Category: Sports

 The LSU Tigers have finally reached the top of the mountain.  On Sunday, LSU captured its first national championship, downing Caitlin Clark and No. 2 Iowa, 102-85. The Tigers used a smothering offensive effort to top the Hawkeyes, scoring the most points ever in a women’s title game.  While much of the focus was on […]

As great as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been during the NCAA Tournament, Iowa and LSU are playing for a national title makes this year’s final different from others in the recent past. Sunday’s final will be the first without a No. 1-seeded team since 2011 when two No. 2s played for the championship. […]

The Miz got an unexpected smackdown from an NFL tight end at this year’s WrestleMania. San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowler George Kittle made a memorable cameo at WrestleMania 39 on Saturday. During a match between The Miz and former NFL punter-turned-podcast host Pat McAfee, Kittle was shown in the front row of the stands booing […]

The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame’s class of 2023 was announced on Saturday and features an embarrassment of riches.  The players headed toward enshrinement are Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol and Dwyane Wade. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is also being added to the Hall of Fame as well as former WNBA player and […]

When the Atlanta Hawks traded for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray in June, expectations for the team skyrocketed. Could Atlanta repeat its 2021 Eastern Conference Finals finish? With the team now mired at .500 (38-38) and sitting in eighth place, the answer clearly is no. Perhaps the opposite, in fact. It may even be time for […]

Virginia Tech junior Georgia Amoore made women’s NCAA Tournament history in the Hokie’s Final Four loss to LSU on Friday.  In the third quarter, Amoore made her 23rd 3-pointer of the tournament, setting the all-time mark held previously by Arizona’s Aari McDonald (2021) and UConn’s Kia Nurse (22), per ESPN Stats and Info. Amoore entered […]

Purdue center Zach Edey was named the Associated Press Men’s Player of the Year on Friday. “The season ended in disappointment, which really sucks, but it’s always nice to win individual accolades,” Edey said, via the Associated Press. “It kind of validates your work a little bit.” “The last three years I’ve played here, I’ve […]

The much-talked-about hypothetical in-season NBA tournament will soon become a reality. Among the amendments made to the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement with the NBA Players Association is the addition of an in-season tournament, something commissioner Adam Silver has been keen on adding to spice up the regular season since at least 2019. The tournament […]

In his first start of the season, Trayce Thompson had a career-best performance, smashing three home runs and driving in eight runs in the Dodgers’ 10-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Thompson didn’t have a great spring training, only collecting three hits in 31 at-bats. One thing Thompson was looking to improve on this year […]

Tell them the Butler did it if anyone asks how the San Diego State Aztecs advanced to its first National Championship Game in program history.  Trailing the ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls by one with seconds to go and the clock running, SDSU’s Lamont Butler nailed the game-winner at the buzzer, capping off a 72-71 comeback […]