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The SEC is escalating its war with LSU in a major way. The conference filed an amendment to its federal lawsuit seeking the outright authority to expel LSU from the league, pulling school officials and Lane Kiffin into the crosshairs. This is no longer a fine or a slap on the wrist situation — this is existential.
Meanwhile in Dallas, Jerry Jones is making noise ahead of the trade deadline. The Cowboys owner told one-oh-five point three The Fan that the team has serious financial room to make a move after restructuring several veteran contracts. Jones didn't name names, but when Jerry starts talking money out loud, something is usually coming.
And in Philadelphia, the offseason blockbuster keeps getting bigger. Mike Gansey revealed the inside story of how the seventy-sixers pulled off the Jaylen Brown trade from Boston, and now we're learning LeBron James nearly stayed in the Western Conference entirely — the Brown deal was apparently the deciding factor that brought the King to Philly. The East just got a whole lot more dangerous.
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