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The top 25 rankings are important for understanding just who is killing it in college basketball, but we can go deeper — all the way to the bubble and beyond. The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET, is a rankings system used in Division I basketball to help figure out which teams are going to participate in March Madness. As the NCAA puts it, NET "takes into account game results, strength of […]

Mini Tyrrell didn’t just have to face the challenge of competing against 14 other drivers for a full-time truck ride at Kaulig Racing. He faced the challenge of not being able to share the journey with his family. Tyrrell won Kaulig Racing’s "Race For The Seat" reality contest that took 15 potential drivers to compete for a ride in its truck program. Having won three races in the CARS Tour […]

There’s no such thing as a perfect résumé in college basketball, but some players are separating themselves more than others. Welcome to the second edition of my men's college basketball Player of the Year Ladder. This isn’t a list built on a rigid set of rules. One scorching shooting night or one rough outing isn’t enough to dramatically change the picture. While the same 10 players remain from last week, […]

The Clash — NASCAR's preseason exhibition race — isn’t a great predictor of how drivers will perform this year. But it does give a little bit of a sense of the attitude and confidence a team has going into the season. After Ryan Preece won the Clash last Wednesday at Bowman Gray Stadium, he definitely joins the top 10, as does his RFK Racing teammate Chris Buescher. Here’s a look […]