Selection Sunday for the 2026 NCAA Tournament is just a week away, but we’ve teams are already booking their places in March Madness. Each of the 31 conference tournament champions earns an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, with the other 37 spots awarded to at-large participants by the tournament’s selection committee. For the overwhelming majority of mid- and low-major ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Behind a career-high 22 points from point guard Raven Johnson, top-seeded South Carolina defeated No. 4 LSU 83-77 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday afternoon. Johnson shot an impressive 9-of-14 from the floor and 4-of-6 from 3-point land and also collected three rebounds and eight assists in the victory for the Gamecocks (31-2). South ...
HOUSTON — Tarik Skubal’s teammates refuse to pressure him. The fans have openly shared their sentiments, but Skubal is undeterred. Barring a dramatic change of plans, Skubal’s first and only appearance in the 2026 World Baseball Classic for Team USA will be Saturday evening against Great Britain at Daikin Park in Houston. He then plans to return back to the ...
Kansas State became the first No. 12 seed to advance to the semifinals in Big 12 women’s basketball tournament history, but the red-hot Wildcats team couldn’t get past TCU despite their best efforts. Kansas State had a one-point lead at halftime, but TCU outscored the Wildcats 42-29 in the second half. Senior forward Marta Suarez had 14 of her 22 ...
Angel Obando never made it out of the Dominican Summer League, hasn’t been affiliated with a Major League Baseball team for eight years yet, at the age of 27, was one strike from pitching Nicaragua to an epic upset over Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic on March 7. Instead, up two runs with two outs in the bottom of ...
March Madness hasn’t tipped off yet, but Kansas State women’s basketball has emerged as a Cinderella story in the Big 12 women’s basketball tournament. Kansas State became the first No. 12 seed to advance to the semifinals in Big 12 Tournament history after upsetting No. 4 Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals and No. 5 Texas Tech in the second round ...
The Indianapolis Colts are trading their leading tackler, linebacker Zaire Franklin, to the Green Bay Packers on eve of 2026 NFL free agency, according to multiple reports. The Packers will send defensive tackle Colby Wooden to the Colts to complete the player-for-player swap. Franklin, 29, has been with the Colts since being selected in the seventh round of the 2018 ...
Longtime Chicago Blackhawks player and analyst Troy Murray died Saturday, March 7, from cancer at the age of 63, the team announced. ‘Troy was the epitome of a Blackhawk, so far beyond his incredible playing career with a presence felt in every corner of our organization over the last 45 years,’ Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said in a statement. ...
The Philadelphia Eagles are making Jordan Davis a very rich man. Davis and the Eagles agreed to a three-year, $78 million extension, according to multiple reports. The deal comes with $65 million guaranteed and makes Davis the highest-paid nose tackle in NFL history. While he wasn’t slated to be a free agent in 2026, the extension ensures that the defender ...
The Northeast Conference Tournament isn’t over, but the conference has already determined who it will send to the NCAA Tournament. Long Island will be in March Madness, punching the first official ticket of 2026 after defeating Wagner on Saturday, March 7 in the NEC tournament semifinals. The conference regular-season champion Sharks clinched the spot even though they haven’t won the ...