The premier multi-team event of Thanksgiving week is set to crown a champion on Wednesday, Nov. 26 in the Players Era Festival. A 18-team tournament has played two full days of hoops in Las Vegas, providing early season tests to March Madness hopefuls. While it appears like a tournament, it’s far from a traditional setup with an obvious bracket that ...
The Milwaukee Bucks are reeling, but help could be on the way soon. Giannis Antetokounmpo hasn’t played in more than a week after suffering a strained adductor in the Bucks’ Nov. 17 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Milwaukee, in turn, hasn’t won a game since then and enters its NBA Cup matchup against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, Nov. 26, ...
AI-assisted summary The College Football Playoff selection committee faces pressure in the final week of the regular season. The top 11 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll either won or had the week off, leading to a relatively quiet week in the rankings. Major games in the final week and conference championships will determine the final playoff field set ...
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic has been on an absolute tear in the early part of the season as the Pacific Division leaders make their way through the NBA Cup tournament, but the five-time All-NBA performer had a pointed gripe about the home court. The Lakers routed the Los Angeles Clippers 135-118 on Tuesday, and Doncic had a game-high ...
As the college football world waits on Lane Kiffin’s decision, another coaching domino is reportedly falling on Wednesday, Nov. 26. According to UConn athletic director David Benedict, Jim Mora is leaving the Huskies to take the open head coaching position at Colorado State. The Rams have yet to announce Mora’s hiring. ‘We are grateful for Coach Mora’s contributions to UConn ...
AI-assisted summary Michigan coach Sherrone Moore faces immense pressure in the upcoming rivalry game against Ohio State. Unlike previous years, Moore’s performance is now under scrutiny with Big Ten and College Football Playoff implications. The game marks a significant moment for freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, who joined Michigan with a high-profile NIL deal. The first two were cake, the pressure ...
The Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees have proposed new notification-to-transfer windows. The new windows would open 15 days after the conclusion of the 2025 men’s and women’s Final Four. The new recommendation needs to be approved by the Division I Cabinet in January and could go into effect as early as April 2026. Under the new proposal, the ...
Slugging first baseman Pete Alonso is a free agent for the second year in a row, hoping to sign the long-term deal that eluded him last winter, ultimately returning to the New York Mets. Since debuting in 2019, Alonso’s 264 homers trail only Aaron Judge (285) and Kyle Schwarber (268) over the last seven seasons. Now a 30-year-old veteran, Alonso ...
The Iron Bowl. The Game. The Red River Rivalry. Those college matchups between hated rivals are well-known and USA TODAY’s college football ranked the 10 best rivalries. But hatred doesn’t stop at the FBS level. There are plenty of small-school rivalries with big-time disdain for each other. As we enter Rivalry Week, here are some of the best small-school college ...
We’re a quarter of the way through the 21st century and have been lucky enough to see some of the greatest players in baseball history over the past 25 years. Since 2000, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols’ 101.3 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leads all players, with Alex Rodriguez tied for second ways back at 89.7 bWAR. Justin Verlander, now ...