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Purdue Basketball’s Zach Edey is getting a ringing endorsement from another college basketball coach. UConn’s head basketball coach Dan Hurley says Edey should be a lottery pick in this coming year’s NBA draft. Hurley made the comments on the Colin Cowherd show. "If Zach Edey is not like a lottery pick and a tremendous NBA […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone wants to put the rest of Major League Baseball on notice. Boone is letting the league know his Yankees mean business this season after rattling off five wins in a row to start the campaign. “That’s the thing, I feel like as well as we’ve done so far offensively, […]

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey is not going to miss Caitlin Clark. Mulkey joked that she’s glad Clark is leaving college basketball, following LSU’s loss to Iowa in the Elite Eight on Monday night. Kim Mulkey on what she told Caitlin Clark in the handshake line: "I sure am glad you leaving. Girl, you […]

The Atlanta Hawks are getting some murky news ahead of a key Saturday showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks. Jalen Johnson was ruled out for the game due to a right ankle sprain. Jalen Johnson’s injury status vs. Bucks Prior to Saturday’s game, Johnson has missed five straight matches for Atlanta, and the team needs him […]

The band is getting back together. The Phoenix Mercury are reuniting with star basketball player Brittney Griner, after the two parties agreed to a new contract. Griner agreed to a one-year deal with the Mercury, per ESPN. Griner has spent her entire WNBA career with the Mercury. She’s put up a plethora of accolades since […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are getting some good news about two of their players. Dylan Carlson and Sonny Gray are getting closer to full strength for the team, following some hampering injuries. Carlson is expected to return to baseball activities in the next few days, per MLB.com. Gray is expected to get the start Wednesday […]

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins is finding himself at odds with the New York Mets. Mets pitcher Yohan Ramirez threw at Hoskins after he hit a home run for the Brewers on Saturday. Hoskins got his first homer as a Brewer in an afternoon game against the Mets in Queens. Rhys Hoskins connects for […]

Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few is very happy for one of his colleagues in the coaching profession. Few is praising Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter following the Boilermakers’ victory over Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue used a red-hot second half on Friday to defeat the Bulldogs, 80-68. "They're hunting right now. They're not being […]

North Carolina State basketball forward D.J. Burns Jr. is sending a warning to the other remaining schools in the NCAA tournament. The Wolfpack big man wants those other teams to know that his team is pushing their way through March Madness like a wrecking ball. The no. 11 seed Wolfpack are now the only double […]

Duke basketball guard Jeremy Roach is being honest about his team’s rematch with North Carolina State in the Elite Eight. Roach is looking forward to a rematch between the two heated ACC rivals. Duke is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time with Coach Jon Scheyer after defeating Houston on Friday, 54-51. "It's […]

Gonzaga coach Mark Few is very impressed with Purdue basketball. The Bulldogs coach had nothing but compliments to give the Boilermakers after they handled business in the NCAA tournament, defeating Gonzaga in the Sweet 16. "They're hunting right now. They're not being hunted. That's how you get to Final Fours and that's how you get […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are going to be without one of their weapons when they open the 2024 season. Outfielder Dylan Carlson is starting the campaign on the injured list, per USA Today. Carlson suffered a shoulder injury during Spring Training, when he collided with another player. The outfielder is expected to be replaced by […]

The Houston Texans are under new leadership, but keeping it in the family. Cal McNair is now the principal owner of the football franchise, per NBC Sports.  He is the son of the previous team owner, the late Bob McNair. “The Houston Texans mean so much to our family and I’m extremely proud that Cal […]

The Detroit Lions are working to keep some of their talent in the Motor City, after one of the best seasons in recent memory. The team is talking with Jared Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown to extend their contracts with the team, per MLive. Discussions are ongoing. “Yeah, those are priorities,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said, […]

Green Bay Packers fans have a good reason to be fired up this offseason. Packers coach Matt LaFleur says quarterback Jordan Love is working hard at getting better for the team. “He is excited to get back to work and he’s putting in that work as we speak,” LaFleur said, per The Athletic. The coach […]

The Chicago Bears seem to be getting closer to a final plan on a new football stadium for the franchise. The Bears seem to be charging full-steam toward building a new facility in Chicago near the Soldier Field site, per ESPN. The team had been in talks to build a stadium outside of Chicago in […]

USC basketball coach Andy Enfield is finding himself as the target of another job opening. Enfield is being targeted to head to Dallas and lead the SMU basketball program, per ESPN. Enfield is one of several candidates of interest. Enfield has been at USC for more than a decade, joining the Trojans in 2013. He […]

Jimmy Butler has had one spectacular career as a basketball player. The veteran forward has spent more than a decade in the NBA, playing for several different franchises. Butler averages nearly 22 points a game this year for the Miami Heat, a team that is fighting for a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Years […]

Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd is tipping his cap to the school he used to work for. Lloyd gave a thumbs up to Gonzaga’s band as they saluted Lloyd following his team’s win over Dayton on Saturday. Arizona is headed to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 after knocking off Dayton 78-68 in a Round of […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having one of the best seasons of any player in the NBA, leading his Oklahoma City Thunder to one of the best records in the Western Conference. He also has one of the funniest commercials on television, singing a version of Christina Aguilera’s “What a Girl Wants” with his Thunder teammate Chet […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is getting his accolades after making a game-winning basket against the Denver Nuggets. NBA player Patrick Beverley is praising Irving after his circus shot lifted Dallas over Denver in a recent game. " Just the fact that he took it for a game-winner makes it even insane." Patrick Beverley gives […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love sees no reason why his team can’t compete for a Super Bowl in 2024. Love is dropping a bold take as the football franchise prepares for offseason practices. “We’re all very hungry for this upcoming year,” Love said on The Pivot Podcast, per NFL.com. “The confidence from top to bottom […]

UCLA basketball is remembering one of their own. Bruins’ student manager Alex Moriarty passed away after fighting a battle with brain cancer, per the school. Moriarty is being remembered by head coach Mick Cronin as a young man who loved basketball. Our basketball program mourns the loss of student manager Alex Moriarty, who has passed […]

Iowa State women’s basketball has a new hero. Audi Crooks did her best Bill Walton impression for the Lady Cyclones in an NCAA Tournament game on Friday. Crooks scored 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Iowa State, in a powerful 93-86 victory over Maryland. That was impressive in its own right, but Crooks did […]

Nebraska basketball guard Keisei Tominaga became a fan favorite in the first round of this year’s NCAA Tournament. Tominaga’s emotional reaction to his Cornhuskers’ defeat against Texas A&M went viral. The Cornhuskers guard was in tears in the game’s final moments on Friday night. Nebraska’s Keisei Tominaga emotional after the loss to Texas A&M 💔 […]

Iowa State basketball is trying to accomplish something the school hasn’t done since World War II. The Cyclones are fired up to have a great run in the NCAA tournament, and there are some reasons why it’s not crazy to believe they can win the whole thing. IOWA STATE HISTORY Iowa State hasn’t been to […]

Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is fired up. His team just won the regular season in the Big 12 conference, as a first-year member of the league. The Cougars are also a no. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, and Sampson is trying to make the most of it. “We’re going to ride this train […]

The feud between the New Orleans Pelicans and Stephen A. Smith is taking on yet another chapter. The team is lashing back at Smith for claiming the franchise lied about his stats while a college basketball player. Stephen A says we lied about his stats but the stats came from his own show 🤔 https://t.co/qXhkM1xIea […]

Kansas basketball is entering the 2024 NCAA Tournament with more questions possibly than answers. Several analysts don’t expect the team to even get past the first round, since the team is dealing with injuries to Kevin McClullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson. Kansas though is a team with such a rich history and tradition, that you […]

Purdue basketball finds themselves once again firmly entrenched in the NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers are a no.1 seed for the second consecutive year, and they surely hope things go a lot better for them this time around. Purdue got bounced by a no.16 seed in the first round last year, which was the second time […]

The New England Patriots are not getting a confident seal of approval for their NFL draft strategy. NFL analyst Mel Kiper Jr. is not as confident about the Patriots’ plan with their no. 3 pick as he was before free agency, per ESPN. Kiper is expecting the Patriots to draft North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye. […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is lending a helping hand to a family in need. Hurts is paying the funeral expenses for a high school football player who was killed in a shooting, per Bleacher Report. Texas high school football player Jarvon Coles was killed in a tragic shooting incident that occurred on March 9. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are going to have James Harden ready to play on Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks after the star guard was listed as questionable for the game, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. James Harden’s injury status vs. Hawks Harden was initially deemed questionable due to a strained left shoulder. He’s one of […]

More information is being revealed about why former Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields ended up in Pittsburgh. Fields specifically requested a deal be made that would send him to the Steelers, per NFL Network. There were as many as four other teams that contacted Chicago about Fields’ services, but the gunslinger was adamant about heading […]

The Manchester United soccer club is getting some words of encouragement after the team’s thrilling win Sunday in the FA Cup quarterfinals over Liverpool. Team manager Erik ten Hag is urging Manchester to take full advantage of the win by gaining momentum heading into the semi-finals of the FA Cup against Coventry. “This could be […]

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl was deeply moved on Sunday, as his team won the SEC conference tournament championship. Pearl and his Tigers defeated Florida, 86-67. After the game, Pearl was moved to tears while thinking of his late father. "I lost my dad in August. He was my biggest fan." An emotional Bruce Pearl […]

Duquesne basketball got their first bid to the NCAA tournament on Sunday since 1977, after winning the Atlantic 10 Championship game. A famous NBA player applauded the effort, for a very interesting reason. LeBron James sent his congratulations to Duquesne, because the team’s head coach was once LeBron’s coach in high school. “Punch that ticket […]

College basketball broadcaster Kevin Harlan went wild as confetti fell on the court during the Atlantic 10 championship game on Sunday. Harlan’s reaction to the confetti falling on the court is nothing short of priceless. "We can't see our notes! The players can't work on this court! CONFETTI IS EVERYWHERE! Somebody hit the wrong button!" […]

The Manchester United nation is absolutely thrilled right now. Manchester’s Amad Diallo kicked in a goal to save the club’s season in a thrilling victory over Liverpool Sunday, per The Athletic. The victory came in the FA Cup quarterfinals with time running out in the match. Diallo scored in the 121st minute to give Manchester […]