Mayweather offers to pay for services

Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for George Floyd's funeral and memorial services, and the family has accepted the offer.

Mayweather personally has been in touch with the family, according to Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions. He will handle costs for the funeral on June 9 in Floyd's hometown of Houston, as well as other expenses.

OKLAHOMA STATE: Oklahoma State men's basketball player Trey Reeves and Cowgirls softball player Mackenzie Thomas were selected as recipients of the Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship. The Big 12 announced Monday that 20 athletes from across the conference received the scholarship, which is awarded annually in honor of the late Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer. Gautt also played football at Oklahoma. Recipients must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.200 on a 4.000 scale and participated in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics. The student-athletes must also graduate from their respective member school and enroll in a graduate or professional school of their choice within 15 months of selection for the scholarship.

CLEMSON: Receiver Justyn Ross, considered a first-round NFL draft pick next spring, will miss the upcoming college season due to a spinal condition uncovered after he was hurt at practice in March. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Ross will have surgery on Friday because of a congenital fusion of vertebrae he has had since birth. Ross also has a bulging disc.

The condition was found after Ross apparently hurt his shoulder during a spring practice session before workouts were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ross is a 6-foot-4, 205-pound sophomore from Phenix City, Alabama, who led the Tigers with 66 catches a year ago.

LSU: Defending national champion LSU has for the first time scheduled football games with Southern and Grambling State. Both games involving the historically black Louisiana schools will be played in LSU's Tiger Stadium, with Southern visiting on Sept. 10, 2022 and Grambling visiting on Sept. 9, 2023.