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WNBA commissioner defends Caitlin Clark's salary after Joe Biden's fierce criticism

With the debate over the pay-gap between the leading stars of the WNBA and the NBA having drawn in names including Joe Biden and Jamie Lee Curtis, the WNBA commissioner has responded

North Carolina QB Drake Maye's draft stock takes another interesting turn

North Carolina QB Drake Maye isn't everybody's cup of tea, but some evaluators absolutely love his NFL upside.

Runners Disqualified After Competitor Was Allowed to Win Race

Three runners seemed to allow Chinese runner He Jie to finish ahead of them at the Beijing Half Marathon. All four have now been disqualified.

Rockies lose veteran starting pitcher to IL

He is having a rough start to his season, having allowed 23 earned runs in 15 2/3 innings over his first four starts..

Top 15 College Football Safeties for 2024

College football has plenty of talented safeties. Who are the best the sport has to offer for 2024? SportsGrid highlights the top 15 safeties for 2024.

NCAA makes major changes to college football

College football and the NFL have had some notable differences over the years that help differentiate the product on the field. But on Friday, the NCAA announced several changes to the college game that will make it look a lot more like professional football. One of the biggest scandals of the college football season last year came when Michigan recruiting staffer Connor Stalions was found to have been involved in a sign-stealing controversy...

3 First-Round Prospects Who Could Fall to the Giants at No. 47

The New York Giants have a need for blue chip talent which could be solved if a few first-round talents fall to the second round

Beijing half marathon runners stripped of medals after controversial finish

The top three in Sunday's Beijing half marathon have been stripped of their medals, organisers said, following an investigation into the finish that saw China's He Jie controversially win. "Today the 2024 Beijing Half Marathon Organising Committee issued a decision on the investigation and handling of the men's race results," a state media report said on Friday.

2024 Kentucky Derby prediction, odds, horses, top contenders: Surprising picks from horse racing insider

When is the 2024 Kentucky Derby? The annual Run for the Roses takes place Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Bernhard Langer delves deep into LIV Golf problem, golf ball rollback, Ryder Cup

Langer, who is rehabbing a torn Achilles, is preparing to make his final Masters appearance in 2025.

Penn State Wrestling Sees Mixed Results in Session I of U.S. Olympic Trials

With the opening session of the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials beginning at 10 a.m. Friday morning in the Bryce Jordan Center, current and former Penn State wrestlers and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) members all took to the mat vying for just six spots to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Throughout the first session, the combined record of those wrestlers was 15-15 with Nick Lee, Thomas Gilman, Aaron Brooks, Mitchell Mesenbrink, Jason Nolf,...

Wrestling's Dynamic Duos: 25 Tag Teams That Ruled the Ring

Usually, they are mid card performers assigned to give the audience a magical match, here are 25 great wrestling tag teams.

Paul Bissonnette reveals his first-round predictions for 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs

The NHL playoffs are upon us, and Spittin' Chiclets host Paul Bissonnette came up with his predictions for the four Eastern Conference postseason series.

Coyotes' move to Salt Lake City elicits opposing responses in 2 cities

PHOENIX (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sat next to the former Arizona Coyotes owner in a downtown Phoenix hotel meeting room, trying to put a positive spin on the funeral for a franchise. Later Friday, Bettman sat next to the new Coyotes owner in Salt Lake City to bask in the excitement of the league's newest city and a fan base that had been itching for another team to join the NBA's Utah Jazz. One day, two drastically different news...

3 best players who weren't selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft

This year's WNBA draft class was so good that even some of the most skilled players in college basketball didn't hear their names called.

Leiter optioned, White up

The Rangers have called up Owen White to get a fresh arm in the bullpen

Bengals announce the passing of Bill Tobin

Tobin previously worked with the Bengals and is the father of Duke Tobin.

"If you could carry the ball like the guards do today, that's a huge advantage" - B.J. Armstrong talks about how guard play has changed

Today’s guards have an advantage players from the previous era didn’t have.

What we learned from the NBA play-in games so far

The play-in could have caused a couple of rebuilds already and there’s still a round left to be played.

Bracket predictions for 2024 NBA playoffs: Picks for East, West champions and NBA Finals

The NBA playoffs tip off this weekend. Here is who experts have winning each of the Eastern and Western conferences, as well as the NBA Finals.

College Basketball Transfer Portal: Top 25 Players Committed

We breakdown the top players that have chosen a new team for the 2024-25 college basketball season. Stay up to date with all the transfer moves with SportsGrid

NBA Playoffs: Predicting the Western Conference First Round

The NBA playoffs have arrived, so as each series kicks off this weekend, here is how we believe each first round series will play out and who will advance.

Looking Back at the 14 Players Drafted Before Kawhi Leonard and Where They Are Now

Olivia Dunne celebrates LSU gymnastics’ championship berth: ‘Final 4 bound’

Olivia Dunne and the Lady Tigers aren’t done yet. LSU’s gymnastics team has advanced to Saturday’s NCAA Championship Final following a dominant performance Thursday in the semifinal at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, posting a score of 198.1125 — the program’s second-highest at NCAA Championships. Dunne did not take part in the competition, though video shows her warming up with teammates. LSU’s Haleigh Bryant led the way with a 39.7125...

