St. John's is No. 1 in the Big East Conference preseason poll for the first time in three decades. The Red Storm received seven of the first-place votes from the conference's coaches Tuesday. UConn garnered the other four.
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti praises UCLA as ‘undefeated’ in wake of midseason surge
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is impressed by what UCLA has accomplished over the last three games after letting go of head coach DeShaun Foster.
The Breakdown | Caluori conundrum adds to Borthwick’s England selection headaches
Head coach faces delicate balancing act before opening November Test as Saracens’s new whiz-kid enters mix
The lobby of the Pennyhill Park hotel on a Monday evening provides a neat snapshot of English rugby’s fast-changing world. First to amble into view is Noah Caluori, Saracens’s new whiz-kid who has just announced himself with five tries on his first Prem start. He nods a polite greeting and looks every inch a sporting thoroughbred that any national coach would covet.
A couple of minutes later a more familiar face appears. It feels faintly bizarre to be bumping into Joe Marler when, on your television, he is sitting in a Scottish castle with Claudia Winkleman but, hey presto, that’s the magic of showbiz right there. One minute you’re propping for England, the next you’re attempting to out-think Stephen Fry.
Continue reading...College football bowl projections feature new look for playoff with Oklahoma, BYU
Things change quickly in college football. And the results in Week 8 have brought adjustments to the playoff picture in this week's bowl projections.
Florida is looking for next Steve Spurrier. What does the Head Ball Coach think?
Steve Spurrier on Lane Kiffin: "I firmly think he is a very good coach."
‘My Netflix title would be white collar to world champion’: Fabio Wardley on his boxing journey | Donald McRae
Former Ipswich academy footballer fights Joseph Parker hoping victory will earn him a world title shot at Oleksandr Usyk, who he once went to Ukraine to spar with
“Joseph Parker was a world heavyweight champion in 2016 when I was still having white collar fights,” Fabio Wardley says of the contrasting career paths he and his opponent have taken before their crucial bout at the O2 in London on Saturday. “So it’s been a wild, wild journey for us to reach this point. And if I get through this fight I’ll get a chance to meet Oleksandr Usyk. Fighting Usyk for the world title would be a funny story, remembering how I went to Ukraine to spar him seven years ago. It would feel like I’ve come full circle.”
We’re sitting in the back room of a gym in Wardley’s home town of Ipswich and the amiable and intelligent 30-year-old, who is unbeaten after 20 professional contests, allows himself to get a little excited before confronting the serious threat of Parker. He nods when I suggest that it sounds like an outlandish boxing movie or overheated drama series.
Continue reading...Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell says he hasn’t been told whether he will be back next season
Wisconsin has dropped its last five games by an average margin of 25.2 points and is coming off back-to-back home shutout losses.
NCAA president urges conferences and schools to be cautious of equity deals
With schools and conferences under increasing pressure to raise funds to pay their players, reports of them negotiating with new equity sources for college sports are becoming more frequent.
WATCH: Former Ohio State teammates C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba reunite ahead of MNF
On Monday night, they'll be foes, but Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will always root for each other.
Why was Vanderbilt football not fined for field rush vs LSU? Explaining SEC ruling
Here's why Vanderbilt avoided a fine after storming the field in the aftermath of its win over LSU in Week 8.
Hugh Freeze says public endorsement from Auburn AD John Cohen would be ‘huge’ amid skid
Other college football coaches on the hot seat have received public support from their programs, but Freeze has yet to get that vote of confidence.
UK government ‘deeply saddened’ as Maccabi Tel Aviv decline any Aston Villa tickets
Government claims game weaponised to stoke fear
Villa say only fans with booking history can get tickets
The UK government has said it is “deeply saddened” by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s decision to decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park.
The local safety advisory group opted last week to block visiting fans from attending the tie against Aston Villa on 6 November after a risk assessment by West Midlands police, a decision that drew criticism from politicians including the prime minister, Keir Starmer.
Continue reading...Mikel Arteta happy with George Graham comparison as Arsenal prepare for Atlético
Premier League leaders yet to concede in Europe
Arteta: ‘We acknowledge the importance of defending’
Mikel Arteta says he is happy if his Arsenal team stir memories of George Graham’s famously miserly champion vintage at the club as he prepared to face another defensive master – Diego Simeone, who brings Atlético Madrid to the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Arteta’s players are fresh from their 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday, a result that has left them three points clear at the top of the Premier League with an eye-catching defensive record. After eight games in the competition, they have let in three goals and not conceded in two Champions League ties and one Carabao Cup game this season.
Continue reading...Lionel Messi Has a Season for the Record Books! Is It Enough to Win MLS Cup? + Julie Foudy’s vision for NWSL
Christian Polanco and Matt Doyle break down MLS Decision Day as the regular season comes to a close. Lionel Messi finishes the season on a historic run, but is it enough for Inter Miami to win MLS Cup? Next, Christian and Matt welcome World Cup winner and USWNT legend Julie Foudy. Later, the boys react to Nottingham Forest sacking Ange Postecoglou and debate whether Sean Dyche is the right man to stabilize the club.
NCAA president urges conferences and schools to be cautious of equity deals
The president of the NCAA is urging schools and conferences tempted by riches offered through potential deals with new equity sources to think about the long-term repercussions before jumping into the deals. “My message to everybody on this would be really simple: Be really careful,'" Charlie Baker said Monday at a Big East roundtable on the future of college basketball. With schools and conferences under increasing pressure to raise funds to pay their players, reports of them negotiating with new equity sources for college sports are becoming more frequent.