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Does anyone want the Pac-12?
The future of the Pac-12 seems to be about as stable as the deck of the Titanic. As USC and UCLA head for the Big Ten at the end of this season, the conference is looking murkier and murkier by the day (and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark looking to add more schools in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas going to the SEC), and now is a more crucial time than ever for the Pac-12 to solidify things like TV deals and licensing.

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What games could be flexed out of TNF next NFL season?
At the NFL’s Spring League Meetings on Monday, a resolution was approved allowing for flex scheduling of Thursday Night Football games for the 2023 season. The resolution was approved on a trial basis for the upcoming season.
According to the resolution, TNF games in Weeks 13 through 17 could be flexed to a Sunday afternoon start time. Teams would be required to receive 28 days’ notice from the league office.

The thought of retiring has entered LeBron James’ mind, at least he wants us all to think it has.
Following the Los Angeles Lakers being swept by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals on Monday night, James was asked what his plans are for next year. While most were expecting him to give a generic answer about getting to the NBA Finals, that isn’t the route he took.
“We’ll see, we’ll see what happens going forward,” James said. “I don’t know. I don’t know. I’ve got a lot to think about, to be honest. I’ve got a lot to think about, to be honest.

Alabama quarterback commit Julian Sayin set the internet on fire over the weekend with an absurd pass.
Sayin is ranked as a composite five star recruit by 247Sports and is currently the 11th best 2024 recruit in America in the composite rankings.
Alabama fans can’t wait to get him on campus running Nick Saban’s offense.
Nick Saban likely has high hopes for QB prospect Julian Sayin. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Well, Sayin set hype for his eventual arrival in Tuscaloosa through the roof with an pass that went viral a couple days ago.

While Jokic and the Nuggets were soaking in their first NBA Finals berth, the Lakers were left to contemplate something no one could see coming.

Lakers star LeBron James, having just completed his 20th season in the NBA, told ESPN he will contemplate retirement this offseason: “I got to think about it.

LOS ANGELES – They kept coming, these Denver Nuggets. When LeBron James made shots, when Anthony Davis blocked them, when every Tristan Thompson-sized button Darvin Ham pushed seemed destined to extend this series to a fifth game.
Pack it in, finish things off in Colorado?
Nah. The only thing the Nuggets wanted to take home was a trophy.
Denver is Finals-bound, completing a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 113–111 win on Monday. The Nuggets trailed by six at the end of the first quarter, 15 at the half and LeBron James was cooking.

With every win over the Lakers, the Nuggets’ confidence grew. Denver and Nikola Jokic are on a roll, and it may be too late to stop them.

The Nuggets, behind another playoff triple-double from Nikola Jokic, are in the NBA Finals for the first time.

Following the Lakers’ season-ending 113–111 loss to the Nuggets in Monday night’s Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, LeBron James strode to the postgame media session to answer questions about their defeat, playoff run and the season as a whole. It was his response to the final question, though, that was the most open to interpretation.
James was asked how he would evaluate the season on a personal level, and his lengthy and wide-ranging response touched on a lot of topics and emotions.