Pitino and Calipari face off in March Madness battle of coaching greats Mackenzie Salmon takes a look at the best games to watch on the first day of second round action in the NCAA Tournament including a battle of coaching legends. Sports Seriously The first round of the men’s NCAA Tournament is complete after Friday’s … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers’ list of needs in the 2025 NFL draft only grew during their relatively inactive free agency period. Still sitting at or near the top of the list is an offensive tackle who can potentially replace left tackle Trent Williams when Williams eventually retires. Because of the short-term need for OL upgrades … Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas — Louisville women’s basketball is looking to get back to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five years. Only TCU stands in the Cardinals’ way. Seventh-seeded U of L and second-seeded TCU are set to face off in the second round of March Madness on Sunday. The host … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Otega Oweh scored 20 points, Andrew Carr had 13 and third-seeded Kentucky beat Troy 76-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Oweh added eight assists and six rebounds, and Amari Williams grabbed 13 boards for Kentucky. Next up for the Wildcats (23-11) in the Midwest Region is the winner … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lady Vols basketball set a program record in its first win of the NCAA tournament. No. 5 seed Tennessee hit 16 3-pointers during its 101-66 win over No. 12 seed South Florida at Schottenstein Center on Friday. That set the program record for the most 3-pointers in an NCAA tournament game. The Lady … Read more
George Foreman laughs during a sparring session in Zaire on Oct. 15, 1974. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File) Legendary former heavyweight champion George Foreman died at the age of 76, his family announced Friday, as athletes and celebrities far beyond boxing reflected on the life of one of sports’ biggest personalities. Charles Barkley discussed his relationship … Read more
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Oluchi Okananwa scored 15 points as second-seeded Duke’s defense powered it to a lopsided 86-25 victory over 15th-seeded Lehigh on Friday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The number of points scored by the Mountain Hawks are the second-fewest in the history of the tournament. Okananwa, the … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth in a row, 141-106 over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s top scorer at 33.0 points per game, returned to the lineup after sitting out Wednesday night’s lopsided win against Philadelphia. He made 13 of … Read more
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Bradley, Trey Townsend and Caleb Love hit 3-pointers within the first two minutes, and No. 4 seed Arizona easily dismissed 13th-seeded Akron 93-65 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Bradley finished with 19 points, Townsend had 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Carter Bryant scored 12 and … Read more
The second round of the men’s NCAA tournament begins on Saturday while the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament continues. The schedule of the second round makes it much more conducive to flipping between the two tournaments on Saturday afternoon. Just two of the eight men’s games tip off before 5 p.m. ET while … Read more