HOUSTON – When Brent Mushburger left CBS in 1990, he was called an “anchor monster.”
Jim Nantz has been a softer, quieter and much more popular play-by-play voice of the NCAA Tournament and the Final Four since 1991. He will call his last national championship game Monday night when Connecticut and San Diego State play at 9:20 p.m. EST on CBS in NRG Stadium.
Nantz’ first job as a sports anchor was just 8 miles away from NRG at KHOU-TV in the early 1980s.
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First lady Jill Biden said on Monday that she wants both Iowa and LSU to make the trip to the White House following Sunday night’s national championship game.
Tigers star forward Angel Reese disagrees, and she made her feelings on the matter known on Monday via Twitter.
“A JOKE,” wrote the sophomore on Twitter, alongside a trio of crying-laughing emojis.
Reese, who was named the NCAA tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, played a crucial role in LSU winning the program’s first-ever national title.
Odell Beckham Jr. is a free agent and a Jets and Giants target.
From a pure football perspective, Will Levis is the most polarizing prospect in the NFL Draft. But taking everything into account, that mantle belongs to Georgia’s Jalen Carter.
Carter, once considered a potential #1 pick in April’s draft, appears to be sliding down draft boards.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell added fuel to the fire when he made cryptic comments about Carter.
There was a report that some teams don’t even have Jalen Carter on their draft boards at all.
Sunday’s national title game between LSU and Iowa was the most-watched women’s college basketball game, ever. To reiterate: the Tigers and Hawkeyes had more people watching their game than any other game in the sport’s history.
Roughly 9.9 million viewers had their TVs tuned to ABC for the national championship, with that number peaking at 12.6 million. The ratings number was up 103% year over year, which is bananas.
San Diego State and UConn are our 2023 men’s NCAA national championship finalists.
Mercyhurst hockey has dismissed center Carson Brière, the son of Flyers interim general manager Daniel Brière.
The university announced Brière’s removal Monday afternoon in a statement posted on Twitter. Brière is facing multiple charges after being filmed allegedly pushing a wheelchair down a flight of stairs on March 11.
“Carson Brière has been removed from the Mercyhurst University men’s ice hockey team,” the statement read. “Mercyhurst cannot comment further on this matter.
After mounting build-up to Sunday’s national championship game between LSU and Iowa, the game delivered an instant classic result, with the Tigers notching a 102-85 victory for the program’s first-ever title. On Monday, the TV ratings came through, confirming a historic audience for the event.
The game drew in 9.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record, according to ESPN. On the streaming side, the game was the most-watched sporting event—men’s or women’s—in the history of ESPN+. The broadcast peaked at 12.6 million viewers.
On the heels of leading LSU to a historic national title win over Iowa, star forward Angel Reese spoke Monday about how she plans to handle the criticism she’s received for her in-and-post-game celebration on Sunday.
Reese, the 2023 tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, faced backlash after pointing at her ring finger in the direction of Iowa star Caitlin Clark and unleashing a “Can’t See Me” gesture as a nod to Clark’s past celebrations.
Finally someone with some sense has joined the SEC and has a proposal for Spring games. Unfortunately, these Spring football competitions have become boring and there aren’t many coaches looking to change it, besides Hugh Freeze.
We all know that these games have become pointless, which is why most schools don’t charge fans to attend. It’s a bonafide practice, with some live periods. Teams aren’t making money and you can watch on television.
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze wants to change things up by competing against other teams in Alabama.