Welcome back to The Varsity, my twice-weekly private email on everything that happens off the field. I am writing today from my hometown of Washington, D.C., and I’m happy to report that I've fully recovered from Puck’s third-anniversary party at the très chic Nine Orchard hotel in Dimes Square. It was good to see so many of you there. Special thanks to the bouncers for keeping Marchand out. (The Dylan Byers costume didn’t fool anyone, Andrew!)

The next edition of The Varsity podcast, which posts on Wednesday morning, features my chat with Axios’s Sara Fischer. If you haven’t already, make sure you listen to my conversation with the lax GOAT Paul Rabil, who offered unfiltered insight into the origins of his Premier Lacrosse League, from the capital raise to inception.

And finally, in celebration of Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a special, one-time 20 percent discount off an annual Puck subscription. Don’t dilly-dally—you can claim yours here.

Be warned: This is a Tom Brady-free private email. Let’s get to it…

1. Zaz moves: These days, David Zaslav is putting some of that $1.5 billion that he saved on the NBA to use. First there was the French Open deal, then the Savannah Bananas broadcast agreement, plus the CFP, Mountain West football and Big East basketball pacts. Now I’m told that Warner Bros. Discovery is close to finalizing a package to...