As his legendary career calling the Final Four comes to a close, Jim Nantz was once again emotional in CBS’s pregame show ahead of his final NCAA men’s Final Four.
Nantz, who has been overcome with emotions whenever discussing his final run at the Final Four, clearly has a lot of attachment to the event he’s called for decades.
On Saturday, Nantz shared the names of those who were part of his journey both on set as well behind the scenes.
Author: Michael
Every year, sports teams and personalities across the world tend to rile up their fans on April 1, pranking their supporters with April Fools’ Day jokes. This year was no different, as a slew of organizations posted false news blasts or other joke tweets in order to get a reaction from their fans.
While some of these efforts were rather uninspired, other social media teams stepped up to the plate with some hilarious April Fools’ jokes on Saturday, successfully fooling their supporters and getting laugh from their fanbases.
The Tigers’ berth in the national championship game can be traced back to their two-point loss to Tennessee in the SEC tournament last month.
For the first time since 2005, WWE will take over the city of Angels, as the company hosts the 39th edition of the grand spectacle that is WrestleMania.
Boasting a grand total of 13 matches, WrestleMania 39 will offer many of the WWE’s best a glorious opportunity to decide champions and settle long-held grudges on the biggest stage in the world. WrestleMania 39 will take place inside SoFi Stadium—the home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers—in Inglewood, Calif.
LSU guard Alexis Morris watched how Iowa star Caitlin Clark sagged off, and at different moments of the game, did not guard South Carolina’s Raven Johnson during the Hawkeyes’ Final Four win against the Gamecocks on Friday night and immediately thought that the Big Ten program wouldn’t be able to do the same against the Tigers.
Morris, who thrives in transition play and knocking down mid-range jumpers, told reporters on Saturday that Iowa’s defensive strategy against South Carolina will not work Sunday when the Hawkeyes face the Tigers in the women’s national championship game.
Lisa Bluder offered up a tip on how she would defend Hawkeyes’ scorching star Caitlin Clark— and it has nothing to do with drawing up a scheme.
“It makes you wonder, how welcome are we really as past Masters champions?
When there’s a story in sports where racism is accused, ESPN is generally all over it.
Not enough black head coaches in the NFL? Racism. Duke volleyball player thinks she heard a fan say something? Racism. White guy wins NBA MVP? Racism. Bubba Wallace finds a rope in his garage? Racism.
Yet, when a black umpire accuses a black head coach and black fans of calling him an “Uncle Tom” and favoring a white team? Nothing.
ESPN reported the story, sure. But they left out almost all of the damning accusations brought forth by said umpire.
OutKick reported the story on Thursday.
Aliyah Boston is forgoing her fifth year of eligibility at South Carolina and declaring for the 2023 WNBA Draft.
LSU guard Alexis Morris said Iowa won’t be able to pull off their “disrespectful” style of defense against the Tigers’ shooters.