The grandson of legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was arrested for DWI and is accused of fatally striking a 15-year-old with his vehicle on Saturday night. Joseph Savarino, the 26-year-old grandson of the famed college basketball coach, is said to have struck the teen just before 9 p.m. in Durham, North Carolina, while the boy … Read more
A biopsy showed that Vitale has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, and the broadcaster will begin immunotherapy next week. Source link #ESPN #legend #Dick #Vitale #cancer #plan #winning #battle
Lauren Betts’ feet helped UCLA win its first-ever NCAA women’s basketball championship on Sunday. Now, she’s hoping they might just land her a spot on a prestigious TV competition show. Betts, who went viral last month for a choreographed routine she and two of her teammates consistently hit throughout the Bruins’ run to the 2026 … Read more
ESPN Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale shared that “some abnormalities” were found after a series of routine scans last week. Vitale, who announced he was cancer free last May after battling the disease four separate times in three years, shared a health update through ESPN public relations exec Josh Krulewitz on Wednesday, explaining that … Read more
Even national champions get star struck. UCLA women’s basketball team center Lauren Betts was seen in a social media video on Tuesday night nearly losing her mind following an encounter with LeBron James. The newly crowned champ was at Crypto.com Arena to be honored by the Los Angeles Lakers for her and her team’s triumphant … Read more
No talking to the benchwarmer. An “enforcer” prevented media at the Final Four from speaking to LeBron James’ son, redshirting Arizona freshman Bryce James, during the open locker room sessions Thursday, according to Yahoo. The decision to nix any potential interviews with LeBron’s middle child came from the basketball legend and his agency, Klutch Sports … Read more
March Madness is as popular as it has been in decades. Heading into this weekend’s Final Four, the NCAA Tournament is averaging 10.3 million television viewers across the four networks, TNT, TBS, CBS and TruTV, which is a number that’s up 9 percent from last year, according to Nielsen. It’s the most-watched tournament since 1993 … Read more
The 2026 Men’s Final Four is set for Saturday in Indianapolis — but for Gunter Guzman, none of his seeds will advance. Guzman, 45, timed his vasectomy last year to coincide with the NCAA basketball tournament. You’ve heard of March Madness — but have you heard of “Vas Madness”? It’s the annual spike in vasectomies this … Read more
Charles Barkley used his college basketball platform to make a political statement. The loquacious hoops analyst and Hall of Famer criticized the treatment of immigrants in America during CBS’s Elite Eight pregame show Sunday. The network aired a segment on senior UConn forward Alex Karaban, whose mother, Olga, is from Ukraine, and whose father, Alexei, … Read more
UConn freshman guard Braylon Mullins had his high school sweetheart, Kylee Beranek, cheering him on as he became the hero of the Huskies’ March Madness run Sunday. The couple celebrated together in a hotel room after Mullins sank a long 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn a 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke — … Read more
Braylon Mullins’ game-winning 3-pointer sent shockwaves across Capitol One Arena. Bill Raftery and Grant Hill might’ve been the most stunned of them all. After Duke’s Cayden Boozer turned the ball over with five seconds left, Mullins’ long-range attempt hit nylon to give the Huskies a 73-72 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. While play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle … Read more
Duke radio broadcaster David Shumate encapsulated the school’s fans with his call of UConn’s heartbreaking defeat of the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight. Shumate sounded deflated when UConn’s Braylon Mullins hit a deep 3-pointer in the closing seconds to hand the Huskies a 73-72 win, and then he called for a technical foul on … Read more
Sports reporter Talia Baia said Iowa’s upset of Florida, the defending national champion and No. 1 seed, “might be my worst heartbreak yet” as she reacted to the March Madness thriller on Sunday. Baia — a diehard Gators alum, who went viral for her locker room interviews during last year’s NCAA men’s tournament — shared … Read more
Adam Schein may have dropped his first Adam Bomb. The Post’s Adam Schein was not pleased with Hubert Davis — whose No. 6-seeded North Carolina men’s basketball team suffered a brutal 82-78 loss at the hands of No. 11 VCU on Thursday. On Friday’s episode of “Schein Time,” Schein questioned the coach’s job security at … Read more
Mark down the date history: Mike Francesa admitted he was wrong. The New York radio legend made a bizarre mistake when discussing St. John’s star Zuby Ejiofor’s time with Kansas, claiming he transferred because of Joel Embiid’s presence on the roster. Embiid, though, last played for the Jayhawks in 2014, and social media users had … Read more
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS. The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports and TNT Sports, replacing beloved basketball broadcaster Ernie Johnson for the first two weeks of the tournament. Burleson will also serve as studio host for Sunday’s … Read more
Doug Gottlieb is stepping away from the mic to focus on his Green Bay basketball team. The Phoenix head coach said he would soon stop doing his national sports talk radio show to prioritize his basketball duties. “As of now, we’re going to take a break from it,” Gottlieb said after Green Bay’s win over … Read more
Bobby Knight would be proud. Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb threw a chair in disgust as he walked off the court Thursday night following his team’s implosion in an 80-78 home loss to Robert Morris. “I’m encouraged by our effort and our defense and how we executed and that was just embarrassing how we lost … Read more
There are times when visceral responses — those that instantly flow from the gut — outsmart the contemplative responses. Source link #College #basketballs #mismatches #senseless #cruelty
A Philadelphia sports radio staple died at 77 following a battle with cancer. Harry Donahue, a longtime sports and morning drive anchor at KYW Newsradio, died Wednesday, the station’s parent company, Audacy, announced. Donahue had a 35-year career at the station, which began in 1974 as a freelance reporter before he started work as an … Read more