Anytime that Rick Pitino and Richard Pitino go head-to-head against each other as father and son, it’s a national storyline. That’s once again the case on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET inside the Cintas Center, when No. 25 St. John’s travels to Xavier. But there’s an extra layer to it this time around, as the elder Pitino is chasing career ...

MELBOURNE, Australia —Jannik Sinner suffered cramps in extreme heat and lost his first set since October but the Australian Open defending champion battled through to the fourth round with a gutsy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over American Eliot Spizzirri on Saturday. In extraordinary scenes at Rod Laver Arena, the Italian limped over to his players’ box in desperation midway ...

In December, Stanford sophomore defender Sammy Smith was representing the Cardinal in the 2025 College Cup final on a grassy soccer field. By February, Smith will be on snow-capped Italian mountains representing the United States in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Smith, 20, was named to the Team USA the cross-country skiing roster on Thursday, alongside four-time Olympian Jessie Diggins, who won the ...

LA QUINTA, CA — All the talk of playing in the Bahamas and private flights across the country and late-night fast-food runs faded under the brilliance of a Southern California day and the talent of Blades Brown on Friday, Jan. 23. Brown, who made his professional debut at 17 years old last year at The American Express, fired a 12-under ...

AI-assisted summary Colorado football coach Deion Sanders receives about five death threats per day, according to his head of security. Players were warned to be mindful of who they let into team facilities due to security concerns. His bodyguard, Michael Rhodes, is on the university payroll and previously worked with Sanders at Jackson State. Colorado football coach Deion Sanders gets ...

AI-assisted summary Colorado coach Deion Sanders banned players from wearing gear from their previous teams in Colorado facilities. He warned players against having their parents call coaches with grievances. The team welcomed several new assistant coaches for the upcoming season. Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has so many new transfer players on his team again he’s needed to come up ...

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney called out Mississippi coach Pete Golding for recruiting tampering with a then-member of the Tigers’ transfer class during his media availability on Friday, Jan. 23. The two-time national championship head coach specifically called out Golding and Rebels general manager Austin Thomas for contacting now-former Clemson linebacker Luke Ferrelli, who recently flipped his transfer to Ole ...

The injury bug is swirling throughout the NBA and its latest victims are Phoenix Suns guards Devin Booker and Jalen Green. Both players left during the Suns’ 110-103 loss against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 23. The Hawks were led by Onyeka Okongwu, who tallied 25 points, while Jalen Johnson had a monster ...

College Football Playoff expansion isn’t about double the teams, it’s about double the money. We’re going about this the wrong way, staring at the glam instead of the guts.  College football doesn’t have a playoff problem. College football has a player movement problem. Yet the solution from all involved is as daring as it is dumb: Throw more money at ...

The injury bug is swirling throughout the NBA and its latest victims are Phoenix Suns guards Devin Booker and Jalen Green. Both players left during the Suns’ 110-103 loss against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 23. The Hawks were led by Onyeka Okongwu, who tallied 25 points, while Jalen Johnson had a monster ...