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Two MLB teams have reportedly all but completed deals to sell advertising patches on their uniforms beginning with the 2023 season, even as the league office maintains that its jersey advertising program stemming from the new collective bargaining agreement is still incomplete and unfinished. Many teams are reportedly asking more for a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch sleeve patch than they received for stadium naming rights, with sources saying that some big-market teams are seeking more than $20 million a year. (Sports Business Journal) Former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson filed a lawsuit against the team alleging that owner Mark Cuban fired him last summer as retaliation for reporting that Cuban's chief of staff, Jason Lutin, sexually harassed and assaulted his nephew during a job interview in 2020; Cuban and Lutin both denied the allegations. The lawsuit also claims that Cuban offered Nelson $52 million to withdraw a wrongful termination claim and sign a confidentiality agreement regarding Lutin's alleged abuse of his nephew. (ESPN) The NHL is reportedly working to broker a meeting between the two major women's hockey organizations in North America - the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association and the Premier Hockey Federation - in an attempt to forge an agreement that would bring the two groups together. PWHPA members, who have balked at joining the PHF, were informed over the weekend of a multimillion-dollar funding deal that would allow them to launch a competing league. (Sportsnet)

MEDIA

Saudi-Backed Golf League Seeks $500M Rights Deal Michael McCarthy, Front Office Sports The Saudi-backed golf startup may seek a global deal or divide its rights on a country-by-country basis. But streaming giants like DAZN make sense for an international series that will tee it up in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. MLB Network hires several more analysts, hosts Joe Lucia, Awful Announcing The network announced the hiring of hosts AJ Andrews, Keiana Martin, and Siera Santos, along with analysts Ruben Amaro Jr and Bo Porter. Tracy Morgan is the Boss Button for March Madness Live Liam McKeone, The Big Lead This year, the Boss Button puts you on a conference call with Tracy Morgan. Press the Boss Button while you watch the games and Morgan will show up on your screen in a Zoom-like window. Joe Buck's Fox farewell tour includes 'Masked Singer' surprise Jaclyn Hendricks, New York Post The network's longtime sportscaster, who is joining the "Monday Night Football" booth on ESPN with former Fox colleague Troy Aikman, was revealed to be under the ram mask on Wednesday's installment of Fox's "The Masked Singer."

COLLEGE SPORTS

Mountain West goes 0-4, already out of men's NCAA Tournament as run of disappointments continues Erick Smith, USA Today It was another disappointing postseason for a conference that was hoping for better after going 1-7 in its previous first-round games since 2016. Amid protests, Penn swimmer Lia Thomas becomes first known transgender athlete to win Division I national championship Katie Barnes, ESPN Thomas declined to attend the NCAA-required postrace news conference. Thomas returns to the pool Friday morning for the 200-yard freestyle prelims and is scheduled to compete in the 100 on Saturday. UCLA Bruins sign men's basketball coach Mick Cronin to 6-year deal through 2027-28 season Pete Thamel, ESPN Cronin, who made $3.7 million per year in his old deal, is expected to be the highest-paid coach in the Pac-12 and among the top 15 in the country. Democrat Asks Duke, Villanova, Auburn Coaches for Salary Info Laura Davison, Bloomberg Representative Bill Pascrell, a New Jersey Democrat, sent letters to Duke, Villanova and Auburn Universities asking them to divulge information about their coaches' pay structure and their basketball programs.

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