March Madness has started out with a bang.
No. 13 Furman delivered the first major upset of the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament in spectacular fashion, knocking off No. 4 Virginia after a chaotic final sequence.
With the Cavaliers leading 67–65 and time winding down, UVA point guard Kihei Clark turned the ball over with a wild pass, allowing Furman’s JP Pegues to drain a three-pointer to take a 68–67 lead with 2.4 seconds remaining.
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The 13th-seeded Paladins pulled off the first major upset of March Madness, getting a steal and 3-pointer in the final seconds to beat the fourth-seeded Cavs.
It might not have been intentional, but that didn’t necessarily matter to Miami Heat forward Kevin Love when Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane went nuts Wednesday night. So even after the Heat’s rout was completed, their fifth victory in seven games, Love still took a moment to gather his thoughts on the moment that left Bane with his first career ejection.
Furman University has the most savage chant in all of college basketball. Not necessarily because of what it actually means, but because of the message that it sends.
Furman Paladins cheerleaders look on during the first half in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Amway Center on March 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Furman, a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina, has a total enrollment of just under 3,000 students.
Poor Charles.
The great Charles Barkley is an Auburn alum, and if you know anything about college sports, then you know how big the Alabama-Auburn rivalry continues to be.
Barkley, of course, is now a professional broadcaster who often chooses to make predictions on national television, which doesn’t always go well for him or the teams that he picks.
The former NBA great did just that before Thursday’s men’s NCAA tournament games began as he made his pick to win the the national title official.
Who’d he take?
Alabama.
A Wednesday report from The New York Times stated the freshman walk-on was a fourth Crimson Tide player at the scene of the January incident.
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Speaking to the media, Hamilton asserts that he “will win again”
Speaking with the media during press conferences ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton asserted his confidence in Mercedes, and declared that victories are in his future.
It has been a slow start to the season for Mercedes, mirroring the bumpy beginning to their 2022 campaign.
The baseball world’s worst fears were confirmed on Thursday.
Star relief pitcher Edwin Díaz suffered a torn patellar tendon while celebrating Puerto Rico’s win in the World Baseball Classic Wednesday, Mets general manager Bill Eppler revealed Thursday afternoon.
Díaz will undergo surgery later on Thursday, Eppler said, after imaging revealed a “full-thickness tear” of the patellar tendon in the reliever’s right knee. The expected recovery timeline for the 28-year-old is approximately eight months, jeopardizing his chances of playing at all during the 2023 MLB season.
He’s calling it a career after just four seasons in the NFL.
In a surprising move, Chargers safety Nasir Adderley announced his retirement at just 25 years old on Thursday.
“After a period of self reflection, I have decided it’s time for me to walk away from the game of football,” he wrote on Instagram. “Over the past couple of years I have denied this realization, but I’m finally going to put myself first for once. My health is above anything and everyone around me knows that.”
It’s unclear if Adderley is speaking about any specific health concern.