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Gregg Doyel, a longtime sportswriter with the Indy Star, has been suspended for two weeks and will not cover any Indiana Fever games this season after his press conference incident with Caitlin Clark, according to a report from Bob Kravitz.
Kravitz, a former writer at the Indy Star himself, broke the news on his Substack on Tuesday. Doyel has not published a column since April 29, despite the Pacers being in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Doyel would not comment on the incident or related suspension when reached by Kravitz for comment. He is expected to return to work on Monday, May 13.

Last month, the Indiana Fever selected Caitlin Clark with the first overall pick in the WNBA Draft. A few days later, the team held an introductory press conference for their new star. Indianapolis Star “reporter” Gregg Doyel stole the show with several incredibly creepy moments during the event. 
First, Doyel made a gesture towards Clark where he formed his hands into a heart. Clark said she does that towards her family after every game. Doyel then insisted that she make that gesture towards him in exchange for positive coverage.

As the NBA’s broadcast rights are about to be awarded to the highest bidder, TNT’s iconic show could become a casualty and fans would lose big.

While Frank Gore Jr. was not selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, he will still have a great chance to make a roster for the fall. He’ll even have the chance to play for one of his father’s former teams after getting signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.
Will Hall coached Gore Jr. for his four college seasons at Southern Mississippi from 2020 to 2023. During his spring media availability with the rest of the Sun Belt coaches, Hall spoke to G5 Football Daily about what Gore Jr. can add to his new team.

Matt Harmon examines the fantasy football impact the six QBs drafted in Round 1 will have on the offenses they’re joining.

Dad strength is undefeated. The latest example comes again from the NHL Playoffs courtesy of Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo. 
Carlo remained in Boston for the birth of his second son, Crew, who was born around 3:30 a.m. on Monday morning. After spending several hours with his wife and their newborn, Carlo boarded a flight to Florida and landed just a couple of hours before the start of Game 1 against the Panthers.

Site: Charlotte, North Carolina.
Course: Quail Hollow Club. Yardage: 7,558. Par: 71.
Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $4 million.
Full field: 70 players.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Wyndham Clark.
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Taylor Pendrith won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Notes: This is the sixth of eight $20 million signature events and the first of two such events that precede a major championship.

Fantasy football isn’t just all about redraft leagues, where managers pick a new team every season.  The fantasy world has expanded over the decades, and dynasty leagues are one of if not the most challenging and comprehensive of those expansions. In these formats, you have one main draft (a startup) where you compile a roster that you will keep year after year. 
In the seasons that follow, your league will hold yearly rookie-only drafts with the goal of building not only for the present but for the future as well. Younger players are going to hold more value in dynasty leagues.

Fashion’s biggest night had some of the sports world’s biggest stars in attendance on Monday night at the Met Gala.
Sports standouts ranging from the NFL to tennis to Formula 1 walked the carpet in their custom outfits all interpreting the theme “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” in different ways.
Tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams returned to the Met Gala. At last year’s Met, Serena famously announced her second pregnancy with husband Alexis Ohanian during a carpet interview.
Take a look at all the athletes that went to the 2024 Met Gala.

The NBA’s current media rights deals with Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery expire after the 2024-25 season. The league is in the final stages of agreeing to new deals that would span at least a decade.
The NBA hopes to triple the $24 billion in broadcast revenue it generated from its current deal. In doing so, the league plans to increase its number of partners from two to three.
Those plans are starting to take shape. The NBA has agreed to frameworks with two of three partners – the two being Disney and Amazon. Though we caution, the deals are not finalized.