Charles Barkley is Auburn basketball’s most notable alumnus. The Round Mound of Rebound played four years with the Tigers before going on to become the No. 5 overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft and a Basketball Hall of Fame career.
Charles Barkley played four seasons at Auburn. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
However, Barkley almost did not play on The Plains. He did not have Auburn at the top of his list.
As the Tigers played to a three-point loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers in Morgantown on Saturday, Barkley joined the broadcast for a large chunk of the first half.
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Bills safety Damar Hamlin expressed his appreciation for all the love and support he’s received over the last month in his first public comments since suffering a cardiac arrest on the field.
It’s the first time the 24-year-old has publicly spoken out since his cardiac arrest.
Bills safety Damar Hamlin posted a detailed “thank you” message on Instagram Saturday where he listed group by group who has helped him since his cardiac arrest earlier this month during a Monday Night Football game against the Bengals.
“While I’m so thankful to everybody, I know that it isn’t enough just to be thankful,” Hamlin said in the video.
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell could probably take it down a notch. Or 10.
And maybe that’s why Auburn offensive line transfer Keiondre Jones was just not quite prepared for his first encounter with his new coach.
“The first thing is his energy,” Jones said at his introductory press conference Thursday. “First time I met him when I got here, he yelled at me and my mom. It wasn’t really a yell, it was a ‘good morning.’ It scared the heck out of me.”
In Norvell’s defense, that sort of enthusiasm is routine for him.
“I wasn’t used to that.
The Lakers legend clapped back at the Nets’ star recent assessment of his basketball knowledge.
When it comes to the Lakers, no one is more compelled to discuss the team than Hall of Famer and Los Angeles legend Shaquille O’Neal.
However, when the Lakers acquired Wizards’ Rui Hachimura and traded Kendrick Nunn and a trio of second-round picks to Washington on Monday, the four-time NBA champion claims he was clueless to who the former top 10 pick in the 2019 NBA draft was.
The Undisputed WWE Universal champion discussed the rumblings with Jimmy Fallon this week.
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Rumblings had been going around about whether WWE star Roman Reigns and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson could face-off in this year’s WrestleMania, but a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer said the movie star has suggested he wouldn’t be ring ready in time for the April showdown.
It’s a full day of college hoops on FOX featuring Arizona, Ohio State, Indiana, Illinois and more.
Western Kentucky football is coming off of its second-straight nine-win season and quarterback Austin Reed was a huge factor in the Hilltoppers’ success. As a result of Reed’s strong season, there was a lot of interest among Power Five programs and he received big-money NIL offers to transfer.
Austin Reed was in high demand. (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images)
Who is Austin Reed?
Reed, who began his career at Southern Illinois in 2018 as an unranked prospect, transferred to the D-II level after one year in Carbondale. He packed up and went south to play for West Florida.
The Seton Hall Pirates take home a win over the Butler Bulldogs, with strong performances by Dre Davis and Al-Amir Dawes, among many.
The Chiefs activated TE Jody Fortson — but not RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire — from injured reserve for Sunday’s AFC championship game.