All, here is the GoFundMe as organized by his sister: www.gofundme.com/f/support-te...

“I followed him to his car one night and said he wasn’t giving Butch Jones time to implement his system and he didn’t call the cops” is actually Wes, right there. Caught between a hellgate-shrieking fanbase and a hostile school and never flinched at either one.

Here is the first funding I have seen for the Rucker family: www.mealtrain.com/trains/geqq28 I will share more if there are more available.

Spent the night praying and hoping the news of Wes Rucker's passing was just a big mistake. I'm devastated to wake up and see it is all real. One of the most genuine, caring humans I knew of in Knoxville, media or no media. He leaves behind a wife, young son, and had a daughter on the way.

Last night, teams averaged 76.4 ppg (thanks Alabama/Arkansas for your service). That beat the previous record for a February or March day over the past 30 years (min 50 games) by a point and a half. It was the 5th highest scoring day regardless of month. (This season now owns the top 6).

Patriotism is so back baby

I don’t say this to sound rude, but: 3 on 3 OT is bad enough, especially in the women’s final. The players are dead after two weeks of hockey, they just busted it for 60 minutes, and now they have to play full sheet with 40% less players, so they are REALLY dragging up the ice. It’s not ideal.

Following MLS is harder than it should be, so I made an automated daily newsletter that rounds up high-quality coverage from around the league. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow but you can sign up in advance here: tally.so/r/eq6DQx

The 2026 NCAA Tournament begins in just 27 days. Based on the numbers, I'm anticipating a dull(er) Round of 64...and a very exciting Round of 32. New for Basket Under Review: www.basketunderreview.com/one-month-ou...

You know what? Good for Bono, good for U2. Beats them being on the other side of these issues.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament begins in just 27 days. Based on the numbers, I'm anticipating a dull(er) Round of 64...and a very exciting Round of 32. New for Basket Under Review: www.basketunderreview.com/one-month-ou...

Miami 86, UMass 77 final. WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW and oh

Mick Cronin using postgame presser to wax poetic about how he's seen this bridge "too many damn times" in the last week

This is one of the biggest 16-minute beatdowns I've ever seen on a top-10 team's home floor

Just saw Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie. I know nothing of the original series and am very much not Canadian. I think it may be best experienced this way. Extremely funny, made me smile, indeed said “how did they get away with this” three different times. Hopefully showing in your city.

A MONSTER Week 16 Watchlist up at Basket Under Review, including a breakdown of 20 different bubble opportunities and 62 games. GOTW is obviously Michigan/Purdue...with a special shoutout to the Battle of the Upper Peninsula on Thursday in D2 www.basketunderreview.com/week-16-watc...

Forgot to share this one this weekend, but wrote about North Dakota State's 20 (now 21!) game win streak, taking down the South Dakota State juggernaut of the conference and if the Bison can make some noise in March in what would be their first-ever NCAA Tournament

A MONSTER Week 16 Watchlist up at Basket Under Review, including a breakdown of 20 different bubble opportunities and 62 games. GOTW is obviously Michigan/Purdue...with a special shoutout to the Battle of the Upper Peninsula on Thursday in D2 www.basketunderreview.com/week-16-watc...

I knew it the second it happened, but I can now say out loud: Jerome Tang visiting the FAU locker room after losing in Elite Eight was an extremely corny and self-serving act

Doing just fine

DAY-EFFING-TONA

Daytona is at halfway on FOX, this is my message telling you to tune in sometime between now and 5:30 ET. Preferably now.

It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this

Firmly out on Tennessee’s black uniforms for basketball. Normally not this sartorially-inclined but these just don’t fit. Just wear the cream ones if you’ve gotta have an alternate.

nobody: me: here’s a column on the guy who’s not getting a haircut until Manchester United win five games in a row, but written through the prism of the capitalist attention economy www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Want to be a better basketball fan? Read this.

Air Force is on the verge of history...currently owning the worst net rating in conference play in the internet age. With 7 games left, the Falcons are 0-13 with losses by 8, 12, 15, 15, 17, 23, 24, 28, 29, 34, 37, and 42.

Here's this week's Watchlist for Basket Under Review. Lots of goodies, but in a strange twist, the two best games of the entire week (Arizona/Kansas, NCAAW's Oklahoma/Vanderbilt) are tonight at the same time. Shrug emoji? www.basketunderreview.com/week-15-watc...

Man I’m just trying to find the setlist

no eres mis casa bonita no eres mis esposa bonita

Standing up and saluting the telly for the final two minutes to show proper respect for the best NFL season in years

Ladies and gentlemen, this is Field Goal No. 5

Seattle Seahawks punter Orin Incandenza

I’m going to listen to tonight’s Bill Simmons podcast on a loop for weeks to come

sorry I didn't watch a life-affirming evocation of a street party and a wedding I was watching kid rock fart on a tractor

This kicks ass

Fanatics Sportsbook ad #AmericanCenturyOfHumiliation

They should do the “good from xx yards” on every single kick. Let me know how far back the extra point would be good from.

Every commercial is “Please don’t be an AI ad” “Please don’t be a crypto ad” “Please don’t be a betting ad” “Wow that was wholesome. Please don’t be made with AI.”

Highlight of the Super Bowl is a coffin corner punt let's fuckin go

No Kings includes Draft Kings

Mel Tucker should be forced to pray to a Kenneth Walker candle every night

Seattle Seahawks punter Orin Incandenza

Reminder that you should listen to American Idiot in full this week, it absolutely holds up.

The funny thing about firing Chris Holtmann to hire Chris Holtmann's top assistant is that your team will have all the same problems and look the same way it did with Chris Holtmann.

Seahawks 26, Patriots 18, three full replays of the Bill Simmons Podcast if this happens (zero for six months if New England wins).

Well, that’s a Tennessee game that makes me miss writing about the program 0%