buddy Hield got caught giving someone the one-finger flip. And as expected, it was a gesture that the NBA was more than happy to fine $25,000.
Hield was actually caught flipping the middle finger twice, making it a cool $12,500 per bird.
The scene occurred during the second quarter of Monday night’s away game against the Charlotte Hornets.

The CBS play-by-play announcer nearly fell out of his chair during his now-iconic call.
CBS’s Kevin Harlan went viral this week after the network released a behind-the-scenes video of him calling the ending of Furman’s upset win over Virginia in the first round in the men’s NCAA tournament last Thursday.
Fans loved the video of Harlan’s genuine reaction to the big upset. However, one person who isn’t a fan of the video is Harlan himself.
On Wednesday’s episode of Richard Deitsch’s Sports Media podcast, Harlan admitted he didn’t even want the video posted.

The network called the inappropriate remark aimed at one of its most prominent personalities “uncalled for.”
Hours after a video surfaced showing a Boston radio host making an offensive remark about popular ESPN analyst Mina Kimes, the network has released a statement in defense of its employee and decrying the host’s comment.

Simone Johnson, who’s known as Ava Raine on the mat, will make her WWE in-ring debut on April 1.
Simone Johnson is set for her first-ever professional wrestling match.
The 21-year-old daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will make her WWE in-ring debut at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 1. She will be teaming with her Schism faction (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler, and Jagger Reid) against Thea Hail, Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, and Tyler Bate in an eight-person tag team match.

Johnson goes by the name Ava Raine in NXT.

LeBron’s son revealed a new jersey number for the annual classic.
Bronny James will participate in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American game on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Lakers star LeBron James‘s eldest son revealed his jersey number for the event, electing to wear the No. 23 that his father wore during his high school career and earlier NBA days. 
Bronny, who plays high school basketball at Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, Calif., will be on the West team for next week’s showdown. He wore the No. 0 for his high school team, averaging 14.

Armando Bacot is returning to North Carolina for his fifth year of eligibility. The 23-year-old announced his decision on Wednesday afternoon and it goes well beyond NIL opportunties.

Armando Bacot Is NOT Returning To UNC Just Because Of NIL Money As He Embraces Old Age With Need To Prove NBA Worth

Although financial stability certainly helps college athletes stay in school instead of rushing to get a professional paycheck, Bacot needs to improve his NBA Draft stock and didn’t want to leave Chapel Hill on a sour note.

The Grizzlies proved to be one of the best teams in the league with Ja Morant on the floor this season. His return could be consequential down the stretch.

The Fighting Irish reportedly have secured their new men’s basketball coach.
Notre Dame is reportedly finalizing a seven-year deal with Penn State’s Micah Shrewsberry to become the Fighting Irish’s next men’s basketball coach, per Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde.
The news comes a day after Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Shrewsberry was the top choice to become Notre Dame’s next head coach after the program parted ways with Mike Brey after the 2022-23 season. Shrewsberry also had been  linked to Georgetown’s head coach vacancy as well.

I’m a sucker for a good player poll. In this case, the word “sucker” is apropos because I was roped into reading through, quite possibly the dullest player poll ever.
Just a couple of weeks, ago the NFLPA did a players poll, and it gave us some juicy tidbits. For instance, it allowed players to put some teams on blast for sub-par working conditions. I figured it was the NHL’s chance to get the people talking. Maybe they’d bash Madison Square Garden for having the worst ice surface. Perhaps some players would point to a fanbase they think is the worst.