The Caitlin Clark era in Iowa City is over. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer played in her final home game Monday, a 64-54 victory in the second round, to send the Hawkeyes to the Sweet 16 of the women’s March Madness tournament. As a No. 1 seed, Iowa hosted the first two rounds of the tournament, so Clark gave the …
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Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes will embark on a noble mission this baseball season as he hopes to make it to the big leagues at some point this year. Skenes pledged to raise money for the Gary Sinise Foundation on Wednesday to help support military veterans and first responders. He hopes to raise $100,000 for his cause. CLICK HERE …
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New York Jets owner Woody Johnson fired back at an NFL Network report, which said he had a “very heated conversation” with his head coach, Robert Saleh, at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Florida. “All this nonsense about a heated argument between Coach Saleh and me at the League Meeting is absolutely false,” Johnson posted to his X account …
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Arik Armstead voiced his displeasure with the San Francisco 49ers, the team he played nine seasons with but left on bad terms in free agency after signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Armstead’s latest “Third and Long” podcast episode saw him talk about his free agency experience, and more importantly, how he felt “disrespected” by the 49ers. “A lot has happened …
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It sounds like Dustin Poirier’s next fight will be for a title belt — it also could very well be his last. Before facing Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 299, the 35-year-old had lost two of his previous three fights, including one for the UFC Lightweight Championship — he went to Miami as an underdog to the rising star in …
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The latest raid on the home of rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has crossed into the sports world. A former Syracuse basketball player, who is accused of working as a “mule” for Combs, was arrested on Monday in Miami on drug charges. Brendan Paul, 25, was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance. The suit …
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American soccer great Alexi Lalas questioned NBC News’ decision to drop former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel from its network after only a few days. The decision came following backlash from on-air talent like Rachel Maddow, Chuck Todd and others. Lalas wondered why it wasn’t up to the staff to “publicly destroy her on air” if she was truly as “deplorable” …
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NFL team owners voted to make a massive overhaul of the kickoff rules on Tuesday, with 29 of them favoring the change and three others voting against the proposal. San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was among the three who voted against the new kickoff rules, which takes a page out of the rebooted XFL’s rules. He explained why he …
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Baseball season is here, and fans are getting ready to “root, root, root for the home team” while they enjoy classic (and not so classic) stadium snacks. All MLB stadiums offer staple items like Cracker Jacks, hot dogs, burgers and cold beer, but every location puts its own twist on classic food and drink items. Take a look at some …
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The history of NASCAR is deeply rooted in illegal moonshine during the Prohibition Era, and one local legend at one of the sport’s historic racetracks may have become fact this week. North Wilkesboro Speedway officials in North Carolina said Tuesday that a long-rumored secret moonshine hold may have been discovered underneath one of the grandstands thanks to a sinkhole. CLICK …
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