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LeBron James wore a towel with the Knicks’ logo on it after the Lakers’ win at Madison Square Garden over the weekend and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst is convinced James did so on purpose to send some sort of message.
According to Windhorst, we need to overlook the fact that James was dripping in sweat and may have just been using the towel to clean himself up during his postgame interview. The towel is supposedly a sign.

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in men’s college basketball, where the good news at Arkansas is that it’s almost baseball season:
Trust (almost) no one
It’s early February, and just about everyone is losing with regularity. Not only are there no remaining undefeated teams, there are no remaining one-loss teams. And just three teams remain with two losses—the UConn Huskies, Purdue Boilermakers and Grand Canyon Antelopes. (The Minutes sees you out there in the desert, Antelopes.

After leaving Michigan to coach the Los Angeles Chargers, it appeared that Jim Harbaugh would bring on son Jay Harbaugh as a member of his new staff. Sources tell Sports Illustrated that the younger Harbaugh is in talks to join a pro staff on the West Coast, but it might not be under his father in L.A.
Harbaugh is in discussions with the Seattle Seahawks to fill the special teams coordinator job on Mike Macdonald’s staff, according to SI’s Albert Breer.

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Hovland and Schauffele, two of the best golfers on the planet, have withdrawn from the People’s Tournament.
Viktor Hovland has decided to withdraw from the Waste Management Phoenix Open following a poor performance at Pebble Beach.
He tied for 55th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, carding two rounds of even par 72 during the second and third rounds. He shot a 3-under 69 on day one at Spyglass Hill, and thus finished 14 strokes behind winner Wyndham Clark.

The Kansas City Royals and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. agreed to a 11-year, $288.8 million contract extension, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Monday.
Witt has opt-outs after the seventh through 10th years of his 11-year contract. The contract also has a three-year club option, which would raise the deal to 14 years and $377.7 million.
This becomes the largest contract in Royals franchise history for the 23-year-old who’s entering his third year in the league.

The present, the future, and the largest contract in franchise history. pic.twitter.

Ahead of their Super Bowl LVIII matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas, some San Francisco 49ers staffers are not pleased with the UNLV practice field, according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports. 
During an appearance Monday on The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed the report and said that the team feels like it’s a “disadvantage.” He added that the team is slated to first practice on the field Monday at 3 p.m. ET but is already displeased with the conditions.

Despite his arrest over the weekend, Pat Mahomes Sr. will still be allowed to travel to Las Vegas to watch his son play in the Super Bowl.
Mahomes Sr. was arrested for driving while intoxicated late Saturday night in Smith County, Texas. This is at least the third DWI arrest for the father of the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback.
Judge James Meredith told TMZ Sports he didn’t impose a travel ban on Pat as part of his bond conditions. It makes you wonder if someone whose kid wasn’t a superstar NFL quarterback would get the same leniency after a third DWI.

Houston is among a number of teams navigating the changing trade landscape. Would the Rockets trade Jalen Green? Plus: Bucks look to stay aggressive.

Last week, a publicist working with Dan Le Batard contacted OutKick to ask if we were interested in interviewing Dan Le Batard during Super Bowl week.
“Hi Bobby, 
“The Big Game is here in Las Vegas and “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” podcast will kick off football’s biggest week at Stadium Swim at Circa Resort & Casino,” said account coordinator Ana Hansen.
“If you’re interested, I’d love to schedule a phone interview with Dan Le Batard to discuss Big Game and his broadcast at Stadium Swim,” the email said in bold font.
We said yes.

A Belichick has a new job.
Steve Belichick, that is. Belichick, 36, is the son of former NFL coaching legend Bill Belichick and has been the New England Patriots’ outside linebackers coach since 2020 under his dad. He is expected to be named the new defensive coordinator for the Washington Huskies, according to multiple reports.
The only thing that could stop Belichick from moving to Seattle to coach the Huskies’ defense would be an effort by the Patriots and new head coach Jerod Mayo to keep him, a source said, but added that is not expected to happen.