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Connecticut star Paige Bueckers is doing something no other college basketball player has done.  Bueckers designed and is set to release her own Nike player edition sneaker this month, the sportswear giant announced Monday. Bueckers’ Nike G.T. Hustle 3, the first basketball sneaker created by a college player in the Name, Image and Likeness era, … Read more

One of the greatest football coaches of all-time believes he knows what’s off with one of the greatest kickers ever. Justin Tucker has had an astonishing fall-off this year and cost the Ravens on multiple occasions, including in a loss to the Eagles this past Sunday in which he missed two field goals and an … Read more

It seems Jerod Mayo won’t be a one-season wonder in New England. That’s according to The MMQB’s Albert Breer, who reported Sunday that he believes the rookie Patriots coach “is on really solid ground going into 2025” following a bumpy first season, with the team in the AFC East basement at 3-10. “There are a … Read more

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster, left, currently has a recruiting class ranked No. 35 nationally by 247Sports and No. 11 among the 18 Big Ten teams. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Kuron Jabari Jr. was the original believer. Back in early March, before DeShaun Foster had concocted his first spring practice plan or devised … Read more

Aaron Rodgers isn’t running away from playing out the string in a 3-9 season. During his weekly appearance Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers spoke about his mentality entering Gang Green’s final stretch of the season, two days after the team dropped a crushing 26-21 home loss to the Seahawks for their eighth defeat … Read more

Tiki Barber doesn’t believe Tom Brady had all the pertinent information in the saga of Daniel Jones’ release from the Giants. Brady ripped Jones for requesting his release while working as the color commentator during Fox’s telecast of the Cowboys’ 27-20 win over the Giants on Thanksgiving. Barber reacted to the remarks on WFAN’s afternoon … Read more

MEXICO CITY — Israel Vázquez, the Mexican fighter who won three bantamweight world titles, has died at 46. World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman announced the death on Tuesday. The boxer nicknamed “El Magnifico” revealed on Nov. 10 he had sarcoma, a cancer. 4Former bantamweight boxing champion Israel Vazquez has died at the age of … Read more

Two New Mexico basketball players battled in a mid-air fight over a seat on a plane. While on a plane en route to Palm Springs, Calif. for the Acrisure Classic last month, two unnamed Lobos men’s basketball players were involved in an incident that resulted in a scholarship player punching a walk-on player in the … Read more

And they’ll call themselves the Kings in Queens. Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez made his recruitment of Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and free agent Juan Soto public in a social media post Monday.  The Instagram story, which features an image of Alvarez and Guerrero side-by-side and donning the same jersey, was snapped at the … Read more

Canada’s Marie Yasmine Alidou, left, celebrates after scoring during the international women’s friendly soccer match between Canada and South Korea at the Pinatar Arena Football Center in Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.Photo by Francisco Macia Martinez /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an … Read more