There may not be another person in the history of college athletics who has received the benefit of the doubt in a more obvious manner or for a longer period of time than Penny Hardaway has at Memphis.
When you’re a former four-time NBA All-Star, one of the greatest players in program history, and carry a status around the city comparable to Elvis Presley’s, your leash is always going to be longer, but it has never been clearer in his tenure that things have run their course between Penny and the Tigers.
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Well, we’ve officially reached insufferable levels of fake outrage over the final pitch of Sunday’s WBC semifinal between the USA and Dominican Republic.
I knew it would happen eventually, but I figured we’d AT LEAST get to Tuesday until I was annoyed by it. But, we didn’t even get close.
Everybody is complaining about the strike three call that ended the game. Everyone is shouting about ABS this and ABS that. I haven’t seen the outrage mob this upset since Team USA beat Canada a few weeks ago to win gold.
It’s stunning, really.
There’s no bigger payday than the one awaiting baseball players on the other side of free agency. We saw nine players this offseason take home contracts worth north of $100 million over the course of the deal. Nearly 20 free agents got deals worth $20 million annually or more. Some of those names who got paid big were top fantasy baseball assets in 2025, including Dylan Cease, Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fast bowler Harshit Rana was seen using crutches during the BCCI Naman Awards in Mumbai on Sunday, raising questions over his recovery as the player is set to miss the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League 2026.
The pacer attended the BCCI’s award ceremony but was unable to walk onto the stage to collect his award for Best International Debut (Men’s). IPL chairman Arun Dhumal instead presented the honour to Rana after walking down the stage himself.
ESPN’s March Madness coverage just got significantly bigger after “The Pat McAfee Show” revealed a college basketball coaching great will be joining the NCAA Tournament festivities.
McAfee has become a major figure at ESPN throughout their college sports endeavors, as well as NFL and NBA coverage. However, McAfee will be joined by a Duke Blue Devils legend throughout March Madness.
MORE: 2026 March Madness TV schedule, full list of First Round NCAA Tournament games
McAfee revealed Monday that Mike Kryzewski will be on the show throughout the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Darius Slay announced his retirement after 13 NFL seasons on Monday, ending a run of dominance that included two Super Bowl appearances, a Super Bowl win, and an All-Pro selection for a talented cornerback. Slay has always hinted that 2025 could be his final NFL season, and after being waived by Pittsburgh and claimed by Buffalo, the Pro Bowl cornerback was done. Slay was released to make room for Asante Samuel Jr. on the Steelers’ roster.
It’s been a while since Nate Diaz had an MMA fight. |
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Most Valuable Promotions is planning on making a serious impact
with its first mixed martial arts event.
MVP announced on Monday that a five-round clash pitting Nate Diaz
against Mike Perry
has been added to its May 16 card at the Intuit Dome in Los
Angeles. Diaz vs. Perry will be contested at welterweight. The
MVP card is headlined by a women’s featherweight tilt between
Ronda
Rousey and Gina Carano,
while Francis
Ngannou will square off against Philipe
Lins in the evening’s co-main event.
UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) and UCLA Bruins guard Kiki Rice (1) high-five UCLA Bruins guard Gianna Kneepkens (8) on Sunday, March 8, 2026, during the Big Ten Tournament Championship game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. UCLA Bruins defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 96-45, for back to back Big Ten championships. | Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
After Selection Sunday and the release of the Women’s March Madness bracket, we now know the path to the National Championship.
Alabama might be playing Hofstra in the NCAA Tournament this week, but the basketball team has bigger problems to deal with thanks to guard Aden Holloway.
The second-leading scorer for the Crimson Tide was arrested on Monday morning on first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp. The news was first reported by Nick Kelly.
The Tuscaloosa police department issued a statement on Monday, detailing the arrest of the Alabama basketball player.
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