The 4 Nations Face-Off has officially come to a close, and it proved to be a resounding success for the NHL. Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid capped off the round-robin tournament by lifting Canada to 3-2 overtime win against the United States in Thursday’s championship in Boston. At the 8:18 mark of overtime, Toronto Maple … Read more
Tom Izzo entered the 1997-98 season on the hot seat as Michigan State’s basketball coach; he was just 33-27 overall with a couple NIT bids in his first two seasons. Year 3 was different though. The Spartans were stacked with a slew of young talent out of Flint, Michigan. Boasting a 13-4 record in late … Read more
It’s hard to put a finger on the true stakes of Thursday night’s 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston. After all, this tournament didn’t exist a year ago and, up until just about a week ago, was one people doubted anyone would care about — including the players participating. The entire concept of the thing … Read more
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror and the month of February coming to a close, sports fans across the nation have shifted their attention to college basketball as March Madness is quickly approaching. This weekend features a loaded … Read more
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter “Eleven years ago when I got to Auburn, this game mattered around the state. On Saturday, it matters around the world.” Bruce Pearl could not have summed it up better as his No. 1-ranked Auburn Tigers get set to take on No. 2 Alabama at 4 p.m. ET … Read more
Alabama head coach Nate Oats, left, shakes hands with Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. Both have helped revive the basketball programs at their traditionally football-obsessed schools. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) The epicenter of college basketball this weekend won’t be Storrs, Connecticut, Lawrence, Kansas, or somewhere on Tobacco Road. All eyes will be on a pigskin-obsessed state … Read more
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Geno Auriemma first stepped foot in Thompson-Boling Arena 29 years ago. He doesn’t recall much about that Jan. 6, 1996 meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee, the third time in 12 months his UConn Huskies faced Pat Summitt’s Tennessee Lady Vols. But he remembers how electric the environment was, how there wasn’t an arena of that size, … Read more
Virat Kohli is likely to avoid a suspension following his altercation with Test debutant Sam Konstas at the MCG on Boxing Day. The 19-year-old opener enjoyed a memorable start to his first Test, bringing up a half-century before being dismissed for lbw by Ravindra Jadeja for 60 runs. There was, though, an unsavoury moment during … Read more
By Richie ZyontzFOX NFL Lead Producer Editor’s Note: Richie Zyontz has been an NFL producer for FOX since 1994 and is in his 23rd season as the lead producer. He has more than 40 years of experience covering the league and has produced seven Super Bowls. Throughout the 2024 NFL season, he is providing an … Read more