Pat Forde
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Column: This is the story of the Pac-12, the first known instance of a conference killed because it had lousy ratings. (Apologies to "Network.")
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Don't even know what to say about this. Just stupid proud.
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Column: After Alabama's latest men's basketball embarrassment Saturday, the school needs to quit pretending it cares about murder victim Jamea Jonae Harris or her family. Stop talking. Nobody believes you.
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Why would anyone want to see Indiana State (28-6, No. 1 in the nation in effective FG percentage, averaging 84.4 ppg) in the NCAA Tournament when you can be treated to this viewing experience instead?
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Today I wrote about what I know best: My daughter the Olympian. A lifetime in the making, a year in the near-unmaking, a week of incredible tension and joy. She made it.
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LSU, gone. Alabama, gone. Kentucky, gone. All higher seeds. It just means less.
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Robbie Hummel gave a lot to Purdue. He was calling the game live on radio, in tears after.
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Cam Rising, asked about Caleb Williams' "Fuck Utah" nail polish, said, "I don't give a shit. He can put whatever he wants on there. ... Hope he likes it."
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That’s a fireable offense
FIGHT! Juwan Howard throws a punch and all hell breaks loose at the end of Michigan-Wisconsin.
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Hearing some buzz about a big Washington Post story in the works on LSU women's hoops coach Kim Mulkey, potentially next week. Wagons being circled, etc.
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Hard-hitting interview after the American 800 freestyle relay crushed it. Proud and happy beyond words.
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Louisville out. USC out. Oklahoma State out. What do they have in common? Part of the federal investigation of college hoops.
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Since we have no sports teams to cheer for, I’m cheering for the medical personnel, healthcare workers, scientists and public servants tasked with handling what is happening and what’s to come. You are appreciated and valued. Go team. (Not a political tweet.)
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Incredible game. Kudos to North Carolina for the upset. Kudos to Baylor for the comeback. Get that officiating crew out of the tournament.
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They introduced the All-State Good Works team at halftime, basically guys who do nice things in the community. One of them was a Sooner and he gave the Horns down the entire time he was on the field and got what has to be the most vicious booing in Good Works history.
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If this isn’t the greatest individual play in football history, it is certainly the greatest play in punter history. My gosh.
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Breaking: Louisville has fired Bobby Petrino, effective immediately. Story to come on
@YahooSports
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Now Mississippi State has to come back and beat Finland for the gold medal Sunday.
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It has come to this: Trump and LaVar Ball join forces.
#Exclusive
Trump personally asked Xi Jinping to help resolve case of UCLA basketball players arrested in China
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Lilly King, speaking it plain as always, regarding the American tendency to downplay medals that aren't gold: "Pardon my French, but the fact that we’re not able to celebrate silver and bronze is bullshit."
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Ledecky gave it an epic run in the anchor leg. Chinese were incredible. And yes, that is a silver medal for Brooke Forde. My goodness.
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No. 16 UMBC has blown out Virginia, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. This is truly one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports.
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A 9-2 Army team that won the commander-in-chief trophy by beating both Navy and Air Force gets no bowl bid. There are reasons, but no justifications. What a travesty.
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Column: The NCAA and Power-5 conferences laid out a daunting road to college football season today. If we don't get there, the failure starts at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Indiana State hangs 100 on Utah. You cannot convince me that the NCAA Tournament selection committee REALLY watched Indiana State and decided it wasn't worthy of the Big Dance. It had to be a case of simply scanning the resume as opposed to seeing the Sycamores play.
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I’m going into an Antonio Brown-Free Zone for the next 24 hours and enjoying some college football. Who’s with me?
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The makings of a dud Super Bowl: One touchdown. Fourteen punts. Maroon 5. The War on Corn Syrup. Thank god for the NFL 100 commercial.
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Prominent industry source: "I think by the end of the week the fall sports will be postponed in all conferences."
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New
@SInow
Daily Cover: My daughter took pictures with Kevin Durant, played poker with Caeleb Dressel and won a silver medal. And I was the luckiest Olympic parent of all to be here. In appreciation of the little things that lead to very big things.
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Yessir.
Brooke Forde is the Pac-12 Champion in the 400-yard IM with the new fastest time in the country (4:01.53)! 🥇🏆
#GoStanford
#Pac12Swim
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The CFP announcing that it is moving out of the Rose Bowl due to "the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Southern California" is an outright fabrication. Positivity rate in L.A. County: 14.7 percent. Positivity rate in Tarrant County, where the game is moving: 17 percent.
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One Shining Moment. So proud.
BROOKE FORDE WINS IT!! 🥇
@forde_b
is the
#NCAASwimDive
𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣 in the 400 IM, winning with a pool record 4:01.57!
