LSU was facing elimination in extra innings of the 2018 SEC tournament when it faced a delimma. The Tigers had lost their designated hitter in the fourth inning, and pitcher Todd Peterson was dealing with no end in sight against South Carolina. To keep Peterson’s arm in the game, LSU head coach Paul Mainieri talked … Read more
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates continue making lineup changes on this recent road trip, with the latest concerning shortstop Konnor Griffin. Griffin won’t start for the Pirates against the Toronto Blue Jays in the series finale at the Rogers Centre on May 24, with Jared Triolo taking over at shortstop. This marks just the third … Read more
Pep Guardiola insists he still has complete faith that Manchester City will be cleared of all wrongdoing once the lengthy legal battle with the Premier League eventually comes to an end. It was back in February 2023 that City were first hit with 115 charges of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules. A hearing was … Read more
Alabama and Ohio State have had Notre Dame’s number over the years, but neither should be the Irish’s top concern moving forward. And no, it’s not the reigning champion Indiana Hoosiers, either. It’s Michigan. I’m aware OSU has won seven straight against ND and that the Crimson Tide has spanked the Irish the last two … Read more
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are heading back to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in 13 years after beating the Oklahoma State Cowgirls 9-1 in five innings on Saturday evening. Nebraska improved to 51-6 on the season, marking the second-highest total in program history. Emotions were running in Lincoln, on the field and … Read more
The No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers (39-14) fell to the 13th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (42-16) in the Big 12 baseball championship Saturday night 9-0, marking the third time WVU was shutout this season. Kansas sophomore Tyson Owen gave the Jayhawks the early edge with a one-out solo home run in the bottom of the first inning … Read more
Oleksandr Usyk got the knockout win everyone expected against Rico Verhoeven, but not in the way anybody saw coming. Usyk closed as a 20-1 favorite over Verhoeven, who entered the fight with just one professional boxing bout on his record. Yet, to everyone’s surprise, the ‘King of Kickboxing’ looked like the better boxer for most … Read more
During the offseason, new president of baseball operations didn’t do a ton to put his thumb on the scale when it came to reshaping their major league roster, but he did make three notable trades. The headline-grabbing one featured MacKenzie Gore. The Nationals shipped him to the Texas Rangers for five top 30 prospects, and … Read more
Every NFL team prides themselves in finding hidden talent across the United States. What about overseas? For the New England Patriots, the process to fill out their rookie minicamp roster took them across the Atlantic Ocean to the American Football Association of Finland. That’s where Logan Collier was playing football, for the Tampere Saints. Collier … Read more
In a surprising offseason move, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian took a shot at Texas Tech on May 21 in the wake of the Red Raiders’ College Football Playoff run. Commenting on the importance of the strength of a team’s schedule, Sarkisian made a pointed remark seemingly targeted at his former Big 12 foe. … Read more