Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports says the Big 12 has already approved the University of Arizona for membership in the league. If the school chooses to leave the Pac-12, they will have a home alongside another former conference member in Colorado. Big 12 executives met Thursday to approve the application of Arizona as a 14th […]
August 3, 2023
When Martin Jarmond took over as athletic director at UCLA on May 19, 2020, he inherited a program in the midst of a pandemic, an apparel deal upon which Under Armour was about to renege, and a football team that had just gone 4–8 (4–5 Pac-12) under second-year head coach Chip Kelly. His men’s basketball […]
August 3, 2023
The upcoming Jake Paul-Nate Diaz PPV fight has had some interesting promotion thus far, including Diaz leaving a face-to-face interview with Paul a minute into it. But during the final press conference before Saturday’s fight, the theatrics began as a brawl broke out between entourage members on both sides. A brawl broke out on stage […]
August 3, 2023
Thanks to some solid reporting by one of the best in Eamon Lynch, we now have more details than ever on the 2024 PGA TOUR schedule. Here’s what we know based on Lynch’s reporting: 2024 Signature Events Jan. 4-7: The Sentry (formerly Tournament of Champions)Feb. 1-4: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (no cut)Feb. 15-18: Genesis InvitationalMarch […]
August 3, 2023
Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh lied to NCAA investigators when discussing bringing two recruits to an Ann Arbor diner. His penalty for Fake Perjury to NCAA investigators that have no legal authority or the ability to have witnesses under oath? A mere four-game suspension, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. Michigan head coach […]
July 25, 2023
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: You don’t actually get the original Claret Jug when you win The Open. The original has sat in the clubhouse at St Andrews since 1928, and the winner holds up a replica upon victory. It’s the same replica that’s been used since 1928, but it’s […]
July 22, 2023
Royal Liverpool will play at over 7300 yards on a Par 71 layout for the 2023 Open Championship this weekend. But as with most courses in the Open Rota, expect the ball to roll and roll and roll on the cement-like fairways. It means keeping it in the short stuff is the priority, and less […]
July 19, 2023
When you see the rooster across the heart of players representing France, you think of some of the greats of the game. Zinedine Zidane, Didier Deschamps, Kylian Mbappe. Les Bleus are one of the powers in the world’s game, playing with skill and flare that is a signature of the national team of L’Hexagone and […]
July 17, 2023
We are down to three players at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and the difference between a $12.1 million victory and immortality, as opposed to just $4 million and being the answer to a trivia question, will be decided today at Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas. As we enter a record-setting Day 10 of […]
July 17, 2023
2:30 p.m. update: Joey Chestnut has done it again. The contest started at approximately 2:20 p.m. and Chestnut cruised to victory. He fell well short of his record, but it was a dominating performance against his competition. He finished with 62 hot dogs and buns, Geoff Esper finished second with 49, and James Webb finished […]
July 4, 2023
Final results: Joey Chestnut cruised to victory, finishing with 62 hot dogs and buns, and beating Geoff Esper (49) by 13 HDBs. Esper came back to edge out James Webb (47) for second place. Esper held second early, but Webb took a lead on him midway through the contest. Esper came back and secured second […]
July 4, 2023