USA TODAY Sports breaks down the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region: Best first-round matchup: Loyola Chicago vs. Georgia Tech. The Ramblers have an argument for being higher than the No. 8 seed in the region after going 24-4 and winning a third Missouri Valley Conference championship in the past four seasons. With just one loss in the last two months, Loyola […]

More than two years after the 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket was announced, men's college basketball is dancing again. This year's field of 68 teams was revealed more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports and forced the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga, the overall No. 1 seed, is trying to become the first undefeated national champion […]

Drew Brees is finally saying farewell to the playing field. One of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, Brees announced his expected retirement Sunday afternoon. The Saints legend left an indelible mark on not only New Orleans but the entire league. Brees walks away as the all-time leader in passing yards and second in touchdowns after a 20-year career that […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has announced his retirement on the 15th anniversary of his signing with the team. The star quarterback was one of the most terrifying offensive weapons in NFL history across his 20-season career with the Saints and Chargers. He holds the all-time record for passing yards with 80,358 and is second only to Tom Brady […]

Gonzaga will take the No. 1 ranking in the Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll into the NCAA Tournament as it hopes to bring home the program’s first national title. The Bulldogs, the lone undefeated team in the field, received all 32 first-place votes in retaining the top spot they’ve held for most of the season. The next three spots are […]

Aaron Jones and the Packers are running it back. The star runner has agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal with Green Bay that includes a $13 million signing bonus, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per agent Drew Rosenhaus. Jones could have tested the market after the Packers elected not to franchise tag the fourth-year back. Rosenhaus said his […]

Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have agreed to trade longtime right tackle Marcus Cannon to the Houston Texans in a deal that involves a swap of mid-to-late-round draft picks, sources told ESPN. Cannon had opted out of the 2020 season, and sources said a catalyst for the trade was that […]

Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. DAVIE, Fla. — The Dolphins and Texans have agreed to a swap of starting linebackers, with Miami sending Shaq Lawson to Houston and receiving Benardrick McKinney in return, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The teams are also swapping late-round […]

An AFC swap of prominent linebackers came to fruition Sunday. Pro Bowl linebacker Benardrick McKinney is being traded from the Houston Texans to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for linebacker Shaq Lawson, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday. McKinney, who’s coming off a 2020 season cut to four games due to shoulder surgery, was granted permission to seek a […]

Duke is poised to miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996. The Blue Devils (13-11) were a reeling bubble team hoping for an at-large bid and trying to claim the ACC's automatic bid by winning the league tournament. But then a positive COVID-19 test prompted athletics director Kevin White to declare that the team's season was over […]