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The Owls coach had one simple comment for the team’s doubters.
Shortly after Florida Atlantic beat Kansas State, 79–76, in the Elite Eight to advance to the school’s first Final Four, Owls coach Dusty May had a simple message to the college basketball analysts who doubted the No. 9 seed.
“I expect the prognosticators to pick us fifth in the Final Four,” May said, via Action Network’s Brett McMurphy.

LeBron James has spent the last 13 games nursing a foot injury, which opened the door for Austin Reaves. The 24-year-old wing, nicknamed ‘Hillbilly Kobe,’ has been remarkable in James’ absence.

Austin Reaves had 25 PTS and a career-high 11 AST in the win vs the Suns!
AR-15’s Last 4 Games25 PTS, 11 AST, 2 TO (60% FG)35 PTS, 6 AST, 6 REB (64% FG)16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 TO (63% FG)24 PTS, 7 AST, 1 TO (43% FG)pic.twitter.com/axVwaYM2nC
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 23, 2023

Reaves is averaging 17.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game since the first of March.

As Ohtani continues to make history, one of sports talk radio’s most recognizable voices isn’t too impressed.
Ever since his arrival in the U.S. in 2018, Shohei Ohtani has drawn comparisons to Babe Ruth. And after winning the American League MVP award in 2021 and regularly pulling off feats not seen since Ruth’s heyday, he’s won over nearly every skeptic who thought the days of two-way stardom were over.
Among those who are somehow not yet convinced? Legendary WFAN radio host Mike Francesa.

ESPN might be trying to undermine female athletes, but former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines is not going to let it happen.
Gaines took to Twitter Sunday to speak out against ESPN’s Women’s History Month tribute to Lia Thomas — a biological male who competed on the women’s swim team at the University of Pennsylvania.
The segment painted a picture of Thomas as a pioneer for transgender athletes and praised Thomas for triumph through adversity.
But Gaines isn’t having it. Responding to OutKick’s David Hookstead, she offered her take on the video.

“I didn’t do it very long because it seemed a little depressing actually,” he admitted.
Former MLB pitcher Steve Stone revealed an interesting tidbit from his minor league career during a recent White Sox spring training broadcast that surprised some viewers.
Stone, who pitched in the minor leagues in the Giants farm system from 1969–71, admitted he worked as a salesman hawking pre-paid funerals one summer.
His co-host, Jason Benetti, couldn’t hold back his laughter when Stone told him about the odd sales job.

The quarterback was dealing with a significant ankle injury during his team’s Super Bowl run.
Patrick Mahomes’s postseason heroics knew no limits this past winter, despite the significant ankle injury he suffered in the divisional round of the playoffs. Obviously, the Chiefs would prefer for their star quarterback to be fully healthy to start the 2023 season, and it appears he’s on his way to being just that when he and Kansas City look to repeat as Super Bowl champions. 
“He didn’t have to get anything done. He’s doing good.

The defensive end detailed his account in a Twitter thread Friday.
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Chargers defensive end Sebastian Joseph-Day claimed on Twitter that he was sexually assaulted by TSA personnel at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on Friday.

Notre Dame football took school spirit to the next level on Saturday afternoon. Marcus Freeman’s team had just wrapped its spring football practice for the day and made its way over to Arlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium to watch their No. 1-ranked counterparts square off against No. 3 Virginia on a chilly, damp day in South Bend.

“𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄!” – @paulcarcaterra
Thanks to all the fans and @NDFootball for braving the cold on Saturday and making Arlotta an absolutely electric environment.#GoIrish pic.twitter.

The Bills coach said he’s ready to help the safety any way he can.
Mere months ago, Bills coach Sean McDermott found himself on the sideline in Cincinnati wondering if safety Damar Hamlin had just lost his life during an NFL game. Now, McDermott is showing nothing but support for Hamlin’s return to football, if that’s what the player wants. 
“The best thing we can do is support him all the way through this, and that is a big piece of it that is, mind, body and spirit.

Portland is currently 3 1/2 games back of a spot in the play-in tournament.
The Trail Blazers are considering shutting down star point guard Damian Lillard for the rest of the season, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Lillard has been dealing with a calf injury and missed Portland’s most recent game against the Bulls on Friday.
Now in his 11th season with the Blazers, Lillard was named to his seventh All-Star Game this year. He is currently averaging a career-high 32.2 points per game, which ranks third in the NBA behind Joel Embiid and Luka Dončić, along with 7.