Lane Kiffin has probably had better Sundays. The Ole Miss football coach, 48, capped off his weekend by watching his NCAA Tournament bracket get partially wrecked by an Alabama victory over the twelfth-seeded Grand Canyon, with girlfriend Sally Rychlak rubbing salt in the wound. Kiffin originally predicted a Round of 32 showdown between No. 4 … Read more
The women on Middle Tennessee rubbed salt in the wounds of Louisville after erasing an 18-point deficit in their upset win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After the No. 11-seed Blue Raiders capped off their 71-69 victory over the No. 6 Cardinals in Albany on Friday, ESPN cameras captured essentially the entire … Read more
Early NCAA Tournament standout Jack Gohlke is the first made man of March Madness 2024. The Oakland University guard is enjoying a meteoric rise after an out-of-body experience to lead the No. 14 seed Golden Grizzlies over the No. 3 seed Kentucky in an opening night 80-76 stunner. Gohlke had 32 points and drilled 10 … Read more
Angel Reese confirmed rumors that she is single as LSU seeks to repeat as champions in the upcoming women’s NCAA Tournament. Reese broke the news to her followers on an Instagram Live Q&A on Tuesday. “Yeah, I’m single,” she said, as covered by TMZ. Angel Reese and Cam’Ron Fletcher, pictured on vacation together in Jamaica … Read more
The general public knew better than the selection committee. And everyone suffered. Virginia validated all the criticism levied against the selection committee for its tournament inclusion with its pathetic, embarrassing, humiliating — pretty much any negative adjective applies here — performance in a 67-42 loss to Colorado State in the First Four on Tuesday night. … Read more
Greg Gumbel’s CBS partners wished him well Sunday night while the Selection Sunday staple missed the bracket reveal — and will be out the entire tournament — due to “family health matters.” “I am Adam Zucker, and we would all like to send our best to our friend and colleague Greg Gumbel, who will sit … Read more
Basketball fanatics will spend more than a full day — 36 hours — completely consumed by the sport during March Madness in 2024. Between watching games (13 hours), creating brackets (three hours) and discussing it with family and friends (five hours), a survey of 2,000 basketball fanatics ages 21+ revealed that during the three weeks … Read more
A familiar face will be missing from CBS and Turner Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Tournament this year. Studio host Greg Gumbel will be out for the tournament due to “family health issues,” The Athletic reported on Monday night. Ernie Johnson is expected “to pick up more studio time” in Gumbel’s absence, per the report. … Read more
As my pal Jonny reminds me, “March is not a month, it’s a command.” Let’s get to it folks, but first, a look at what we’ll be stepping in, through, and over in the days to come. The energy builds this month, from mellow to crescendo, as we start out skinny-dipping in the moon waters … Read more
Every month, streaming services add movies and TV shows to its library. Here are our picks for some of March’s most promising new titles. (Note: Streaming services occasionally change schedules without giving notice. For more recommendations on what to stream, sign up for our Watching newsletter here.) New to Amazon Prime Video ‘Road House’Starts streaming: … Read more
‘Get On Up’ (March 16) Stream it here. The current vogue of jukebox biopics shows no sign of slowing, thanks to the impressive grosses of films like “Bob Marley: One Love,” even though most of these dramas are still trafficking in tropes that should have been decimated by the pitch-perfect satire of “Walk Hard: The … Read more
The former editor-in-chief of British Vogue stepped down from his role with the tour de force — by showcasing a farewell March cover of 40 legendary women. It’s rumored that Edward Enninful, 51, who was the top editor at British Vogue for over six years, left his role after failing to take Anna Wintour’s spot … Read more
NEW DELHI — More than 2,000 people took part in a gay pride event in New Delhi, waving rainbow flags and multicolored balloons as they celebrated sexual diversity in India but also raised concerns over the country’s restrictive laws. Dancing to drums and music, the participants walked for more than two hours to the Jantar … Read more
Haley and Hanna Cavinder are shaking off their March Madness 2023 ouster. In a video posted Tuesday on TikTok, the social media sensations and collegiate athletes — whose Miami Hurricanes lost to the now-champion LSU Tigers in the Elite Eight of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament — can be seen showing off their moves while … Read more
Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look at the storylines that helped the popularity of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament and discuss the controversy surrounding Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. Source link
March is bound to get even madder. Scientists at Cornell University have put together a data model that suggests that the application of a physics theory to basketball may lead to teams scoring five to 15 more points per game. Researchers analyzed player metrics and material that were accrued from an undisclosed NBA team through … Read more
When Bill Raftery yells “Onions” in March, it has a double meaning for me. Yes, there’s the ballsy, clutch late-game heroics. But also: Cue the crying. Give me tears from players, spectators, parents, refs … whoever. Apparently, some fans need a refresher in that March Madness tradition. On Thursday, as the clock ran out on … Read more
Jim Nantz’s final NCAA Tournament as lead announcer is the lead topic on this week’s podcast with Andrew Marchand and John Ourand, who also discuss Jay Wright’s first March Madness as a full-time announcer. Bob Iger said it was “inevitable” that ESPN would be offered as a direct-to-consumer service at some point, prompting Marchand and … Read more
The U.S. Army K-9 Corps, which trained more than 10,000 dogs to serve several branches of the American military in World War II, began barking orders to its four-legged foot soldiers on this day in history, March 13, 1942. “Dogs have been associated with the United States Army since its inception, but their role has been primarily that … Read more
It’s their pluckiest ice cream flavor yet. Baskin-Robbins introduced its March flavor of the month, Chick’n & Waffles — but not everyone is crowing about it. The frozen treat consists of “buttermilk waffle flavored ice cream with plenty of crispy chick’n* and waffle flavored bites drizzled in a decadent bourbon maple syrup flavored swirl,” the company … Read more