The opening weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament started and ended with a thud for the Big Ten. In an instant, No. 8 Ohio State lost to No. 9 TCU in the very first game that tipped on Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t much later when No. 5 Wisconsin got upended by No. 12 High…
The warning comes from about every coach, every player each March — heck, in any sport as the stakes are raised as the games carry more gravitas — don’t look too far ahead. Worry about the next practice, the next game, not what could happen down the road. Then there’s Dan Hurley. The two-time national…
The NFL Draft is a month away, and pro days can yield the kind of ridiculous numbers that build intrigue around outside-the-box prospects you might have never heard of before. That’s the case with UTSA kicker Jaffer Murphy, a former college soccer player who turned heads at the Roadrunners’ pro day last week when he…
That’s a wrap for Hubert Davis at his alma mater. Davis will not return to the North Carolina Tar Heels next season. After five seasons as the Tar Heels head coach, Davis reportedly informed his team of his departure on Tuesday night. His departure comes in the wake of No. 6-seeded North Carolina’s overtime loss…
TAMPA BAY — For well over a decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their fans have always known that any season, good or bad, started with a foundation of two iconic players in receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David. The pain of Evans leaving in free agency to sign with the San Francisco 49ers…
We know Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Paul Skenes are going to be in the mix for MLB’s biggest awards this season. That feels like a given. But for each of MLB’s marquee individual prizes, there will be some fierce competition. Ahead of the start of the 2026 MLB season, let’s give our favorites to…
Will Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers get that World Series three-peat? Or, can a club like the Phillies, Mets, or Cubs break L.A.’s National League dominance? What about over in the American League? Yankees superstar Aaron Judge and Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh put up some big numbers. What’s in store for 2026? We break down…
Sixteen teams left. Win or go home. Four wins separate contenders from history. Welcome to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which has already delivered its usual chaos. The ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes sent shockwaves through the bracket by knocking off the defending national champion Florida Gators on Sunday, while Texas arrives as…
Lionel Messi has some high expectations for Inter Miami for 2026. He’ll aim to lead the Herons to consecutive MLS Cup titles during a season in which they’ll be playing at their new Miami Freedom Park stadium. The bigger story for La Pulga may be if Messi can also captain Argentina to back-to-back FIFA World…
Here’s what’s happening this week Inside The Garage: Darlington Raceway (Darlington, S.C.) — Daniel Suarez didn’t bother to talk to Ross Chastain in the days following their argument last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He figured it wouldn’t do any good. “It’s kind of like when you make your girlfriend mad,” Suarez said with…
