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Kim Mulkey’s response to LSU-South Carolina fight was trashy
When Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high,” she wasn’t talking about Kim Mulkey. Class and decorum have never been her thing. On Sunday, No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and won its eighth SEC tournament title after defeating LSU, 79-72. It was a rematch of their January showdown in Baton Rouge, […]
Players to get paid in new college hoops in-season tournament
The fire hydrant has been busted open and money is spewing in the streets of college sports. Mens’ college basketball saw the success of the Inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament and has decided to start one of its own. Does the NBA need to fix the All Star Game? Men’s college basketball will host its […]
Top 12 March Madness performances by current and ex-WNBA stars
Photo: Getty Images While Fowles never won a national championship, her performance in the Final Four all four years made her fourth on the list for single-game rebounds (20), tied for sixth for most blocked shots in a semifinal (5) and was a member of the 2008 all-tournament team. Fowles went on to play 14 […]
The best March Madness performances by players on mid-majors
Photo: Getty Images Larry Bird and Indiana State faced off against Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the 1979 National Championship Game. It was a game that gave a glimpse into the future of two legendary NBA careers, but Bird and his team just fell short. Throughout the tournament though, Bird led the field in […]
15 most memorable men’s March Madness moments since 2000
Screenshot: ESPN This is an honorable mention because it did not happen in the NCAA tournament, but instead in the Big East quarterfinal game, which led up to UConn’s tournament victory, which led to a national championship. Every March, the Kemba Walker highlights start rolling around again. He is one of the best, if not […]
15 most memorable women’s March Madness moments
Photo: Getty Images To kick us off, let’s talk about when the tournament actually became branded as the March Madness tournament. The term “March Madness” came from a secretary of the Illinois High School Association back in 1939. He even wrote a poem about it. The men’s tournament has since taken the term, and branded […]
Dartmouth athletes union attempt gains momentum
On Tuesday, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team became the latest college team to attempt to unionize — voting 13-2 to join Service Employees Union Local 560, which currently represents other Dartmouth employees. As labor unions rise in popularity — more than two-thirds of all Americans and 88 percent of those under 30 say they approve of […]
Nick Saban retired, so why is he acting like he was forced out?
For those of us who hoped Nick Saban retiring would be the end of Nick Saban, this idle/jilted version of him might be even more insufferable. In an ESPN story about how Alabama pivoted from Saban to Kalen Deboer in 49 hours, the seven-time title winner revealed that “player attitudes” and the NIL era contributed […]
Pros & cons of proposed advancements in NFL, college football
College football might follow in the footsteps of the NFL as the NFL mulls taking a page out from soccer. After the Michigan sign-stealing scandal, in-helmet communicators could be coming to FBS programs, as well as a two-minute timeout. The Shield meanwhile might eschew the chain gang for optical tracking technology and more accurately spot […]
Kevin Garnett accuses LeBron James of doping; ‘Cream Abdul-Jabbar’ rises to the top; Jordan Poole hits rock bottom
Photo: Getty Images Zion Williamson’s tantalizing game made him a household name after one season at Duke where he established a new NCAA record for 2-point field goal percentage. Up until this juncture in his career, Williamson has been a gas-guzzling, flying tank in a league stacked with electric convertibles. As a rookie, he was […]