Auburn small forward Chad Baker-Mazara, who scored 17 points in the Tigers’ second-round win over Creighton on Sunday, has not had a traditional college basketball career. After playing a postgraduate season at Spire Academy in 2020, he spent his freshman year at Duquesne, then transferred to San Diego State, transferred again to Northwest Florida State …
College Basketball’s Most Loyal Coach Faces Limits of His Success
This time last year, Oakland men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe had just experienced what he called “the greatest win I’ve ever been a part of” in his four-decade tenure leading the program. His No. 14-seeded Golden Grizzlies shocked the basketball world, pulling off an upset over John Calipari’s No. 3-seeded Kentucky in the first round …
Rutgers Transfer Sues NCAA to Extend Football Eligibility
Safety Jett Elad is looking to play football for his fourth university and the chance to land a $500,000 NIL deal. In order to do that, he is taking the NCAA to court. Elad—who previously played at Ohio University, Garden City Community College in Kansas and UNLV—filed a complaint in a New Jersey federal district …
SEC’s 14-Bid NCAA Basketball Dominance Was Inevitable
The Southeastern Conference shattered the record for most teams selected for the men’s NCAA tournament field on Sunday, with 14 of 16 schools going dancing. Why are we surprised? The SEC has been a slumbering basketball behemoth for most of the century. In 2016, it saw just three teams make the tournament, with Vanderbilt eliminated …
Barry Bonds: It’s Best for Shohei Ohtani to Give Up Pitching
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barry Bonds doesn’t like making headlines anymore, he says, but he still has his opinions—particularly about two-way Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani. Major League Baseball’s all-time home run leader said in a wide-ranging interview last week that Ohtani shouldn’t pitch again. “If you’re DH-ing and doing what you’re doing, why fix something that …
Celtics Sale Progress: Next Round of Bids Due Friday
Boston Celtics bidders have until the end of the week to submit their revised offers for the NBA franchise, according to multiple people familiar with the details. The next round of bids is due by end of day Friday, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are private. It’s the next step …
Saquon Barkley First Running Back to Break $20 Million Barrier
It’s good to be Saquon Barkley. Three weeks after winning his first Super Bowl, the Philadelphia Eagles running back has signed a two-year, $42.1 million extension with the team, with $36 million in guaranteed money at signing. The Eagles rewarded Barkley by making him the NFL’s first running back to earn more than $20 million …
Nationals Sale Could Follow Orioles, MASN Media Settlement
The Washington Nationals will soon gain full control of their media rights, a move that could lead to the MLB team once again hitting the market. The Nationals and Baltimore Orioles announced on Monday a settlement to their decades-long media dispute. Under the agreement, the Nationals will for the first time gain ownership of their …
UFC Unaware of Talks Between Dana White, FBI Head Patel
One day after new FBI director Kash Patel reportedly told colleagues he’d like the agency to work with the UFC to train agents, a representative for the MMA company said he was unaware of any formal conversations between the two sides. UFC president and CEO Dana White has close ties to members of the Trump …
NFL Preps First-Down Tech for 2025, Chain Gang Sidelined
The NFL expects to adopt automated measurement of potential first-down calls in 2025, league officials told reporters on Wednesday, but fans will still have plenty of chances to get irrationally upset with human refs. While cameras will replace the chain gang in determining whether the first down line-to-gain was reached—a major tech development for the …
NFLPA Report Cards: Josh Harris’ Commanders Leap From Last to 11th
Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris vowed to improve players’ lives when he bought the team less than two years ago. Now, it’s clear that Harris’ impact is being felt in the locker room. The team improved from last place in 2023 and 2024 to 11th in the NFLPA’s 2025 report card survey released on Wednesday—the …
Mets’ Baty Will Have to Pay Taxes on New Car From Soto
Last week, New York Mets superstar Juan Soto rewarded third baseman Brett Baty for relinquishing jersey No. 22, which Soto has worn throughout his career. The cost to Soto: a Chevy Tahoe SUV with a reported value of about $92,000. But thanks to tax law, Baty is not completely off the financial hook. Media coverage …
MLB’s ABS System Draws Early Praise in Spring Training
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball had a successful test run debut of its Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system Friday at Salt River Fields, the spring training home shared by the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. Under the ABS system, teams can challenge the home-plate umpire twice each per game to review any ball or strike call. …
Robert Griffin III Accepts Overtime 7×7 Football Coaching Gig
Heisman trophy winner and 2012 NFL Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III has agreed to a deal to be the coach of RGIII Takeover, a rebranded team in Overtime’s 7×7 football league (OT7). The job with the content-focused startup that spotlights standout high school players marks the first time Griffin, now 35, has stepped …
Dodgers Test ‘You Can’t Have Too Much Pitching’ as Ohtani Tunes Up
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The last time we saw the Los Angeles Dodgers, their pitching was in tatters. Their starting staff was injured and could only muster short stints. A low-budget bullpen was stretched to the limit. Now, after an offseason shopping spree coupled with the pending return of some veteran starters from injury, the Dodgers should no longer …