One of the most prominent voices in college football media is going to be sticking to sports after all. Longtime college football pundit and radio host Paul Finebaum will not be running for a soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, he said to AL.com on Tuesday, Dec. 2. While Finebaum told the outlet he was ‘deeply moved by so many ...
It’s quite possible Sonny Gray spends just one season in the Boston Red Sox rotation. He’s apparently set on making the most of it – and that includes taking shots at their archrivals. Gray expressed his disdain for the New York Yankees in an introductory video news conference with the Boston media Dec. 2, telling the virtually assembled throng: ‘It ...
Jury selection will begin May 4 in the trial of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz, who each face up to 65 years in prison for their alleged roles in a gambling scheme. Both pitchers have entered not guilty pleas to charges of wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by ...
Could Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo be spending his last few months in Milwaukee? Anything is possible, seeing as the Mavericks shipped Luka Doncic to the Lakers in a blockbuster trade last February, and if things continue the way they have in Brew City, Antetokounmpo very well might be the next NBA star setting up shop elsewhere. It seems as though ...
Serena Williams has opened the door to a comeback. Williams has rejoined the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s doping pool, a requirement for her to participate in sanctioned tournaments. Her name appears on the latest list of players who are in the International Registered Testing Pool, which was updated Oct. 6. Williams has to be in the testing pool for six ...
Lane Kiffin burned some bridges on his way out of Mississippi, so why not go full scorched earth? The former Ole Miss coach seemed to send a message to Rebels QB Trinidad Chambliss before Kiffin was introduced as LSU football’s new coach. Kiffin posted on X a passage from ‘The Pivot Year’ on Monday morning, accompanied by a Trinidad & ...
Woods gave an update on his latest comeback attempt from injury during a news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 2 that covered a wide range of topics ahead of the PGA Tour’s Hero World Challenge in The Bahamas, an annual event in which he serves as host. But the 15-time major winner put no timeline on a return to competitive golf ...
Vanderbilt football is in the middle of the best season in program history, with a program-record 10 wins, a leading Heisman Trophy contender in quarterback Diego Pavia and a chance at a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Commodores’ future may got brighter. On Tuesday, Rivals reported Jared Curtis, the No. 1 quarterback recruit in the 2026 class, had ...
As debates wage across the country over what schools should make the 12-team College Football Playoff field, spirited discussions on the future of college sports are taking place somewhere else — in the hallowed halls of Congress. And one legislator in particular has an interesting idea about how college athletics can be saved from what he believes is an untenable ...
The top five of the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll got a bit of a makeover, thanks to a big week for Texas. But even that wasn’t enough to wrest away the No. 1 spot. Connecticut stays on top, retaining 28 of 31 first-place votes. The Lady Longhorns, who took the other No. 1 votes, move up to ...