Tallest college basketball player ever, standing at 7-foot-9, entering transfer portal
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The average height of a men’s basketball program will increase significantly next season. That’s because Olivier Rioux, the tallest college basketball player ever, is transferring out of the University of Florida. The 7-foot-9 20-year-old announced his decision in an Instagram post, where he thanked his coaches […]
Charles Barkley tees off on alleged treatment of ‘amazing immigrants’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley used a segment about UConn Huskies star Alex Karaban to go on a political rant during CBS’ broadcast of March Madness on Sunday. CBS featured Karaban in a piece about his family. His mother, Olga, came to Massachusetts from Ukraine […]
LSU infielder tosses bat sky-high after clutch home run in comeback win
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LSU Tigers infielder Seth Dardar made the most of his clutch home run in the eighth inning against the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday. Dardar was at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Tigers down two runs. LSU had two men on […]
UConn’s Braylon Mullins hits game-winning 3-pointer to shock Duke, advance to men’s Final Four
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The UConn Huskies needed to dig themselves out of a hole in the second half against the Duke Blue Devils, and behind Braylon Mullins’ clutch 3-pointer and Tarris Reed Jr.’s high-percentage scoring, they were able to pull off an incredible comeback victory to advance to the […]
Arizona advances to men’s Final Four for first time since 2001
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Arizona Wildcats snapped their Final Four drought on Saturday night with an Elite Eight victory over Purdue in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats had gone 25 years without being in the Final Four. The last time the Wildcats got this far was in […]
UConn’s Geno Auriemma unloads on NCAA over tournament format: ‘I just don’t understand’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma put the NCAA on blast. The 72-year-old coach took umbrage with the NCAA for not consulting the players or coaches before making changes to the tournament’s format. The NCAA shifted from a four-site regional to a two-site regional in […]
Trey Kaufman-Renn’s controversial tip-in gives Boilermakers spot in Elite Eight, ends Texas’ Cinderella story
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The No. 11 Texas Longhorns’ Cinderella story in the NCAA Tournament came to a heartbreaking end on Thursday night, as Trey Kaufman-Renn’s tip with 0.7 seconds left on the clock gave No. 2 Purdue a 79-77 lead to advance to the Elite Eight. It was a […]
Indiana coach Cignetti sends message to star transfer with pre-practice dress code lesson
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In just his second season at the helm, Curt Cignetti led Indiana to its first national championship. During the Hoosiers’ title run, Cignetti became known for his demanding coaching style. Indiana opened spring practice Thursday, and incoming transfer wide receiver Nick Marsh got a crash course […]
Melvin Foster, former college football star who later served as Texas deputy sheriff, dead at 59
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Melvin Foster, a former college football star who later became a sheriff’s deputy in Texas, has died, according to an online obituary. He was 59. Foster was a standout linebacker with the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was on the team that won a Big Ten Championship and […]
Bill Belichick downplays Hall of Fame controversy, says focus remains on North Carolina football
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reports that first surfaced in January saying Bill Belichick would not be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame sparked strong reactions across the sports world. Despite winning two Super Bowls as an assistant and six as Patriots coach, Belichick reportedly fell short of the […]