The Denver crowd held its breath as Jamal Murray faded away from the basket for the last shot of Monday’s Game 2. Murray fell into the Nugget’s bench as his 15-foot step-back shot ended the night for Lebron James and the Lakers. The Ball Arena exploded as teammates mobbed Murray, …
Read More »Lightning Stumble To Finish Line With Loss To Buffalo
Tampa Bay’s short skid continued with a third consecutive loss Monday before the Stanley Cup Playoffs, this time a 4-2 loss against the already-eliminated Buffalo Sabres. Dylan Cozens scored two goals for the Sabres to earn Buffalo its 39th win of the season. Although Tampa Bay is guaranteed the first …
Read More »NAIA Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Competition
In a 20-0 vote Monday at the NAIA Council of Presidents annual meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, a landmark decision was made for the 241 member schools in the NAIA. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy that will likely keep transgender athletes from participating in any of the …
Read More »Orlando Continues Playoff Push With Nail-biting Win Against Portland
Although the Portland Trail Blazers were just a shot away from stealing a win from Orlando, the Magic once again found a way to come out on top Monday night at Kia Center. After Deandre Ayton’s jumper bounced off the front rim and the buzzer sounded, the Magic were one …
Read More »Milestone Night For Sabonis Secures Sacramento Win
On a night when Domantas Sabonis took only five shots and had 11 points, his impact was second-to-none in Sacramento’s win Monday night over the Philadelphia 76ers. Understated as his performances are, Sabonis quietly made history by setting a post-NBA/ABA merger record. With 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, …
Read More »NC State Looks To Build On Miracle Run In NCAA Tournament
The NC State Wolfpack saw their season winding down after a fourth consecutive loss on March 9, sitting at 10th in the ACC. Entering the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament last week, the Wolfpack walked into the Capitol One Arena in Washington D.C., with their season hanging by a threat. NC …
Read More »Camrie Caruso builds on family legacy of drag car racing at Gainesville Raceway
As the 2024 NHRA Pro Stock drag racing season leads to the Gainesville Raceway Friday, Camrie Caruso will be solely focused on moving up from tenth place in the Pro Stock All-Star Callout. Regardless of how she performs at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, she has already built an …
Read More »William Byron Claims Dramatic Daytona 500 victory
William Byron made history Monday at the Daytona International Speedway, winning the race that started his NASCAR Cup Series career six years prior, the Daytona 500. Byron enters superstar status by winning the 2024 edition of the “Great American Race.” Back and Forth Action Byron’s victory by no means tells …
Read More »Knecht, No.8 Tennessee look to bounce back against Arkansas
After a 16-point blowout loss to Texas A&M on Saturday, No. 8 Tennessee hopes to put up a much better performance in Bud Walton Arena Wednesday night. The loss caused Tennessee (17-6, 7-3 SEC) to drop two spots in this week’s AP Top 25 rankings with Arizona and Marquette jumping …
Read More »No. 17 Kentucky visits struggling Vanderbilt in SEC matchup
The No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats (15-6, 5-4 in SEC) are in Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-15, 1-7 in SEC) on Tuesday, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. The Wildcats are coming off of back-to-back home losses to the Florida Gators and No. 6 Tennessee, hoping to end that …
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