[ad_1] University of Alabama freshman cornerback Tony Mitchell was suspended from “all team activities” head coach Nick Saban said on Monday after being arrested last Wednesday in Florida. What he said on the matter, though, seemed like it could’ve been a subtle jab at a fellow Crimson Tide head coach. …
Read More »Cuban baseball player defects after team’s loss to USA in World Baseball Classic
[ad_1] Ivan Prieto Gonzalez, Team Cuba’s bullpen catcher for the World Baseball Classic, defected in Miami on Monday, a day after his team lost to Team USA in the semifinals at loanDepot Park. Prieto did not show up for the team’s flight to Havana, Cuba, at Miami International Airport, according …
Read More »Gonzaga reaches eighth straight Sweet 16 with win over TCU
[ad_1] Drew Timme extended his one-of-a-kind college career by at least one more game, finishing with 28 points and eight rebounds Sunday to help third-seeded Gonzaga make its eighth straight Sweet 16 with a come-from-behind 84-81 win over TCU. Timme made his first 3-pointer since December — and only his …
Read More »Adama Sanogo leads UConn to win over Saint Mary’s behind 24-point performance
[ad_1] Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and Jordan Hawkins delivered from the 3-point line in the second half as UConn pulled away from Saint Mary’s for a 70-55 win on Sunday that put the Huskies in the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years. No. 4 seed UConn …
Read More »Nickelback gives Jimmy Butler an offer after ‘punishment’ story goes viral
[ad_1] Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler might want to be a big rock star this summer after getting an invitation from a certain rock band to join their tour. Nickelback, a popular rock band from the early 2000s, learned that Butler is a pretty big fan after a certain postgame …
Read More »Golf legend John Daly texting Arkansas coach tips amid March Madness run
[ad_1] Arkansas men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman said Saturday night he was getting coaching tips from legendary golfer John Daly as the team knocked off Kansas in the Round of 32. Musselman said Daly was pitching drills for the players to do to work on their free throws. The Razorbacks …
Read More »UCLA staves off Northwestern’s comeback to earn trip to Sweet 16
[ad_1] Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 24 points, and UCLA withstood a second-half push from Northwestern to get back to the Sweet 16 with a 68-63 victory on Saturday night. The second-seeded Bruins (31-5) turned up the defensive intensity late, holding the seventh-seeded Wildcats to 1-for-12 shooting during a key late-game …
Read More »Top-seeded Alabama advances to Sweet 16 with dominant win over Maryland
[ad_1] Brandon Miller heated up, and so did Alabama, which avoided the fate of two other top NCAA Tournament seeds and brushed aside Maryland 73-51 behind a dominant second half on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide (31-5) advanced to their second Sweet 16 in the past three tournaments and ninth …
Read More »Arkansas upsets defending champion Kansas to advance to Sweet 16
[ad_1] There will be no repeat champion in March Madness. The top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks are headed home after being upset by No. 8 Arkansas, 72-71, in the second round. Kansas led by as many as 12 points, but Arkansas responded with an 18-5 run to take a one-point lead, its …
Read More »Dusty Baker’s son hits game-tying grand slam against Astros: ‘Dinner on me tonight pops’
[ad_1] Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has coached in Major League Baseball since 1995. Baker has just about seen it all in that time, including winning his first World Series last season in Houston after failing to win a ring in his two previous appearances as a manager. Dusty Baker …
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