This should be quite the battle, with one of the best pitchers on the planet facing one of the best lineups on the planet. The winner will face the winner of tomorrow’s Venezuela vs. Italy semifinal in the WBC championship game on Tuesday. The D.R. gets the slight advantage of being the “home” team and […]
Lost in the frenzy of the start of free agency last week, the Chicago Bears announced that defensive tackle Andrew Billings was selected as their 2025 Ed Block Courage Award winner. The award is named after Ed Block, who was the head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts from 1954 to 1977. Block and his […]
Venue: loanDepot Park — Miami, Florida, USA Just four teams remain where once there were eight in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. These final four teams will fight tonight and tomorrow to determine who will face off in Tuesday’s championship bout. It has been a tournament of upsets and surprises. Following […]
It’s that time of the year again, those few days where you pick the winners of 63 games and think you’re going to have the perfect bracket. Well, prove it to us. Join our ESPN.com Tournament Challenge group and compete against other Illinois fans. Our group is called The Champaign Room 2026. You can find the group […]
United States lineup SP: Paul Skenes (RHP) Dominican Republic lineup SP: Luis Severino (RHP) Broadcast info Time: 8:00 PM EDTTV: FS1
The 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket is now finalized after the Selection Sunday show revealed this year’s field of 68. The Duke Blue Devils are the No. 1 overall seed, while the Arizona Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, and Florida Gators also earned 1-seeds. The Kentucky Wildcats will be a 7-seed in the Midwest Region alongside 1-seed Michigan, […]
Arizona could have easily been coming back from its first Big 12 series with a sweep. Instead it’s returning home with two helpings of what might have been. The Wildcats were walked off by Utah for the second game in a row, falling 8-7 on Sunday afternoon in Salt Lakt City. The Utes (11-6, 2-1) […]
NC State is back in the NCAA tournament but is up against a brutal draw to reach the second weekend. Turns out the Wolfpack was one of the last four at-large teams in the field, putting it in Dayton along with its opponent, Texas, as well as SMU and Miami (OH). That’s a tad confusing, […]
The bracket is out and the Aggies are in. Texas A&M men’s basketball landed a No. 10 seed in the South Region on Sunday and will play No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s on Thursday in Oklahoma City. This is a pretty big deal for this A&M team. When Bucky McMillan took the job last spring, […]
The Virginia Cavaliers are in the NCAA Tournament and have been selected as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The ‘Hoos will tip off against the No. 14 seed Wright State in Philadelphia on Friday. Should the ‘Hoos win their first NCAA Tournament game since 2019, they’ll take on either No. 6 Tennessee […]
The NCAA Tournament is finally upon us. The West Coast Conference champion Gonzaga Bulldogs are the No. 3 seed in the West region and will play the No. 14 Kennesaw State Owls out of Conference USA at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. PT on TBS. The Owls […]
The Maple Leafs’ team plane made it through the winter storm for a Sunday night battle in Saint Paul against a hungry Wild team that’s lost three of its last four games (7:30 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on the challenge defensively against the Wild, especially with Oliver Ekman-Larsson absent due […]
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IU basketball will not play in the NCAA tournament for a third consecutive season. The Hoosiers were not among the 68 teams revealed on the NCAA tournament selection show on CBS after finishing the regular season and the Big Ten ...
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Tonight it was announced that the North Carolina Tar Heels will be the 6 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels will enter the tournament with a 24-8 overall record, and a 12-6 record in ACC play. UNC’s season had plenty of ups and downs, but ultimately they were able […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois will limp into March Madness following a disastrous overtime loss to Wisconsin in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten tournament, and its quest for a tournament run will begin as a No. 3 seed against Fran McCaffery and No. 14 Penn on Thursday in Greenville, SC. Florida is the No. 1 […]
Despite an early exit in the SEC Tournament for Alabama basketball, the Crimson Tide was still assigned a four seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as they head to the Midwest Region. They will face Hofstra in the opening round on Friday. Win that game and they get the winner of Texas Tech-Akron on […]
GM Barry Trotz told us all along that Ryan O'Reilly, despite not having a no-trade clause in his contract with the Nashville Predators , was being treated like he has one. They would not send O'Reilly anywhere in a trade without his permission. It's a classy gesture by the team for a 35-year-old classy veteran. But it begs the question, why didn't they just give him the NTC in the first place? Whatever the reasoning behind it all, O'Reilly wasn't moved at this trade deadline, just like h...
Minutes ago, the Miami Hurricanes Men’s Basketball squad was awarded a #7 seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will face #10 seed Missouri next Friday, 3/20 in St. Louis, MO. Miami enters the game with a 25-8 record, and went 1-1 in the ACC tournament, winning in the quarterfinals after a double bye before […]
The Kentucky Wildcats have learned their NCAA Tournament fate. On Selection Sunday, it was announced that Kentucky would be a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, where Michigan is the No. 1 seed. The Wildcats’ first game will come on Friday vs. the No. 10 seed Santa Clara Broncos in St Louis, Missouri. Santa […]
March Madness is finally here. The Wisconsin Badgers found out on Selection Sunday that they will be a No. 5 seed in the West Region, taking on the No. 12 High Point Panthers. They will be heading to Portland for the first weekend of the tournament. Heading into Sunday, several Bracketologists projected Wisconsin to earn […]
For the third consecutive year, BYU will be a 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. BYU will open Thursday in Portland and play the winner of Texas-NC State. The game will tip off Thursday at 4:25 MT on TBS. Texas and NC State will play each other Tuesday evening in Dayton. The Wolfpack are ranked […]
The Toronto Raptors had an impressive showing Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, playing like they wanted to and bringing a slump to a pause. Yet, Sunday’s game against the No. 1 in the East Detroit Pistons was another test. Can the Raptors string some wins together? More importantly, does this team have what it […]
The game will take place on Friday at 4:10 PM on TNT. The good news is I’ll be able to get more information to you shortly on the Aggies, as I just watched them against Nevada on Friday. Utah State won the Mountain West regular season and tournament championships. Some quick information for now: Utah […]
The Road to Indianapolis will begin on the West Coast. Arizona is the No. 1 seed in the West Region in the 2026 NCAA Tournament and will open play Friday in San Diego against Long Island. It is the eighth No. 1 seed in school history, first since 2021-22 in Tommy Lloyd’s first season, which […]
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. It was a stunning result for the lottery-bound Mavericks, especially after the Cavaliers thumped the Mavericks by 33 points Friday night in Dallas. Cooper Flagg put together another excellent game with 27 points and 10 assists, while Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with […]