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March Madness is officially upon us and the Spartans will join the party on Friday night from Cleveland.
The Spartans will face off against No. 15 seed Bryant in a South Region first round matchup on Friday night. This game between the Spartans and Bulldogs will be played at Rocket Arena, with the winner moving on to the second round and facing the winner of No. 7 seed Marquette-No. 10 seed New Mexico.
Michigan State comes into this matchup as a heavy favorite over the Bulldogs.

Here is the full video from Thursday’s post-practice media session including all of Pat Narduzzi’s comments as well as several players.

Earlier this month, ESPN announced that “Around the Horn” would air its final episode in May. The network decided to cancel the show after 23 years on the network.
“Around the Horn” has come to represent the worst of ESPN. The show originally served the valuable purpose of giving local newspaper columnists a voice on television. Over the years, the program evolved into a platform for anyone who had a staunchly progressive opinion to share—as long as they were not a white man, of course.

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Nate Tice and Charles McDonald are back with the biggest questions on their mind for NFL teams as we are in the full swing of free agency and looking ahead to the draft. They kick things off with an interesting conversation about the Minnesota Vikings and J.J. McCarthy, with rumors swirling that the team is considering signing Aaron Rodgers.

An 11-year-old kid who found a rare 1-of-1 autographed jersey Paul Skenes rookie card is already at least $900,000 richer with a few hours left in the auction. The payday could be more than Skenes’ entire 2025 contract!
The unnamed young baseball fan, who received a $320 box of Topps Chrome 2024 cards as his Christmas present, was absolutely shocked when he saw that he was the one that found what I have likened to being Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket. 
As word got around that the Skenes card was found, offers began coming in from everywhere.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Milos Uzan scored 16 points, LJ Cryer added 15 and No. 1 seed Houston was able to rest up for the rest of the NCAA Tournament while romping past No. 16 seed SIU Edwardsville 78-40 on Thursday in the first round of the Midwest Region.
Ja’Vier Francis added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Big 12 champs, who will carry a 14-game winning streak into a second-round matchup with eighth-seeded Gonzaga or No. 9 seed Georgia. Houston (31-4) has won 26 of its last 27 overall.

It’s March Madness, which means the entire basketball world shifts its attention to the college ranks. The 68-team tournament will crown a national championship after weeks of action. The national spotlight also allows several college players to show and make a name for themselves to NBA franchises.
The Oklahoma City Thunder head into the 2025 NBA draft with the chance to add at least one lottery selection. It’ll depend on how the lottery plays out with the Philadelphia 76ers’ top-six protected pick. They also own swap rights with the LA Clippers and Houston Rockets.

Collectively, wedges are the most versatile clubs in your bag and are put to use in the broadest variety of situations. From the fairway, you often make full swings with your pitching wedge and gap wedge, but you might also use those clubs when you need a low, running chip shot around the green.

Stumptown and Keith Donaghue after winning the Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival – Getty Images/David Fitzgerald
The most exciting jump race off them all, the Grand National, is not just around the corner and so the time has come for Telegraph Sport to help you find a winner. 
After the latest round of forfeits, Intense Raffles has been left as the 7/1 favourite for the race following Gavin Cromwell’s decision to withdraw red-hot favourite Inothewayurethinkin following his resounding win in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Ahead of its first-round NCAA tournament matchup with Clemson, McNeese is in the headlines for head coach Will Wade reportedly agreeing to take the job at NC State after the Cowboys’ March Madness run is finished. 
However, McNeese is also drawing attention during its tournament run for more fun and endearing reasons. Student manager Amir Khan has become a social media sensation for walking with the men’s basketball team out of the tunnel holding a boom box playing rap songs including Lud Foe’s “In & Out” and singing along.