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It comes as the league’s new TV deal nears and with the Big 12 eyeing multiple of its programs.
The Pac-12 expects to strike a new media rights deal in the “very near future” and remains “united” to one another, the presidents of the 10 remaining members announced in a joint statement on Monday.
The statement, clearly meant to show strength at an unstable time, comes as the conference’s television deal and league makeup hangs in doubt.

A defensive holding penalty set up the Chiefs’ game-winning field goal in the Super Bowl. Skip and Shannon disagree on whether the call was warranted.

Drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll pull the cover off their 2023 challenger
Aston Martin became the latest Formula 1 team to reveal their livery — and race car — for the 2023 F1 season on Monday, giving the racing world a look at their designs for the upcoming year on the grid.
At an live event from their new “state of the art” facility alongside Silverstone, Aston Martin pulled back the cover on their AMR23, their latest car for the 2023 F1 campaign.

Runners in the regular season will continue to get a free pass to second base to lead off extra innings.

The head coach is expected to step away from the program after the season.
While Mike Brey is stepping away from Notre Dame basketball after the season, he will not officially retire from college basketball. The veteran head coach told Jeff Goodman he still wants to coach in the future.
“[I’m] definitely not done coaching,” he said.
Brey and Notre Dame announced last month that the head coach would step away following his 23rd season with the Fighting Irish.

Damar Hamlin attended Super Bowl LVII on Sunday night alongside the medical professionals from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center who helped save his life after his sudden collapse on the field earlier this season.
The Buffalo Bills safety was wearing a blue letterman jacket. While most didn’t notice the design or words written on it, former NFL running back Adrian Peterson certainly did, and he was not a fan.

The quarterback’s passing ability put him in rare company.

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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won his second career Super Bowl title on Sunday night in a 38–35 thriller over the Eagles.
Mahomes won his second career Super Bowl MVP with another stellar, but efficient passing performance, as he completed 21-of-27 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns. Mahomes also rushed for 44 yards in the victory, making some timely plays on the ground in the process.

There might be multiple teams in pursuit of Jimmy Garoppolo in free agency.
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback is almost certainly on his way out the door as an unrestricted, and that means the time is near to find a new team.
It sounds like the former Patriots backup will have no trouble finding a new job.
Where will Jimmy Garoppolo go in free agency? (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
“I expect significant interest in Jimmy Garoppolo across the free agent market,” NFL insider Mike Garafolo said prior to the Super Bowl.

Much of the talk coming out of the Super Bowl surrounds how the Kansas City Chiefs offensive gameplan took down the vaunted Philadelphia Eagles defense.
The Eagles set records for sacks this season, but did not drop Patrick Mahomes once in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs offensive line played great football, but the play calling was excellent.
Of course, that means people will claim Eric Bieniemy is a genius who is blocked from being a head coach by racism, but that’s for another day. Well, actually, I already did that, so just go read it.

McLaren has unveiled its 2023 contender, the MCL60.
Wait, wasn’t their 2022 car called the MCL36?
Wow, astute of you, dear reader. That’s correct. McLaren has taken a page out of Ferrari’s book on car naming conventions (their last three cars were the SF1000, the SF-21, and SF-75). The car is named in commemoration of the team’s 60th anniversary.