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On Monday, President Biden signed a law that officially ended the emergency declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic.
H.J. Res 7, which had bipartisan Congressional support but was originally opposed by President Biden, states that after three long years, Covid-19 is no longer considered a national emergency. Biden told Republican Senators a few weeks ago that he would not veto the bill if it passed.
And yet one of the greatest tennis players of all time Novak Djokovic, will still not be allowed to play in the upcoming U.S. Open. tournament.

Nearly 1,200 Division-I basketball players have entered the transfer portal since March 13, and Arkansas has interest in practically every single one. Not really, but the Razorbacks are casting a wide net.
The transfer portal has changed the game forever and head coach Eric Musselman is all-in.
Even before the portal became what it is today, Musselman has put a large focus on transfers. He turned Nevada into the go-to destination for top talent that needed a fresh start and new opportunity, and took the Wolfpack into three-straight NCAA Tournaments as a top-25 team.

Zion Williamson has been ruled out for the Pelicans’ play-in tournament game against the Thunder on Wednesday, and the star forward isn’t thrilled about having to sit on the sideline.
“The s— sucks, I don’t know how else to say it,” Williamson said, via The Athletic’s Will Guillory. “The s— sucks. I love this game. … For those people who think I just want to sit on the sideline just to sit over there, I don’t know why people think that. Nah, it sucks. I just want to be playing basketball.”
The former No. 1 pick hasn’t played since Jan.

With it being only a matter of time before the Packers trade Aaron Rodgers to the Jets, running back Aaron Jones is optimistic about the team’s replacement under center. While on the team’s five-day “Tailgate Tour,” Jones had an interesting takeaway after working out with Jordan Love in California earlier in the offseason. 
“He was comfortable, throwing the ball with swag,” Jones said, per ESPN. “He knows where he wants to be, and he’s going to keep working to get there.

Timberwolves wing Kyle Anderson spoke with reporters about the incident involving Rudy Gobert for the first time since the center swung at him in the team’s regular season finale on Sunday.
Gobert, who was suspended by the team for the franchise’s Tuesday night play-in game against the Lakers, punched Anderson in the chest during a timeout in Sunday’s win over the Pelicans.
Anderson explained that he was not happy with the fan response to the altercation, especially as the team looks to quickly move forward and focus on the task at hand.

Amid reports that the Hawks are considering trading Trae Young in the offseason, Atlanta’s star point guard weighed in on his future with the team.
Speaking with The Athletic, Young indicated that no one within the Hawks organization has mentioned a potential trade to him, but didn’t deny the possibility that there’s some truth to the recent reports.
“It could be false, could be true, you never know,” said Young of the rumors surrounding his future in Atlanta. 
“Like, you can’t focus on things like that.