Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green spoke on the sexual assault scandal that has enveloped his alma mater, Michigan State, saying he wishes “the victims well on the road to recovery.”

“As a die-hard Spartan fan, as an alumnus, as a supporter, I wish those who were affected, touched by it, broken by it, shaken, whatever it did to you, I wish them well in their recovery. Because it touches everybody in a different way,” Green said after the Warriors’ win over the Boston Celtics Saturday night. “Whether you’re a supporter and it kills your pride or whether you’re a victim and you’re going through the things that you’re going through.”

Green played at Michigan State under coach Tom Izzo from 2008-12. Izzo and Spartans football coach Mark Dantonio both said Friday night that they have no plans to step away from their positions in the wake of an ESPN report about a pervasive culture of sexual assault on campus and within their two programs.

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  Outside the Lines investigation has found a pattern of widespread denial, inaction and information suppression of sexual assault and violence allegations by officials ranging from campus police to the Spartan athletic department.

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  A former Michigan State counselor denounced Mark Dantonio’s statement that any accusations against him and his program are false: “How can Dantonio say that he cares about survivors and then in the next breath say every report made [Friday] is false?”

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  Michigan’s attorney general says he will give an all-encompassing look into how much Michigan State officials knew about claims of sexual abuse by patients of disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar.

At Pro Bowl practice on Saturday, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell — another former Michigan State athlete — said he “felt bad for everything that happened to all the women,” adding that both D’Antonio and Izzo “do everything the right way.”

PHILADELPHIA — Chris Long took free agency and turned it upside down the same way he often does opposing quarterbacks. Rather than wait for a call from an NFL team last year, he pinpointed where he wanted to go and made sure it happened.

The defensive end revealed this week how the process went down just months after he won a ring with the team the Philadelphia Eagles are playing next Sunday in Super Bowl LII, the New England Patriots.

Incapable of sitting and waiting for things to unfold, Long proactively cold-called Eagles exec Howie Roseman. He wanted to play in Philadelphia after a conversation with former Eagle and current Los Angeles Ram Connor Barwin.

“That is true,” Long said. “Where I was last year there were a bunch of people who were like, ‘You’re crazy, you’re leaving the Patriots and you suck. You’re old, you’re washed up.’

“I’m like, ‘Man I need to get on a team.’ … I was antsy to get on a team and I saw the team I wanted to be on. It was real simple for me.”

It was an unorthodox free-agency process, needing both parties to accept unusual roles.

It rarely works this way.

“For the record, Howie could have easily — I’m not trying to take the credit away from Howie — he could’ve been like, ‘Nah, dude, you’re too old. We looked at your tape last year,’” the 32-year-old Long said. “He was like, ‘Yeah, awesome. You’ll be great.’ And we just made it work from there.”

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And played out it has, perhaps better than either side could have imagined. Long and running back LeGarrette Blount have the chance to join Charles Haley and Deion Sanders as the only players to win back-to-back Super Bowls with different teams.

Justin Tucker is more than just the most accurate kicker in NFL history. The Baltimore Ravens kicker is also the most talented player off the field.

Showing off his opera skills by singing “Ave Maria,” Tucker was the winner of “Most Valuable Performer,” an NFL talent show televised on CBS on Thursday night.

He beat out finalists Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (played piano) and Cleveland Browns guard Kevin Zeitler (dog tricks).

“This is amazing,” Tucker said. “What an incredible opportunity. Such a blast.”

Tucker, who earned a music degree at the University of Texas, will give his $50,000 prize money to the Baltimore School for the Arts.

“Hopefully, we’re going to keep encouraging Baltimore’s youth to stay involved in music, dance and all of the fine arts,” he said.

In what was his fourth live performance, Tucker wowed the judges in the first such talent show involving NFL players.

“That’s what we call pitch perfect,” said Katharine McPhee, a singer and actress.

The other players who participated were Ravens defensive tackle Brandon Williams (singing) and running back Alex Collins (Irish dancing) and Broncos defensive tackle Domata Peko (guitar and singing).

The early betting action on Super Bowl LII had been evenly divided between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles at MGM’s sportsbooks in Las Vegas.

It’s not anymore.

On Wednesday, a bettor placed a “multimillion-dollar” bet on the underdog Eagles, according to MGM vice president of race and sports Jay Rood.

Rood declined to reveal the exact amount of the bet, but told ESPN that it was multimillions, making it one of the largest reported bets in recent years in Nevada.

“Obviously, we’re pretty heavy Eagles now,” Rood said.

Rood said he had dealt with the customer before, but refused to provide any further details.

He also would not say if the bet was a money-line wager or a straight bet on the point spread.

The Super Bowl line at MGM dropped from New England -5.5 to -4.5 on Wednesday afternoon. The money line on the Eagles also moved Wednesday at MGM, dropping +180 to +170.

The Patriots are 5-point favorites at the majority of Nevada sportsbooks.

As of Wednesday night, MGM had taken twice as many point-spread bets on the Eagles as it had the Patriots, and eight times more money-line bets on Philadelphia than New England.

In addition to the multimillion-dollar bet, Rood said he had taken a couple of six-figure wagers and several five-figure bets ranging from $10,000 up to $80,000. He said the majority of the larger bets had been on New England, but some were placed on the Eagles as well.

“I’ve had inquiries for some big bets,” Rood said. “Last year, on Saturday and Sunday, we took probably a record number of six-figure wagers. I’m thinking the same kind of thing is going to happen this year.”

Million-dollar bets on Super Bowls are not uncommon. One or two normally show up, but they’re usually placed closer to game day. Getting the big bet with more than a week before kickoff is a bonus, Rood said.

“It’s a good position that we got it this early,” Rood said. “It gives us an opportunity to do what we’re supposed to do — try to put us in the best possible position.”