The Irish have struggled to keep up with the upper crust of college football in recent years. They are trying to prove that has changed today in the CFP quarterfinals.
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The Fighting Irish have struggled to keep up with college football’s elite since their Cotton Bowl win in … 1993. It’s a wildly long drought that weighs on the program.
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Boston has been working with Indiana’s new player development coach, Keith Porter — and the Fever are giving fans a behind-the-scenes perspective.
The Indiana Fever posted a behind-the-scenes look at star forward Aliyah Boston’s workout with the team’s new player development coach Keith Porter — and it’s worth a watch.
Porter, who was a player development coach under Stephanie White on the Connecticut Sun last season, led Boston through a rigorous post-player workout that included midrange jumpers and a variety of post moves.
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Ar’Darius Washington, Kaden Elliss among the Week 17 hidden gems.
As any NFL season progresses, there will be more unheralded players who rise up from humble beginnings to become factors, and guys whose careers have gone sideways who somehow find the road back to relevance.
We like to celebrate these players every week in “Secret Superstars.
NFL teams get it wrong all the time. Eagle-eyed general managers and their vast scouting departments, with the help of well-trained coaching staffs, all working for billion-dollar organizations, swing and miss a lot.
A lot.
They study tape for weeks, then invest high draft picks on rookies or big money on free agents to find the quarterback meant to change the direction of the franchise.
And after staking their reputations and jobs on those decisions, they sometimes come to the conclusion they got it wrong – when, in fact, thinking they got it wrong may be wrong.
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Montana State’s practice scene was about as beautiful as you’ll ever see in college sports.
The Bobcats play North Dakota State this upcoming Monday in the FCS national title game, and it should be a great battle.
MSU and superstar QB Tommy Mellott are 15-0 and the Bison are an impressive 13-2. Both are FCS powers, and it will soon be time to crown a national champion.
Ahead of playing the title game in Frisco, Texas, the Bobcats got some more practice reps in at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman…..and they did it in the snow.
Azeez Al-Shaair is set to return to action for the Houston Texans in their regular-season finale on Sunday after serving a three-game suspension for his brutal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence in Week 13. The linebacker shared a lengthy statement reflecting on his experience away from the field. While he expressed some regret, he also took a dig at the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell.
In the statement shared on social media, Al-Shaair revealed that he met with Goodell and two other NFL executives during his three-game suspension.
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The NFL playoffs are just about here and some teams are more inevitable than others.
The penultimate week of the NFL regular season is in the books and most of the playoff dominoes have been lined up. It is now just a matter of what seeding order they fall in.
We have known which teams are good and which ones are not for some time now, but as the do-or-die tournament approaches it is now time to sort them into specific orders of trust and legitimacy.
Black Monday is a week away and we have to keep eyes on that as well.
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Kelsey Plum, Alyssa Thomas, and Kelsey Mitchell headline a robust free agent class set to begin negotiations next month.
WNBA free agency will begin in a few weeks — and in turn, the fate of standout free agents like Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell, and Brittney Griner will soon be decided.
If you’re hoping to follow along, but aren’t sure where to start, here are the key dates, and terms to know:
Jan. 11-20: Teams can make qualifying offers and “core” player designations.