On Sunday night, the NCAA released the official bracket for the 2019 March Madness men’s college basketball championship, with three ACC teams – Duke, Virginia, and North Carolina – receiving #1 seeds this year. Gonzaga (30-3) is the other #1 seed and will be representing the West region. Duke (29-5) […]
Patrick Eby, a senior long snapper for Columbia University, became the 13th player in school history to be named as a First Team All-America, and the amateur magician and Ph.D. candidate has his eye on playing special teams in the NFL. The Columbia Lions went 6-4 in the Ivy League […]
Avoid picking any teams on the West Coast and stick to one of the popular schools from the ACC or SEC, if you want a couple of quick tips to winning your March Madness college basketball office pool. Whether you are a fan of college basketball or not, it’s that […]
Philadelphia Phillies centerfielder Bryce Harper left Friday’s spring training game early after he was hit in the ankle by Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton, and irate fans hopped on social media to send Thornton death threats on Twitter. Thornton threw a 96 mph fastball that got away from him […]
The evidence that the Miami Dolphins are conceding the 2019 season before it even begins was given further proof on Friday when the team traded starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill to Tennessee, along with a sixth round pick in this year’s draft. The Titans sent over seventh-rounder this year and a […]
Peter Kaiser, a construction worker from Bethel, Alaska, came from behind to win the 2019 Iditarod Sled Dog Race after front-runner Nicolas Petit’s team of dogs quit on him approximately 200 miles from the finish line. Kaiser, 31, completed the 998-mile journey in 9 days, 12 hours, and 39 minutes. […]
A dozen automatic bids are at stake on the Saturday before Selection Sunday, with teams like the UC Irvine Anteaters, Grand Canyon Antelopes, Prairie View Panthers, and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers battling in their respective conference championships. The America East, Big Sky, Big West, Conference USA, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Southland, […]
Athletes are usually motivated when they compete, but sometimes there is a variable that gives them a shot of adrenaline that they wouldn’t normally be able to produce on their own. This week’s Five Bets focuses on athletes or teams who have an extra intangible that could give them the […]
Chelsea Carey will try to lead Canada past a field of 13 teams to win its third straight title at the World Women’s Curling Championship, which begins on Saturday in Silkeborg, Denmark. Carey’s team earned the right to represent Canada at the world championship thanks to her victory at the […]
Manchester City will take on fellow English side Tottenham Hotspur in one of the more compelling matchups of the Champions League quarterfinals. That match, alongside three others, was drawn on Friday by UEFA officials in Nyon, Switzerland. EPL Rivals Playing Three Matches in Two Weeks With four of the last […]
The Bangladesh national cricket team narrowly missed being on the site of the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, prompting the cancellation of an international match between the squad and New Zealand. 49 people were killed in the terrorist attack, which was apparently carried out by an […]
Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt learned his fate Friday, getting an eight-game suspension for two off-field incidents, one of which was captured on video. Hunt, who was then with the Kansas City Chiefs, was seen on tape in 2018 shoving and kicking a woman in the hallway of a […]
It’s been a week since LSU officials suspended men’s basketball coach Will Wade after a report came out saying the second-year coach was caught on wiretaps discussing an offer made to a recruit. Wade believes that he should be allowed to coach now, but the university denied his request, despite […]
Connor McDavid, captain of the Edmonton Oilers, picked up his 100th point of the season with two assists in a 6-3 loss against the New Jersey Devils. McDavid, who turned 22-years old in January, is playing in his fourth season with the Edmonton Oilers. The former number one draft pick […]
A pall remains over Thoroughbred racing in Southern California and is continuing to intensify. This, in the aftermath of a 22nd fatal breakdown early Thursday at Santa Anita Park. Princess Lili B, a lightly raced, 3-year-old maiden filly, snapped both front legs at the end of a half-mile workout on the […]
It’s not nearly time for Jimmie Johnson to panic, as his Cup Series victory drought stretches into the first two months of 2019, but Johnson, who was winless last year, is starting to see encouraging signs. He returns to a very familiar and successful tract, Auto Club Speedeway, Fontana for […]
At one point during the Anthony Davis potential-trade drama, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss almost traded LeBron James because she thought his agent, Rich Paul, leaked confidential information about the Lakers and Pelicans trade discussions. Paul also represents Anthony Davis. Word had leaked about which Lakers were offered to […]
In his first game back since a freak sneaker blowout, Zion Williamson shot a perfect 13-for-13 from the field to score 29 points in a 84-72 victory for Duke over Syracuse in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. Williamson dropped 21 points in the first half. Overall, he added 15 rebounds, 5 […]
Darren Till will look to fight his way back into the UFC welterweight title picture when he takes on Jorge Masvidal on UFC Fight Night in London on Saturday. The 26-year-old Till (17-1-1) will look to bounce back from the first loss of his career, which came by submission to […]
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer breezed past their fourth round opponents on Wednesday to move the two tennis legends one step closer to a semifinal matchup in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Federer dispatched British player Kyle Edmund 6-1, 6-4 in just over an hour, while Nadal scored […]
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