Tennessee Volunteers Football
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions found the Tennessee football program guilty of over 200 infractions. All took place under former coach Jeremy Pruitt. The program has been fined over $8 million, has been placed on a five-year probation and will lose 28 scholarships. The Volunteers reduced 16 scholarships on their own over the past two years, so two more will be cut this year and the other 10 over the five-year probation.
Pruitt went 16-19 in three seasons as Tennessee’s head coach and was fired after the 2020 season.
Dwayne Wade and the Chicago Sky
Former NBA star Dwayne Wade has joined the ownership group of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, per ESPN. His investment amount has not been made public and will need to be approved by the WNBA’s board of governors.
Wade, who won three NBA titles and was a 13-time All-Star, is from Chicago. He also owns a stake in the Utah Jazz and in MLS’ Real Salt Lake. He joins Tom Brady, Magic Johnson and Alex Rodriguez as a WNBA owner.
Malik Jackson Retires
After 10 seasons in the NFL, Pro Bowl DT Malik Jackson is retiring. Jackson was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth-round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Jackson was in Denver, where he won a Super Bowl, from 2012-2015. He then went to the Jacksonville Jaguars and was selected to the 2017 Pro Bowl. He was then with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns. He did not play in 2022.
Jackson finishes his career with 292 tackles and 35.5 sacks.
Leeds United
Andrea Radrizzani, the owner of Leeds United, reached an agreement to sell his share of the team to 49ers Enterprises, which is the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers. 49ers Enterprises has been a shareholder in Leeds since 2018.
This week, NBA star Russell Westbrook and golfers Justin Speith and Justin Thomas all confirmed buying shares in the group. Earlier this month, Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers agreed to a two-year, $7.8 million deal to keep him in LA.
MLB’s Second Half
The All-Star game is behind us, and the second half of the 2023 MLB season begins on Friday.
San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies – 6:05 pm ET/3:05 pm PT
Miami Marlins at Baltimore Orioles – 7:05 pm ET/4:05 pm PT
San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates – 7:05 pm ET/4:05 pm PT
Arizona Diamondbacks at Toronto Blue Jays – 7:07 pm ET/4:07 pm PT
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets – 7:10 pm ET/4:10 pm PT
Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds – 7:10 pm ET/4:10 pm PT
Chicago White Sox at Atlanta Braves – 7:20 pm ET/4:20 pm PT
Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs – 8:05 pm ET/5:05 pm PT
Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers – 8:05 pm ET/5:05 pm PT
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals – 8:10 pm ET/5:10 pm PT
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals – 8:15 pm ET/5:15 pm PT
New York Yankees at Colorado Rockies – 8:40 pm ET/5:40 pm PT
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels – 9:38 pm ET/6:38 pm PT
Minnesota Twins at Oakland A’s – 9:40 pm ET/6:40 pm PT
Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners – 10:10 pm ET/7:10 pm PT