Plus, our latest projection features a change on the top line.
The calendar has flipped to February, meaning we’re just one month away from March Madness. As we bear down on Selection Sunday, knowing where your team stands becomes more and more important. After another week loaded with surprising results, here’s an updated look at how Sports Illustrated currently sees the men’s NCAA tournament field of 68, including some look-aheads to games this month that will be key in determining seeding.
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Tom Brady’s decision to retire from the NFL “for good” didn’t catch his father off guard. Tom Brady Sr. talked with the Boston Globe to share his reaction to his son calling it quits and dropped a huge hint as to where Brady would have played next season if he decided to play another year.
With Brady being from San Mateo, California, one of the rumored teams he was being linked with was the San Francisco 49ers.
According to Brady Sr., it sounds like there was some real juice behind those rumors.
The Toronto pitcher had an emphatic response to MLB Network analyst Anthony Recker over his workout regimen.
MLB analyst Anthony Recker criticized Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah for his level of conditioning, and the Toronto ace responded … emphatically.
On MLB Tonight on Wednesday, Recker said “Alek Manoah. I love you, Alek … just show me you’re willing to put a little more time in the gym and you’re gonna be there consistently for a bit longer. I still love you.”
Recker might love Manoah, but the feeling apparently isn’t mutual.
UNC coach Mack Brown isn’t going anywhere in the near future.
The Tar Heels are coming off a 9-5 season, and that was good enough for Brown to have an extra year tacked on to his deal. The program announced Thursday that Brown’s contract will now run through the 2028 season.
New financial information wasn’t released, but Brown earned a reported $5 million in base money in 2022. Given the fact UNC is, once again, gaining national attention, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a modest raise cooked in.
Mack Brown agrees to a contract extension with UNC.
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is looking for a new offensive line coach after relieving Matt Applebaum of those duties after one season, a source told OutKick.
Interviews for the newly open position are already underway and one candidate who has already interviewed is Dan Roushar of the New Orleans Saints, another source said.
The Dolphins went through half-a-dozen tackles in 2022 and offensive coordinator Frank Smith was pulled into needing to help coach the line. McDaniel wants to hire someone who can do the job himself so that Smith can concentrate on his coordinator duties.
Which players will be on the move ahead of the trade deadline?
With the NBA trade deadline less than a week away, the Crossover staff explores potential deals they would like to see happen.
Howard Beck: Zach LaVine and Goran Dragić to the Lakers, for Russell Westbrook and protected first-round picks in 2027 and ’29
Let’s be clear: There is no single trade that will turn the Lakers into undisputed contenders. But that can’t be the standard for making a deal (or for trading those picks). The Lakers can’t keep squandering what’s left of LeBron James’s late prime.
With a top-25 high school recruiting class, and a fop-five class from the transfer portal, “hope is in the air” at Colorado
Patrick Everson reports on how early money is coming in on the Super Bowl from an oddsmaker’s perspective, plus big bets and sharp action.
North Dakota State offensive lineman Cody Mauch is quickly rising up NFL Draft boards. The fifth-year senior is in Mobile, Alabama this week and will play in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.
At 6-foot-6, 303 pounds, Mauch is hard to miss. Not only because of his size and on-field dominance, but because of his look and off-field persona.
The North Dakota-native’s vibes are immaculate.
Cody Mauch (North Dakota State University Athletics)
Mauch was a big part of the success in Fargo over the last three seasons and always has fun in the process.
The Giants safety said they the coach is “in for a free ride right now.”
The Eagles very well may be in the midst of the best season in their franchise’s history. Not only did they win a franchise record 14 regular season games in 2022, but the squad has an absurd eight Pro Bowlers on its roster and is 10 days away from possibly winning the Super Bowl.
Giants safety Julian Love is quick to praise this Philadelphia squad, but he couldn’t help but do it while also taking a shot at its coach, Nick Sirianni.