Former ESPNer Jemele Hill downplayed Caitlin Clark’s effect on the growth in popularity of women’s basketball, while also calling out the media for not affording the same coverage to black players. While acknowledging that Clark is “stoking overall curiosity,” Hill told uproxx.com that the star Iowa guard is riding the waves of an overall increase … Read more
Shannon Sharpe didn’t sugarcoat his feelings about LSU coach Kim Mulkey while discussing her game plan in the Tigers’ 94-87 loss to Iowa in Monday’s Elite Eight matchup in the women’s NCAA Tournament. During the latest installment of his and Chad Johnson’s “Nightcap with Unc and Ocho” podcast, Sharpe blamed Mulkey for her team’s inability … Read more
Larry David’s experience watching UConn blow out Illinois 77-52 felt like something straight out of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — pretty, pretty, pretty miserable. “I’m in Boston and my friend got me tickets,” David told CT Insider. The HBO star was in attendance — sitting in the front row — to watch the Sweet 16 matchup … Read more
UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley had jokes about his wife and his lucky dragon underwear after the Huskies steamrolled San Diego State, 82-52, in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night. In a postgame interview, reporter Andy Katz mentioned that Hurley was waving to his wife, Andrea, who was featured on the TBS broadcast multiple … Read more
Chris Russo has long been a crusader against sporting events that start way too late at night. After all, in the introduction of his SiriusXM radio show, he can be heard barking, “Give us a chance to watch the damn thing, will you please?” With that as the backdrop, it was an inevitability that he … Read more
UNC guard Paxson Wojcik found himself in a precarious situation when he was asked about a baseless rumor alleging Kylie Jenner slid into his DMs in the midst of March Madness. Wojcik — who has an NIL deal with SKIMS, the clothing brand founded by Jenner’s older sister Kim Kardashian — appeared to entertain being … Read more
George Kittle and wife Claire enjoyed a date night Monday at the place where their love story began. The couple took in Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes’ second-round victory over West Virginia in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Iowa City, Iowa, where they originally met as freshmen at the University of Iowa. “Happy March madness … Read more
A mysterious giant shoebox appeared overnight at the Barclays Center – and its contents left onlookers stunned. The digital box was positioned outside of the arena ahead of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with an unexplained countdown. When the timer reached its conclusion, basketball fans entering the venue were taken aback as the display came … Read more
Jim Nantz called his final men’s basketball national championship game last season. Now, he gets to experience the madness as a fan. Nantz was in the stands for Sunday night’s thriller between No. 1 seed Houston, his alma mater, and No. 9 seed Texas A&M. Jim Nantz was on hand to witness Houston’s thrilling 100-95 … Read more
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
It’s open season on John Calipari. Kentucky’s head coach has come under immense criticism after the No. 3-seeded Wildcats were stunned by No. 14 Oakland, 80-76, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Chevy Chase Inn in Lexington, Ky., which proclaims itself the oldest bar in the city, announced that they are … Read more
Bill Raftery didn’t quite understand why Johnell Davis took his time before flinging a last-second 3-point attempt for Florida Atlantic. After Brooks Barnhizer’s layup tied the game at 58, Davis, a junior guard for the Owls, ended up in possession and had a chance to do something — drive for a layup, take an open … 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
LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson is staying the course. The 20-year-old sophomore guard is one of the faces of the NIL era — reportedly making millions — an NCAA champion, rapper and full-time student. Nothing about that is normal, but Johnson told The Post that she stays humble knowing she “beat the odds” in her … 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
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
Underneath it all, Dan Hurley is a fire-breathing dragon. What’s the evidence for this, beyond the 50-year-old UConn head coach’s trademark intensity and sideline dramatics? That would be Hurley’s lucky game-day underwear: red boxers emblazoned with cartoon dragons. “They’re like underoos for adults,” his wife, Andrea Hurley, told The Post of the shorts from MeUndies … Read more
Bill Murray wanted skin in the game. In celebration following UConn’s comfortable victory over Arkansas 88-65 to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2014 when they won the national championship, Murray gestured to head coach Dan Hurley to take off his shirt for the accomplishment, as Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman … Read more
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