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Deion Sanders’s method of cutting dozens of football players is not unusual in college athletics and is part of improving the Buffaloes programs, Colorado athletic director Rick George says.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated while at Pac-12 conference meetings in Arizona, George defended his first-year coach in the wake of mounting criticism over what has transpired this spring in Boulder. In a roster turnover unlike any seen in college athletics, 30 Colorado players have entered the portal since the April 22 spring game.

College football programs across the country are going to spend the next few weeks shopping before fall camp gets underway in August and South Carolina is no different. Head coach Shane Beamer and his staff are working to assemble the best roster that it can before the Gamecocks open the 2023 season against North Carolina.
Shane Beamer is portal searching. (Photos by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
However, in doing so, they are not going to make any promises. Even if that is what it takes to get a prospective player in the boat.

The prevailing —no, overpowering—emotions at Churchill Downs during Kentucky Derby week are joy and excitement. They permeate the morning training hours, then percolate through the grandstand during the afternoon races.
But this year there is an undercurrent of tension, perhaps even dread. Unsettling things keep happening to racehorses, too jarring and numerous and awful to be swept aside by pageantry.
There were four well-publicized deaths in less than a week’s time, three during or after a race and one in training.

Former Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski was selected by the Titans with the 11th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft. One team that passed on Skoronski was the Falcons, which may not have been a surprise given the interaction Skoronski had with the Falcons at a Combine interview. Skoronski told Dan Pompei of TheAthletic.

What the future holds for Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is one of the biggest question marks in Formula 1. His current deal expires at the end of this season, but it sounds more and more like the 7-time World Champion is talking about continuing in F1 for the foreseeable future.
Last weekend, Hamilton talked to ESPN about this. He also pointed to two athletes who have been able to compete at a high level for a long time: Tom Brady and LeBron James.
“I don’t plan on stopping any time soon,” the 38-year-old said.

The Rays and Orioles are dominating, while another AL East team tumbled down our Week 5 list.

Baseball fans across the country love to bust out the boo birds whenever a player linked to the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal comes to town. Apparently, players on other teams haven’t forgotten about it either.
White Sox pitcher Keynan Middleton was candid about his feelings on the matter after striking out Twins shortstop Carlos Correa on Wednesday night, telling reporters after the game, “I don’t like him, so it was kind of cool. I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.

It was a joyous occasion Thursday afternoon when Lamar Jackson put ink to paper to officially sign his five-year deal worth $260 million with the Ravens. The quarterback was all smiles at the press conference and appears to have some high expectations for himself after the team made some significant off-season moves on offense. 
“I’m very eager to be honest with you,” Jackson said. “I think I told someone I wanna throw for like 6,000 yards with the weapons we have.

It was no secret that the Colts needed to select a quarterback in this year’s NFL draft.
However, up until the final moments of the team’s selection, there was a concern about whether or not Indianapolis would be able to select the signal-caller it wanted to join the franchise. When the Cardinals announced the trade of their No. 3 pick in the first round, Colts general manager Chris Ballard was among those experiencing a whirlwind of emotions inside the franchise’s war room.

The Lakers and Warriors will face off in Game 2 of their second-round series Thursday night in San Francisco, with Stephen Curry and Co. desperately needing a win to even things up before the series shifts to Los Angeles. 
Speaking of Curry, this latest postseason showdown with LeBron James has all the makings of being another classic between two of the best players to ever play the game. 
It has also opened up some wild arguments. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said that if Curry is able to win another title then you might have to take James off the Mount Rushmore of basketball.