by Roger Barkley | Feb 17, 2026
All the free throws, the timeouts, the fouls and even a coach’s challenge made the end of Tuesday’s highly anticipated game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 7 Purdue felt somewhat anticlimactic, a sluggish march across the finish line.When the buzzer finally sounded —...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 17, 2026
Acaden Lewis scored 21 points, including five in the overtime, as Villanova knocked off Xavier 92-89 on Tuesday night. Lewis also contributed seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals for the Wildcats (21-5, 12-3 Big East Conference). Tyler Perkins scored 17 points...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 17, 2026
This is college football. At some point, the games pause, but the news and drama never does. Here’s an offseason tracker for buzz across the college football landscape. Four-star prospect de-commits from Michigan Peter Bourque, a four-star quarterback out of...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 17, 2026
Mick Cronin’s angry. What’s new? Not much, except that the UCLA men’s basketball coach found a new way to express that frustration. With the Bruins enduring their second consecutive blowout loss, Cronin made an example out of center Steven Jamerson...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 16, 2026
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the last person to leave the Toronto dugout after the Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series last fall because the star slugger wanted that to be the moment when he moved on. The first full workout for the Blue Jays at...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 16, 2026
Wrexham will host eight-time champion Chelsea for a place in the FA Cup quarterfinals next month. Championship side Wrexham reached the last 16 for the first time in 29 years by beating Ipswich. Arsenal will travel to League One side Mansfield in the fifth round...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 16, 2026
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen likes the vibe in a revamped clubhouse, and says he’ll never have a captain in charge of that scene. “As long as I’m owning the team, there will never be a team captain,” Cohen said in his first meeting with reporters...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 16, 2026
Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is now starting to shift his mindset toward the NFL, which really was his goal when he transferred to Indiana. Mendoza and the Hoosiers just happened to have a perfect season together that ended with an improbable national...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 16, 2026
It’s time to dust off those ball bags! MLB spring training has commenced. Pitchers and catchers are starting to report to Arizona and Florida for all 30 teams with Opening Day on March 25. Rosters are getting finalized and every team’s new offseason...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 15, 2026
The 2026 Daytona 500 was relatively smooth-sailing through the first 123 laps, with the yellow caution flag only making three appearances in that span. But on Lap 124, “The Big One” arrived. A major 20-car wreck occurred at the front of the race on Lap 124...
