What We Learned: How the Nashville Predators turned it around (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) The Nashville Predators weren't looking so hot headed into the All-Star Break. They were … [Read more...]

Surprise contributor helps send North Carolina back to the Final Four As North Carolina's starters addressed the media on the eve of their Elite Eight matchup with Notre Dame, reserve wing Theo Pinson interrupted the news conference with a pressing question. "Where's my chair?" Pinson said, cracking up his teammates, "Where's my name at, though?" Pinson may not have had a seat at the pregame … [Read more...]

Tony Finau wins 1st PGA Tour event in 3-hole Puerto Rico playoff Tony Finau is a winner on the PGA Tour. The 2015 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year runner-up got his maiden Tour title on Sunday, defeating Steve Marino on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach (formerly Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico). Marino and Finau were tied at 12-under … [Read more...]

Late-game defense propels Villanova into Final Four Villanova did not make a single field goal in the final 4:29 of its Elite Eight game against top-seeded Kansas. But it didn't matter. The Wildcats went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch to hold off the Jayhawks 64-59 and clinch a berth in the Final Four. Nova shot the lights out in the Sweet 16 against Miami on … [Read more...]

Buddy Hield continues remarkable story by sending Oklahoma to Final Four ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even with Oklahoma maintaining a comfortable double-digit lead throughout much of Saturday's Elite Eight matchup with Oregon, Buddy Hield's mom didn't want to risk altering her routine. Jackie Swann spent the final 15 minutes of the Sooners' 80-68 victory pacing the Honda Center concourse deep in … [Read more...]

James Franklin, dressed as the Easter Bunny, tackles piñata Easter traditions vary from family-to-family, but for the family of Penn State coach James Franklin, Easter becomes a combination of the softness of the Easter Bunny with the gruffness of football. And the result is pretty spectacular. [Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for entertaining things you won’t see on the blog] The Franklin … [Read more...]

Brad vs. the Book: Who will cash in the 'ACC Invitational?' Slaying the sportsbook is a monstrous task. Some days bettors take up residence in a penthouse suite. Other times, they curl up in the nearest ditch, shirtless and toothless. In an attempt to avoid complete destitution, I will post my picks, whether profitable or penniless, through the NCAA tourney. Check out Sunday's Elite Eight … [Read more...]

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey will be on injury report for Elite Eight Notre Dame coach Mike Brey stood on the sidelines in a suit, sans tie, Friday night during his team's victory over Wisconsin in the Sweet 16, but he looked afterward like he spent at least a few minutes in the game. Brey was limping and required a bag of ice on his right calf after straining it in a fit of excitement in the … [Read more...]

New audio proves Coach K scolded Oregon's Dillon Brooks CBS solved the Sweet 16's biggest mystery on Friday night when it released audio of the exchange between Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Oregon forward Dillon Brooks during the handshake line Thursday night. The clip proved that Brooks gave an accurate account of the conversation and Krzyzewski did not. When Brooks beat the shot clock … [Read more...]

Auditing the 2016 Friends and Family Baseball Draft On March 22, we rounded up the usual suspects and held the 12th annual Yahoo Friends & Family Draft. It's a meandering 312-pick mixed league, a highly-competitive industry throwdown. The Yahoo crew has won six of the titles; outsiders have stolen away five of them (including last year). The 2015 standings can be viewed here. Have a gander … [Read more...]