#GoStanford
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The final disrespect for Cincinnati has been logged. And the final inflation of the Big 12. Oklahoma at No. 6 is absurd.
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Column: Louisville basketball should be given the NCAA death penalty if bombshell allegations prove true
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If any of the refs in this game advance to the next round, it's a disgrace. They've been terrible.
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The crowd for Mark Pope's introduction. This is why Kentucky basketball is different:
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After three great days, I’d say this: anyone who wants to mess with the NCAA Tournament and add teams should be deported.
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.
@YahooSports
exclusive: federal documents seized from ASM Sports show potential NCAA violations involving more than 20 schools and 25 players, including some of the biggest names and programs in college basketball
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One of our lowest days since the Civil War. Maybe THE lowest.
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Kentucky has beaten a 12 seed, a 13 seed and will get either an 8 or 16(!) seed in the sweet sixteen in Cat-friendly Atlanta. Anyone remember Sunday, when Cal was complaining about how hard his draw was?
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Sources: Luke Fickell has informed the Cincinnati team that he is leaving for Wisconsin. Kerry Coombs has been named the interim coach. Search will begin immediately.
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Michael Phelps in blue visor behind Tiger. That's a lot of greatness in one place.
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Current Top Five:
1. Georgia
2. And
3. Nobody
4. Else
5. Matters
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Column: Roy Williams donated $600,000 to North Carolina to fund another year of scholarships for seniors in spring semester sports. Fact is, he's been making stealth donations to non-revenue programs for years. On the biggest sports fan on the UNC campus
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Sources: ACC ADs met today and are "moving forward in an attempt to play," in the words of one staffer. League presidents could be meeting today as well.
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Vintage Rick Pitino week:
* Take a bad loss, declare that everyone sucks and life is misery.
* Regroup Wednesday for first road win since early Jan.
* Wear white suit Sunday in the Garden.
* Upset No. 15 team in the country, leading nearly the whole game.
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New: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh ranks among the richest Americans who mow their own lawns. And he wants to know why the youth of America isn't out there with him cutting the grass.
"Mowing the lawn is one of the great feelings I have in life.”
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This is one of the best/worst games in tourney history. I mean, give Baylor immense credit. And it's fair to ask why North Carolina's press offense is just a puddle of panic. But you cannot dismiss the role of incompetent officiating, too.
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Seriously: the 9-2 United States Military Academy is not going to a bowl, while 3-7 Mississippi State is going to the — wait for it — Armed Forces Bowl.
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Tulane going from 2-10 to 12-2 and beating USC in the Cotton Bowl. TCU going from 5-7 to 13-1 and beating Michigan to make the CFP national championship game. In the same damn season. In the same damn sport.
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Boise’s last three scoring plays of the game: hook and lateral, halfback pass, Statue of Liberty. If they don’t execute all three, they lose. Maybe my favorite FB game I’ve ever covered.
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Sources: Attempts to salvage the fall 2020 college football season are all but over. “It’s gotten to a critical stage," one told SI. "I think all of us will be meeting with our boards in the coming days. We have work to do that is no fun.”
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Nick Saban has never gotten his ass kicked like this at Alabama. Never.
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If you don’t remember USC-Texas ‘06 or USC-Penn State ‘17, I question how much you like college football.
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In true Catholic fashion, we have a priest in the Creighton section wearing the Roman collar and drinking a Yuengling tall boy. Salud, Father.
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Florida drops one spot for losing to a 4-5 team. Cincinnati drops one spot for not playing. What.
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A little perspective for Americans freaking out on Ledecky being beaten: her 400 time was the second-best she's ever swam, and the first time in three years she's been under 3:58. She swam a damn good race. Titmus was slightly better.
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Iowa 27, Nebraska 24. F. Huskers 5-7, should get them Top 20 at least, maybe Top 15, in preseason 2020 polls.
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Romo knows everything that's going to happen based on formation. Then he gets excited like a kid. Perfect analyst combo.
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Good work as usual by
@CFBHeather
on the FSU decision. Here is the part that bothers me. The FSU offense labored with third stringer Brock Glenn … who wouldn’t be playing come Jan. 1. Using the offense w Glenn as QB as a disqualifier is flawed logic.
Inside the College Football Playoff committee's decision to leave out Florida State
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Losing John Madden and Betty White in the same week is no way to end a year.
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Florida: We're going to play the most embarrassing first half in America, just watch.
Texas: Hold my margarita. And my emotional support monkey.
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Have yourself a weekend, kid.
