John Calipari has served as the head coach of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team for well over a decade. But the Pittsburgh native has never forgotten his roots. During a preview of the Wildcats first round matchup against Oakland on Thursday night, Calipari spoke about his “blue-collar” upbringing and what it meant being back in Pittsburgh for the …
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The No. 10-seeded Nevada Wolf Pack looked like they were going to move on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a win over the No. 7 Dayton Flyers. But this is March, and wacky things happen on the hardwood. The Flyers posted a 63-60 victory in the first round instead, closing out the game on a 24-4 …
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Former NHL player Konstantin Koltsov was “most likely… very drunk” when he died of an apparent suicide earlier this week, his ex-wife says. Koltsov was 42 when he died – police say they were dispatched to the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort after a male “jumped from a balcony.” While no foul play is suspected, Koltsov’s ex-wife, Yulia Mikhailova, says …
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In the midst of Wyndham Clark’s great success the past 365 days, he’s been the epicenter of a couple of cheating controversies. During his U.S. Open victory last year, fans said Clark should have been assessed a penalty in the final round after a grainy video showed him grounding a club greenside that may or may not have caused the …
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Before Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney became an NBA champion, he tried to guide UCLA to a national championship when he was with the Bruins for the 2014-15 season. Though UCLA lost in the South Regional semifinal to Gonzaga, Looney said it was among the moments he was going to remember for the rest of his life. CLICK HERE …
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Amid his long-anticipated acting debut in a remake of “Road House,” Conor McGregor annnounced on Wednesday it is “all systems go” for him to return to the UFC octagon this summer. The Irishman hasn’t fought since 2021, when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier – while on hiatus, he filmed the movie alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. McGregor, although not officially …
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Purdue had just fallen unexpectedly in the Big Ten Tournament last week and Braden Smith sat down alongside star Zach Edey and coach Matt Painter to meet reporters. It took three questions to conjure a March Madness specter: the Boilermakers’ improbable loss as a No. 1 seed to 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in last year’s NCAA Tournament. “I don’t think we’re …
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A third man has been charged in the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade shooting that killed a woman and injured many others between the ages of 8 and 47. Terry Young, a 20-year-old Kansas City native, was charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Young is being held on $1 …
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce apparently enjoys a fair share of reality television, or as he puts it, “trash.” During a recent episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Kelce encouraged his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, to watch the latest season of the Netflix show “Love Is Blind.” Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce looks …
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The first March Madness upset of the year went to the No. 11 Duquesne Dukes, who took down No. 6 BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 71-67. It was Duquesne’s first NCAA Tournament win since 1969, and it led to many celebrating, including Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who has a special connection to the Dukes. …
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