Author: Michael

If your program didn’t make this year’s NCAA tournament, it likely would in one of these debated 80-team or 96-team formats.
The men’s NCAA tournament field of 68 is out, and the march to Houston for the Final Four begins Tuesday with the First Four in Dayton. But in what is a transformational time in college athletics, conference commissioners, athletic directors and coaches have ignited dialogue in recent months about significant changes to March Madness. The biggest one discussed: expanding the NCAA tournament field.

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Jay Wright coached Villanova to the Final Four last season and is just a handful of seasons removed from leading the Wildcats to a national title, but the 61-year-old doesn’t miss coaching, at least not yet.
While Wright isn’t manning the baseline anymore, he’s still entrenched in college basketball as an analyst for CBS. He’s set to be an in-studio analyst throughout March Madness all the way up to the Final Four and he’s happy about being in a studio not having to stress while coaching.

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No one looks like Mike Trout on a baseball field. No one hits like him, either. And he’s showing fans and teammates alike why at the World Baseball Classic.
PHOENIX—One thousand and fifty-three players have appeared in a major league postseason game over the past eight years. The best player in baseball is not among them.
Mike Trout is Olivier without a stage, Tiger without a major, Spielberg without an audience. Magnificence without an echo.
The World Baseball Classic does not reverberate with history quite like the floorboards of Carnegie Hall. It is not the World Series.

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Jameis Winston isn’t going anywhere.
There was some speculation going into the offseason that Winston’s time with the Saints was over, and a report that generated a lot of attention predicted that was going to be the case.
However, Winston always maintained he was preparing as he was still a member of the franchise, and to his credit, he turned out to be correct.
The Florida State Heisman winner has agreed to a new one-year deal worth up to $8 million to backup Derek Carr.

It’s a 1-year deal for Jameis Winston worth up to $8M, source said.

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Ja Morant has missed the past five games for the Memphis Grizzlies following his gun incident on Instagram Live wedged between other troubling reports. It was reported on Monday that the Grizzlies’ star has entered a counseling program in Florida signaling that Morant will be away from the court for the foreseeable future.
Memphis has just 15 games left in the regular season before beginning its playoff push and the question on the minds of NBA fans is whether or Morant will play again this season.

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Jakobi Meyers, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and Lavonte David are among the options still available in free agency
The first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period is in the books, and a number of big free agents have at least agreed in principal to a new home, or to return to their current teams.
But there are a lot of talented players still out there, and with the second day of the legal tampering period upon us, it is worth taking a look at some players still available.
Of course, the big name is quarterback Lamar Jackson.

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Rutgers AD Patt Hobbs thinks the Big Ten should take its time with further expansion.
Rumors are swirling Washington and Oregon could soon follow USC and UCLA to the Big Ten amid issues with the PAC-12.
To be clear, nobody with any power to impact the situation has made that claim, but there has been a lot of smoke. Specifically, it was previously reported the two would come for reduced payouts in the neighborhood of $40 million annually. While Hobbs isn’t against further expansion, he did urge people to take things slowly moving forward.

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Here’s how you can print your bracket for the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments
March Madness is just around the corner, which means it’s time to join every single possible bracket pool there is. And with that, you’ll need a handy printable version to keep track of all your picks. Bragging rights are on the line!
Below are printable brackets for both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments. Plus, you can check out SB Nation’s updated interactive brackets here.

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The Colorado spring game will be broadcast for the country to see.
Ever since Deion Sanders took over the program, the Buffaloes have been in the spotlight. For the first time in a long time, it feels like Colorado is relevant.
Well, that status has officially been cemented thanks to the team’s spring game. The Buffaloes April 22 spring game will be broadcast on ESPN and also sold 35,000 tickets, according to Brian Howell.
The game will be the only spring game to get a broadcast on ESPN.

Colorado’s spring football game will be broadcast by ESPN on April 22 at 1 p.m. MT.

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ESPN, once again, managed to make a very bizarre broadcast decision in an XFL locker room.
Following a Sunday game between the St. Louis BattleHawks and Arlington Renegades, the ESPN2 broadcast followed St. Louis QB A.J. McCarron into the locker room.
That’s when things went off the rails. A player was shown in the background clearly not wearing pants, and if it hadn’t been for the incredibly lucky placement of a towel, it would have been a disaster on live TV.
Due to the nature of the video, we’re not linking it here at OutKick.

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