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Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is generally less prone to upsets than the men’s tournament. But as the depth and talent in the field increase the parity of the event, upsets are beginning to happen with more frequency. Just last year, four teams sitting on the 11 and 12-seed lines won their opening game. Two
Joseph Tunney | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
5. Montana @ Montana State (-1.5), 2 p.m. College Gameday goes to Bozeman, Montana, in the heart of Big Sky country for the Brawl of the Wild. The college football slate doesn’t have as many big games this week, so the ESPN crew chose to highlight a game that is one of the most unique
The Observer | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
James Madison and the FCS-FBS jump Just over a month ago, James Madison had never played a game as an FBS program. They have now played five, won each of them, and were rewarded with the No. 25 spot in the AP Poll after a 42-20 victory over Arkansas State this weekend. While their rapid
The Observer | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Conference play is in full swing across the nation, and the matchups are getting better and better. This week will reveal a lot about the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 races with some crucial matchups. Let’s get into it. 5. No. 7 USC @ No. 20 Utah, 8 p.m., FOX, Utah -3 USC and
Joseph Tunney | Wednesday, October 5, 2022
5. Texas @ Oklahoma, 12 p.m., ABC, (Texas -7) Sandwiched in between the two weeks of the Texas State fair in Dallas is the Red River Showdown between Texas and Oklahoma. The game is almost guaranteed to be a good one as regardless of the quality of the teams, only one game since 2014 has
Annika Herko | Thursday, September 1, 2022
On June 30, college football fans thought the biggest announcement of the day was Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman telling Irish fans to wear green against the September 17th game against Cal. They were wrong. Later that night, news broke that would change not only the distribution of power in the Power 5 Conferences
Daniel O'Boyle | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
With the NFL draft getting ever-closer, we’ve already talked about a couple of prospects in one of the most interesting quarterback classes in recent memory. In February I wrote about Josh Allen, a prospect with elite upside that could make him a superstar in the right situation, but the kind of accuracy concerns that make
Benjamin Padanilam | Wednesday, March 1, 2017
At 26-3, UCLA is in the midst of a resurgent season, returning itself to the powerhouse program it once was not too long ago. And right at the center of that turnaround is its star player and freshman sensation, Lonzo Ball. Yet, if you have been paying any attention to talk around the sports world,
Greg Hadley | Tuesday, December 1, 2015
In one week, two countries and three games, Marina Mabrey went from promising freshman to one of No. 3 Notre Dame’s main offensive weapons. Last Monday, Mabrey made history by recording a triple-double on the road at Valparaiso during a 110-54 Irish win. Then, the Irish (6-0) travelled to the Bahamas for the Junkanoo Jam over Thanksgiving
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, September 11, 2015
The noise was nonstop this offseason and all throughout fall camp. The Notre Dame defense was getting nearly everyone back after injuries decimated it last season, particularly at linebacker. The secondary was also going to benefit from the return of senior cornerback KeiVarae Russell when he was finally cleared by the NCAA. The biggest news