BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The British and Irish Lions will play a First Nations lineup in Melbourne as part of the nine-game tour of Australia that includes three test matches against Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies. Rugby Australia confirmed the final itinerary Thursday, 100 days before the Lions tour begins. It also includes a tour match between … Read more
New Orleans Pelicans (19-51, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-31, eighth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans take on Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. The Timberwolves have gone 28-19 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota scores 113.4 … Read more
Subscribe to The Big Number The Big Number this week looks at the spectacular season being had by Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. Could the Greek Freak finish 3rd in the MVP race, despite how disappointing the team has been? Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine reveal that Giannis is putting up numbers that we’ve … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers have rebuilt some momentum after going winless on a four-game road trip. They came home to defeat the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, and on Wednesday, they hosted the Denver Nuggets, a team they have rarely defeated over the last two calendar years. Shortly before … Read more
Since 2019, linebacker has been a strength of the San Francisco 49ers roster. It’s now a significant question mark following Dre Greenlaw’s exit in free agency. The 49ers didn’t make any significant additions in the free agent market to replace Greenlaw, but general manager John Lynch indicated to the Athletic’s Matt Barrows that the team … Read more
You’ll often see the 1920s referred to as the “golden age of sports.” There are a couple reasons for this, but a big part of it is slate of huge stars that emerged in this decade. Baseball had Babe Ruth. Football had “Red” Grange. Golf had Bobby Jones. And boxing? Well, obviously it had Jack … Read more
As I reported in the @Horns247 Insider last Thursday, without a run in the NCAA Tournament, Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry wouldn’t be retained. Sources tell @Horns247 Terry is expected to be let go after three seasons on the job after taking over for Chris Beard. — Chip Brown (@ChipBrown247) March 20, 2025 After falling … Read more
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Devin Tillis had 24 points in UC Irvine’s 82-72 win over Northern Colorado on Wednesday in the NIT. UC Irvine (28-6) will play Jacksonville State in the second round. Tillis had seven rebounds for the Anteaters. Bent Leuchten scored 17 points while finishing 8 of 14 from the floor and added … Read more
The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball season is over. Now it appears head coach Rodney Terry’s tenure as UT men’s basketball coach is over too. The Longhorns made a nice run to the quarterfinals in the SEC tournament to get into March Madness. But Texas couldn’t survive the First Four play-in game against Xavier to make … Read more
March Madness is officially here. The First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday were just the appetizer for the two best sports days of the year. The men’s tournament begins in earnest with 16 games on Thursday before the first round continues on Friday and the women’s tournament first round kicks off. Here’s the complete … Read more