Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has earned the first automatic bid of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, defeating Southeast Missouri State, 69-48, to win the Ohio Valley Conference championship on Saturday night in Evansville, Indiana. With the win, SIUE also earned its first berth in the Division I NCAA men’s tournament in program history. The … Read more
In their first game without star point guard Jalen Brunson on Friday night, the Knicks struggled offensively and fell to the Los Angeles Clippers, 105-95, for their third straight loss. Brunson is expected to miss at least two weeks with an ankle sprain, as head coach Tom Thibodeau made it clear during the postgame that … Read more
Since returning to the ranks of the NFL’s elite in 2019, the 49ers have dealt with the financial growing pains of keeping a good team together. It has resulted in contracts that the team has grown to regret, such as last year’s late-August extension for receiver Brandon Aiyuk. As they attempt to change the tires … Read more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80 on Friday night. Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third … Read more
Former NFL running back Eddie George could be moving up in the coaching world. George, the head coach at Tennessee State for the past four seasons, has emerged as a candidate to become the next head coach at Bowling Green, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN.com. George is one of three candidates who were interviewed … Read more
The Saints will have Derek Carr on their roster in 2025 and likely as their starting quarterback. After talks to “work different things out” with Carr’s contract, the Saints will do a standard conversion, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports. Carr will have most of his salary converted to a signing bonus for salary-cap purposes, creating … Read more
Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Michael Conforto catches a sharp ground ball hit by Seattle Mariners’ Ben Williamson during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Feb. 25 in Phoenix. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) Michael Conforto isn’t the new Teoscar Hernández yet. But as Dodgers manager Dave Roberts discussed Conforto last week, … Read more
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Paige Bueckers had 20 points to lead No. 3 UConn to a 71-40 win over St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the Big East women’s basketball tournament on Saturday. Sarah Strong had 10 points and 14 rebounds while Azzi Fudd finished with 11 points for UConn (29-3) as the Huskies won their … Read more
UCLA guard Londynn Jones, driving against Ohio State guard Jaloni Cambridge during the first half, led the Bruins with 22 points in the defeat of the Buckeyes on Saturday. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press) One saying that’s repeated this time of year in college basketball is that it’s hard to beat the same team three … Read more
Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images The New York Rangers had two points in the palm of their hands against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon, but squandered the opportunity after a late-game collapse, leading to a 4-3 overtime loss. This game comes one day after the NHL Trade Deadline as Carson Soucy made his Rangers debut after … Read more