Brazil are on the hunt for a new head coach after sacking Dorival Junior on Friday night following a crushing 4-1 defeat against arch-rivals Argentina. According to Spanish news outlet Marca, Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola is one of three managers on the Selecao’s shortlist to replace Dorival. Brazil have won just five out … Read more
Michigan basketball had an exemplary season in Dusty May‘s first year with the program, not only winning the Big Ten Tournament, but advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. Facing 1-seed Auburn, it was going to be a tough challenge for the Wolverines coming in as the 5-seed. But the maize and blue … Read more
Bruce Pearl refused to stay on topic. When CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson tried to ask about Auburn’s upcoming matchup with Michigan State, Pearl steered the conversation in a different direction. Advertisement “How about the SEC?” the Auburn head coach enthusiastically shouted. Then Pearl led his fist-pumping players in a round of “S-E-C” chants. This … Read more
ATLANTA — Here’s the thing about Auburn: every day, in every way, it’s chaos personified. You think you’ve got the Tigers figured out and pinned down, and then they’ll drop a Kick-Six or a Prayer at Jordan-Hare on you … or maybe they’ll just go on a 34-8 run that debones your entire team. Give … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Tigers (31-5) wiped out a nine-point deficit in the second half, outscoring No. 5 seed Michigan … Read more
For 20 minutes, Purdue went punch for punch with Houston, taking a two point lead in front of an Indianapolis, Indiana crowd just an hour from Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette. But Houston got one offensive rebound too many, and a late game charge fell just short as Houston’s Milos Uzan ends Purdue’s season in … Read more
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers rookie starter Jack Leiter took a couple of “hits” before getting his first big league victory. Leiter got hit on the head by a ball while in the outfield during batting practice on opening day. Then when starting in the second game Friday night, he got thumped again — … Read more
Who does Gordon Hayward think will win NBA MVP this season? Former NBA player Gordon Hayward has his choice between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for MVP, and make it clear who he thinks should win. Sports Seriously The Golden State Warriors got some good news to end the week. All-Star point guard Stephen Curry … Read more
The persistent narrative that RIck Barnes underperforms in the NCAA tournament continues to take on more and more water. In fact, Barnes may at last have sunk it for good Friday when he led Tennessee to consecutive Elite Eights for the first time in program history. Advertisement Tennessee delivered a big-stage performance that had Peyton … Read more
Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 14 rebounds before sitting the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 129-93 on Friday night to pad their lead in the fight for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Denver leads the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies by two games. The Nuggets … Read more