John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter PROVIDENCE, R.I. – You could feel the buzz inside Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday. This was not a typical media day ahead of first round games at the NCAA Tournament, with several national media outlets on hand, cameras everywhere, and plenty of anticipationContinue Reading
It’s finally here. The first round of the NCAA Tournament, affectionately dubbed as “March Madness” will begin on Thursday, March 20th. The 86th annual edition of the tournament will see the usual suspects try and win the national championship. But what truly makes the tournament special is how often weContinue Reading
Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in the First Four on Wednesday night. The Musketeers (22-11) erased a 13-point deficit in their biggest comeback win this season and advanced to play No. 6 seed Illinois onContinue Reading
The NCAA Men’s Tournament has produced timeless games and iconic game-winning shots. It’s also a tournament in which stars are born. Sometimes, a player gets hot at just the right moment. For instance, Jack Gohlke dropped 32 points for No. 14 seed Oakland, helping it upset No. 3 seed KentuckyContinue Reading
Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer For a faction of Rick Pitino’s former players, the ones with whom he had become closest across numerous stops in his collegiate coaching career, the overwhelming sentiment on Oct. 16, 2017, when Louisville’s athletic board voted to fire him “for cause” in theContinue Reading
Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst The 19-day, 64-team NCAA men’s tournament tips off Thursday and millions of Americans will wager billions of dollars in almost 40 states. Are you ready? Bookmakers started opening their side and total markets last Sunday and bettors have mostly whacked everything into shape overContinue Reading
JuJu Watkins of USC and Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame have joined an elite group, making The Associated Press All-American team in their first two seasons playing college basketball. The duo on Wednesday became only the third and fourth players to earn first-team All-America honors in their freshman and sophomoreContinue Reading
If you want to know why teams were so intrigued by Roki Sasaki’s potential, watch the first inning of his big-league debut. If you want to know why the 23-year-old will be a work in progress in his first season in Major League Baseball, watch the rest. Sasaki was electricContinue Reading
The college football coaching carousel is still going. Head coaches and coordinators are on the move all over the country, but the SEC remains the only power conference without a change at head coach. Here’s a look at who’s in and who’s out. March 19 Colorado adds former NFL QBContinue Reading
Jordan Schultz NFL Insider The Cincinnati Bengals sent shockwaves through the NFL over the weekend by reaching historic terms with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. The fellow star wide receivers had achieved something unprecedented within an organization long known for its frugality. My latest column pulls back the curtain onContinue Reading
NFL free agency is in full swing. After hundreds of deals were agreed upon in the 52-hour legal tampering window that began last Monday, teams can officially sign free agents to deals, as the new league year began Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. While the vast majority of the topContinue Reading
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer The 2025 College Basketball Crown field is set, which means it’s time to break out your No. 2 pencils and fill out your brackets ahead of the first-year postseason event, which is set to takeContinue Reading
Bob Pockrass FOX Motorsports Insider Christopher Bell and Adam Stevens showed poise last Sunday at Las Vegas when Bell left pit road with no lugnut on his front left and Stevens instructed him to find a pit box of a teammate to tighten it. Bell darted by other cars onContinue Reading
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst March Madness odds will have sports bettors of all levels on tilt over the next few days. That’ll happen when there are 48 games playing out over four days, including 16 apiece on Thursday and Friday. The deluge of customers tends to get theContinue Reading
Alexi Lalas and David Mosse analyzed this past weekend’s eventful USMNT news, including AC Milan’s 2-1 victory over Como. Christian Pulisic featured with an amazing goal. In other Serie A news, Juventus continues to struggle as they dropped two in a row. The guys then discussed the return of HajiContinue Reading
Duke is in a good position seeding-wise to make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament, but there are some questions on whether they’ll be healthy enough to do so. Freshman sensation Cooper Flagg suffered an ankle sprain in Duke’s win over Georgia Tech on Thursday that caused him toContinue Reading
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter The Indiana Hoosiers have hired Darian DeVries as their new head coach of the men’s basketball program. The news was first reported Tuesday afternoon and then confirmed by Indiana shortly after. DeVries, who spent the past season at West Virginia, is a grinder.Continue Reading
