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Apple TV+ experienced connectivity issues, fan frustrations about color commentary and other complaints during its broadcasting debut of Friday Night Baseball, which featured a doubleheader between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets and the Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Angels. However, some proponents of the broadcasts touted the clean on-screen graphics, picture quality and lack of advertising. (The Verge) NBA chairman Larry Tanenbaum is reportedly among the investors backing Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca and his multibillion dollar bid for English Premier League club Chelsea FC. Other individuals said to be supporting Pagliuca's bid include Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and hedge fund founder John Burbank. (Sky News) According to sources, Walmart Inc. heir Rob Walton is expected to enter an opening bid for the Denver Broncos worth over $4 billion, which would be the highest price ever paid for a pro sports team. Walton, who is worth more than $70 billion, is reportedly now the favorite to buy the Broncos, who are only accepting offers higher than $4 billion. (New York Post) The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly parting ways with head coach Frank Vogel, who coached the team for three seasons and won the 2020 NBA championship but failed to make the playoffs this season. The Lakers' decision, which is expected to be shared with Vogel today, comes after the team signed him to a one-year extension last summer through the 2022-23 season. (ESPN)

College Sports ​ Denver Captures Its Ninth N.C.A.A. Hockey Championship David Waldstein, The New York Times The Pioneers are now tied for most Division I men's college hockey titles with Michigan, the team they beat in overtime in the national semifinal round. Louisville Cardinals home baseball game vs. UNC Tar Heels suspended due to bomb threat Pete Thamel, ESPN Louisville's home baseball game with UNC was suspended for more than two hours Sunday afternoon because of a bomb threat, a school spokesperson told ESPN. How Penn State's Sean Clifford is launching his own agency, Limitless NIL Pete Thamel, ESPN Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford is launching an agency this week to represent college athletes and help them maximize their opportunities under the NCAA's new name, image and likeness legislation. Lincoln Riley: Lack of NIL rules has 'completely changed' college football recruiting Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times Less than a year after the NCAA opened the floodgates for college athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, Lincoln Riley barely recognizes what the recruiting landscape has become. NCAAs feature 100% sponsor activation at men's, women's Final Four for first time Michael Smith, Sports Business Journal With the eyes of college basketball fixed squarely on equitable treatment of both the men's and women's Final Four, the NCAA says 100% of its corporate partners and champions activated their sponsorships at the women's championship in Minneapolis and the men's event in New Orleans for the first time.

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