Burns and Massaro, both currently at ESPN, will join Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast as pit reporters for NBC, which will have the final 20 Cup races and 19 Xfinity races each season from 2015-2024 on NBC and NBC Sports Network. ESPN and TNT will no longer telecast NASCAR races, with Fox having the first 16 Cup races and 14 Xfinity races as well as the entire Camping World Truck Series next season....
Each of the 16 Regional sites is hosted by one of the tournament’s top 16 seeds. NCAA TOURNAMENT 2015: Friday’s scores | Friday’s top plays Here’s what you’ll need to catch the action this weekend (all times ET): LOS ANGELES REGIONAL Saturday, May 30 No. 4 CSU Bakersfield vs. No. 2 Ole Miss (7 p.m., ESPN3) No. 1 *UCLA vs. No. 3 Maryland (11 p.m., ESPNU) Sunday, May 31...
The conference championships have wrapped up across the nation and the top 16 teams have been selected by the NCAA. Now, those 64 teams will compete in the regionals hoping for a chance to move on to the super regionals and a spot in Omaha for the first time in two years. Take a look at all the information you need to start watching the college baseball postseason. MORE: Watch select NCAA baseball games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...
All 16 teams for this year’s super regional matchups are set, with the middle round of this year’s NCAA baseball tournament coming your way this weekend. The No. 1 team in the nation, Tennessee, is set to face off against Notre Dame this weekend as the Vols continue their elusive search for their first College World Series title. MORE: Watch the NCAA super regionals with fuboTV (get access now)...
Originally reported by Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel, the NCAA’s decision will allow any fall sport athlete “to receive both an additional year of eligibility and an additional year in which to complete it.” Sports affected by the NCAA’s decision include field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and, most notably, football. MORE: Is college football canceled for 2020? Following Power 5 conference decisions The NCAA’s announcement also prohibits member institutions from canceling scholarships should a college athlete opt not to play in the 2020-21 athletic season, or from requiring them to waive their legal rights regarding COVID-19....
Additionally, the school will be forced to “vacate all wins in which ineligible men’s basketball students played in 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2011-12 and ineligible football students played in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07.” Vacating those victories will cost Boeheim 108 wins, which means he will drop to sixth place in the all-time wins list, according to Syracuse.com. They also note that it will be the largest number of vacated wins in the history of NCAA investigations....
It’s the white-hot craze and everyone wants in. It’s making millions upon millions and is all but can’t-miss. MORE: If players were paid, who’d get the biggest payday? | Top 25 active coaches Only there’s one teeny-weeny issue: The doohickey owner is using your name without your consent to build his fortune and make all that dough — and not giving you a lousy dime. “If it’s my name,” Shaq Lawson said earlier this month, “shouldn’t I have control of it?...
The NCAA ruled Smith eligible to compete for the golf team at North Carolina A&T. There had been questions about whether the NCAA would allow him to play given its amateurism rules, but because Smith hasn’t gone pro in golf, he was ruled eligible to play. Now, Smith, 35, is just excited to begin life as a student-athlete. “It was probably one of the most exciting feelings I’ve had in a while....
The NCAA extended a family travel expense plan Thursday allocating funds to two members of each student-athlete’s family in the event they advance to the Final Four of the men’s or women’s basketball tournament. This pilot program was started last season and will be extended one more season. PHOTOS: 2015’s fantastic Final Four | Final Four records that will never be broken “This program was a great benefit for the student-athletes and their families, and we want to make sure next year’s championship participants have the same family support available to them,” Dan Guerrero, chair of the Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee and athletic director at UCLA, said in a release....
But during the offseason, he's a regular guy and a big sports fan. He's been spotted at NBA games, college lacrosse games and even a golf tournament or two. On Saturday, the man known for his sleeveless sweatshirt was in Orlando to watch the Florida Gators game against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Round of 32. MORE: Round of 32 schedule | What to watch Wait, is that ... a smile?...
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The Huskies needed DeAndre Daniels to be the third option on offense, and on Friday he ended up being the first option, leading all Huskies with 27 points. Along with the efforts of Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright, UConn also got 10 points from freshman guard Terrence Samuel. Maybe Kevin Ollie was happy with Samuel's performance or maybe he wasn't, becuase the UConn head coach gave him a little something extra following a postgame interview with Allie LaForce....
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Every year, fame is handed out in increments of days not minutes. On Sunday, the No. 10 seed Stanford Cardinal knocked off No. 2 Kansas, setting up a Sweet 16 matchup with No. 11 Dayton. On Sunday against the Jayhawks, a star was born. Say hello to the new star of the 2014 NCAA Tournament: MORE: March Madness photos | Tournament schedule | Awkward interview | Dayton president celebrates...
The two best defensive plays of the final minute were the work of freshmen: guard Malik Monk and center Bam Adebayo. That is not how it is supposed to be in the NCAA Tournament, but that is how it has to be with the Kentucky Wildcats. MORE: Printable, interactive NCAA bracket “I’m really proud of the guys. Hard game to play,” coach John Calipari said from the press-conference platform following No....
Each February, the NCAA offers reporters the chance of going through the process to help them understand just what the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee goes through on the weekend of Selection Sunday. It took the group over 12 hours over two days to complete the bracketing process. So, your four No. 1 seeds are: Syracuse, Wichita State, Arizona and Florida. Take a peek. DeCourcy said the new seeding rules announced in August made it far easier than to construct this bracket....
The other No. 1 seeds are Mississippi State, Notre Dame and Baylor, the No. 1 overall seed. Mississippi State has been to back-to-back national championships, but have yet to finish with the title, falling to Notre Dame in 2018 and South Carolina in 2017. SN’s MARCH MADNESS HQPrintable bracket | Predictor tool | Best bracket names | Tickets The Tennessee Vols entered the tournament with an at-large big to extend their tournament appearance streak to 38 consecutive seasons....
Now the stage is set for the former Big East rivals to meet in an historic national championship game. The teams enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten — only the second time that's ever happened. They are on a collision course to meet in the national championship game. If they do both get to Nashville, the Irish will be all that stands between Geno Auriemma and a record ninth NCAA championship, breaking a tie with Tennessee....
Amid the pandemic so far 3,990 complaints have been made to OSHA from employees at workplaces across the states, a spokesperson for the agency told Newsweek. Of those 2,694 have been closed, with OSHA “investigating all complaints and responding appropriately.” “OSHA is hearing from workers in various industries concerned about coronavirus in their workplace and, in some instances, from workers who believe they have been wrongly disciplined or lost their job because they raised safety or health concerns about the virus,” the spokesperson said....
Petitions in Nebraska require signatures from 10 percent of registered state voters, which is about 124,000 people. To ensure participation from rural areas, petitions must have signatures from at least 5 percent of registered voters in 38 of the state’s 93 counties. Citizens for Voter ID said it began gathering signatures Thursday. Other conservative states have enacted ID requirements to vote, despite scant evidence of fraudulent voting, according to the Associated Press....