Brooke Forde (2:07.35) wins another Pac-12 Championship, this time in the 200-yard breaststroke! 🥇🏆
#GoStanford
#Pac12Swim
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Column: A thank you to BYU and Coastal Carolina -- for daring to play each other, on the fly, and then delivering the best game of the season.
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Some history for Louisville fans:
Nick Saban was only hired at Alabama after Rich Rodriguez turned down the job.
Rick Pitino was the third choice at Kentucky, after Lute Olson and PJ Carlesimo turned it down.
Sometimes the next guy on the list is the right guy for the job.
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Ravens: We had the worst start imaginable.
Chiefs: Hold my beer and my barbecue.
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Worst NCAA Tournament loss in Kentucky history, by a wide margin. That follows the worst SEASON in Kentucky history. Cal is on a roll.
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Some of us get FU emails all the time without turning it into a performance. Just sayin’.
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Sixty seconds of hard work will provide the answer. Vandy has no men's soccer:
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Everyone: Georgia Tech and Miami might have set a new standard for no-showing a bowl game.
Purdue: Hold my boilermaker.
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Column: Some thoughts on the seniors who just saw their college athletic careers ended in a most stunning and random way Thursday -- one in particular. You deserved a better sendoff, kids.
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Grizz win. Cats lose. There is no reason to keep John Calipari as the coach at Kentucky.
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With Auburn down 40 -- 40! -- the Ball Don't Lie Tournament has cleaned house. All schools noted in the federal corruption complaint are out of the tournament before the Sweet 16.
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You should reconsider your miserable life. And your employer should reconsider your employment status.
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This is our last Saturday without college football in 2017, America. Start getting your game face on.
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"Here we go, for the win ... "
Kick goes through, silence.
"There's a flag down, offsides on the defense."
"Unbelievable."
"Unbelievable."
Riveting call, guys.
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Column: Turns out, star Alabama player Brandon Miller was involved in escalating a verbal confrontation into a murder. That's not "wrong spot at the wrong time," as coach Nate Oats put it in a dishonest and dismissive comment.
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News: Michigan player Germon Green has retained noted attorney Tom Mars to assist in filing charges and recouping money damages after being allegedly assaulted in the tunnel by a Michigan State player or players Saturday night.
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Nice day for the SEC. Let’s expand the tournament and let more of those teams in.
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The Pac-12 has followed up its best football season in many years with a 6-0 start to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Really a good thing they're killing the conference.
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Caitlin Clark is Larry Bird, point blank. Carrying her team to the title game.
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Rick Pitino was fired at Louisville, went into basketball exile in Greece, came back, got a new job and now has taken a team to the NCAA Tournament before any meaningful punishment has been administered by the NCAA to anyone from the SDNY probe. What a system.
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Horrible no-call, no doubt. But the Saints had many chances before and after to win and failed. Thirteen-point lead in what is supposed to be the best homefield advantage in football? You win that game. Bad clock management. Breakdowns on offense and defense.
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Lifting a drink to Coach Drink for calling out the charade:
"What cost is it to those student-athletes?"
#Mizzou
football coach Eli Drinkwitz commented on the direction of college athletics right now ⤵️ says it's a football decision that will affect A LOT more than just football teams.
Long answer, but worth a listen
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His 15 minutes cannot expire soon enough.
LaVar Ball addresses his AAU team, the Big Ballers, at halftime of a 109-57 loss to the Compton Magic Saturday in Orange, Calif.
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Oh darn.
It’s a small thing,
@ByPatForde
and you won’t care. But you’re banned from our radio station,
@SportsRadioWNML
in Knoxville and I will literally fight anybody on our staff who tries to have you on. You are not welcome here. Tennessee fans have had enough of people like you.
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Y sources: Explosive new information has put Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze's job in immediate jeopardy. A decision should come soon.
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We're a terrible country.
Top 10 beers sold in the US in 2018, according to
@iriworldwide
. Highlight: Bud Light leads by a mile, Michelob Ultra & Keystone Light are growth stars.
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Ole Miss led 16-7, played about 48 percent of the game well. Which is probably about as much of the gameplan as Lane Kiffin got installed before decided to spend Monday night on Twitter waging war with a local TV guy.
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While Mizzou may deserve punishment, this ruling only reinforces the credibility crater the NCAA lives in regarding academic fraud after whiffing on UNC. Completely miss on institutionalized fraud over decades, and everything else is viewed through that prism.
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You have got to be kidding me.
The student-athletes have been working too hard for their season to be cancelled.
#WeWantToPlay
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Equipment leaving the sidelines, looks like the game is over. As of course it should be.
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We bow down before our Sun Belt overlords, Marshall and App State. What a day for that conference.
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