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NCAA Tournament expansion unlikely through 2026
Plans to expand the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournament fields appear to be in a timeout.,There had been talk of increasing from 68 teams to 72 or 76 teams in 2026 but there likely is not enough time left to finalize the details, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt told CBS ...
Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt (rib) to return vs. Oklahoma State
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt is slated to return from a rib injury to start Saturday's game at Oklahoma State, coach Kenny Dillingham said on Wednesday.,Leavitt was injured during a 27-19 win against Utah on Oct. 11. He missed the following week's 24-14 loss to Cincinnati. ,The Sun Devils (...
QB Sam Leavitt hurt, Jeff Sims to start for Arizona State vs. Cincinnati
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will miss Saturday's road game against Cincinnati due to injured ribs, coach Kenny Dillingham said Wednesday.,Jeff Sims will start for Arizona State against the Bearcats.,Leavitt injured his ribs in the second quarter of last Friday's 27-19 victory over Utah but...
Arizona State names Sam Leavitt starting QB
Sam Leavitt was named the starting quarterback at Arizona State, where he beat out fellow transfer Jeff Sims, ESPN reported Monday.,Leavitt transferred from Michigan State after two seasons. Arizona State opens its first season in the Big 12 at home against Wyoming on Aug. 31.,Both players have been...
Feds investigating sexual assault, trafficking allegations against Vince McMahon
Prosecutors in New York have been speaking to women who have accused former WWE chairman Vince McMahon of sexual misconduct, according to the Wall Street Journal....
Atlanta high school football coach gets cuffs slapped on after punching player
“Thou shalt not assault players” is one of the most stringently enforced coaching commandments there is. You’d think that legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes getting yeeted up out of Columbus would serve as a warning for all future generations to abide by. And yet, on Sunday, this video of a Benjam...
5 activities better suited for an MLB stadium series than Pickleball
Here at Deadspin, we’ve penned so much inflammatory shit about pickleball that I feel bad degrading Americans for working out. If you want to spend your summer playing jumbo Ping-Pong, that’s OK. Lather up a sweat, burn some calories, and spend $89.95 on a paddle that assuredly won’t collect dust in...
Boy, this John Cena heel turn sucks
It’s what a good portion of wrestling fans have wanted for a couple of decades now. John Cena finally going heel. Well, like most things WWE does, when it finally happened it landed with a splat on par of tossing turkeys from a helicopter (IFYKYK). ...
What does You Can Play actually do?
The thing that organizations like the Philadelphia Flyers, or the NHL, or the You Can Play Project, is that the stories they hope will just go away never do in the timeframe they’re counting on. They continue to fester, and everyone’s inaction on it only prolongs this. The Flyers and their coach, Jo...
The NCAA doesn’t know what it’s doing; also, see Connor McDavid's insane no-look pass
As the NCAA begins the process of sorting out their tribute-to-Hoosiers championship tournament, it’s becoming pretty obvious that they’re making it up as they go. Which we already knew, but it’s always a little jarring to see a multi-billion dollar “non-profit” give the shrug emoji to genuine quest...
Adam Gase Is Building A Locker Room Powder Keg With His New Coaching Hires
Adam Gase being brought on to be the head coach of the New York Jets began as an uncreative hire, but has since blossomed into one of the more entertaining storylines of the NFL offseason through his own design. When we last caught up with Gase, his hypnotic eyeballs distracted us from some of his c...
Get A Load Of Vittorio Brumotti, Maniac Cycling Stuntman
After Peter Sagan won the Tour of Flanders last weekend, he blasted a lo-fi ‘gram of himself wheelieing across the line with the caption “Winner!”. Sagan is somewhat of an ur bro, whose bike handling skills are only exceeded by his propensity to show them off. In a moderate deep dive into the Sagan ...