After a scary crash last year that left Dale Earnhardt Jr. with concussion symptoms, Earnhardt is ready to get back on the track this weekend for the Daytona 500. The Crash Earnhardt made hard contact with the wall coming out of turn three on July 9 of last year. This …
Read More »Syracuse buzzer beater completes comeback against Duke
Syracuse finally leaving a statement this season with a 78-75 win against No.10 Duke shows their potential heading into the NCAA tournament. John Gillon’s three-pointer to beat the buzzer and the Blue Devils left a large amount of the 30,331 fans at the Carrier Dome on the court celebrating. National Collegiate Basketball Hall …
Read More »Brooks Gives Oregon a Win at the Buzzer…Again
It came down to the final seconds in last night’s game when No. 6 Oregon barely beat unranked California, 68-65. It was Oregon’s junior, Dillon Brooks, who hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to bring home a win for the Ducks. Brooks had a similar game-winning shot against UCLA earlier this …
Read More »Sevilla Win; Leicester Grab Away Goal
(All stats, figures and graphs have been taken from whoscored.com) Goals from Pablo Sarabia and Angel Correa helped Sevilla to victory, but an away goal from Jamie Vardy, his first ever goal in the Champions League, means that there’s still hope for Leicester in the Round of 16. The result …
Read More »Ole Miss Football Program Gets Hit By NCAA
The Ole Miss football program has self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2017 season. These actions were due to the NCAA accusing the school of lack of institutional control and that Rebels coach Hugh Freeze failed to monitor his coaching staff. The school’s athletic director, Ross Bjork said that school officials agreed with …
Read More »Tar Heels Take Control Of ACC Men’s Hoops With Win Over Cardinals
There was a rowdy crowd of basketball fans on Chapel Hill on Wednesday. Not only did they erupt to news of rival Duke going down to Syracuse in a buzzer beater, but North Carolina topped Louisville to take a strong grip on the lead in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 74-63 win …
Read More »Preview: Florida Women’s Basketball Travels to Tennessee For Last Road Game of Regular Season
The Florida women’s basketball team will travel on Thursday to Knoxville to take on Tennessee for the second of two meetings this season, as the regular season enters it’s final weekend. Both teams have two games left in their conference schedule before the SEC Tournament begins next week in Greenville, …
Read More »MLB Institutes Intentional Walk Rule Change
Starting in the 2017 season, Major League Baseball has decided to change the rules of the intentional walk. Instead of forcing a pitcher to throw four pitches to move the batter to first base, the manager can now signal the umpire from the dugout which will send the opponent down the line …
Read More »Corey Brewer Part of Move for Lou Williams to Rockets
Teams are scrambling to make moves before Thursday’s trade deadline, and former Florida Gators star Corey Brewer was caught in the middle of it. The Los Angeles Lakers announced a trade with the Houston Rockets that would send veteran guard Lou Williams to the Rockets in exchange for Brewer and an …
Read More »SEC Ahead of Replay Game
The NCAA Football Rules Committee is expected to stick with collaborative replay for the 2017 season. The conferences will not be following the same guidelines this year, but a uniform system could be in the cards for the future. Different Conferences Different Systems The SEC and ACC used replay command centers at …
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