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'Time, Why You Punish Me?'
Being forced to stay up way too late to catch the end of nationally televised sporting events is an unfortunate reality of being a fan in the Eastern time zone. It wasn't until I went off to college in the Central time zone that I realized how much better rested fans in other parts of the country are the day after a big game.



I bring this up, of course, because last night's thrilling NCAA men's basketball finale tipped off at 9:20 p.m. ET and ended close to midnight, meaning many young fans and early risers (this morning newsletter writer included) were fast asleep well before "One Shining Moment" aired on TBS. While programming executives presumably choose start times that accommodate the largest nationwide audience, it's worth considering that nearly half of the U.S. population is on Eastern time, compared to 17% that's on Pacific time.



Maybe it's time to move the tipoff up by 30 minutes to an hour or two.

Top Stories​

Kansas overcame a 16-point deficit to defeat North Carolina 72-69 in the NCAA men's basketball championship game at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, a feat that represents the largest title-winning comeback ever. The championship, Kansas' fourth national title, is the school's first since 2008 and second under coach Bill Self. (ESPN) A coalition of shipping-industry groups is suing the Oakland Athletics, the city of Oakland, the city council and the Port of Oakland on environmental grounds in an effort to stop the team's plan to build a waterfront stadium at Howard Terminal. The team is also working with officials in Las Vegas about the possibility of moving the franchise to a new ballpark there, and team president David Kaval said the lawsuit is "another sign of how challenging it is to do business in California." (The Wall Street Journal) Broadcaster Joe Davis will reportedly become Fox's top MLB play-by-play broadcaster this season and call the World Series alongside analyst John Smoltz following Joe Buck's departure for ESPN's "Monday Night Football." The 34-year-old replaced Vin Scully as the TV voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017, and his promotion at Fox is expected to result in Adam Amin being bumped up to the No. 2 spot in Fox's MLB lineup. (New York Post)

COLLEGE SPORTS

Men's NCAA national championship ticket prices plummet to record low after Duke loss Josh Schafer, Yahoo Sports TickPick's get-in price for Monday's game had dropped to $30 as of 11 a.m. ET. With five minutes left in UNC's eventual win over Duke on Saturday night, the lowest individual ticket price was listed at $130. Fanatics: SC best-selling women's champ Sports Business Journal Fanatics, the school's official e-commerce partner, said in just the first hour of sales after the win, South Carolina became the best-selling NCAA Women's Basketball Champion of all time. Baylor agrees to 10-year contract extension with AD Mack Rhoades John Werner, Waco Tribune-Herald Baylor President Linda Livingstone said Rhoades' name has been mentioned as a candidate for athletic director at other schools, but the contract extension seals his commitment to Baylor. Tennessee wish list for athletic projects includes $56.8M for Lindsey Nelson Stadium Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel University of Tennessee at Knoxville's proposed budget for 2022-23 fiscal year includes almost $200 million for athletics upgrades and renovations. Fiesta Bowl organization names new board chair, chair-elect Phoenix Business Journal Randal Norton, who joined the nonprofit organization's board of directors in 2015, will be board chair for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons. Succeeding Norton as chair-elect is Judy Bernas, who joined the Fiesta Bowl board in 2013.

---Morning Consult

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