Category Archives: NFL

Darius Johnson’s 31 power UCF past Cincinnati in Las Vegas

Darius Johnson scored 31 points and dished seven assists and Tyler Hendricks added 14 points to lift UCF to an 88-80 victory against Cincinnati on Thursday in a College Basketball Crown quarterfinal i… more

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg named AP Player of Year

Cooper Flagg of Duke was named The Associated Press men’s college basketball Player of the Year on Friday, becoming just the fourth freshman to earn the recognition.Flagg garnered 41 votes and Johni… more

Boise State takes aim at Nebraska in Crown semifinals

Boise State and Nebraska square off on Saturday to advance to the championship game of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas.The Broncos (26-10) defeated Butler 100-93 on Wed… more

Report: Prominent Cal football donors withhold money over Ron Rivera role

Prominent donors to the Cal football name, image and likeness collective said they won’t give any more money to the organization until former NFL head coach Ron Rivera is given the authority to run th… more

Rick Pitino, Bruce Pearl first co-winners of Coach of the Year award

Rick Pitino and Bruce Pearl were named co-winners of The Associated Press men’s college basketball Coach of the Year award on Friday.It was the first tie in voting in the 58 years that the award has… more

Eric Dixon helps Villanova edge USC

Eric Dixon scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Villanova outlasted Southern California 60-59 in the quarterfinal round of th… more

Notebook: What Spurs, San Antonio mean to Houston’s Kelvin Sampson

The setting of San Antonio offers more than a nice home-state advantage to Houston in this year’s Final Four.For Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs provided a care… more

Central Michigan dismisses coach Tony Barbee

Central Michigan fired coach Tony Barbee on Thursday after four seasons.The Chippewas went 14-17 this season and 49-75 in Barbee’s four seasons at the helm.Barbee, 53, had one winning season at Cent… more

Reports: Cowboys acquire QB Joe Milton III from Patriots

The Dallas Cowboys are acquiring quarterback Joe Milton III from the New England Patriots, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.Per ESPN, the Cowboys are sending their compensatory fifth-rou… more

Falcons owner ready to pay Kirk Cousins millions to ride pine

With three years remaining on a four-year contract signed 13 months ago, Kirk Cousins is guaranteed nothing in Atlanta in 2025. Well, other than the $27.5 million Falcons owner Arthur Blank owes for t… more