Fifty years ago, pioneering women and men fought for Title IX’s passage. They knew their efforts would pay off by giving girls and women like us opportunities our mothers and grandmothers didn’t have. The results have been profound. An entire youth sports ecosystem for girls has blossomed, giving countless females the same chance to develop skills critical to achieving equality …
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The Basketball Tournament is coming to FOX, FS1 and FS2 after a multi-year agreement was announced on Thursday. It’s a unique summertime basketball event that is highly competitive, undoubtedly in no small part due to the $1 million prize that goes to the winning team. To help you prepare for TBT, here is a primer. What is TBT? The Basketball …
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FOX Sports and The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the $1 million winner-take-all summer hoops event, on Thursday announced a multi-year media rights agreement to carry games on FOX, FS1, and FS2. TBT will have 27 of its games air live, including three on FOX. “We are thrilled to make FOX Sports the new home of TBT,” said TBT co-owner and Golden …
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UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley had no intention of leaving the program after winning a second straight national championship this week despite rumors that began to swirl about Kentucky’s coaching vacancy. Hurley deferred to his wife during his postgame press conference Monday, and if his “no” didn’t come across clearly, there was a reason. UConn head coach Dan Hurley …
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Mark Pope is returning to Kentucky. The former college basketball player, who was the captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team, has been named the basketball program’s new head coach. Pope replaces John Calipari, who recently departed Lexington to take the head coaching job at Arkansas. The school announced Pope’s hiring in a release Friday morning but stopped short …
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The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday that Hall of Fame coach John Calipari will serve as the next head coach of the men’s basketball team, a move that comes just one day after Calipari announced he was departing from Kentucky following a 15-year career with the Wildcats. Calipari, 65, signed a five-year deal that will see the veteran coach earn …
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Amid a major shake up in college basketball, Dan Hurley reassured UConn fans that he is not going anywhere any time soon, and they may have his wife to thank for that. The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team successfully defended their reign as national champions after a dominant 75-60 win over Purdue on Monday night. Connecticut Huskies head coach …
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John Calipari confirmed Tuesday afternoon in a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, that he will “step away” from the University of Kentucky. Calipari joined the Wildcats in 2009 after spending nine seasons with Memphis. “Since our season ended, Ellen and I have spent a lot of time thinking about our time here at Kentucky — what it means to …
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John Calipari may reportedly be on the move as the latest head coach from the SEC to shake up his respective sport a few months after Nick Saban left the Alabama Crimson Tide. Calipari is the target of Arkansas men’s basketball’s head coaching search, ESPN reported. As of Sunday night, Calipari was reportedly finalizing a five-year deal with the school …
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The University of Kentucky is mourning the death of dance team member Kate Kaufling, who died on Sunday less than a year after being diagnosed with bone cancer. She was just 20. The university announced Kaufling’s untimely passing on Monday. According to a news release, she had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The University of Kentucky logo on Dec. 17, 2022. …
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