USC guard JuJu Watkins, elevating for a layup between Michigan defenders, finished with 20 points Saturday. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press) It had been a forgettable afternoon for JuJu Watkins when she found herself confronted by a double team on the low block early in the fourth quarter. To that point, the USC superstar had … Read more
This would have been a different type of article last year. Let’s just begin by saying that. Then, writing a piece on the ten best teams left in the Champions League after the group stage could only have been subjective. That’s not entirely the case in the new format. There’s now a league table to … Read more
Manchester United continue to spend millions sacking managers, but are no closer to getting things right. Erik ten Hag was the most recent casualty, losing his job in October after notching up some dreading unwanted records. 3 Ten Hag was sacked in October and got a huge payoutCredit: Getty Now it has been revealed in … Read more
Raphael Varane lifted the lid on how a ‘robust discussion’ with Erik ten Hag sparked his two-month exile at Manchester United. Varane joined United in 2021 but endured a turbulent debut campaign for the club having to play under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Michael Carrick and Ralf Rangnick. 3 Varane spent three seasons at United and … Read more
Even before Knute Rockne began breaking out the forward pass as a secret weapon, college football’s biggest advantage was its element of surprise. Its appeal is basic and wonderful — built on the uncertainty of the outcome. That’s because unscripted TV, in general, sells. And the unscripted TV that sells best is sports. In this … Read more
Tom Izzo made even more Big Ten history on Saturday. The long-time Michigan State head coach broke Bob Knight’s long-standing record for the most conference wins in Big Ten history, securing his 354th such victory in Saturday’s 79-65 victory over Illinois. Additionally, Izzo already has the most total wins all-time for a Big Ten head … Read more
Last spring, during intense and, at times, heated negotiations over the future of the College Football Playoff, leaders of the Big Ten and SEC threatened to create their own postseason system if they were not granted a majority of CFP revenue and full authority over the playoff format. In the end, executives of the 10 … Read more
The Super Bowl is here and tens of millions of fans worldwide are ready to tune into the Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles. If you are not one of the very lucky few who get to watch the game from inside the Caesars Superdome, you’ll be watching on TV. 4 The yellow line changed … Read more
Former Arsenal chief scout Sven Mislintat has been sacked for the second time in less than 18 months. Borussia Dortmund confirmed the news in a club statement, with Mislintat leaving his role as technical director. 3 Mislintat (left) has been sacked due to a power struggle with Mathias Sammer (right) and othersCredit: Getty Prior to … Read more
Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer A little more than five months ago, during the third week of July, the opening soliloquy for Oregon head coach Dan Lanning at Big Ten Football Media Days in Indianapolis lasted nearly nine minutes. It began with a customary expression of gratitude for conference commissioner Tony Petitti, … Read more