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A ranked matchup between two bitter Big East rivals lived up to the hype. No. 22 St. John's got an upset victory over No. 3 UConn at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, and Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino was all smiles after the game with his star big man, Zuby Ejiofor. "You know you're going to make me retire? Because I'm not living life without you," Pitino joked […]

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (NEW YORK) — Profanity-laced chants directed at UConn head coach Dan Hurley began ringing around the arena during the national anthem, at times overshadowing a tremendous rendition of the song. "F--- you, Dan!" one St. John’s student shouted, alcoholic beverage in hand. "F--- Dan Hurley!" a few others answered. The modern Big East’s most thrilling rivalry came to life before the ball was even tipped. It didn’t used […]

San Francisco – Sam Darnold, Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs and Jaxon Smith-Njigba have garnered much of the attention during Super Bowl week. That’s expected, considering their importance to their respective offenses on game day. Here, I take a closer look at those potential breakout players who could make a splash, emerging as X-factors we could be talking about after Sunday’s big game. New England Patriots DTs Milton Williams and Christian […]

Indiana Hoosiers quarterback and 2025 Heisman Trophy Award winner Fernando Mendoza looks poised to be selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. How did Mendoza get to this point? Was there a quarterback he tried to emulate? "As a child, I was always a huge Tom Brady fan. I read a TB12 book. I was always big on the preparation because, […]

As we move closer to the Seahawks and Patriots squaring off in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, it's a chance to look back on the last 25 Super Bowls and the best of the best performances. We've ranked the top 10 Super Bowl MVPs of the past quarter-century, and such a process makes for difficult decisions. It's easy to err on the side of late-game heroics. Does that penalize a […]

It’s been 26 years since the Big Ten last cut down the nets, but right now, the league is dominating the men's NCAA Tournament conversation. FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA tournament projection has the Big Ten landing a whopping 10 bids to the Big Dance, the most of any conference. Even Indiana is in the field, checking in among DeCourcy’s "last four in" as the Hoosiers hover […]

Connor Zilisch knows that he won’t just be compared to the drivers he will race against in 2026. The Trackhouse Racing driver won 10 races last year in NASCAR’s top developmental series. So there’s a reason for all the hype. Could he have the best rookie season of all-time? The 19-year-old is trying not to look at it that way, especially in an era where there is virtually no testing […]

The NFL presented its major awards for the 2025 season on Thursday night, and I was honored to again be part of the 50-member panel chosen by the Associated Press to vote on its All-Pro team and season awards. I've been able to do this for the last four years, and the ballot has expanded in that time to now have us voting for a top five on each of […]

There are good teams. There are great teams. And then there is the juggernaut that Team USA will be sending to the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Under manager Mark DeRosa, this is clear-cut the best roster that Team USA has ever compiled. That seemed to be a given when Aaron Judge, who is set to play in his first WBC, signed on to be the captain of the team. But […]