Got Yer’ Back host and Edmonton Oilers reporter for TSN, Ryan Rishaug wonders if the Oilers have a problem heading into this season’s playoffs. Having not upgraded the defensive group at the NHL Trade Deadline, Rishaug wonders if the group will be playing a bit behind the pace of play with the best teams in…
A 2024 First Four battle features the Wagner Seahawks (16-15) and the Howard Bison (18-16), both No. 16 seeds, linking up on Tuesday. The winner of this contest advances to the first round to face No. 1 seed North Carolina. Wagner looks to extend its win streak to four games. Howard, a program making its second…
The top-seeded Toledo Rockets are looking for their first MAC Tournament championship since 1980. The Rockets will open defense of their regular-season title by facing last year’s tournament champion and the eighth-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes on Thursday. The Golden Flashes (15-16, 8-10 MAC), who are 2-1 on neutral courts this season, are 34-27 all-time…
Getty Images Texas A&M is targeting Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts for the same position, 247Sports confirms. Alberts would replace Ross Bjork, who left to become the athletic director at Ohio State in January. Alberts a former Nebraska football legend. Under Alberts’ watch, the athletic department underwent a period of strong improvement. Alberts fired former…
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves grappling with a defensive crisis. A series of injuries have plagued their blue line and finding replacements has become quite challenging. Conor Timmins, Timothy Liljegren, and Mark Giordano have all been sidelined, prompting the Leafs to bring in Ilya Lyubushkin. Unfortunately, even Lyubushkin didn’t escape the injury bug, getting…
NBA scoring is getting out of hand, and in an attempt to make things a little harder for the offense, and to curb the league-wide obsession with threes, a proposal has re-emerged for a new three-point line. Originally stemming from a past Kirk Goldsberry article, the concept was given a second life today thanks to…
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs discussed Paolo Banchero’s big time game-winning shot following last night’s 112-109 road win vs. the Detroit Pistons. (via Orlando Magic): Reporter: “Paolo probably not having his best game dealing with illness, just missed two free throws. For your group to have the confidence to go to him that moment, and…
Casper Ruud, the fourth seed at the Los Cabos Open, has reached the semi-finals on his debut at the ATP 250 level event in Mexico with two relative comfortable victories following an opening round bye. The Norwegian, after storming past American Marcus Giron 6-1 6-0, dominated Portugal’s Nuno Borges for his 6-3 6-2 quarter final…
An ugly melee broke out Monday night on the hardwood in San Antonio, after Texas A&M-Commerce went on the road and defeated Incarnate Word 76-72 in overtime. The fight took place as the two teams went through the postgame handshake line, though what exactly started the incident is unclear. Video showed players from both teams…
The No. 3 Houston Cougars (22-3) and the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones (20-5) link up in a Big 12 matchup on Monday. The Cyclones own a narrow 4-3 all-time edge over the Cougars, including a three-game win streak. On Jan. 9, Iowa State defeated Houston 57-53 at Hilton Coliseum. Both teams are elite defensively…
