It’s true. This wide receiver class is special. I know, everyone gets tired of hearing that every April, leading up to the NFL draft. However, this one really has it all: superstars disappear off the board in the top 10, the dynamic athletes go somewhere between the middle of Round 1 and early Round 2,… Read More »
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The lovable maniac who built UConn into a juggernaut refused to let his team relax. Dan Hurley urged the Huskies to keep pushing for more, even though their place in history was already set. He screamed for defensive pressure after an Alex Karaban 3-pointer put UConn up 14. He got into a… Read More »
UConn players celebrate after beating Purdue in the NCAA championship game at State Farm Stadium on Monday in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) UConn emphatically won a second straight NCAA Tournament on Monday night. The Huskies pulled away from Purdue in the second half en route to a 75-60 victory… Read More »
GLENDALE, Ariz. – All eyes will be on the two centers in Monday night’s NCAA championship game as Purdue’s 7-foot-4 Zach Edey and UConn’s 7-2 Donovan Clingan go head-to-head, but it all starts with the ball movement and guard play. the perimeter and that’s where things can get really interesting. UConn has a gauntlet of… Read More »
PHOENIX — For the Arizona Coyotes, this is their last battle. An auction will take place on June 27 at which the club can purchase a 95-acre parcel of untreated Arizona State Trust land in North Phoenix on which the Coyotes can build a state-of-the-art arena; the starting appraisal value for the site is $68.5… Read More »
Flyers fall to their former goalie as Panthers get payback originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia After the emotional high of beating Boston, the Flyers suffered a disappointment Sunday night with a 4-1 loss to the Panthers at the Wells Fargo Center. Anthony Stolarz, a 2012 second-round draft pick of the Flyers, was excellent in… Read More »
Saturday, March 7, 1970, in Perry, Florida, more than half a century ago, the day in the sunshine of a small timber town was spoiled by dense cloud cover that obscured a long-awaited total solar eclipse that more than 25,000 people had come to see. The long-term weather data showed there was a 70 percent… Read More »
Couturier effective in return, Flyers pick up big win over Bruins originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With Sean Couturier back in the lineup, the Flyers earned a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Bruins at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon. Travis Konecny scored his 29th and 30th goals of the season. Tyson Foerster… Read More »
At the still blood-stained site of the worst school shooting in Florida history, Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday announced a new measure to curb gun violence. Walking alongside the victims’ families, Harris toured the hallways where Nikolas Cruz fatally shot 14 students and three teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The… Read More »
Tuesday is Election Day in Florida, but 58 of the state’s 67 counties are not actually having an election. Palm Beach Gardens, Delray Beach, Longboat Key and other cities will elect mayors and commissioners on March 19 and decide policy issues such as whether to annex unincorporated neighborhoods. But the presidential primary preference for voters… Read More »