The Eastern Conference playoffs are about to be a bloodbath with the Bruins, Leafs, Lightning, Devils and Rangers (and likely the Hurricanes) all making moves.
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There were so many buzzer-beaters this weekend at every level of basketball. Let’s rank ‘em.
Folks, March is right around the corner. For some this might mean spring cleaning, going outside more and overall better vibes. However, March means one true thing: the NCAA tournament is back! That means we get more insane plays as the games start to mean a bit more.
In the last week of February, we got a taste of March from some absolutely insane buzzer beaters. Which, of course, means we’re going to rank them!
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The combine is coming this week, which means that the NFL Draft is approaching very soon. The Chicago Bears currently hold the No. 1 pick but are reportedly ‘leaning toward’ trading it. Justin Fields is coming off another tough season and his name is in trade rumors, but should the Bears do it? Colin Cowherd explains Chicago should move off the No. 1 pick and predicts whether Fields will be out or not.
Victor Wembanyama may be the most-hyped NBA prospect since LeBron James entered the league in 2003 and certainly the most sure-thing international prospect since Luka Doncic was drafted third overall in 2018.
The Frenchman will be the first name called in the 2023 NBA Draft, and while everyone with eyes and a brain agrees that he’s worthy of the first overall pick, Charles Barkley isn’t completely sold on him being a sure-thing NBA superstar.
Charles Barkley isn’t 100% sold on Victor Wembanyama being a superstar in the NBA.
The New York defenseman maintains it was an accident.
Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller apologized Monday on Twitter after he was ejected on Sunday for spitting on Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. In the apology, he maintains it was an accident.
“I wanted to take a moment to address what occurred in last night’s game,” Miller said on Twitter. “I have all the respect in the world for Drew Doughty and what happened was completely accidental. I would never intend to do something like that on purpose, it goes against everything I am as a person and player.
The Associated Press has released its men’s basketball poll for the week of Feb. 27.
As March and the final games of the men’s college basketball regular season approach, the top five of the latest Associated Press top 25 poll remains intact from last week. But there was plenty of movement outside the top five.
Houston remains in the top spot for the second consecutive week after a 19-point win over East Carolina.
Alabama, Kansas and UCLA won by slim margins over the weekend.
Forget Cocaine Bear when there’s FLORIDA PARROT.
It absolutely sucks when a game has to be delayed because some idiot runs on the field and tries to get attention, but when it comes to two parrots interrupting a college softball game, we’ll allow it.
Had some special visitors on the field in the 7th inning pic.twitter.com/Jdu6Ye0r1y
— Bradley Softball (@BradleySoftball) February 24, 2023
On Friday a game between Bradley and Gardner-Webb in Orlando got delayed for several minutes when some beautiful parrots decided they wanted to watch the game too.
It is almost March, which means it is time for basketball buzzer beaters and mayhem, and not just on the collegiate level! Friday night saw one of the most insane finishes to a basketball game ever, on any level.
And it didn’t come without controversy!
Thornton Academy faced Bonny Eagle at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine for a chance to play for a high school basketball state championship. The Class AA South semifinal matchup will test your blood pressure.
With 20.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Trojans held a two-point lead over the Scots.
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The Battlehawks put together another come-from-behind win.
We are in Week two of then XFL, with the league continuing to make new fans by the day. This week the XFL treated fans to another come from behind victory, as well as the rest of the pack of teams beginning to iron themselves out.
St. Louis Battlehawks 20, Seattle Sea Dragons 18
The Cardiac BattleHawks do it again, staging another comeback victory to get to 2-0, beating the Sea Dragons in Seattle.
The pitching prospect wanted something to remember the moment.
Spring training is full of fun interactions, as prospects and veterans get to play together until the season begins. While veterans are accustomed to these moments, some younger players still get a bit of culture shock playing alongside decorated players.
One such moment occurred Sunday, when Tampa Bay prospect Taj Bradley appeared in his first game of the spring at Fort Myers, Fla.