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Broadcaster Troy Aikman is expected to leave his position as Fox Sports' top NFL analyst to serve as the main analyst for ESPN's "Monday Night Football," according to sources who said the Pro Football Hall of Famer is close to signing a five-year deal with ESPN worth close to or more than the industry-leading $17.5 million per year that Tony Romo earns at CBS. It's unclear who Aikman's partner will be at ESPN, which has reportedly considered making a run at free agent Al Michaels and could even try to pluck Aikman's current partner, Joe Buck, from Fox, where he has one year left on his deal. (New York Post) MLB doubled down on its position that regular-season games will be canceled if it can't agree to a new collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Players Association by Monday, with a spokesperson emphasizing that players would not be paid for canceled games, which would not be rescheduled. Meanwhile, the players reportedly told owners that if games are canceled, they will not go along with the owners' desire to expand the postseason. (The Athletic) UEFA will relocate this season's Champions League final from St. Petersburg, Russia, following the country's invasion of Ukraine, according to a person with knowledge of the process. The UEFA executive committee plans to meet tomorrow to discuss the situation and is expected to then confirm its intention to move the May 28 match to another location. (The Associated Press)

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Congresswoman: Roger Goodell 'Part of The Problem' With NFL A.J. Perez, Front Office Sports A high-ranking member of Congress has zeroed in on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell over his handling of the Washington Commanders hostile workplace investigation. Green Bay Packers GM says he never promised to trade Aaron Rodgers Rob Demovsky, ESPN General manager Brian Gutekunst on Wednesday said he never promised Rodgers he would trade him after the 2021 season. It has been widely believed that Rodgers and the Packers had a handshake agreement that if the reigning MVP still wanted out after the 2021 season they would trade him.

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During BYU visit, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby discusses conference divisions, Texas and Oklahoma, TV contracts Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune This summer will likely be filled by member institutions agreeing to new bylaws, finalizing schedules and negotiating new television contracts. It will also include more details on when Texas and Oklahoma plan to leave the conference; either before or after the 2025 season. Arizona State president tries to exonerate Herm Edwards from wrongdoing, perplexing many within sport Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports Arizona State president Michael Crow seemed to exonerate coach Herm Edwards from wrongdoing Wednesday amid an ongoing NCAA investigation into reported major recruiting violations. "These are not things he was a part of," Crow said on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Florida State athletic department reports $8 million in net revenue for 2021 fiscal year Curt Weiler, Tallahassee Democrat The 2021 fiscal year report for the Florida State athletic departments tells quite a different story from the 2020 report. Whereas FSU reported a deficit of over $26 million for the 2020 fiscal year, the athletic department reported a net revenue of nearly $8 million for the 2021 fiscal year. Lindenwood is stepping up to Division I, will join Ohio Valley Conference Joe Lyons, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lindenwood announced that it will make the move from Division II to Division I and will join the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1.

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