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As speculation and rank rumor roiled outside the meeting rooms of the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Fla., this week, there was discussion among Atlantic Coast Conference leaders about doing what comes naturally amid realignment drama: putting out a statement of unity among the league members.
The ACC punted on that idea, a small triumph for honesty in an inherently dishonest process.
“We’re not unified,” is how one ACC source explains it. “We’re unified until someone offers a school more to go somewhere else. Everyone is going to grab it.

Gamers will be getting a long-awaited treat in 2024: EA Sports will bring back its popular NCAA Football franchise after stopping the initial run of games with the 2013 release due to legal disputes surrounding the NCAA and use of player likenesses.
With that in mind, we took a trip down memory lane and picked our favorite—and less than favorite—aspects of the game. Not everything below will be included in the new game (au revoir, BCS), but we sure hope many of them will return.

Rick Pitino is the head basketball coach at a prominent high-major school for the first time since his ousting at Louisville in 2017. And with the 70-year-old’s arrival at St. John’s comes the return of Mike Repole.
Who is Mike Repole? He may be the most important person involved with the Red Storm basketball program that isn’t the head coach.
Repole is an entrepreneur and businessman with an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion. The 54-year-old graduated from St. John’s in 1991 and holds an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater.

Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo is out indefinitely after an MRI revealed a stress reaction in his left tibia.

Stephen Jones said Wednesday that he believes the Cowboys can fit lucrative extensions with Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Trevon Diggs and Micah Parsons under the cap.

Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon denied bullying former Aces player Dearica Hamby for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded.

Blue Jays pitcher Jay Jackson says he was tipping his pitches Monday night while facing Aaron Judge, who has received widespread scrutiny for a sideways glance before his mammoth home run off the Toronto right-hander.

The University of Tennessee is thinking big when it comes to the future of college sports. The school announced on Wednesday that it is exploring plans to build an entertainment district around Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boiling Arena.
So what is Tennessee actually thinking about when it comes to this idea? The school is looking at building a 12-story boutique hotel that overlooks Neyland Stadium. In addition to the hotel, the school wants to build an entertainment district, filled with restaurants and retail shops.

As the drama between the Blue Jays and Yankees continues to stew, it’s time to pause and take stock of all we’ve seen here so far. Seem familiar? It should. It’s been something right out of reality television. The memes? The dugout quips? The pettiness over base coach positioning? The Bachelor’s producers can only wish they had this kind of material.
Now for a rundown of the relevant tropes:
1. Something Innocuous Blows Up
The central drama cannot be anything too serious; putting real stakes to it will undermine the whole thing. It has to be a little bit silly.

Tons and tons of mail this week. So let’s waste no time ….
From Edgar Eduardo Tejada (@edgaretejada): What’s the latest on the @49ers QB situation?
Edgar, we should have more information soon. I know the 49ers have had early-to-mid June (maybe a week before their mandatory minicamp, maybe the week before it) circled as to when they’ll be able to put a more firm timetable on Brock Purdy’s recovery.