UNC Basketball: Freshmen & Newcomers Grades

April 19, 2022

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images It’s time for some more retrospectives! This week, we’re looking at and grading UNC’s whole roster, class by class. Today, we’re starting with the freshmen and newcomers (minus one, but I’ll get to that). One of the challenges that Hubert Davis faced when he took the reins of UNC men’s […]

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Maryland men’s basketball lands class of 2022 prospect Noah Batchelor

April 19, 2022

Photo Courtesy of Twitter@noah_batchelor_ Class of 2022 prospect Noah Batchelor committed to Maryland on Monday night, he announced via Twitter and Instagram. home sweet home pic.twitter.com/YaNfhtK8qK — noah batchelor (@noah_batchelor_) April 19, 2022 Batchelor is from Hagerstown, Maryland and most recently played high school basketball at IMG academy in Florida. “Maryland stood out because they […]

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Kihei Clark officially returning for fifth season

April 19, 2022

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kihei Clark has officially announced that he will be returning for a fifth year with the Virginia Cavaliers for the 2022-2023 college basketball season. With four years under his belt, Clark will be utilizing the NCAA’s blanket extra year of eligibility for players who played in the […]

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FSU hoops: Transfer Darin Green Jr. commits to Seminoles

April 19, 2022

William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Florida State Seminoles basketball has secured the commitment of transfer Darin Green Jr., a sharpshooter that led the UCF Knights in scoring last season. Nole nation lets work! 110% committed @FSUHoops pic.twitter.com/JsStn0nvSE — Darin Green Jr. (@daringreenjr) April 18, 2022 FSU had plenty of competition for his services, with Green telling […]

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Kentucky makes Dick Vitale’s ‘elite eight’ teams for the 2022-23 season

April 19, 2022

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images It’s talking season folks. With talking season comes way-too-early rankings and everything in between. The interesting thing for the early part of this off-season is they all favor Kentucky again next season. Dick Vitale is the latest to release his ‘elite eight’ preseason rankings, and he has the Cats coming […]

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‘No, Cejudo’s retired’ – Dana White not sold on former double-champ’s reported return to USADA pool

April 19, 2022

“No cringe. Just straight talk. I’ve entered the USADA pool.” That’s the message Henry Cejudo spread across his social media accounts back on April 11th. His goal? A return to the Octagon and a potential title fight against Alexander Volkanovski. For most fighters, that may seem like nothing more than a pipe dream. But, Cejudo […]

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Darren Till explains how UFC 273 changed Khamzat Chimaev ‘as a fighter’ and ‘as a man’

April 19, 2022

For the first time in his UFC run, Khamzat Chimaev went through the wringer at UFC 273. Unlike his previous fights that ended rather swiftly, his fight with Gilbert Burns was a close one. And for many, it was a true test for “Borz” and how he handles elite-level competition at welterweight. But for close […]

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‘Send a contract’ – Bisping says he’s a ‘little bit’ serious about accepting Jake Paul’s call out

April 19, 2022

Last June, former UFC middleweight champion and Hall-of-Famer Michael Bisping first revealed a $500,000 offer to fight Jake Paul. But as we all saw, nothing ever came to fruition. “The Count” had been respectful and complimentary towards the “Problem Child” in the succeeding months, but as of January, the gamesmanship was back on. Most recently, […]

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Video: ‘Humble Henry’ Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson fondly look back on UFC 197 title fight

April 19, 2022

Former UFC double-champ Henry Cejudo has been known for his brash-talking “Triple C” persona for years now. But as the man himself stated in a recent tweet, “sometimes you get Humble Henry.” In a rather rare moment, Cejudo is seen being a bit more complimentary towards a rival. On Easter Sunday, he posted a video […]

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Kamaru Usman advises Khamzat Chimaev not to get ‘caught up’ in his own hype

April 19, 2022

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman thinks Khamzat Chimaev was a victim of his own hype at UFC 273, which is why the undefeated Chechnan ran into unexpected trouble against Gilbert Burns after failing to put ‘Durinho’ away as he did his four previous UFC opponents. Chimaev won the fight, of course, but, with a few […]

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