Tobe Awaka doesn’t show much emotion normally. Maybe in practice, but almost never during a game. That changed in Rupp Arena. Awaka got in the face of Kentucky’s Aaron Bradshaw and shared some choice words. Both got hit with technical fouls. Awaka went on to score four points and six rebounds, with crucial plays following…
CLEVELAND — When Annette Williams walked into FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday, it felt like a bit of the world fell back into place. She or a family member had gone to every one of her son Antonio Gibson’s sporting events for as long as anyone could remember — until this NFL season. The novel coronavirus pandemic prevented…
Braves agree to contract with ex-Phillies, Astros star reliever The Atlanta Braves and Ken Giles are reportedly in agreement on a minor league contract, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. The deal includes an MLB spring training invite and if Giles makes the team to open the season, he can make $1.75 million. Brian Snitker and…
Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn has a game plan to refine. That’s what he goes back to, whenever he’s asked about his longer-term future. The Seahawks host Green Bay in the NFC Championship game this afternoon. That’s what has been on Quinn’s mind, not which other NFL team might want him to be its head…
Hello, Triangle sports fans. Michael Graff here with a suggestion for your summer: Join me in rooting for the Baltimore Orioles. And watch with joy the talents of Cedric Mullins, a Greensboro-born player who went to Louisburg College and Campbell University. Why it matters: As a lifelong Orioles fan who moved to North Carolina from Maryland at…
The upcoming announcements of the winners for the major awards in Major League Baseball for the 2022 season could provide both some excitement and some frustrations for Orioles fans. There could be excitement next Monday Nov. 7 when the finalists for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards are announced. The O’s, it seems likely,…
It’s never easy when a star player gets injured and the Baltimore Orioles were dealt that dose of reality when their star closer, Felix Bautista, went down with an elbow injury. The 28-year-old was putting together one of the best relief performances in MLB history when his season abruptly ended. He was 8-2 with a 1.48 ERA…
NBA! McDermott has been suspended men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott over racially insensitive remarks he made last today. “After our Creighton men’s basketball team returned to Omaha earlier today, Fr. Hendrickson and I engaged with other senior leaders in dialogue and discussion regarding appropriate sanctions for the remarks made by Head Men’s Basketball Coach Greg…
On Wednesday, Tennessee football welcomed some new Volunteers to Knoxville for Early National Signing Day. So far, 21 high school athletes have signed their national letters of intent, with numerous others anticipated to do so before the early period expires on Friday. Even though Tennessee’s 2023 season fell short of expectations following an 11-win season…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Tuesday that five Tennessee football student-athletes were named to the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Academic All-District Team. Ben Bolton, Gabe Jeudy-Lally, Jackson Ross, Dylan Sampson and Jacob Warren were recognized for their combined efforts on the field and in the classroom. Tennessee’s five Academic All-District recipients topped the previous program record of four…