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That's a wrap for Hubert Davis at his alma mater. Davis will not return to the North Carolina Tar Heels next season. After five seasons as the Tar Heels head coach, Davis reportedly informed his team of his departure on Tuesday night. His departure comes in the wake of No. 6-seeded North Carolina's overtime loss to No. 11-seeded VCU in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Tournament. "We […]

TAMPA BAY — For well over a decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their fans have always known that any season, good or bad, started with a foundation of two iconic players in receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David. The pain of Evans leaving in free agency to sign with the San Francisco 49ers had not yet subsided for those fans when Tuesday brought news — not surprising, but […]

We know Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Paul Skenes are going to be in the mix for MLB's biggest awards this season. That feels like a given. But for each of MLB's marquee individual prizes, there will be some fierce competition. Ahead of the start of the 2026 MLB season, let's give our favorites for those awards (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year) and an under-the-radar player to keep […]

Sixteen teams left. Win or go home. Four wins separate contenders from history. Welcome to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, which has already delivered its usual chaos. The ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes sent shockwaves through the bracket by knocking off the defending national champion Florida Gators on Sunday, while Texas arrives as an unlikely Cinderella in a Sweet 16 made up entirely of power-conference teams for the […]

Will Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers get that World Series three-peat? Or, can a club like the Phillies, Mets, or Cubs break L.A.'s National League dominance? What about over in the American League? Yankees superstar Aaron Judge and Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh put up some big numbers. What's in store for 2026? We break down each team – an offseason recap, an X-factor, and a prediction – as we get […]

The warning comes from about every coach, every player each March — heck, in any sport as the stakes are raised as the games carry more gravitas — don't look too far ahead. Worry about the next practice, the next game, not what could happen down the road. Then there's Dan Hurley. The two-time national champion UConn coach seems to be reinforcing his classic brash ways by sharing his focus […]

Even when Tyler Reddick's car has numerous issues, it feels like everyone in NASCAR this season is racing for second. The driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota picked up his fourth win in the first six races to open the 2026 Cup Series season, as he raced to victory at the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. As Reddick gave Michael Jordan's 23XI another victory, it didn't […]

Mike McCarthy and the Pittsburgh Steelers need a quarterback, and the team's new head coach reuniting with his former signal-caller, Aaron Rodgers, might be their most viable option for the 2026 season. Does that possibility interest McCarthy? "It would be a great story," McCarthy said about the Steelers potentially re-signing Rodgers at a tribute event for former Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan on Monday, according to ESPN. "I don't […]

As expected, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has locked up his team’s most explosive playmaker for the foreseeable future. The Seahawks and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year, have agreed to a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension. The average annual salary of $42.15 million makes Smith-Njigba the highest-paid receiver in the league, and the $120 million in guaranteed money is the […]