A lion in winter vs. the rabbit chaser: As Tom Izzo reinforces his greatness at 70, new rival Dusty May hunts

College basketball rankings: Michigan State wins outright Big Ten title with help from Jase Richardson

Michigan State has employed one coach for 30 years. Dusty May, meanwhile, is Michigan’s sixth in the past three decades. As Tom Izzo continues to thrive in the winter of his Hall of Fame career, his younger counterpart in Ann Arbor is at the beginning of what could be a fruitful long-term tenure. The juxtaposition … Read more

No. 1 Auburn’s convincing win at No. 2 Alabama has Bruce Pearl’s Tigers pacing toward historic greatness

Prior to Saturday, across the past 40 seasons, the No. 1 and No. 2 schools met 16 times in the regular season. None of the teams that played in those games wound up winning the national championship. Bruce Pearl’s top-ranked Auburn Tigers can buck that trend. Because what happened at Coleman Coliseum — Auburn winning … Read more

Johni Broome’s chase for greatness and ‘embodiment of the American dream’

AUBURN, Ala. — Pastor Carl McKay goes back with the Broome family of Plant City, Fla. So far back, he was there for the earliest inklings of the Broome family. “I was picking my daughter up from the rec center and out comes John (Broome) and Julie (Murray) holding hands,” McKay said of two people … Read more

Quarterback tipped for NFL greatness set to topple social media queen Livvy Dunne as richest NIL athlete

Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders could both be among the top three picks of next year’s NFL draft. The Colorado Buffaloes duo dominated on and off the field this season as two of the biggest rising stars in sports. 3 Livvy Dunne is one of the most marketable college athletesCredit: Getty Sanders’ Name, Image and … Read more