Tag Archives: Tennessee

NFL Draft 2024: Top 10 QBs headlined by Drake Maye and Caleb Williams

With the 2024 NFL Draft approaching, let’s take a look at the rankings of each individual position. We’ll start with the quarterback. [Nate Tice’s NFL Draft top 100 big board] Drake Maye and Caleb Williams have been the two best players on my big board for months. I consider both elite talents and both a… Read More »

With all eyes on the big men, it could be UConn vs. Purdue NCAA title game could come down to perimeter play

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 »

March Madness conundrum: How to manage Purdue big man Zach Edey?

The sequence started with Tennessee forward Tobe Awaka draped like a poncho over college basketball’s most immobile big man. Awaka tried in vain to get someone 7 feet tall and over 300 pounds to position himself to grab an offensive rebound. As the ball rolled over the rim, Purdue’s Zach Edey freed himself by swinging… Read More »

South Carolina escaped a nervy Sweet 16 finish with a familiar formula: “How can you guard us?”

ALBANY, N.Y. – The Gamecocks survived as they used to thrive. They spread the task over the schedule. South Carolina didn’t return to one star as it clung to a slim five-point lead that was as large as 22 early in the third quarter of a Sweet 16 matchup with Indiana. In the final 2:03,… Read More »

Why many NCAA women’s basketball stars didn’t grow up watching the game

ALBANY, N.Y. – One of Hannah Hidalgo’s first memories of women’s basketball came in fifth grade. There was no special team involved, no phenomenal player or competition worthy of an instant classic. It was the way people talked about it, hated it and openly bashed it. It made Notre Dame’s freshman star not want to… Read More »

March Madness: Just four wins in a perfect season, Dawn Staley and South Carolina aren’t getting complacent

ALBANY, N.Y. – Dawn Staley wondered if No. 1 overall seed South Carolina was playing its best basketball heading into and during the SEC Tournament earlier this month. “We weren’t just clicking on both sides of the basketball,” Staley said Thursday before the Sweet 16 at MVP Arena. “There were bouts of that, but when… Read More »

The cheap casserole that the internet can’t stop making

TikTok videos about the dish have been viewed more than 1.6 million times. Terri Peters ” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7a6TZ81X_d2reHNnjcL01Q–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMA–/https://media.zenfs.com/en/all_recipes_969/1f0a22179c3528f98 fe6f87179b03926″ class=”caas -img”/> After watching many TikTok videos where different creators shared their thoughts on the dish, I chose my next steps based on the flavor profiles that sounded best to me. That’s the great thing about Tennessee… Read More »

March Madness Saturday recap: No. No. 3 Creighton defeats No. 11 Oregon in double overtime to end the day

It took two overtimes, but Creighton made sure there wouldn’t be any setbacks on Saturday. The No. 3 Bluejays defeated No. 11 Oregon 86-73 in double overtime to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Region. Creighton forced the first overtime when Baylor Scheierman hit a jumper to tie the game with less than… Read More »

Denny Hamlin wins the NASCAR Cup race in Bristol

Tire manager: Hamlin wins Bristol NASCAR Cup race Jonathan Bachman – Getty Images How appropriate. On a day when tire management was the essential element in a NASCAR Cup Series race, three veterans claimed podium finishes, with Denny Hamlin winning Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. In a race that saw 54 lead… Read More »

Pats seven-round mock draft: Drake Maye lets UNC teammate arm the offense

Pats seven-round mock draft: Drake Maye gets UNC teammate to weaponize offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Remember, it takes two to tango in free agency. If the Patriots can’t convince the top players at top positions to sign with them this offseason… what then? At that point, it would be all about the… Read More »