The group of teams on the bubble for the NCAA men’s tournament is considered weaker than in previous years. Teams like UCLA, Santa Clara, Auburn, and New Mexico are projected as the ‘last four in’ despite having unimpressive records. Indiana, Virginia Commonwealth, Cincinnati, and California are currently projected just outside the tournament field. This year’s NCAA men’s tournament bubble leaves ...
In NFL free agency, spending sprees don’t quite elicit the same level of shaming they once did. Every year, the pool of available talent thins out considerably in advance of the new league year, as extensions and franchise tags prevent elite players from hitting the open market in full. But that doesn’t prevent a handful of teams from using their ...
Long-time Green Bay Packers edge rusher Rashan Gary appeared to announce in a March 6 Instagram post his time with the franchise had come to an end. But just minutes after Gary’s heartfelt goodbye to Packers fans was posted, it was deleted. The reason? Gary’s Instagram account was hacked, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky; and the Packers have not yet ...
Taylor Decker will be back in the NFL in 2026 – just not with the Detroit Lions. Ten days after first announcing he would play again next season, the former Pro Bowl left tackle announced on Instagram on Friday, March 6 that he had requested and would receive his release from the Lions, the team for which he has played ...
Two teams with legitimate aspirations to escape Pool D will meet in their openers of the 2026 World Baseball Classic on March 6 in Miami. Netherlands and Venezuela, which each have enjoyed past WBC success, are, at least on paper, playing for second place in Pool D. That’s because a loaded Dominican Republic team lurks, and while upsets can happen, ...
The official start of NFL free agency is just days away. Teams are permitted to contact free agents starting at noon ET on March 9. Clubs can officially sign free agents once the NFL’s new league year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 11. Currently, two defensive players are at the top of the free agent rankings. Quarterback Kyler ...
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin was ejected from Thursday’s game for his slash to the head of Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin. And now he is looking at a suspension. The NHL Player Safety department said that the center would have a hearing on March 6 for slashing. Malkin has a history of being suspended for stick infractions. He received ...
More than three-dozen prominent figures are scheduled to attend, including the commissioners of the Power Four conferences, NCAA president Charlie Baker, current and former college athletic directors, plus big names like Tiger Woods and Nick Saban. The Saving College Sports Roundtable will discuss solutions to college sports from a legislative perspective amid sports’ constant evolution, especially with name, image and ...
The Sacramento Kings have played some of the worst defense in the NBA this season. But guard Russell Westbrook offered up some confrontational cover for his younger teammates by blasting reporters following the Kings’ latest setback. The organization is enduring another brutal NBA campaign, with their one-year revival as a playoff team in 2023 disintegrating into yet another rebuild and ...
In March of 1995, as the women’s NCAA Tournament was approaching, ESPN called Debbie Antonelli to offer her a job as a color analyst for the regional round of March Madness. They told her she was going to be partnering with Beth Mowins, who would handle play-by-play duties. Antonelli’s first response was, “Who?” “I had no idea,” she recalls now. ...