Retired Sporting News columnist, still Big Ten Network studio analyst, NCAA brackets for FoxSports. Watch the Friday Football Show starting in September!
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Didn’t mean this to be a multi-day thing.
And then my bosses made that beautiful announcement.
So this is here to explain how I came to be a sportswriter, why I was so lucky to be at @sportingnews and why it feels right to step back.
And to thank you! ❤️
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Saint Joseph's announced today that Phil Martelli, the winningest coach in Saint Joseph’s men’s basketball history, will be enshrined in the Saint Joseph's Athletic Hall of Fame as the lone member of the Class of 2027, in an induction ceremony later this year.
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So how did #OhioState’s J.J. Sullinger end up donating a kidney to #Buckeyes teammate Terence Dials?
Both guys were kind enough to share the story with me. Grab the tissues and give it a read.
dispatch.com/story/sports/co…
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Bring me the Final Four, please.
Nashville media shuttle gonna be a pedal tavern and we’ll all be wearing pink cowboy boots.
People always blame “the NCAA” when things go wrong in college athletics.
It’s always been the membership that gets in the way.
Men's college soccer celebrated its move to a fall-spring season. But behind the scenes, there's a strong push to block it.
~150 schools have submitted rescission votes. The NCAA D-1 board will discuss today.
News + explainer, free to read @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/7726710…
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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Kate & Allie' and 'McMillan & Wife,' Dies at 80 variety.com/2026/tv/news/sus…
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Finalist Cities To Host the 2032-36 Men’s Final Fours (Alphabetical Order)
Denver
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City, Kansas
Las Vegas
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans
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Baseball's Greatest Players: The Inner Circle and 10 numbers that define them sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/news…
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🏀 Tuesday on Indiana Sports Beat Radio! 🎙️ @tsnmike — 9 AM ET 🎙️ @JDCamz1st — 9:40 AM with special guest @JoeyBrunk! IU Basketball, national sports & more! 📺 LIVE on YouTube 📻 ESPN 97.7 | WJOB | 98.7 The Zone #iubb #IndianaSportsBeat xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1dGYlaZBv…
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Subscribe and catch all the Opening Day action! ⬇️
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
The Pariahs
Pete Rose recorded 1,540 hits in his twenties (43rd all-time), 2,025 in his thirties (2nd all-time) and 691 in his forties (most all-time).
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Pat McAfee ‘very, very uncomfortable’ at University of Utah due to light criticism, alludes to Charlie Kirk assassination awfulannouncing.com/espn/pat…
So much easier to beat the defender when you travel.
ROOKIE CALEB WILSON COOKED PAUL GEORGE 🤧
Shifty jab into the dunk 😯
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This was an uncalled traveling violation.
videorulebook.nba.com/archive/travel…
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I’m officially nominating Pat McAfee for the next Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
To endure the unimaginable trauma of a Utah Utes GameDay crowd and somehow find the strength to carry on?
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear tank tops. 🙏🤣
🤖 Made with AI
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Somebody called Pat lame and it shook him to his core. That’s freaking funny.
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NO Filter @cutler1300 on UK Football and Basketball with @HowardWKYT, @jtdavisky, @tsnmike, and Jim Master!
wlxg.com/episode/the-no-filt…
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Very sad news to pass along:
The great Donnie Iris has died, at 83.
Everyone loved him -- here is the obit.
post-gazette.com/news/obitua…
