February 13, 2023 News and Notes

• New Mexico State has forfeited the rest of the men's basketball season, and at least three players have been charged with criminal sexual conduct against a teammate.
• Derek Carr will be released from the Raiders, as he has refused to waive his no-trade clause.
• For the second time in recent memory (the fall of the NBC Sports Network and it's regional sports networks being the first), it sounds like we are in for another shake-up, just in time for baseball season, in the regional sports networks.  Sinclair Media's Diamond Sports Group, the owner of the Bally-branded regional sports networks, is declaring bankruptcy this week, according to Sportico, through Sports Media Watch.  This MAY lead to changes in the way that MLB deals with local sports teams (as the report indicates "Leagues have been preparing for this eventuality for some time, with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred recently stating that the league is prepared to make the games available both through digital and cable.)  At what price for MLB.TV?   
• Two more three-year-old horses have been euthanized after injuries at Santa Anita Park, the fifth and sixth such deaths of the horses at the track this season.
• Latest rumor is that Fuck Rob Manfred is reversing himself, and the extra-inning free runner on second will return.
• Neymar has confirmed a locker room argument with several PSG people after a 3-1 loss on Saturday, but is upset that the argument was leaked to the public, calling it a natural frustration after losing and the desire that the team get better.