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Former North Carolina guard Caleb Love transferring to Michigan

  North Carolina   transfer   Caleb Love , one of the most talented players in the portal, announced his commitment to   Michigan   on Friday. Love, a St. Louis native, was thought to be considering the Wolverines and home-state  Missouri . He averaged a career-high 16.7 points this season, shooting 37.8% from the field while also contributing 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists. The former five-star recruit boosted his stock during North Carolina's run to the national championship game in 2022, averaging 18.8 points in six NCAA tournament games. He scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers against UCLA in the Sweet 16, then went for 28 points against  Duke  in the Final Four. Instead of entering the NBA draft, Love returned to the Tar Heels for another season -- alongside three other starters from the 2022 title-game team. But after opening the season ranked No. 1, North Carolina proceeded to miss the NCAA tournament and finished 20-13. Despite his incon...

MLB investigating altercation between Anthony Rendon, A's fan

  Major League Baseball says it is investigating a confrontation between   Angels   third baseman   Anthony Rendon   and an   Athletics   fan at Thursday's season opener in Oakland. In a 12-second video posted on social media, Rendon grabs the fan by the shirt through the guardrails and accuses the fan of calling him a "b----." Rendon continues to challenge the fan as he denies the claim. Rendon then calls the fan a "motherf---er" and takes a swipe, which does not connect, as he lets go of the shirt and proceeds to leave the area. No video showing what led to the altercation was immediately available. "We are aware of the video and we are now looking into the matter," MLB said in a statement. Rendon told reporters Saturday that he could not discuss what happened due to MLB's investigation. The Angels had said Friday that they had no comment on the situation, and general manager Perry Minasian and manager Phil Nevin both said Saturday that they coul...