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The Saudi-backed LIV Golf series announced plans to expand from eight events to 14 tournaments in 2023 as 48 players, across 12 teams, will compete for $405 million in purses, up from $255 million this year. (ESPN) LIV Golf will reportedly announce two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, who has not played since May due to an injury, is joining the golf circuit in a formal announcement during this weekend's event at Trump Bedminster in New Jersey. (Sports Illustrated) A Kremlin spokesperson said no agreement has been reached between Russia and the United States after the Biden administration reportedly offered to exchange convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, who is serving a 25-year U.S. prison sentence, for WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, who's been held in Russia since 2018 for alleged espionage. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said President Joe Biden was "directly involved" in the proposed prisoner swap for Whelan and Griner, who is classified as wrongfully detained in Russia after her arrest for drug possession in February. (CNN) Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder will participate today in a sworn deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on issues related to the NFL franchise's workplace. Snyder's voluntary deposition, which will be conducted remotely and won't be public, will include answering questions "about his knowledge of and contributions to the Commanders' toxic work environment, as well as his efforts to interfere with the NFL's internal investigation," according to a committee spokesperson. (The Washington Post)

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Digital bank Greenwood signs NIL deal with college football star Travis Hunter Jeff Beer, Fast Company The two-year deal makes Hunter the face of the Black-owned brand's new 'Choose Black' campaign. Notre Dame Fighting Irish channel 'The Hangover' for epic Shamrock Series uniform reveal Jeremy Willis, ESPN Channeling the classic scene from 2009's "The Hangover," Fighting Irish players past and present, along with first-year coach Marcus Freeman, took to the desert. How the Three Sports Apparel Giants Are Investing in NIL Amanda Chrisovich, Front Office Sports The biggest brands in the sports apparel space didn't jump into the name, image, and likeness era immediately. The landscape had a patchwork of laws, school rules, and a lack of uniformity. With NCAA silent on abortion bans, college sports face confusion Molly Hensley-Clancy, The Washington Post When a college athlete gets pregnant, school officials can turn to a "pregnancy tool kit," provided by the NCAA, where a simple flowchart lays out how to respond. After multiple positive pregnancy tests, the flowchart says, the athletic department should assemble a "decision-making team" of coaches, team doctors, athletic officials, family members, faith leaders and counselors.

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