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All-Star guard Kyrie Irving and four key Dallas Mavericks role players will sit out Friday night’s home game against the Chicago Bulls, a game the Mavericks must win to avoid being eliminated from the play-in scenario.

All is not well among two of our nation’s elected officials following the Final Four.
Connecticut governor Ned Lamont was in Houston, the site of the men’s Final Four, as UConn completed their national championship run. Lamont had some choice words for the city of Houston after his weekend in Texas, according to a report from ESPN.
“After the winning the semifinals, you walk around downtown Houston, which is butt-ugly…not much there,” Lamont told the Chaz and AJ Show on WPLR-FM earlier this week.

Alright, so maybe there was something to that “homework clause” the Arizona Cardinals tried to give Kyler Murray last summer.
Former Cardinals GM Steve Keim is the guy who drafted Murray first overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Keim also was behind Murray’s offseason extension that included the controversial clause that left talking heads spitting venom at the idea that the team would expect Murray to study game materials on his own for four hours a week.
Four. Like more than three, but less than 5.

Nobody knew which Brooks Koepka was going to show up to the Masters.
Some assumed a nonchalant Koepka who has had limited reps on LIV Golf would show up and perhaps just go thru the motions at Augusta National. Others thought there was a chance major championship killer Koepka would drive down Magnolia Lane and remind the world how dominant he can be.
After an opening round 65 followed by a second round 67, it’s pretty clear which Koepka has turned up, and it’s bad news for every other player in the field.

Cody Rhodes returned to WWE last year to rewrite the finish to his story.
Instead of being known for leaving WWE in a state of aggravation, Rhodes completely redefined himself. He worked the independent circuit, carved a role in Bullet Club, and then helped form All Elite Wrestling. Now he is pursuing the WWE championship, which will continue to be a major part of his story until it comes to fruition. But there is another reason Rhodes came back to WWE, and a critical component of that will be on display this Sunday.

The first week of MLB flew by! I can’t believe it’s already Friday — but that means it’s time for more plus-money MLB bets!
If you’re just starting to follow along, in this series we are betting mostly for value. You won’t see a lot of heavy favorites.
We won four of our seven bets for the opening weekend at SISB. With plus-money returns for all our wagers, those who tailed our picks and bet their bankroll evenly across all seven bets should have seen a 135% payout — a 35% profit margin.

Former North Carolina point guard Caleb Love announced his commitment to Michigan today, via Twitter.
Love is the third player to commit to the Wolverines via the transfer portal, joining Nimari Burnett and Tray Jackson.
Love’s leadership and shooting from beyond the arc will help offset the key offensive losses of Michigan’s starting backcourt duo of Kobe Bufkin and Jett Howard, who both declared for the NBA Draft.
Juwan Howard’s club also needs to replace dominant frontline center Hunter Dickinson, who recently entered the portal.

Say what you want about first lady Jill Biden’s lack of understanding of sports.
“I’m going to tell Joe I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game,” President Joe Biden’s wife Jill said after watching the LSU women’s basketball team win the national championship on Sunday in Dallas.
Good game? LSU beat Iowa 102-85 and led by double digits for most of the fourth quarter. So, participation trophies at the White House?
But at least she got the ball rolling, which is more than we can say about the President. After Mrs.

Bengals running back Joe Mixon is once again facing charges of misdemeanor aggravated menacing, Cincinnati police told The Cincinnati Enquirer on Friday.
Mixon was initially charged Feb. 2 for a road rage incident in which the Bengals running back allegedly pointed a gun at a woman in a threatening manner. Charges were dismissed Feb. 3, but the police department left the door open to re-charge Mixon once a full investigation was conducted.
Charges against Mixon were refiled Friday, and he is scheduled to appear in court April 19.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels guard Caleb Love was one of the biggest college hoops players on the move this off-season. Now, we know where he’s headed.
Love announced his decision to move on to Michigan where he’ll be an important piece of the puzzle for Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard.
He should also invest in a good winter coat…

go rewrite your story kid… pic.twitter.com/bsUglz55GW
— Caleb Love (@caleb2love) April 7, 2023

Love announced his plan to enter the transfer portal late last month.