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Big news out of the SEC today — Tennessee chancellor Donde Plowman made it crystal clear to ESPN that the conference will not budge on its rule barring NFL players from returning to college football. No exceptions, no negotiations, the door is shut. The league is drawing a hard line and standing firm.
Shifting to Pittsburgh, Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Junior is keeping the front office on edge. Asked point-blank Tuesday whether he'd suit up without a new contract extension, Porter was noncommittal — which in NFL speak is about as close to a holdout warning as you can get. The Steelers have decisions to make, and the clock is ticking.
And in Anaheim, a franchise-altering moment — Arte Moreno has agreed to sell the Angels after twenty-three years of ownership, with Stan Kroenke stepping in as the new owner. The deal sets a new record as the most expensive sale in Major League Baseball history, and now every eye in the sport is on what this means for the franchise, and yes, for Mike Trout's future in orange and blue.
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