Tony Petitti has been introduced as the Big Ten's seventh commissioner. The longtime Major League Baseball and TV executive was hired a little over two weeks ago to replace Kevin Warren. Petitti will lead a conference that in the past year became the first to expand its footprint from coast to coast. The Big Ten also reaped a huge financial windfall, landing about $7 billion in media rights deals for football and basketball through 2030 with Fox, CBS and NBC. He says his most immediate task is ensuring a smooth transition when Southern California and UCLA arrive next year.

Today is Friday, April 28, the 118th day of 2023. There are 247 days left in the year.

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TORONTO — Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday night to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series.

Al Horford hit a huge 3-pointer against his former team and the Boston Celtics broke open a tight game in the closing minutes to beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-120. The Celtics win the opening-round playoff series four games to two and advance to face the Philadelphia 76ers. Game 1 is Monday night in Boston.

Houston coach Dana Holgorsen is again going to be part of a change in the Big 12. This will be the second time he takes a team into its debut season in the conference. BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF officially become Big 12 members on July 1. Their arrivals come a year before the departures of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC, meaning a 14-team Big 12 this fall. Before Holgorsen got to Houston, he was West Virginia's coach when the Mountaineers were part of the conference's last composition change in 2012. They then joined the league along with TCU.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring practice with the best team he's had since taking over in 2015. The two-time defending Big Ten champion Wolverines return 13 starters. There's much less clarity elsewhere in the conference. Ohio State still hasn't determined the successor to C.J. Stroud. Purdue's Ryan Walters is finding his way in his first head coaching job. Wisconsin's move to coordinator Phil Longo's Air Raid offense under Luke Fickell had a bumpy start. Matt Rhule's building project at Nebraska is just beginning. As many as six quarterback competitions will go into the fall.

Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges. The WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal. Griner's first news conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, members of the Phoenix Mercury organization and her wife, Cherelle.

The first-round games of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff will be played on Friday night and Saturday of the third week of December 2024. The semifinals will be played in early January on weeknights to avoid conflicting with the NFL playoffs. 

Today is Thursday, April 27, the 117th day of 2023. There are 248 days left in the year.

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