Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Robert Kraft probably should have seen this coming. About two weeks ago, rapper Macklemore, opening for Ed Sheeran on tour, took the stage to repeat a message he’d been voicing for years: Free Palestine. A few days later, he was dropped from Sheeran’s...
Indiana University head football coach Curt Cignetti nailed it when he said late in his team’s storybook 2025-26 season, “It’d be a hell of a movie.” But as fine a fit as the undefeated national championship run seems for Hollywood, there’s another one just a couple of hours from Bloomington, flying under the radar in...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The timing is symbolic, if not ironic. Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday afternoon that he’s sending House of Representatives members home early until after November’s midterms. The decision effectively pauses the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA). The very institution eager to bring order...
Three Things That Could Keep Minnesota From Winning the WNBA Title The Minnesota Lynx has clearly established themselves as the WNBA’s team to beat, combining offensive firepower, defensive discipline and impressive depth to rise to the top of the standings. Minnesota enters Friday’s game against the New York Liberty with a league-best 31-9 record and...
The WNBA‘s eight playoff teams are preparing for the more physical, deliberate style of basketball that arrives with the postseason. Rotations will tighten, half-court possessions will increase and controlling the area around the basket will become essential. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Our examination of the playoff field now moves to the position most...
Last fall, three WNBA teams changed head coaches within nine days. Seattle declined to renew Noelle Quinn‘s contract on Sept. 21, 2025, New York moved on from Sandy Brondello on Sept. 23, and Dallas fired Chris Koclanes on Sept. 30. Koclanes’ Wings had finished 10-34, the worst record in the league. The 2026 regular season...
“The American Carnival” is a yearlong cultural examination of the impact of the Super Bowl halftime show far beyond entertainment. Through history, politics, race, economics and music, the series explores how 12 minutes on the most-watched stage in the country often say more about America than the game itself. It’s September, the NFL season just...
The 2026 Pangos Frosh/Soph Camp series got underway with the West being the first of four stops across the country. This regional underclass-oriented camp that began over 20 years ago in the West featured some outstanding front court talent. The 2029 and 2030 classes in the West were well represented at McBride (Long Beach, Calif.),...
The 2026 Pangos All West Frosh/Soph Camp is officially in the books. Pangos founder Dinos Trigonis put together an outstanding group that blended talent, athleticism, and outstanding positional size. For an individual showcase, the level of competition was quite impressive and it was a testament to the players themselves with the effort that they put...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When Cleveland Browns first-year head coach Todd Monken announced Aug. 24 that Deshaun Watson had beaten out Shedeur Sanders for the Browns’ starting quarterback role, he explained that Watson gave Cleveland its best chance “to move the ball and score points.” That may prove to be true in the long run, but...