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We make sure the guys are competitors” – Rick Carlisle breaks down how the Indiana Pacers built their roster The Championship coach explained why the Pacers aren’t chasing superstar players. The Indiana Pacers zigged when the rest of the NBA zagged, just the way Rick Carlislewanted it. Instead of leaning on a single star, they spread the load and won by committee, outworking opponents with pace and depth. While that approach worked, given how they outperformed expectations in the 2025 postseason, the ever-present challenge for the franchise is finding players who fit their system. That said, Carlisle says the franchise…

Georgia opted out of Netflix’s SEC series. Kirby Smart on if Bulldogs would do it in future Fans can get a behind-the-scenes look at the 2024 season when Netflix’s “SEC Football: Any Given Saturday,” premieres on Aug. 5. LSU, Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Auburn are featured in the promo image for the streaming service’s seven-episode docuseries. But where is Georgia football, the team that won the SEC Championship? The Bulldogs didn’t open up their program for the series. “As I understand it, we were not really involved in it,” coach Kirby Smart said on SiriusXM radio at SEC Media…

ESPN’s Cole Cubelic Raves About Georgia Bulldogs Transfer During SEC Media Days ESPN’s Cole Cubilic has high praise for a Georgia Bulldogs transfer player ahead of the 2025 college football season. Cole Cubilic has high praise for a Georgia Bulldogs transfer player ahead of the 2025 college football season. The Georgia Bulldogs are less than 50 days from their return to the field and are heavily preparing for their 2025 college football season. As the Dawgs look to have another successful year, the team will be relying on a handful of transfers. One transfer player who the Dawgs will rely…

Caitlin Clark takes matters into own hands after Angel Reese salary complaints Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will voice her opinion during the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations between the WNBA and the league’s players association as players continue to express dissatisfaction, including Angel Reese Caitlin Clark will express her feelings during the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations between the WNBA and the league’s players association in Indianapolis, amid rival Angel Reese’s salary structure complaints earlier this year. Reese, 23, a longtime rival of Clark’s dating back to their days at LSU and Iowa, respectively, took a fresh shot at…

Robert Griffin III may have barked up the wrong tree. Shaquille O’Neal recently issued a stern warning to the former NFL quarterback for his commentary and posts about WNBA star Angel Reese. Diesel recently appeared on the Off The Record podcast and addressed RGIII sharing a problematic edit of the Chicago Sky forward’s NBA 2K26 cover. In it, a monkey is shown wearing her Sky uniform and mimics her movements on the actual cover. “RGIII, tweet another monkey post about my girl Angel Reese and I’m gonna punch you in your f**king face,” Shaq said emphatically. “K. It’s enough. Like,…

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Nebraska Softball Extends Head Coach Rhonda Revelle’s Contract Through 2030 The Nebraska Cornhuskers announced in a press release on Wednesday afternoon that they are extending four of their head coaches’ contracts, including softball’s leader, Rhonda Revelle. As a three-year letterwinner herself with the Nebraska softball team, the alum is the winningest coach in any sport at the university, with 1,170 victories. Entering her 34th year as head coach, she has been a part of 37 of Nebraska’s 50 seasons of softball, leading them to three Women’s College World Series (WCWS) appearances. Coming off a Super Regional appearance in 2025,…

The Milwaukee Bucks officially announced the signing of Cole Anthony on July 16. The deal was expected, with ESPN reporting that Anthony would land with the Bucks after agreeing to a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies. The 25-year-old Anthony spent five NBA seasons with the Orlando Magic before getting traded to the Grizzlies this off-season. The 6-foot-2 guard appeared in 67 games, including 22 starts, last season with the Magic, averaging 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 18.4 minutes per game. Anthony gives the Bucks more options at point guard alongside likely starter Kevin Porter Jr. and Ryan Rollins. …

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer, red cap, and Alabama offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan watch warm-ups before an NCAA college football game against Western Kentucky, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) AP With less than 50 days to go until Week 1, the Alabama Crimson Tide are looking to improve upon a disappointing 2024 season according to their standards. The first year under head coach Kalen DeBoer, and the first year without Nick Saban, resulted in a 9-4 record and lost in the ReliaQuest Bowl to Michigan. Alabama fans are in luck, as Fanatics has plenty of Crimson…

Patty Gasso is widely considered one of the greatest college softball coaches of all time. Now in her 30th season leading the Oklahoma Sooners, she is looking to lead the program to their eighth national title – with all seven coming during her tenure – and fourth consecutive title. Gasso also has a 1,512-352-2 record, giving her the third most wins of any coach in college softball history – and the most of any active coach. She also has the highest winning percentage of any softball coach with at least 1,000 Division I NCAA wins. While she is among the…