NCAA - High Point Scores Expected Upset Via Unconventional Means

Taking down a higher seed is why we love March Madness. We saw three double-digit seeds earn victories through the first three blocks of games to open the first round on Thursday, but none bigger than a matchup between two teams that consider home more than 2,000 miles away each.

The High Point Panthers, champions of the Big South Conference, took a 14-game winning streak into the NCAA Tournament, longest in the nation. Their opponents were the 4th-seeded Wisconsin Badgers, who lost in the semifinals of the Big 10 Conference tournament to Michigan.

The Panthers led 43-41 just 1:09 into the second half, after Wisconsin took a 41-39 lead into the half. With just 14 seconds remaining in the game, ESPN had Wisconsin calculated to be a 70.2-percent favorite to win.

High Point will play SEC Tournament Champion Arkansas on Saturday in the second round.

NCAA - Redhawks See Undefeated Season Fall Right Before NCAA Tournament Field Announcement

Bubble teams in Auburn, Bloomington, and a handful of others just had the door of opportunity open a little further on Thursday afternoon. With an 87-83 defeat to the Massachusetts Minutemen (17-15), previously undefeated Miami (Ohio) (now 31-1) suffered their first loss of the season. The Redhawks became the first team since St. Joe’s in 2004 to enter their conference tournament undefeated, and then suffer their first loss before the NCAA Tournament.

St. Joe’s still ended up as a 1-seed that year, despite losing to Xavier in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Miami’s loss to UMass should not come as large a surprise as fans across the country should think. In two previous matchups, Miami won by a combined 11 points (86-84 in Miami on January 27, and 86-77 at UMass on February 17).

Miami last won the Mid American Conference (MAC) tournament in 2007, and this was their first regular season MAC title since 2006.

PGA - Koepka To Rejoin PGA Tour With Almost None of the Spoils, but All of the Embarrassment

We apparently found out the grass is not greener on the other side in the world of professional golf. The PGA Tour announced what they are calling the “Returning Member Program” for former members that jumped ship to LIV Golf, and are looking to come back.

The first name that entered the program is five-time major champion Brooks Koepka. A handful of current LIV players have won majors after jumping to the Saudi-backed tour, namely Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, and John Rahm.

For the sanctions he will have to face upon returning to the PGA Tour, Koepka had better hope the money he made from LIV will stretch for a while.

NCAA - Hurricanes Use Grit to Reach Title Game; One Challenge Left

Mario Cristobal may continue to deflect the notion that Miami is “back” among college football’s elite, but the Hurricanes will play for their first National Championship since 2002 a week from Monday, January 19. Their opponent will be the top team in the country, the Indiana Hoosiers.

The Hurricanes started 5-0 in 2025, before losing two of three in conference play to fall out of the top 15. Miami climbed as high as #2 in the Associate Press poll, before the losses to Louisville and SMU dropped them to #18. When Miami was sitting home for the ACC Championship game, the Hurricanes sat at #10 in the College Football Playoff ranking, hoping their resume was strong enough to warrant one of the 12 spots.

Could we really call it an upset if Miami wins it all, when many around the country thought Miami was going to be in this position after beating three ranked teams in their first five games?

NCAA - Michigan Scandal Develops While Leaving Questions About Program to Compound

If Notre Dame opting out of consideration for a bowl game in the wake of being snubbed for the College Football Playoff was the high point of postseason madness, Ann Arbor threw a case of hats (or in their case winged helmets) into the fray.

We all know by now the ongoing saga of Sherrone Moore. The Michigan head coach was fired by the school with cause on December 10 for an inappropriate relationship with a member of his staff. The school first investigated the allegations back over the summer, but both parties denied the allegations.

The woman in question is reported to be Moore’s executive assistant, Paige Shriver. Neither the school or authorities have confirmed Ms. Shriver’s involvement, but Moore was arrested after reportedly breaking into her apartment.

NCAA - Committee Overlooks Texas Tech, Who May Run Table In Playoffs

The College Football Playoff was a cruel mistress to Notre Dame, and rewarded a second Group of Five school by letting James Madison grab the final spot. The committee gifted Ohio State the #2 seed after losing the Big 10 Championship game, making the defending champions ranked over two conference champions with one loss.

Those teams were the SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs (#3), and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, champions of the Big 12 (#4).

The Red Raiders claimed their first conference championship since they were a member of the Southwest Conference in 1994. Two years later, the conference folded, with four Texas schools (Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Texas, and Baylor) joining the Big 8 to form the Big 12.

NBA - Despite Snapping Winning Streak, Pistons Fully Capable Of Challenging In East

The last time the Detroit Pistons won 13 consecutive games in the regular season, both instances resulted in an NBA Championship. The first came in 1990, which was the second of the back-to-back “Bad Boy” championships, while the second was the stunning upset of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.

Detroit went into action on Wednesday looking to eclipse their franchise mark at the expense of their long time rivals, the Boston Celtics. Lucky 13 for the Pistons came on Monday against the second-worst team in the NBA, the Indiana Pacers.

If the Pacers can go from Game 7 of the NBA Finals back in June, to the cellar of the Eastern Conference, after the 1-win Washington Wizards picked up win #2 on Tuesday, the Pistons surely have hopes of maintaining their Eastern Conference best record, which sat at 15-2.

NFL - Murray To IR With Decision On Future Looming For Cardinals

Changes are coming in the desert, and the Arizona Cardinals may be about ready to begin another rebuild. The Cardinals were blown out 44-22 on Sunday by the Seattle Seahawks, a game they trailed 38-7 at halftime, and saw DeMarcus Lawrence return two fumbles for touchdowns in the first half.

Arizona has lost six of their last seven games, but the first six were by a combined 13 points. Veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett took over as the starter in Week 6, after a foot injury had saddled Kyler Murray to where the Cardinals moved Murray to Injured Reserve back on Wednesday. This guarantees Brissett to remain the starter for at least the next three games, barring an injury of his own.