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The Trae Young family has agreed in principle to make a $4 million donation that would help mitigate rising construction and design cost of a new indoor multi-sport facility in Norman. The former Norman North and Oklahoma guard, who just completed his rookie NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks, and his family would pay out the donation over time, giving them naming rights and design involvement. The donation could become official June 23 at Norman’s next city council meeting. The Youngs have entered into a memorandum of understanding and agreed to its terms, city parks director Jud Foster said in…
LSU Star Flau’jae Johnson Needs 1 Word to Describe Kim Mulkey’s Coaching Style LSU Tigers star Flau’jae Johnson didn’t mince words when discussing what it’s like playing for Kim Mulkey. The LSU Tigers women’s basketball team has produced an extremely impressive 23-1 record to this point in the 2024-25 NCAA season, with their only loss coming against the No. 2 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks last month. A huge factor in this success has been junior guard Flau’jae Johnson, who is averaging 20 points per game while shooting 48.4% from the field and 36.7% from three-point range this year. Despite being…
Montreal Canadiens player Brendan Gallagher and wife Emma Fortin welcome baby girl: ‘I’m a dad now’ The Edmonton-born alternate captain shared the news after an at-home win against the Buffalo Sabres. After helping the Montreal Canadiens secure a win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night, the team’s alternate captain, Brendan Gallagher, had more good news to share. The Edmonton-born hockey player revealed in a post-game interview that his wife, Emma Fortin, gave birth to a baby girl last week. “I’m a dad now. It’s been a week now,” Gallagher told media, explaining that was the reason he took a…
Paul Finebaum Reveals What Would Put Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer on the Hot Seat Replacing a legendary coach at any school is no easy task, and Kalen DeBoer faced exactly that situation in 2024. DeBoer was hired to take over the Alabama Crimson Tide after Nick Saban, arguably the greatest college football coach ever. Saban led the Crimson Tide from 2007-23, during which he won six national championships, in addition to one at LSU. DeBoer’s first season did not go as planned. The Crimson Tide finished with a record of 9-4, marking their worst season since Saban’s inaugural year in 2007.…
Just bursts into tears — inconsolable tears”: Mark Pope reveals Kentucky star’s emotional reaction to season-ending injury Mark Pope shared details about senior Kentucky guard Jaxson Robinson’s season-ending wrist injury, with the player set to undergo surgery on Wednesday. The Wildcats coach recounted the emotional scene in the locker room during his late-night UK HealthCare radio show on Monday. Pope said that Robinson might get mad at him for sharing the intimate details but he felt compelled to highlight the raw emotion poured out by the player. “Man, it’s just one of the worst parts of basketball,” Mark Pope said.…
All the emotions you could imagine”: Mark Pope sends shockwaves to locker room as he recalls Kentucky players’ reaction to Jaxson Robinson’s surgery Kentucky senior guard Jaxson Robinson will miss the rest of the season after suffering a wrist injury on Feb. 8. The Wildcats have already coped with this disappointing news, but after a loss to Auburn on Saturday, head coach Mark Pope gave the team more bad news about its star guard — Robinson will need surgery. “I think the guys are devastated for him and really sad for us because he is such a massive part of…
Penn wrestling receives million-dollar donation to endow assistant coach position Josh Harris, an alum of the wrestling program, will be giving the gift in chunks over the course of five years Penn wrestling had an incredibly successful season. Now, they’ve got an offseason to match. The Quakers sent all four of their senior captains to the NCAA Championship in Cleveland, OH. One even made it a single win away from the podium. The seniors capped off what were already incredible careers with the program. Now that they’re proudly graduated, another alum of the program is ready to give the…
Big Ten releases preliminary seeds ahead of Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Here’s a look Penn State is heading to Evanston, Illinois, for the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships this weekend and its 10 wrestlers now know where they are likely to be seeded in the bracket. The preliminary seeds for the tournament were announced Wednesday afternoon and all of the Nittany Lions are in the top four of their weight classes. The program has won the last three conference championships and are looking to make it four this weekend, with a strong possibility of doing so. Big Tens will begin…
Thomas Morstead raises $100,000 for former New Orleans Saints employee After setting a goal of $60,000 on Monday, the donation ultimately grew to $100,150 Jul 29, 2018 at 07:54 PM New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead tugged at the heart strings of the crowd around him in the Ochsner Sports Performance Center’s weight room when he did a “Pull Up Challenge” for former Saints employee Chris Cordaro on Monday, July 23. Cordaro was diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma in the pancreas, liver, bone, spine, scalp and multiple lymph nodes in 2015. “It’s amazing just being around Chris, how grateful he is…
The New Orleans Saints star should cash in this offseason in free agency… by: Patrick McAvoy Posted: Mar 5, 2025 / 12:00 PM CST Updated: Mar 5, 2025 / 12:00 PM CST SHARE The New Orleans Saints brought Chase Young into the mix last offseason as a way to try to bolster the defense. Young is a guy with all of the upside in the world. He’s just 25 years old and was a Pro Bowler and the National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award winner in 2020. He was taken with the No. 2 pick in the…