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Spurs shout out NCAA women’s basketball legends with jersey ‘fashion show’ in San Antonio
Before last night’s game against Charlotte, Spurs stars came into the arena paying tribute to some former college hoopers....
Las Vegas finally gets this right
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Las Vegas oddsmakers for finally making the Brooklyn Nets the favorite to win the NBA title....
Georgia Tech coach Nell Fortner thanks the NCAA for telling on themselves
Nell Fortner is not here for the NCAA’s half-assed attempt to make it look like the weight room fiasco at the women’s basketball tournament was about difficulty with logistics or anything other than what it was: complete disregard for women, thinking they could get away with it without anyone notici...
The Big Ten is a joke, as Michigan is the conference’s lone hope left in the NCAA Tournament
Not only do numbers not lie, they’re also great assets when you need to prove a point....
Dodgers fans buy billboard outside Fenway to taunt... someone
I wouldn’t sit here and try to argue that Red Sox Nation is undeserving of being kicked while they’re down. They’ve had it their way for a very long time, though they would say they didn’t have it their way for a much longer period of time. And obviously, there isn’t anyone they didn’t annoy even ju...
LaMelo Ball is the Rookie of the Year no matter what happens
LaMelo Ball is the best rookie in the league this year, injured or not....
The NFL is hell-bent on returning to normal, starting with a live draft in scenic Cleveland
We’re kinda sorta trending towards normalcy, and the NFL Draft on April 29 in Cleveland will lean into that, consequences be damned. The NFL announced today in a press release that the draft will be live, in person, with actual live people, including commissioner Roger Goodell, prospects, and fans. ...
College football’s lunge for March Madness-level money is sure to fail
Why can’t we just enjoy the moment anymore?...
E.J. Liddell saw the worst of humanity after Ohio State’s loss
If you’re looking for actual madness, consider the case of E.J. Liddell. ...
With LeBron and LaMelo out, it was a bad weekend for stars in the NBA
If the NBA is purely for TV ratings these days, and it kind of has to be thanks to very limited or no crowds, then Adam Silver probably poured himself a stiff drink on Sunday night....
Bam Adebayo crumbles Domantas Sabonis on nasty dunk
Miami Heat star big man Bam Adebayo just made a seven-foot human being fall over himself like a baby learning how to walk....
Celtic, Rangers are unlikely duo to show that kneeling has outlived usefulness in Euro soccer
The debate over players kneeling right before kickoff in soccer games across Europe started almost before they started doing it last summer. On one side were those who said it was worth the symbolism and regular reminders that the fight is A) everyone’s, and B) ongoing, even if these kinds of thing...
Brendan Steele (golfer) sinks shot of the month at Honda Classic
He didn’t call bank, but Brendan Steele may have hit the shot of the weekend....
Virginia needs to stop playing boring basketball or they’ll keep getting upset in the tourney
Tony Bennett’s Virginia Cavaliers might be the most consistently beatable powerhouse in college basketball history....
The Women’s Tournament has fitness gear now, and the NCAA would like you to forget all about this
The NCAA finally got some fitness equipment to its tournament bubble in San Antonio, which doesn’t excuse the organization’s failure to provide it in the first place or explain the difference in COVID testing protocols between women’s basketball and men’s basketball, or any of the other differences ...
VCU bounced from March Madness due to COVID-19, Oregon gets a pass
The University of Oregon made history when it won the first NCAA men’s basketball tournament in 1939. And now the Ducks have entered the record books once again....
Now’s the time for the Hornets to prove they’re here to stay
There are two months left in the season, and the Charlotte Hornets are still sixth in the Eastern Conference. ...
Al Leiter’s kid Jack is a chip off the old ‘no-no’ block
The Yankees knew what they were doing when they drafted Jack Leiter in the 20th round two years ago. But they also couldn’t convince Al Leiter’s son to forego college. Pretty much everyone in college baseball outside of Vanderbilt wishes they had....
The Celtics have to do something to save their season, no exceptions
It’s obvious, but it still needs to be said....
Sorry, but March Madness just isn’t the same this year
There are a lot of reasons that March Madness feels off this year. The whole thing is happening in Indiana, in mostly-empty buildings. The tournament started on a Friday instead of the traditional Thursday tip. And, of course, there’s no Duke to hate on....