Longtime friend + @sportingnews.com coworker @tsnmike.bsky.social, on Cody Campbell, yet another in the long line of billionaires who are frequently wrong but never in doubt. www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Billionaire @ttu.edu booster Cody Campbell is spending a lot of money on TV ads to convince you -- and Congress -- college sports needs to replace @ncaa.bsky.social to survive. It's preposterous. And self-serving. I'm happy to show where his arguments are wrong: www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

"Simply pose the question of what James Franklin’s record is against top 10 teams, and not only is (Google AI's) response an injurious '4-20,' but the phrase 'resulting in a 20 percent win rate' is added as an insult." Read @tsnmike.bsky.social on PSU's HC. www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Coach James Franklin said in 2018 @pennstatefball.bsky.social had gone from average to good and good to great, but the next step was to become "elite". They covered the first steps in 3 years. Here we are, 8 years later, and they've not taken the next. Why? www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Way back in the day, when the boy was in the recruiting mill, these were two programs he visited (Mizzou won out). I've always maintained a warm spot in my heart for them — as well as longtime friend and @sportingnews.com coworker @tsnmike.bsky.social. 😉 www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

It is common among college fans to disparage NIL, transfer portal, expansion of @cfbplayoff.bsky.social But the change in the landscape that makes @illinifball.bsky.social v @indianafootball.bsky.social a must-watch showdown … It’s all worth it. Here’s why: www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Coach Dabo Swinney of Clemson spent 15 minutes of his weekly press conference defending his record. Is there a reason those who follow college football -- and those who cover it -- can't find better discussions than placing a legend on the "hot seat"? www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

With @usmnt.ussoccer.com on a losing streak against top-30 opponents, and with Japan coming Tuesday as prep for World Cup, it felt like Coach Mauricio Pochettino was bound to drop a “trust the process” on us. Monday, he did. But he also explained why we should: 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

Carmelo Anthony on Syracuse’s 2003 NCAA title: ‘That changed everything’ www.syracuse.com/orangebasket...

SUSPENDED: Leagues Cup bans Suarez for 6 games next year - frontrow.soccer/wsmns

What happens when the top two teams in a MLS conference meet with six games to go in the season, but none of Lionel Messi, Thomas Müller, or Son Heung-Min are involved? Does it count as a big game? We'll see tomorrow in Cincinnati: www.inquirer.com/soccer/phila... via @phillysport.bsky.social

Brian Kelly has been with @lsu.bsky.social through three seasons… and hasn’t yet been involved in the @cfbplayoff.bsky.social race. Is that bad? Probably not as bad as many try to make you believe 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

There was so much apoplexy in the media about the USMNT Gold Cup effort, specifically as a way to prepare for @fifawc26.bsky.social But the roster for two exhibitions in September suggests coach Mauricio Pochettino still doesn’t share that urgency. www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

The @colts.bsky.social revealed Daniel Jones beat out former top-5 NFLDraft pick Anthony Richardson as starting QB. Yeah, so what’s new? Teams have spent the past decade botching top QB picks. Are they picking the wrong guys, or blowing the development process? www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/...

There’s no acceptable reason for the NFL to delay six weeks before holding a disciplinary hearing for Rashee Rice of the Chiefs — and the league will have to deal with the consequences 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/kansa...

The first Associated Press college football poll of 2025 is released today. There are coaches who will tell you the preseason poll is an ABOMINATION and needs to be stopped. Not sure how that would work -- but why would anyone bring it up in the first place? 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Paul Skenes reflected on the Pirates’ trade deadline activity and the organization’s plans for the future with our @jnegronpgh.bsky.social this morning in Denver. Read for FREE in our #Pirates feed: dkpittsburghsports.com/team/pirates... #DKPS #PittsburghPirates #LetsGoBucs

Got blocked this morning because I was embarrassing someone in a sports argument. I thought this site was supposed to be an improvement? 🤷‍♂️

BACK HOME: USMNT GK Turner returns to the Revs on loan from Lyon - frontrow.soccer/pcout

The Union will offer a free live stream of tomorrow's friendly vs. Eintracht Frankfurt on their website: www.philadelphiaunion.com/watch-frankf...

Different rich teams winning is not parity, it’s big-market dominance. MLB: 3 champions outside top 15 markets, 22 inside top 15. NFL: 13 champions outside top 15 markets, 12 inside top 15. NFL is what parity looks like.

Man, you can torture the numbers to make them say anything. Are you trying to win 90 games or a championship? 21st century: 3 champs from outside top-15 markets. That’s 12 percent of titles from 40 percent of teams. That’s not balance.

Emmanuel Clase of @cleguardians.com is on non-disciplinary leave as @mlb.com continues what it calls a “sports betting investigation”. Too many are calling this hypocritical given league’s embrace of gambling sponsorship. Here’s why that’s ridiculous: 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/cleve...

