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Creighton coach Greg McDermott channeled Eric Taylor after losing to San Diego State.
The Blue Jays lost in the Elite Eight to the Aztecs in heartbreaking and brutal fashion when a foul was called in the closing moment that allowed SDSU to earn the win.
Creighton released a video Monday night of McDermott’s speech to the team, and it’s something that could easily be straight out of a “Friday Night Lights” episode.

San Diego State heads to the line in a tie game with 1.2 remaining #MarchMadness pic.twitter.

Ben Simmons, who has not played in more than a month because of a nerve issue in his back, has been shut down for the rest of the season.

The Josh Harris/Mitchell Rales group, which now includes Magic Johnson, officially has submitted a fully financed bid for the Commanders, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Will CBS make Tournament change; MLB broadcasters have a challenge and more
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I would be stunned if CBS removed Grant Hill from the No. 1 booth before next season when Ian Eagle takes over for Jim Nantz.

Florida Atlantic basketball and head coach Dusty May are headed to the Final Four for the first time in school history. The Owls are the second No. 9 seed in NCAA Tournament history to play for a chance at the national title.
To call FAU’s run remarkable would be true, but the team has lost just three games all season. May’s fifth year at the helm has seen nearly double the amount of wins as his second-best season.
But he almost didn’t make it past year one. In fact, he almost didn’t make it past day one.
May accepted the head coaching job at FAU in March of 2018.

Recently retired safety Devin McCourty and former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi believe the Patriots should check in on Lamar Jackson
As Lamar Jackson continues to live in contract purgatory with the Ravens after being tabbed with the non-exclusive franchise tag and requesting a trade from Baltimore, two former Patriots would like to see New England make a call to gauge Jackson’s value in Baltimore.
Chalk up former Patriots safety Devin McCourty and former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi as two who would be in favor of New England getting in the mix for Jackson.

This keeps getting weirder.
We are in the middle of the funniest sporting lawsuit of all time, and it’s made even better considering it involves Gwyneth Paltrow.
If you haven’t been following along, Paltrow is being sued by 76-yea-old Terry Sanderson, who is seeking $300,000 for a skiing collision which took place in 2016. Sanderson claims that Paltrow was “out of control” on the slopes of Park City, Utah — alleging that the incident caused him to suffer physical, psychological, and emotional damage as a result.

Hailey Van Lith and the Louisville Cardinals saw their season end in the Elite Eight at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes and Caitlin Clark’s record-setting triple-double. While the loss stings, Van Lith isn’t going to let it define nor motivate her.
While most athletes are motivated by tough losses, hardships in their personal life, or other external factors, Van Lith doesn’t roll that way.
Asked if the loss to Iowa will motivate her heading into next season, the junior gave a stern, eye-opening answer.
“I’ll be completely honest. I’m not motivated by external factors.

North Carolina’s top scorer, Caleb Love, has announced he’s entering the transfer portal, in another disappointment for Tar Heels fans.
Love posted to Twitter on Monday that he’s entering the portal after a “rewarding” career at UNC.
He said that he came to the decision after taking “some time with my family to re-evaluate what’s best for me to continue to grow as a player.”

with love, the journey continues… pic.twitter.

Just because your old man is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer doesn’t mean the typical dynamics of an older brother/younger brother relationship go out the window. Just ask Bronny and Bryce James.
Bronny was showing off his dunking skills at Powerade JamFest, a place for some of the best high school basketball players in the nation to congregate ahead of the McDonald’s All-American Game.

Bronny James dunked over Bryce pic.twitter.