If it weren’t for Chris Dailey, Geno Auriemma would never be on time. Never mind all the wins — 1,217, to be exact — Dailey has been by Auriemma’s side for, the latest of which came Wednesday night and made him the all-time wins leader in Division-I college hoops, one-upping former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. If it weren’t for for ...
To put the talent gap between No. 17 Army and No. 6 Notre Dame into perspective, travel back two weeks to the Black Knights’ matchup with North Texas. With 25 players, including quarterback Bryson Daily and safety Max DiDomenico, Texas is the most-represented state on Army’s roster. But none of those players were even offered a scholarship by the Mean ...
ASHBURN, Va. – Inside his desk at Dallas Cowboys headquarters, Dan Quinn kept a notebook. He filled it with how his former superiors went about things. Whenever the former Cowboys defensive coordinator saw something done in a way he liked – whether it was Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy’s practice scheduling methods or how the front office approached free agency – ...
The college football season is in the home stretch, but the Week 13 schedule has plenty for our panel of expert prognosticators to consider. The slate features three showdowns of ranked teams, headlined by the top-five clash in Columbus getting the Big Noon treatment as No. 2 Ohio State hosts No. 5 Indiana. Do any of our soothsayers see the ...
With seven weeks remaining in the 2024 NFL season, the playoff contenders are coming into sharp focus. More than half of the teams in the league now have overwhelming probabilities of making or missing the postseason. At top, nine teams have 90% chances or better of earning one of the 14 playoff slots, according to Next Gen Stats’ playoff probabilities. ...
As the NFL season grows longer, the days are getting shorter. The weather is getting colder and more unpredictable, and it appears that the league’s Week 12 ‘Thursday Night Football’ game could end up being played in sloppy conditions. The Cleveland Browns are set to host the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12. The AFC North rivalry has often been a ...
The college football season is in the home stretch, but the Week 13 schedule has plenty for our panel of expert prognosticators to consider. The slate features three showdowns of ranked teams, headlined by the top-five clash in Columbus getting the Big Noon treatment as No. 2 Ohio State hosts No. 5 Indiana. Do any of our soothsayers see the ...
Geno Auriemma moved women’s basketball forward by staying put. As the wins and the national titles piled up at UConn, Auriemma could have had his pick of men’s jobs. Oklahoma wanted him at one point. So did Miami. When Jim Calhoun retired as the Connecticut men’s coach and again when the school fired Kevin Ollie, Auriemma was mentioned as a ...
Perhaps the city of Detroit should be nicknamed ‘Go-Town’ instead, considering how the first-place Lions don’t seem to be taking their feet off the accelerator anytime soon. The 9-1 Lions hit the 50-point mark for the second time this season in Week 11, as their offensive stars racked up the fantasy points by playing almost the entire game. Next up: ...
As anyone over the age of, oh, 12 can tell you, what seems cool today will make you cringe in the future. Hairstyles, clothes, trends, sayings — at some point, you’ll look back and regret your life choices. What made me think that was a good look? I posted that? Why didn’t somebody tell me that was a bad idea? ...