BOULDER, Colorado – It was the worst practice since Deion Sanders arrived at Colorado. So much for the crisp, up-tempo “Speed Day” that Coach Prime planned for Tuesday’s session, the next-to-last practice before spring football drills conclude on Saturday with the annual black-and-gold scrimmage. The effort, focus and attention to detail left something to be desired. Hey, don’t take it ...
Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison and CEO Rick Welts spoke to select members of the media behind closed doors on Tuesday, just a day before the Mavericks’ Play-in Tournament game on the road against the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks did release a transcript of the conversation later and provided in full by various outlets, including WFAA.com. It was just ...
Pat Shurmur spent the last two seasons at Colorado helping to coach star quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The 60-year-old coach sees similarities between Sanders and Daniel Jones, who he coached during the 2019 season with the New York Giants. ‘I think they’re very similar prospects, from a player and a person,’ Shurmur told The New York Post of Sanders and Jones. ...
In each of the past two NBA playoffs, at least two lower seeds have won a first-round series, including four in 2023. With depth and parity creeping into the NBA competitive paradigm, is the league in store for more unpredictability? The Golden State Warriors are an atypical No. 7 seed, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are a No. 6 seed who ...
We’re down to nearly one week until the 2025 NFL draft begins April 24 from Green Bay, Wisconsin. That Thursday night will begin three days of madness as 32 NFL teams make 257 total picks to shape the next crop of professional talent. The first few picks of Round 1 have become clear over the last few months of the NFL ...
Josh Heupel said no one is bigger than Tennessee’s program as he said farewell to quarterback Nico Iamaleava. His next move? Hunt for a transfer QB. Coaches bemoan lack of roster control, but their demand for transfers contributes to transfer supply. Tennessee sued the NCAA, spurring a settlement that further empowered athletes. Beware of the monsters you help create. The ...
Cam Ward, the frontrunner to be the No. 1 pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2025 NFL draft on April 24, attended three schools over the course of his five-year college career. In another era – one without college athletes maintaining the ability to earn money based on their name, image and likeness and the transfer portal – the ...
An NFL draft class isn’t quite the same as a high school or college graduating class, but that doesn’t mean it can’t have some of the same traditions. With the 2025 NFL Draft just over one week away, USA TODAY Sports created a list of superlatives ahead of draft night. Which players are most likely to rise or fall? Which ...
The Trump administration has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, sources within the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed to Fox News. The Ivy League school’s failure to address antisemitism on campus is grounds for losing their 501(c)(3) status, Fox News’ sources said. The IRS is expected to make a final decision soon on Harvard’s ...
A third high-level Pentagon staffer has been placed on administrative leave in two days as part of a probe into media leaks. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was escorted out of the building on Wednesday, following Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, deputy chief of staff to Hegseth. ‘We can confirm ...