Kentucky and Michigan State are two of the most consistently successful programs in men’s college basketball, with a slew of conference titles and Final Four appearances to their name over the past 25 years (to say nothing of a pair of national championships, one for each program). On Tuesday, as they do once every three […]

The U.S. men’s national team closed out the year with a bang on Tuesday, Nov. 18, hammering Uruguay, 5-1, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Mauricio Pochettino’s men stunned the South American power with four first-half goals, as Sebastian Berhalter, a brace from Alex Freeman and Diego Luna set the USMNT on its way. […]

The third College Football Playoff ranking release of the season had some certainty and some mystery when it was unveiled Tuesday, Nov. 18, There were no surprises among the top three teams. Ohio State retains the No. 1 spot it has held since the initial rankings. Right behind the Buckeyes is No. 2 Indiana with the unbeaten […]

‘I would try to find a little scab that you have, something that bothers you, something that you don’t like to admit, or something that … you have a humongous reaction to it,’ Auriemma recently told the ‘Welcome to the Party’ podcast. ‘I like to find what that is, and then I’m all over that […]

Week 11 didn’t disrupt the NFL hierarchy. Many of the favored teams or those with better records than their opponents finished the week with another victory. A narrow defeat, thanks to a last-minute field goal, kept the Tennessee Titans from fighting for win No. 2 on the season. Tennessee remains the lone one-win team left […]

If the Big 12 becomes a two-bid conference for the CFP bracket, then it might be adios for Alabama. Yes, really. Alabama must win out to be guaranteed a playoff spot. Even making SEC Championship might not be enough. BYU is perhaps biggest threat to Alabama’s playoff spot. Go figure. Alabama fell out of favor […]

New College Football Playoff committee chair Hunter Yurachek went straight into the firing line after Tuesday’s new CFP rankings were released. He fielded a variety of questions, with Notre Dame and Miami’s comparisons being a hot topic, considering the Hurricanes’ head-to-head win over the Irish. He was also asked why Tulane gets the Group of […]

NEW YORK — At a time of the calendar year when college football typically commands sports fans’ attention, the men’s college basketball world won the night at Madison Square Garden with the Champions Classic. The annual doubleheader clash between four of the sport’s biggest blue bloods — Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State — once […]

The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles swung a trade late on Tuesday, Nov. 18, exchanging a pair of former first round picks. Baltimore is acquiring Taylor Ward from the Angels in exchange for pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, the teams announced. Ward, 31, appeared in a career-high 157 games this past season and launched a career-high […]