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The Pac-12 has become the fifth and final power conference to approve settlement terms in a multi-billion dollar antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, clearing the way for college sports to adopt a groundbreaking revenue-sharing plan with athletes. The conference’s 12 university presidents and chancellors voted (electronically) to accept the terms on Thursday afternoon, joining their peers in the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, plus the NCAA’s Board of Governors. Approval from all six of the named defendants in House v.

As a longer-than-expected offseason tips off for the Denver Nuggets, team officials want to be sure they separate from what coach Michael Malone calls “the emotional reaction to losing” before any major decisions are made. “I think you always want to take time to let everything sink in and go back and take a quality look at everything that happened during the season,” general manager Calvin Booth said, “and then make decisions from that point.” As those reflections begin, Booth, Malone and team president Josh Kroenke addressed several topics during a 34-minute news conference Thursday.

Listening to Gabe Landeskog talk about learning to walk again, it was impossible to run from the truth. Landeskog would give his right knee to play for the Avalanche again. And Val Nichushkin was willing to risk everything in cratering the Avs’ postseason. Again. The juxtaposition of the double-barreled themes at the Family Sports Center on Thursday morning was impossible to ignore.

Courtland Sutton’s offseason away from the Broncos continues. The veteran wide receiver was not in Denver for the first week of organized team activities. He also skipped the opening phases of the Broncos’ offseason workouts, which began in mid-April. Head coach Sean Payton on Thursday again downplayed Sutton’s absence. “Listen, there isn’t any concern and here’s why: I know Courtland well,” Payton said.

Zach Wilson’s second act has begun. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft is off and running with the Broncos and now, like the rest of his teammates, is through the first week of organized team activities. Wilson will compete for Denver’s starting job with Jarrett Stidham and first-round draft pick Bo Nix, but in his first chat with reporters since getting traded here last month, he expressed excitement about having a chance to re-set his career. “I feel like you learn the most when things don’t always go the best,” Wilson said on a sun-splashed Front Range afternoon.

It didn’t take long for Colorado to find a new weapon in the transfer portal. On Thursday, former Arkansas running back Isaiah Augustave announced that he has verbally committed to CU, just a few days after former commit Rashad Amos spurned the Buffs to go to Mississippi. Related Articles Pac-12 presidents approve House v.