Baylor Bears women’s basketball coach Nicki Collen had a different take on The Washington Post’s profile of LSU’s Kim Mulkey after a close loss to USC in the Sweet 16. The story described Baylor as “no longer among the sport’s upper tier, another structure abandoned and left to wither” in the wake of Mulkey’s departure. Collen took over for Mulkey …
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LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey and the Tigers were the subject of a Los Angeles Times column that described players as “villains” and “dirty debutantes.” Mulkey, who had been critical of The Washington Post in the days leading up to a profile by the newspaper, shredded the LA Times over the column. She derided it as “sexist,” “awful” and …
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The top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers are heading to the Final Four as Zach Edey’s 40 points helped his squad take down No. 2 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon, 72-66. The stars for each team were on full display in this Elite Eight contest as Edey and the Volunteers’ Dalton Knecht traded buckets throughout the game. But while Knecht had 37 points on …
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Major League Baseball suspended New York Mets pitcher Yohan Ramirez and manager Carlos Mendoza Sunday after an incident in a game with Milwaukee Brewers star Rhys Hoskins. Ramirez threw behind Hoskins during Saturday’s game, adding another chapter in the feud between the slugger and the Mets. The pitch came after Hoskins had hit a home run and singled, and it …
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With the offseason in full swing, San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey and fiancée Olivia Culpo can focus on wedding planning. And Culpo revealed what the hardest part has been so far. The model decided to engage her large following on Instagram by answering questions from them on her Instagram story. One question asked about the “the most difficult thing” …
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Thursday marked opening day for baseball, and it nearly turned disastrous for Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch during his team’s game against the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox decided to bring players out on Guaranteed Rate Field via car. Hinch told reporters Saturday before the second game of the season he was nearly hit by a car. CLICK HERE …
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The Texas Longhorns and NC State Wolfpack women’s basketball teams experienced an odd discrepancy before their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday night. The NCAA was made aware that the distances of the three-point lines on each side of the Moda Center court in Portland, Oregon, were different. It was an issue that arose over the weekend via The Athletic, as …
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A Long Island, New York, roller derby league is suing a county leader over an executive order that prevents women’s and girls’ teams with transgender players from using parks and fields that the county runs. The Long Island Roller Rebels are preparing for their latest roller derby season at their local roller rink, but there’s a bigger battle at play …
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Birmingham Stallions tight end Jace Sternberger took issue with a hit he took after a catch in a game against the Arlington Renegades Saturday in the first United Football League game. Stallions quarterback Matt Corral fired a pass to Sternberger in the middle of the field, and Sternberger broke one tackle and was immediately met by four Arlington players. Cornerback …
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The team representing the state of North Carolina in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament is not the Tar Heels or the Blue Devils. It’s the NC State Wolfpack. The No. 11-seeded NC State squad’s Cinderella journey continues, as they upset No. 4 Duke on Sunday night, 76-64, to move on to the Final Four in Arizona. CLICK …
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