Down goes Villanova, Kansas, and here comes Zion vs. Tacko

David Stern and Raptors president Masai Ujiri are in agreement — there’s no doubt Toronto has become a destination for NBA players. “It has not worn off, it has been exploded off,” Stern said in phone interview with The Canadian Press from his New York office this week. “Toronto has the most wonderful array of sports assets and a cosmopolitan community and a great building.

Warriors head coach and former Arizona men’s basketball standout Steve Kerr joined Pac-12 Networks’ Ashley Adamson on “Pac-12 Perspective” to talk about Michael Jordan and ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary. As part of his reminiscing, Kerr told the story about how he won a bet against his then Chicago Bulls teammate based on the outcome of the 1997 Final Four game between Kerr’s Wildcats and Jordan’s Tar Heels. Arizona would go on to win the national championship that year, and the Bulls would go on to win the NBA title. For the full interview, subscribe to “Pac-12 Perspective” on your favorite podcast app.

A day after Jason Garrett gave his reasons for the Cowboys’ decision to keep Brett Maher over Dan Bailey, Jerry Jones shared his during a Tuesday morning radio interview. The Cowboys owner and general manager said there were several reasons, but in the end, just felt they could get similar production for less money. “I think we got real comfortable with how Maher was kicking, what kind of offseason he had,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan’s Shan and RJ show [KRLD-FM]. “We really felt that we could get the same strategy, the same impact that a kicker like Bailey gives us, we felt we could get that from another guy that fit our cap, fit our team better.” Here are a few other highlights from Jones’