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Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, February 15, 2019
On Thursday, ESPN college basketball guru Jay Bilas released “Volume II of The Bilas Index,” the Bilas-assured “most dependable and trusted metric of hoop quality and capability in the known universe.” In case you were nervous about its veracity, take it from the source: “It is culled from the most savvy and informed mind the
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, February 14, 2019
As we approach the 68th-annual NBA All-Star Game, the race for this year’s MVP award has just started to heat up. If you ever thought the award would end up being a shootout between Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden, Paul George is doing his best to help change your mind. George is in the midst
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, February 13, 2019
In the year since Kyler Murray took over the reins from Baker Mayfield in Norman, Oklahoma, there’s one thing in the back of everyone’s mind: What’s next? For most athletes, reaching the professional level of their respective sport fulfills their wildest dreams. Yet, for Murray, that’s not enough. The 21-year-old from Bedford, Texas, finds himself
Joe Everett | Monday, February 11, 2019
It turns out that even in the middle of February, Saturdays and Sundays still belong to football. This weekend, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) debuted — a brand new football league which aired games on CBS this Saturday and Sunday. Co-founded by Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian — the latter of whom worked as
Will Richard | Friday, February 8, 2019
In the past few years, we have observed a shift in the sports culture: The era of building and developing through the draft has, in most cases, died off. Rather, the new movement in sports culture reflects a heightened emphasis on aggressive moves through front-office management via trades or free agency to acquire as much
Courtney Becker | Wednesday, February 6, 2019
After the most painful-to-watch Super Bowl in recent memory, I figured the time was once again ripe to point out my favorite obvious fact: Criticisms of women’s basketball are nothing more than sexist excuses not to watch women succeed at a sport. The number of people (let’s be honest, predominantly men) who say women’s basketball
Ryan Kolakowski | Monday, February 4, 2019
Super Bowl LIII is now over, and the College Football Playoff is long behind us. Now it seems there is nothing to do except set our alarms to Sept. 2 when Notre Dame football returns to challenge Louisville on the gridiron. Fear not, sports fans. There are still basketball and hockey games being played regularly,
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, February 1, 2019
Please forgive my attempt at an NBA-themed column in advance. I’m no NBA expert, by any means, but I feel like three years into writing these columns, I need to at least dip my toe into the league. So, without further ado, here’s my best shot. My teams this season have been the definition of
Tobias Hoonhout | Thursday, January 31, 2019
So, while we wait for Tom “Football” Brady to return to the promised land (Atlanta), I propose we take a quick trip across the pond. This week’s Sports Authorities have been inundated with soccer references — shout-out Charlotte and Ellen — and as the resident self-appointed expert in the department, I couldn’t help but weigh
Charlotte Edmonds | Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Imagine a world where Santa Cruz, Calif. has an NBA team and New York City doesn’t. This seemingly absurd situation would be a reality for the Knicks — currently the 14th-seed in the Eastern Conference — if they were a part of a system like the one the English Premier League has. For those of