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Who's next at Michigan? Potential candidates to replace Dusty May

For the first time in seven years, a college basketball head coach is leaving to take over an NBA team. Michigan's Dusty May is departing the Wolverines for the Dallas Mavericks. If Michigan looks internally for May's replacement, assistant coach Mike Boynton would be a logical option. Near the top of the list could be Saint Louis' Josh Schertz, a close friend of May's. (ESPN)

Michigan's Dusty May finalizing deal to coach Dallas Mavericks

Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks' head coaching job, sources report, a move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscapes. May, 49, led Michigan basketball to the national title in 2026. He'll coach a franchise with Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece. The Mavericks fired Jason Kidd after a 26-56 season. (ESPN)

Len Bias: Remembering the person 40 years later

Those of a certain age still feel Len Bias, the symbol. He was a local phenom who grew into the distinction. The hometown kid from Landover, Maryland, who went on to not only star at the University of Maryland, but also erect entirely new imagination ecosystems there. His battles with UNC’s Michael Jordan became an immediate, godlike meeting. (Andscape)

Full hearts, empty kegs, can't lose: Scotland's Tartan Army takes over World Cup

Scotland's fans have been the talk of Boston. Thousands made the trip over the Atlantic to watch their men's team play in a World Cup for the first time in 28 years. Scotland have never made the knockout stages of the tournament, and their win over Haiti was just their fifth World Cup triumph -- and their first since 1990. But hope is a double-edged sword. (ESPN)

The Night the Knicks Finally Exhaled

For younger New York fans, this is the first Knicks team in their lifetime that’s been worthy of their passion. For those raised on the ’90s Knicks, this is the first team that’s emulated the grit and toughness that defined the Patrick Ewing era. And for an older generation, the Brunson-Hart-Anunoby Knicks feel like the rightful heirs to the Red Holzman–era Knicks. (The Ringer)

Tom Izzo ‘disgusted' by ‘self-inflicted’ losses of Michigan State president, AD

Tom Izzo is ashamed. Disgusted. Hurt, he said. And it has nothing to do with a performance on the basketball court. Instead, it’s the state of Michigan State leadership. Izzo sounded off on the loss of Athletic Director J Batt to Kentucky and the impending departure of President Kevin Guskiewicz to Clemson University in an interview with reporters. (Detroit News)

Stuart Scott was ticked at Rich Eisen for wanting to work with Dan Patrick

“That was a bad time,” Dan Patrick said of Keith Olbermann leaving the 11 p.m. SportsCenter for Fox Sports. Patrick explained it was a bad time because he knew no one was capable of succeeding Olbermann. Rich Eisen, however, wanted that challenge, even if it meant leaving Stuart Scott, who he was building his own SportsCenter partnership with. (Awful Announcing)

Major sports investor wants to bring MLB to Raleigh. Is it competition or collaboration with Dundon?

A billionaire investor in multiple major U.S. sports teams wants to bring a Major League Baseball team to Raleigh. The news? It’s not Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, who has long professed his desire to bring a team to the area. Marc Lasry, co-founder and chief executive of Avenue Sports Fund, wants to make a bet — a big one — on Raleigh. (WRAL.com)

Big Ten, SEC commissioners ripped by senator for continued opposition to Protect College Sports Act

Moments after the passage of the newest college sports legislation through the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday, Sen. Maria Cantwell removed her proverbial gloves. She took big swings at the commissioners of the SEC and Big Ten. "People have to wake up," said Cantwell, a Washington state Democrat who's been in the Senate for 25 years. (Yahoo! Sports)

In a new role, with the same joy, Rod Brind'Amour celebrates another Carolina Hurricanes title

A throng of Carolina Hurricanes skaters gathered around head coach Rod Brind’Amour in the aftermath of the team’s Game 6 win over Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final. With each player having had a chance to hoist the cup, kiss it, and pass it to a teammate, it was Brind’Amour’s turn. Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov did the honors, searching Brind’Amour out. (MSN.com)

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