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MLB is reportedly in talks to launch a nationwide streaming service as early as 2023 that would allow fans to watch their local team's games without a pay-TV subscription for between $10 and $20 a month, with prices varying by geographic market. Sources said the NHL and NBA are considering partnering with MLB on the service, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred could offer pay-TV providers a cut of streaming revenue to compensate for potential subscriber losses. (New York Post) Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis is mulling legal options because he believes influential figures within the NFL league office deliberately forced former Raiders coach Jon Gruden out of his job by leaking the emails that contained racist tropes and homophobic slurs, sources with knowledge of the situation said. The league has denied being behind the leaks, and members of other front offices and ownership groups reportedly expect the controversy to lead to fireworks at league meetings in New York later this month. (CBS Sports) The Chicago Sky won their first championship in franchise history, defeating the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to close out the best-of-five series. (The New York Times) This season marked the first time since the league adopted its postseason format in 2016 that neither of the league's top two teams from the regular season, who receive byes until the semifinals, qualified for the finals. (The Associated Press)

COLLEGE SPORTS

LSU to pay Ed Orgeron full $16.9 million buyout as part of separation agreement Wilson Alexander, The Baton Rouge Advocate LSU will terminate coach Ed Orgeron's contract "without cause" and pay his full buyout as part of a separation at the end of the season, according to a termination agreement released Sunday night by the school. Orgeron will receive $16.949 million over 18 installments beginning in December. Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich in limbo as vaccine deadline is here Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports Washington State coach Nick Rolovich faces a potential crossroads in his employment status on Monday. The second-year coach is expected to find out the results of a religious accommodation request for choosing to not take the COVID-19 vaccine. Tennessee fans pelt field, hit Lane Kiffin after chaotic ending to Ole Miss win Chris Low, ESPN Lane Kiffin was ready for just about anything Saturday night in his first return to Neyland Stadium as a head coach. But dodging an endless sea of bottles, both plastic and glass, along with an assortment of other projectiles, including a golf ball, in what was an ugly ending to Ole Miss' 31-26 victory over Tennessee wasn't on his play sheet. Mountain West commissioner says several options on the table to help add value to conference Brent Briggeman, Colorado Springs Gazette The Mountain West is locked into its current television deal through 2026, and he sees a low probability that any moves made before then would add enough value to prompt a significant negotiation of the current terms. NIL deals continue to accelerate as more brands test market Liz Mullen, Sports Business Journal The number of student athletes getting NIL deals has only accelerated in the three months since such agreements were allowed, according to executives at Opendorse, a social media marketplace that facilitates deals between athletes and brands.

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