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His sister posted that he died at the University of Louisville Hospital on Sunday.
Former NBA first-round draft pick Felton Spencer died at the age of 55 on Sunday afternoon, his sister Tammy Pollock announced.
Spencer played at the University of Louisville from 1986–90. As a center, he finished his career with 1,168 points and 694 rebounds, and he also holds the school record for career field goal percentage (62.8%).

Our Bracket Watch expert has a few familiar programs in his Final Four, but which program will win it all?
The 68-team field for the men’s NCAA tournament has been revealed, and there are plenty of intriguing early matchups.
And while many blue-blood programs have dominated in recent years, the lower half of the bracket is filled with teams poised to pull off a few upsets.
So, how does one sort through the madness? Sports Illustrated’s Kevin Sweeney makes his round-by-round picks, including for a few standout 8-vs.-9 clashes in the first round.

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The amazing thing about NFL free agency 2023, which effectively begins at noon on Monday, is that the two most intriguing players out there are not free agents: Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson.
And both those star quarterbacks cast an enormous shadow over all of free agency now.
Rodgers has yet to announce his intentions about the coming season and whether he wishes to play or not. That is expected by Wednesday and likely before.
Aaron Rodgers played in the Pebble Beach Pro Am while deciding whether to play football this season.

The coach was arrested in December and subsequently fired by the Longhorns in January.
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Former Texas men’s basketball coach Chris Beard is reportedly close to becoming Ole Miss’s new head coach, ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello reported Monday.

Well, I reckon Hendrick Motorsports went ahead and gave William Byron the Chase Elliott package while NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver is on the shelf?
I don’t know. How else do you explain Billy the Kid all of a sudden running laps around the field like he’s Lightning Freaking McQueen?
Fine. I guess Byron finally growing up and being the star driver he was billed to be coming up the ranks is one possible explanation.

The reported move saves the team a large sum under the salary cap ahead of free agency.
The Browns have restructured Deshaun Watson’s contract, and the move will free up nearly $36 million in cap space ahead of free agency, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The legal tampering period for impending free agents starts Monday at noon ET, and teams can officially sign players when the new league year starts Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.
Cleveland signed the quarterback to a massive, fully guaranteed contract last year. The pact covers five years and is worth $230 million.

Get ready for a madder than usual March.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I guess I’ll still watch the NCAA tournament even though my alma mater got bounced in the A-10 semifinals.
In today’s SI:AM:
Men’s bracket busters
Analyzing the women’s bracket
Five keys to knocking off South Carolina
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The men’s bracket is full of potential Cinderellas
Get ready for a madder than usual March.

It turns out the PAC-12 might actually see some light at the end of the tunnel.
George Kliavkoff and the conference have so far very publicly failed to land a media deal, and it’s put the future of the conference up in the air.
If a new deal can’t be reached, there’s a very real chance the PAC-12 could collapse. Now, it appears some kind of deal might be reached.
Forbes reported “a deal is expected before the end of March,” and streaming giants Apple and Amazon are expected to be in the mix.

Former Texas coach Chris Beard is set to be officially hired by Ole Miss in the next 24 hours to lead the basketball program. The news might shock some in the college basketball world, after Beard was fired by Texas in January. But in the end, the Rebels have hired a coach they think can take them back to the NCAA Tournament, quickly.
Jeff Goodman was first to report the news.
Turns out Chris Beard will be joining the SEC, just not with Texas, as originally planned.

Ryan Reaves and Bokondji Imama produced a real dud of a fight on Sunday.