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The Saquon Barkley era for the New York Giants wasn’t always smooth sailing, especially toward the end of his time there. 
However, there don’t seem to be any hard feelings from Giants head coach Brian Daboll, who said he wishes Barkley the best… although there are two times a year when that isn’t the case, and I think you can probably figure out what they are.
“This is what it is every year in the NFL.

The best moment of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ win on Saturday over the Holy Cross Crusaders in the women’s NCAA Tournament wasn’t a specific play. It came courtesy of Cailtin Clark’s father, Brent.
With less than a minute to go in the first quarter of this first round matchup, Iowa guard Kate Martin committed a foul and sent Kaitlyn Flanagan to the free throw line. After the Hawkeyes briefly huddled up, Clark made her way to the sideline and started complaining to someone in the crowd. 
It’s not entirely clear what had Clark so frustrated.

The Indiana State Sycamores got hosed by the NCAA Selection Committee. And Pat McAfee won’t stand for it.
Indiana State put together an impressive 28-6 season, but lost to Drake in the Missouri Valley Conference title game. So instead of an at-large bid to the Big Dance, all the Sycamores have to show for their regular season success is a No. 1 seed in the NIT.

Major League Baseball, despite its advanced age, is attempting to reinvent itself in the 2020’s.
After decades of ballooning game times, endless pickoff attempts and the near eradication of the running game, the league stepped in forcefully in 2023. And for the most part, it worked.
The length of an average game in MLB dropped over 30 minutes from 2022-2023, with some games finishing just 10 to 15 minutes over two hours in length. Even the playoffs saw times diminish rapidly, eliminating the four-hour marathons that used to be commonplace.

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Charlie Culberson’s attempt to become a pitcher took a blow when he was released by the Braves. The 34-year-old has spent 11 years in the majors as a utility man.

St. Bonaventure athletic director Joe Manhertz resigned abruptly after opting to keep the school’s men’s basketball program out of the NIT without initially informing its players and fans.

Peter Angelos, the longtime owner of the Baltimore Orioles, has died at the age of 94.

The Iowa State Cyclones put on a show in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday night by pulling off the second-biggest comeback in the tournament’s history after they trailed the Maryland Terrapins by as many as 20 points.
Even more impressive, Iowa State’s Audi Crooks became only the second player — men’s or women’s — to score 40 points while shooting 90% in a tournament game. The other was Bill Walton.
Additionally, Crooks picked up 12 rebounds in the Cyclones’ 93-86.
So, in summation, she completely went off, as the kids say.

Don’t think that one spectacular night on the basketball court means that Jack Gohlke doesn’t get roasted by his teammates anymore.
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard came to fame by hitting an amazing 10 threes in an 80-76 win over Kentucky (a win that busted my bracket; I had the Wildcats in the final). Lots of fans never dreamed that a 14-seed would be fighting for a spot in the Sweet 16, which the Grizzlies will do tonight against NC State at 7:10 EST.
In fact, some fans are still really salty about the fact that Gohlke and Co. found a way to upset the SEC heavyweights.