Author: Mikesportz

In the beginning moments of Brent Brennan’s news conference on Monday, the Arizona football head coach briefly became a salesman for the program ahead of the Friday night matchup with the Houston Cougars at Arizona Stadium. The Arizona-Houston game has the potential to be the lowest-attended game of the season, due to the Wildcats (3-6) being one loss away from missing the postseason, in addition to the UA riding a five-game skid and coming off a 44-point beatdown against a UCF team also riding the struggle bus. Plus, the ninth-ranked UA men’s basketball team will be tipping off against old…

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Jannik Sinner has followed in the footsteps of three tennis legend by reaching yet another stellar statistical milestone at the 2024 ATP Finals.  The world No 1 has continued his remarkable 2024 campaign by winning all three of his round robin matches in Turin without dropping a set. Sinner did not lose more than four games in the six sets he played, while he dropped serve only twice. Following wins over Alex de Minaur and Taylor Fritz, Sinner’s 6-3, 6-4 triumph against Daniil Medvedev in his third match ensured he finished top of the John Newcombe group. The Italian, who was…

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Arkansas dominates Oklahoma State, moves on to second round The 2-seed Razorbacks put on a show in Fayetteville, shutting out the Cowgirls 4-0 to survive and advance in the NCAA Tournament. FAYETTEVILLE – Fueled by four first half goals, No. 5 Arkansas cruised to a NCAA Tournament opening round win 4-0 over Oklahoma State. Katie Doyle recorded a brace, including the opening goal of the game. Anaiyah Robinson and Kiley Dulaney each added goals to help the Hogs advance. Check back later for a full recap. SEC Tickets SEC Store Academic Relations Compliance ESPN SEC Network About the SEC Network Opens…

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Through Week 11, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is a top choice for the NFL coach of the year award because of how he’s managed the team’s quarterback position and locker room this season. But at the end of the team’s 18-16 victory against the Baltimore Ravens, he showed he could be a candidate for the coach of the year award for his in-game decisions as well. At the 1:06 mark of the fourth quarter, the Ravens needed a 2-point conversion to tie the score. But they didn’t get to run their play before Tomlin called a timeout. The timeout…

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Aryna Sabalenka discussed the need to express her emotions during matches on a recent episode of Andy Roddick’s podcast. Sabalenka is undoubtedly one of the most gracious losers on the WTA Tour. She always congratulates her opponents at the net and does not speak bitterly after defeats. Serena Williams’ former coach, Rennae Stubbs, recently compared Sabalenka to Qinwen Zheng, who does not take defeats as well. The Australian doubts that Zheng will learn to be gracious like Sabalenka. However, Sabalenka, who used to be told she was not talented due to her hard-hitting style, can sometimes get emotional during matches…

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Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway returned to action this past weekend against LSU after being injured on Nov. 2 against Georgia and missing the Texas game the following week. Lagway wasn’t 100 percent healthy against the Tigers as he continues to work his way back to full strength from a hamstring injury, but he was still able to lead Florida to a win over the rival Tigers. Gators head coach Billy Napier spoke with reporters on Monday and shared how DJ Lagway is doing from a health standpoint. “Well, I mean, I think he didn’t miss a rep with the…

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