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100%. Switching to the international calendar puts all MLS growth efforts to date at risk of being destroyed. #DOOP

Longtime friend + @sportingnews.com coworker @tsnmike.bsky.social has, as always, a measured, well-reasoned opinion of MLS pondering a fall-spring schedule. You should read it. My less-measured, less-reasoned take: That's the stupidest sh*t I've ever heard of. www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

In 20 years @mls.bsky.social surged from nearly broke and defunct to placing 19 teams among the 60 most valuable in world soccer. The next big decision could put it all at risk. Here's why MLS shouldn't mess with the most basic decision: when to play the games 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

The number 6 is not the only figure in all of mathematics, or basketball. There are so many other ways to quantify excellence -- and why LeBron James is the greatest player in basketball history. Allow me to take you through why: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

The first episode of the podcast is upon you — talked to Ken Pomeroy about tournament expansion and his secret double life as a touring indie artist of the same name (and much more). On all the usual podcast places. Give it a spin! t.co/IfzyMtwsGQ

From last night's Union win, reactions inside the locker room to: - Bruno Damiani's first goal from open play in 14 games - Sal Olivas' rapid rise up the depth chart - Andre Blake's first win since Jamaica's shocking early elimination from the Gold Cup www.inquirer.com/soccer/bruno...

Rising Chelsea FC star Cole Palmer delivered the sort of magnificence in the @fifaclubworldcup.bsky.social final against PSG that is rare in soccer. On a massive stage, he owned the day. How that came to be is fascinating. Where it might lead is even more so… www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

When not coaching Chelsea to the FIFA Club World Cup final against PSG, Enzo Maresca has griped about the weather. With the World Cup coming to U.S. next summer, let's be totally honest about why his whining has been embraced and amplified by the media: www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

Those who follow @usmnt.ussoccer.com were reminded in Gold Cup final that hard work only gets you so far. American men’s soccer A team and their new coach need to figure each other out, pronto, with @fifaworldcup26.bsky.social dead ahead. www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

Fox Sports analyst @AlexiLalas says it's unfair to be retroactively critical of coach who snubbed rising star Diego Luna from U.S. Olympics. I wrote it a year ago. And Luna's made that column look really good with his Gold Cup brilliance for @usmnt.ussoccer.com www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/ne...

Living 10 years in Indiana showed me how much the state genuinely loves basketball, from the Pacers to IU to the Fever to Purdue to the @ihsaa1.bsky.social. With NBA Finals back in Indy for the first time in 25 years, I try to explain why it’s different. www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/india...

Longtime friend + coworker @tsnmike.bsky.social brings it (as usual) with a nice read about an NBA Finals team that reflects its home state. www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/india...

Indiana doesn’t do flash. It does basketball. @tsnmike.bsky.social nails what this Pacers run really is: a throwback, a revival, and a reminder that in Indiana, hoops still mean everything. www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/india...

Charlie Baker was hired as NCAA president because he is a former politician with potential to appeal to both parties. Great. But the guy at the helm of March Madness $hould under$tand why tournament work$. And why expansion from 68 is a terrible idea. www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

Notables on the list: Folarin Balogun Sebastian Berhalter Tristan Blackmon (who's not on Canada's list) Chris Brady Alex Freeman Diego Kochen Richy Ledezma Djordje Mihailovic Matko Miljevic John Tolkin Haji Wright Griffin Yow Alejandro Zendejas (he won't go if América makes the Club World Cup)

Gold Cup preliminary lists are out - 60 names to pick 23 from for the official rosters. 12 local ties on the #USMNT's list: Brenden Aaronson Paxten Aaronson Gerge Campbell Matt Freese Nathan Harriel Jack McGlynn Mark McKenzie Christian Pulisic Zack Steffen Quinn Sullivan Auston Trusty Brian White

After two days of #NFLDraft2025, we know this about Shedeur Sanders: There’s never been a prospect like him. He’s entered uncharted territory. Here’s why: www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/...

It’s not surprising that anonymous scouts would start taking shots at Shedeur Sanders on the eve of the NFL Draft. That doesn’t make it any less repugnant. Why does this happen every year? We discuss that here: 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/...

Most everytime something changes in college sports, the immediate assumption is it will be the next trend. But what Nico Iamaleava did to Tennessee football? How he risked his own pro football future? That was just dumb. www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

From longtime friend + @sportingnews.bsky.social coworker @tsnmike.bsky.social, with one quibble from me: It's NEVER too early! 😉 www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

Grading the high-major coaching hires, from Indiana to Texas to NC State to Xavier. Hey, no one got an F! www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

No one was surprised Walter Clayton again was @NCAA Tournament hero for Florida. Delivering the biggest play in Gators basketball history on defense was a stunner. He told why in an oncourt interview with @sportingnews.bsky.social after UF 65, Houston 63. 🏆 www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

Various sources confirm reports of the assistants Fran McCaffery will hire: Tristan Spurlock (current Iowa assistant, reported by @dailypenn.bsky.social) Ben Luber (current George School boys coach, reported by @jmverlin.bsky.social) Ronald Moore (of double-order onions fame at Siena)

Fifty years have passed since the legend John Wooden coached his last game with UCLA. Of course the Bruins won and claimed another NCAA Championship. But Wooden didn’t stop mattering that night, nor even when he died 35 years later. Here’s why 👇 www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

To call @uh.edu Cougars the nation’s No. 1 defense is almost a slight. They’re so much better than that. Using a certain metric I gleaned from KenPom.com, Cougars might be the third-best defense of this century. Check it out 👇 Duke will. www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

So good.