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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to be cleared to return on Sunday against the Houston Rockets after missing over two months and 27 consecutive games due to a persistent knee injury, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater.

"We're here to win the MAC Championship." -New Sac State Head Football Coach Alonzo Carter describes his vision for the team this season

ESPN sources: the Raiders agreed to trade five-time Pro-Bowl DE Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for 2026 and 2027 first-round picks. The trade cannot be processed until next week, but it is in place. And Crosby is expected to be a Raven with two 1s back to Vegas.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has announced that he will end his retirement and resume his professional boxing career after his Spring 2026 boxing exhibition with Mike Tyson. "I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing," Mayweather said in a statement to ESPN. spr.ly/6012hiB3s

Sources: Northern Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock has accepted a job to become the next running backs coach/senior offensive assistant for the Seattle Seahawks. He’s expected to become the NFL’s highest paid RB coach and chose Seattle amid multiple NFL opportunities. .

Key points on SAC to the MAC 🏈 1. Entrance fee paid by game guarantees, and other football revenue. Football is paying for football. No student fees and no general fund. 2. An estimated economic impact of 975M and national broadcast value of 675M over the next five years. 3. Sac State games now to be on ESPN and CBS Sports. And… we will be in EA NCAA video game.🎮 4. We will generate revenue that will help academics, 15% of new net revenue to go towards offering more classes, beginning 2027.

Sources: Miami’s eight-time Pro-Bowl WR Tyreek Hill is being released. Hill turns 32 on March 1, is recovering from a dislocated knee and torn ACL, and now will be an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his NFL career. His release will save the Dolphins $22.8 million against the salary cap.

Full ESPN story on MAC adding Sacramento State, per sources. espn.com/college-footba…

Sources: The MAC has voted to formally add FCS Sacramento State into the league as a football-only member starting in 2026. The cost of entrance is expected to be $18 million and a deal is expected to be announced in the upcoming days.

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Took a trip down memory lane while back in San Francisco and got a tour of the great Oakland Coliseum! Follow along for some of the greatest moments of my life, it really was a special.

NEWS: Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by a state court judge in Mississippi. Chambliss received an injunction today, which paves the way for him to play in 2026 after the NCAA ruled he was eligibility. (The NCAA can appeal.)

BREAKING: North Dakota State has agreed to join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only deal starting in 2026, @ESPN reports👀 FCS ➡️ FBS on3.com/news/report-no…

NEW: Sacramento State is willing to buy their way into an FBS conference for this season. Sac. State is offering a $10M+ entry fee plus forgoing league revenues to join either the MAC or Mountain West 🤯

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The Milwaukee Bucks have indicated to teams that they are keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo through the trade deadline and will start making other trades, sources tell @ShamsCharania.

The Warriors had Porzingis as a target for the last couple of months and land the floor-spacing big man. For the Hawks, a high-upside wing for Quin Snyder and a sharpshooter on the wings.

ESPN sources: The 49ers are set to hire former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris as their defensive coordinator. Morris is expected to replace Robert Saleh, who was hired as the Tennessee Titans head coach.

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Rutgers lost a record $78M on athletics in 2024-25, per @njdotcom 💸 It brings the Scarlet Knights' athletics deficit to over half a billion dollars since joining the Big Ten 12 years ago.

Breaking: The Pittsburgh Steelers plan to hire former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy as their head coach, sources told @AdamSchefter. Get breaking news alerts from Adam Schefter through the ESPN App: espn.smart.link/66rqoc9mb

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza announced that he is declaring for the NFL draft. He is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick.