Going into the offseason, it wasn’t clear if the Cincinnati Bengals would be able to keep their top two receivers, but there’s no question about that now after Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase both signed long-term deals this week. Higgins signed a four-year, $115 million deal that will keep him in Cincinnati through 2028 while…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — On the eve of UCLA’s biggest game of the season, there was a fluid situation in the locker room. The water boy couldn’t find anything to drink. Nothing on hand aligned with Finn Barkenaes’ new sponsor, Niagara Bottling, leading to jokes about a personal prohibition. “He can’t drink certain kind of drinks because he’s…
Mar 20, 2025, 06:33 AM ET CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Columbia women’s basketball team plays in an intimate 2,700-seat gym nestled in Manhattan that is nowhere to be found on the national sports landscape. Now the Lions and all the other starry-eyed dreamers in the NCAA tournament are being serenaded just like former national…
Later today the McNeese Cowboys will begin their NCAA men’s tournament journey. They’ll leave the locker room at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, make their way down the tunnel to the court, and hope to become the latest No. 12 seed in an NCAA tournament to knock off a No. 5 seed as they take…
The Duke Blue Devils appear to be getting their star, Cooper Flagg, back on the court for the NCAA Tournament after he suffered an ankle injury in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. Flagg’s presence on the floor for the Blue Devils is one that experts and fans alike want to see in March Madness, though there…
The Athletic has appointed Chris Weatherspoon as its first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who will be using his financial acumen as The BookKeeper to explore the money behind the game. He is starting with a series this week analysing the financial health of some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs. You…
The style and system Jesse Marsch has moulded for the Canadian men’s national team is predicated on pressure; hemming in and harrying opponents until they are deprived of options. It is lovingly labelled the ‘maplepress,’ and it turns out its principles also apply to wedding planning. Alistair Johnston, one of the spiritual leaders of Marsch’s…
Creighton Bluejays (24-10, 17-6 Big East) vs. Louisville Cardinals (27-7, 20-3 ACC) Lexington, Kentucky; Thursday, 12:15 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -2.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Louisville and Creighton square off in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The Cardinals have gone 20-3 against ACC teams, with a 7-4 record in non-conference…
After two days of exciting First Four action from Dayton, Ohio, the long sprint to the Final Four in San Antonio begins Thursday with 16 first-round games in the NCAA Tournament. One of the most exciting days on the American sports calendar starts with a marquee matchup between No. 8 seed Louisville and No. 9…
The streamers eventually would fall Wednesday night. The huge cheers for Bronny James coming off the bench in the fourth quarter were bound to happen. Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” would play. It was fated by the time fans started filing into the building. The latest chapter in the Lakers-Nuggets rivalry was going to look…
