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Colin Cowherd rips NCAA Tournament expansion to 76 teams: 'Subtraction by addition'

The NCAA is reportedly in the final steps in its efforts to expand the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams, though the move is not yet official. FOX Sports analyst Colin Cowherd is decidedly not a fan of the move. And it’s not because he’s resistant to change. He’s just resistant to unnecessary and potentially harmful change. (On3.com)

Kentucky Derby winner Cherie DeVaux bet on herself and won big

For more than a decade, Cherie DeVaux helped train other people’s horses as she dreamed of one day taking the reins herself. That dream came true, and then some. DeVaux became the first woman to train the winning horse at the Kentucky Derby when Golden Tempo claimed the 152nd Run for the Roses on Saturday at Churchill Downs. (NBC News)

Video: Chasing Velocity - Baseball’s Pitching Analytics Revolution

What started as baseball's "eye-test" has evolved into so much more. The analytical revolution is embedded within America’s pastime, but are the numbers too much? Media Hub’s Grace Nugent talks to experts both past and present on how analytics have changed pitching. (View Video)

ESPN brings The CW live sports to app under new streaming partnership

On Wednesday, ESPN announced a partnership with The CW to bring all of The CW’s live sports to the ESPN app as part of an ESPN Unlimited subscription. The deal will allow ESPN app users to stream The CW’s live sports programming directly within ESPN’s multiplatform app interface. This is not the first time ESPN and The CW have partnered on a deal. (Awful Announcing)

Big Ten distributes $1.37B in revenue for 2024-25 fiscal year

The Big Ten Conference distributed a record $1.37 billion to its 18 members in the 2024-25 fiscal year, an increase of nearly $500 million. The league announced its recent revenue numbers Friday for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, up from $883 million the previous fiscal year. Ohio State received a league-high $91.57 million for fiscal year 2024-25. (ESPN)

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore avoids jail time as part of plea deal

Former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore avoided a jail sentence and was sentenced to probation after previously agreeing to a plea deal over his actions after his firing from Michigan. As part of the deal, Moore pleaded no contest to misdemeanor malicious use of a telecommunications device involving a domestic relationship and misdemeanor trespassing. (Yahoo! Sports)

Pittsburgh scores a touchdown with record-breaking NFL Draft

Pittsburgh spent years building the foundation to host the 2026 NFL Draft. This week, the City of Champions delivered. Indeed, months before a Steelers QB throws a single for the 2026-27 season, the city had already scored a touchdown. Pittsburgh smashed draft attendance numbers twice as crowds filled area hotels, packed public transit and flooded city streets. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Why March Madness expansion is happening: NCAA unnecessarily folded to bluff from power conferences

There are two reasons why expansion is going to happen. The first is obvious: money. Now, it's not a lot of money. Not yet, anyway. The other reason expansion is coming is the Big Reason, perhaps better framed as The Unspoken Threat. It's the lurking worry that's hovered at every committee meeting and on every Zoom call in which this topic has been discussed. (CBS Sports)

Paul McNeil Jr. will return to NC State basketball for 2026-27 season

NC State men's basketball guard Paul McNeil Jr. has announced he will return for his junior season in Raleigh. McNeil gave Wolfpack fans a massive offseason present by re-signing with the program after entering the transfer portal in April, giving Justin Gainey and the Pack a signature piece in the backcourt. McNeil's return was anything but guaranteed. (247 Sports)

Inside the mind of Wes Miller, the Charlotte 49ers' new basketball coach

Wes Miller has the sort of reverence for Roy Williams that Ol’ Roy has for his own mentor, Dean Smith. Said Miller of Williams: “The one thing I always respected about him - and I’ve tried to carry this with me - is nobody was more competitive. Nobody tried to find more ways to be great and to build a team. But he didn’t cross lines. He did it the right way.” (MSN.com)

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