Lions 7-round NFL mock draft: Detroit bolsters WRs room, defense

In our latest seven-round NFL mock draft for the Detroit Lions, the team adds to its wide receivers room and defense with some intriguing prospects.

Yankees place hard-throwing reliever on 15-day IL with hip injury

Nick Burdi was one of the Yankees’ hardest-throwing relievers, earning a job out of Spring Training after firing some impressive […]

5 NBA MVPs Who Didn’t Deserve to Win the Award, and 5 Players Who Really Should’ve Won That Year

Three major league debuts in three days for the Dodgers

Ricky Vanasco, Andy Pages, Landon Knack gave the Dodgers three straight games with a major league debut for the first time in 29 years.

Major SEC Program Flips Former All-Conference Transfer RB From Arizona

The former MWC star is heading to the SEC

SEC Powerhouse Trending For Nation's No. 4 Overall 2025 Prospect

A big-name program in the SEC is trending for the recruit

Three to watch, one to avoid as NASCAR heads to Talladega

Talladega is the hardest track to predict on the NASCAR schedule, but that doesn't mean we won't try.

Will the Coyotes change their name in Utah? Latest news, rumors on new nickname options for 2024-25 relocation

It's official — the Coyotes are leaving Arizona and heading to Salt Lake City, Utah. Will the team's nickname go with it?

Stuttgart: Emma Raducanu tests Iga Swiatek in high-quality QF battle but still loses

Raducanu came out determined to deliver some goods and she did so but still fell short to Swiatek in two sets.

Why Edwin Diaz hasn’t quite been the same and why the Mets aren’t worried

Edwin Diaz’s four-seam fastball this season is averaging 96.6 mph, a number that most pitchers would celebrate. But Diaz isn’t most pitchers. The Mets closer was averaging 99.1 mph with that same pitch in his historic 2022 season — before missing all of last year rehabbing from surgery to repair the torn patellar tendon in his right knee — and now Diaz and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner want to find that missing velocity. In his last appearance,...

NFL mock draft 2024: How Patriots' potential Drake Maye vs. J.J. McCarthy debate could shape 2024 NFL Draft

SN experts Jacob Camenker and Edward Sutelan trade picks in a joint mock draft.

NHL Playoffs 2024: Full schedule, bracket, TV times, and more

Here’s every matchup and the times for the first round of the 2024 NHL Playoffs

Bob Baffert-trained horse not allowed to run in Kentucky Derby, judge rules

As Bob Baffert is suspended from Churchill Downs through 2024, a judge ordered that one of his horses is unable to run in next month's Kentucky Derby.

Running Back 2024 NFL Mock Draft - Projected Landing Spots and NFL Draft Analysis

Believe it or not, the 2024 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away. While we can never make a perfect prediction of which teams will select which players, we do have a strong sense of major areas of weakness for individual teams. With that in mind, we can explore some of the teams that will pursue ...

Tennis-Sabalenka knocked out of Stuttgart Open by Vondrousova, Swiatek into semis

(Reuters) -World number two Aryna Sabalenka's hopes of reaching a fourth consecutive Stuttgart Open final ended after a 3-6 6-3 7-5 quarter-final defeat by Marketa Vondrousova on Friday, while champion Iga Swiatek maintained her perfect record at the event. World number one Swiatek extended her run at the tournament to 10-0 and is now two wins away from claiming a third successive Stuttgart title

Tennessee pursuing son of former Oklahoma RB who considered signing with Vols as a recruit

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College Football Stadiums Ranked From Worst To Best - Where Does Yours Land?

These are the worst stadiums in college football.

2024 RBC Heritage leaderboard, scores: Scottie Scheffler lurking with four tied for lead after Round 2

It's a crowded leaderboard entering the weekend at Harbour Town with the Masters champion making his move

Natalie Decker clarifies absence from Talladega Xfinity race amid DGM No. 36 withdrawal reports

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Natalie Decker recently opened up about DGM Racing's decision to withdraw her entry from the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, scheduled for Saturday, April 20.

NHL playoff format needs massive overhaul

The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on Saturday, another reminder of how much the league needs to overhaul and perhaps even simplify its current playoff format.

Would the 49ers consider trading out of the first round?

Teams could call the Niners if a quarterback or offensive tackle they covet falls to No. 31

Ohio State men’s basketball roster snapshot: How well do the pieces fit together right now?

Jake Diebler continues to stack talent, but will the roster turn out to be as flexible as he is hoping it will be?

NCAA gymnastics results, scores, winners for 2024 women's college semifinals

Some of the nation's top gymnastics talent takes the stage in the hopes of bringing their sides that much closer to an NCAA title.

Friday NASCAR Xfinity schedule at Talladega Superspeedway

The Talladega Superspeedway weekend begins with qualifying.

Nelly Korda 36 holes from history, takes Chevron Championship lead

World No. 1 Nelly Korda has seized control of the Chevron Championship at the midway point, as she has her sights set on a 5th straight win.

2024 NFL Draft predictions: 10 bold predictions for the NFL Draft including trades

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