The NCAA men’s Final Four tips off at NRG Stadium in Houston Saturday. And while this year’s games offer the media plenty of storylines, one journalist is skipping the trek to Texas in protest of the state’s gun laws. “I will not, however, be in Houston,” Washington Post columnist John
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Superstitious UConn head coach sports same gameday outfit, including underwear, amid March Madness success
UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is apparently a very superstitious man. The Huskies return to the Final Four on Saturday night is a first for the men’s basketball team since they claimed their fourth and last national title in 2014, and according to Hurley’s wife, he intends to stick
Kings end historic playoff drought, snapping longest active streak in major US sports: ‘That’s a long time’
The Sacramento Kings are headed to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 season. With their 120-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night, Sacramento snapped the longest playoff drought in NBA history and ended the longest current postseason drought of the four major American sports.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith fires back on criticism of sports debate TV: 'You ain't innocent'
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith got into a back-and-forth with Dan Le Batard last week while on Le Batard’s “South Beach Sessions” podcast. When discussing Fox Sports personality Skip Bayless, Smith’s former co-host at ESPN, Le Batard said he hated “what you two have done to sports television.” TV personality
US cyclocross champion reveals she retired from sport over emergence of transgender athletes in women's sports
Hannah Arensman, a 35-time winner on the national cyclocross circuit, revealed in an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court last week that she retired from the sport after finishing in fourth place in between two transgender females. The brief was filed in support of the state of West Virginia
Tom Brady reveals endearing post-retirement plans in sports
From thirst traps to kitten adoptions, what does the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady have in store for the next however many years of retirement? Tom Brady mesmerized the nation for decades on the screen, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest all-time players of the New England Patriots franchise and
The Sports to Watch This Weekend
Watch the unveiling of the N.C.A.A. tournament brackets and the U.S. playing in the World Baseball Classic. Source link
Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE
PHILADELPHIA — Irv Cross was a man of faith and devout fan of football who could no longer in his final years attend Bible study or watch NFL games with friends. The degenerative brain disease that festered inside the former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback had triggered depression, mood swings and the
The NFL Is Over, but the Sports Calendar Is Heating Up
The N.F.L. is done (for now), but we’re about to enter one of the busiest times of the year. Source link
Sports bettors love Kenneth Gainwell in Super Bowl 57
Sep 19, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Kenneth Gainwell (14) runs with the football against the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Jason and Travis Kelce family: 5 things you need know by Amy Kaplan Kenneth Gainwell has had a strong