PITTSBURGH — Doug Whaley can be honest. The Steelers weren’t in love with Troy Polamalu. At least not yet. When Polamalu was a senior at USC in 2003, they scouted his film and saw, as Whaley said, a “hell of a football player.” They saw an undersized 5-foot-10 safety who ran like a banshee a…
STORRS, Conn. — Dan Hurley seemed bemused by the idea of a “season wrap-up” media availability. He mentioned it over and over on Tuesday, as state reporters gathered in the Werth Center, coincidently as a potential transfer was on the way to visit. “You (start) with the mindset, ‘this is hor…
Editor’s note: The Union-Tribune’s Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to the NFL draft (April 23-25). Here are his top 10 quarterbacks, plus “bonus” players he believes will be drafted or signed as a priority free agent: 1. Fernando Mendoza (Jr., Indiana…
Passed March 19, an initial targeting penalty in the coming 2026 season does not require a player to miss time in his team’s subsequent game.
We’re less than two weeks away from the final tell, the statement that could send shockwaves through the SEC. The NFL draft. And more specifically, its unassailable place in it.
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Editor’s note: The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to the NFL draft (April 23-25). Here are his top 10 interior offensive linemen, plus “bonus” players he believes will be drafted or signed as a priority free agent: 1. Olaiva…
Kevin Rorke joins Dan Sileo to discuss how federal oversight of college sports is intensifying, focusing on NIL, athlete education, and integrity concerns.
It began on an airport tarmac in New York two years ago, when Dusty May’s cellphone rang. It was his agent relaying a message from the Michigan athletic director. He wanted to meet. Soon. Like, how about 8 a.m. the next day? “I was exhausted,” said May, recalling the moment. “I told him I can’t do it. I’m not gonna get home until 3 a.m.” May’s Florida Atlantic team had just suffered a crushing ...
LOS ANGELES — Mark Jones has been an on-air staple on ESPN since the first Bush administration — as in George H.W. Bush, who served from 1989 to 1992. So, yeah, it's been a long time. And now, Jones says, "it's time to move on." Jones' final ESPN broadcast will be Sunday, when he will serve as the play-by-play announcer for the Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics game on the final day of the NBA's ...
"I'm an outsider coming into a really intimate family. I have to balance the delicate balance of being true to the past and honoring tradition, while also having my eye on the future."
CHAPEL HILL — Brendan Malone was a basketball coach for 50 years, getting his start at Power Memorial Academy in New York City.
INDIANAPOLIS — Terry Mills knew he had a front-row seat to watch history being made Monday night. But he also had an invitation earlier in the day to share some of his own history, as Dusty May invited one of the stars from Michigan’s 1989 national championship team to speak to the current squad hours before they faced Connecticut in the national title game. The 58-year-old Mills, now an ...
Alabama State flag football's Jasmine Dunn talks about why she pursued flag football and what she hopes for her future.
Nearly 12 hours into the portal opening, more than 1,200 players had already entered, with hundreds more expected to flood the market before the portal closes on April 21.
We've done our best to put all information together and release our too-early Top 25 ranking with a heavy dose of power schools dominating.
Michigan Wolverines clinched the title over UConn 69-63, with Elliot Cadeau scoring 19 points and snagging MOP honors. Donnie and Joe recap the action.
The Michigan Wolverines defeated the UConn Huskies 69-63 to capture their first National Championship in 37 years. Michigan, who became the first team to beat UConn in the Sweet 16 or later since 2009, clinch their second-ever national crown in the program’s history in the process. The Wolve…
High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.
Now that the season is over, it’s time to reflect on what happened at the Final Four. Here are your winners and losers from the final weekend of the season.
'Amazing way to finish off the season' - UCLA on claiming 1st 1st NCAA women’s basketball title
Gabriela Jaquez scored 21 points, Lauren Betts added 16 and UCLA routed South Carolina 79-51 Sunday to win its first NCAA championship in women’s basketball.
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UConn can cement dynasty status by overcoming a Michigan powerhouse that is racking up historically impressive numbers, hoping to go down as one of the sport's greatest teams itself.
INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois made its run, kept it close and their fans were loudest among the 72,111 at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night. But as the game began to wind down, there was only that familiar, eerie silence that settles over a football stadium as the UConn men, who have become a sort of grim reaper at these Final Fours, ran out the clock. Only the swells from the clusters of UConn ...
The Connecticut Huskies and Michigan Wolverines dominated in their Final Four games to reach the NCAA men's basketball national championship game.
INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night.
INDIANAPOLIS — It was almost as though time had stopped for Illinois six minutes into the second half of Saturday’s Final Four semifinal against UConn at Lucas Oil Stadium. Andrej Stojaković’s put-back attempt rolled around the rim before coming to a dead stop on the back of the basket as everyone in the massive football stadium held their breath and waited for gravity to make a call. In or ...
UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies are heading back to the national title game, beating Illinois 71-62 in the Final Four on Saturday.
PHOENIX — People had a lot to say about UConn coach Geno Auriemma’s post-game behavior after Friday night’s NCAA Tournament semifinal loss to South Carolina. Auriemma had angry words for South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and had to be restrained by his assistant coaches while Staley shouted at him in response after UConn lost its first game of the season, 62-48, at the Mortgage Matchup Center. ...
Powerhouses in this weekend's Final Four like UConn and South Carolina stand on the shoulders of schools like Immaculata, Queens College, Wayland Baptist and Delta State.
