As Bruce Pearl prepares to face Tennessee in the Elite Eight, the past comes rushing back. It’s been years since he last walked the sidelines in Knoxville, years since he turned the Volunteers into a national powerhouse, and years since it all came crashing down over something as trivial—and as costly—as a backyard barbecue. For…
ATLANTA – Isn’t this a college football town? In the shadow of Mercedez-Benz Stadium, four schools that had all participated in the Peach Bowl within the last eight years staged an SEC/Big Ten basketball challenge in the Sweet 16. Michigan State overcame Ole Miss, 73-70. Auburn exploded past Michigan, 78-65. And it was every bit…
Jon Scheyer will soon lead the Duke Blue Devils out of the tunnel, set for a matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Before matching up against the Crimson Tide, Scheyer spoke with the media. During the press conference, Scheyer was asked about the varying strength of schedules…
By no surprise, Wisconsin basketball’s offseason transfer additions largely defined the team’s 2024-25 season. Greg Gard and his staff added wing John Tonje, guard Camren Hunter and forward Xavier Amos following the 2023-24 campaign. Those additions followed the high-profile departures of Chucky Hepburn and A.J. Storr to Louisville and Kansas, respectively. The Badgers got an…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native Kon Knueppel is quickly building a national profile. The true freshman and former five-star recruit was a driving force behind Duke’s 100-93 Sweet 16 win over Arizona on Thursday night, tallying 20 points, four rebounds and three assists on 5-of-7 shooting, 2-of-2 from 3 and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. Despite playing in…
With the portal now open, and the Badgers in need of some fresh talent after losing six seniors, Sam Kayser has reported that Wisconsin is one of the teams in pursuit of a fast rising wing. Badgers looking at another scorer in Bubu Benjamin in the transfer portal Tarleton State guard BuBu Benjamin has…
Martinsville Speedway has a way of revealing a driver’s true character. Under the bright lights and the weight of championship stakes, drivers lose patience and make decisions in an instant. No one knows that better than Brandon Jones, who found himself at the center of controversy in the 2022 Xfinity Series playoffs. He was one…
Parramatta Eels forward Jack Williams has undergone minor surgery to repair a knee injury and will miss up to the next six weeks. Few details have been provided by the club regarding exactly what the injury is or its severity, other than to say he suffered the injury during last week’s loss at the hands of the Canterbury Bulldogs….
NRL boss Andrew Abdo has admitted a change needs to be made to the league’s player transfer system to prevent players from moving between clubs during the season. Abdo suggested now was the time to introduce designated trade windows after high-profile players Dylan Brown and Daly Cherry-Evans this month dominated headlines with their plans to change clubs after…
Sky Sports pundit Jon Wilkin puts Castleford Tigers’ struggles down to a deep-rooted lack of resilience and quality. The Tigers fell to their fifth Super League defeat of the season on Thursday night as they were beaten 24-14 by Hull FC on home soil. John Cartwright’s side were far from their best but they didn’t…
Castleford Tigers head coach Danny McGuire spoke after his side’s “disappointing” 24-14 loss to Hull FC to discuss a number of things, including why he dropped star man Liam Horne. Horne was the standout performer for Castleford last year with the Papua New Guinean international earning Player of the Year honours for the Tigers and serving as one…
Sam Leavitt of Arizona State is among the top returning quarterbacks in college football in 2025. In a breakout season in 2024, Leavitt passed for 2,885 yards, 24 touchdowns and only six INTs and rushed for 443 yards and another five TDs. As a result, Leavitt led the Sun Devils to an 11-3 record…