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The Salt Lake Tribune

How Utah basketball’s Gianna Kneepkens responded for the Utes after season-ending injury

Can Gianna Kneepkens keep the Utes’ dreams alive even with a broken foot? Here's how one of Utah's stars is overcoming disappointment to help her team win.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Why did the Hurricanes slip from Final Four to under .500? Coach Larrañaga weighs in

The Hurricanes went from a Final Four squad in 2023 to sub-.500 this year. Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larrañaga attributes the collapse to injuries and lack of depth.

Kansas City Star

Will KU Jayhawks’ McCullar, Dickinson play in NCAA tourney? Latest injury updates

Kansas Jayhawks forward Hunter Dickinson, who suffered a dislocated right shoulder in the second half of KU’s regular-season finale against Houston and then missed a second-round Big 12 tournament loss …

Duke Basketball Report

NC State Pulls Off A Five-Day Miracle

Mar 16, 2024; Washington, D.C., USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack forward Mohamed Diarra (23) reacts against the North Carolina Tar Heels after the second half at Capital One Arena.  | Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports This seemed impossible but State showed immense heart and character in D.C. Where do you even start? What NC State did in the ACC Tournament was obviously historic. Who wins five games in five days? Who wins five games in five days with a 275 lb. center who is basically a part-time marvel and the star guard overcoming an injury? It’s just an incredible...

BT Powerhouse

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament: Saturday Preview

Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports The Big Ten Tournament continues Saturday with two more games in the semifinals before tomorrow’s title game. Let’s take a look at the upcoming action. #5 Wisconsin Badgers vs #1 Purdue Boilermakers Time/TV: 1:00 PM ET CBS Line: Purdue -6.5 In the early game today Purdue is set to face Wisconsin. This game will be somewhat interesting after Braden Smith suffered a knee injury in Purdue’s win against Michigan State. The guard ultimately came back but if there’s a chance he could reaggravate the injury it wouldn’t make sense to...

Building The Dam

Beaver Baseball: Thoughts Headed into Conference Play

Photo by Katharine Lotze/ With the bulk of non-conference play now complete along with a month of the season its worth stepping back and taking a look at the Oregon State baseball team. The Beavers came into the season with expectations back at the College World Series level. OSU has held up to those expectations so far and shown impressive depth over the last two weeks as they have managed some injuries to key contributors. The final season of Pac-12 baseball awaits the Beavers, so let's take a look at what they have shown and how that projects forward. The offensive...

Burnt Orange Nation

Texas RB CJ Baxter has next after the departure of Jonathon Brooks

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Tashard Choice once again has a deep and talented position room with Baxter looming as a potential breakout star. The Texas Longhorns running game was one of the most surprising aspects of the offense n 2023. After the loss of Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson to the NFL, many questioned how effective this room would be. However, before his season-ending injury to his ACL against TCU in November, Johnathan Brooks was putting the nation on notice, rushing for 1,135 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns, and only a single fumble with an average of...

LasVegasSun.com

UNLV's Kalib Boone 'not likely' to play due to ankle injury

Being down a starter heading into an elimination game is not ideal. Being down a starting big man heading into an elimination game against the toughest, most physical opponent in the conference is especially unenviable, but that’s the situation Kevin Kruger’s squad finds itself facing ...

Roll 'Bama Roll

Jumbo Package: Saban appears before Congress to again ask if “this is what we want football to be”

Photo by Brandon Sumrall/ The NCAA finally got rid of the Old Man. And they cut off their nose to spite their face in the process. “Is this what we want football to be,” was Coach Nick Saban’s famous refrain a decade ago as the hurry-up spread and no-huddle offenses were gaming rules, putting defenses behind the eight ball, increasing injury risks, and generally just playing “gotcha!” — it was a rallying cry against gimmick ball. And, over the next ten years, as the NCAA would increasingly monkey with rules, he’d often use some variant of this...

Arizona Desert Swarm

Former Arizona star Bennedict Mathurin to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery

Photo by Sean Gardner/ Bennedict Mathurin’s sophomore season in the NBA is coming to a sudden end. The former Arizona All-American has been diagnosed with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, which will require season-ending surgery, the Indiana Pacers announced Saturday. Mathurin is expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2024-25 season. Bennedict Mathurin has been diagnosed with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, an injury which will require surgery.He will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season and is expected to make a full recovery ahead of the...

Kansas City Star

Bad to worse: Kansas blown out by Houston while Hunter Dickinson exits with injury

The Kansas men’s basketball team was tied with the Houston Cougars at 2-all for the first 2:27 of Saturday’s game at Fertitta Center. From 2:28 to the end of the …

Centre Daily

How Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci dealt with his injury at Big Ten Championships

The college wrestling world waited and wondered all week what an injured Carter Starocci would do at the Big Ten Championships — and it finally got an answer Saturday afternoon. …

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Hurricanes looking to replace multiple starters in secondary despite ‘thin’ group of cornerbacks, inexperienced safeties

The Hurricanes have to replace four of five starters from their 2023 secondary, but injuries and transfers have left UM "thin" at cornerback and with new or inexperienced safeties.

Kansas City Star

Kansas Q&A: NCAA Tournament seeding, KU basketball recruiting & Kevin McCullar injury

The Kansas men’s basketball team has an opportunity to move up (or down) significantly in NCAA Tournament seeding projections depending on the results of its games in the next few …

Banners On The Parkway

Xavier's injury crisis first hobbled the season; now it has crippled it

Not enough dudes. On December 14, 1912, Lieutenant Belgrave Ninnis of the Far Eastern Party of the Australasian Antarctic expedition fell through a crevasse and passed away, taking his sled and most of the party's supplies with him. Left behind with a handful of sled dogs and not even a tent for shelter were expedition leader Douglas Mawson and Swiss ski expert Xavier Mertz. A veteran Antarctic explorer aged 30 years old, Mawson was in the peak of his strength. With more than 300 entirely barren miles between him and safety, he set out on the trek back. Mawson scavenged...

Banners On The Parkway

Without even a whimper

He never, ever quits | Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Xavier gets run off the court early in a disheartening loss to Butler. Somewhere Dailyn Swain is recovering from a surgery that pulled his abdomen open. Hopefully the young man was heavily sedated and didn’t have to watch the first half of this game. What would be a terrible thing to happen in the first game you absolutely had to win? Allowing a 17-0 run? Turning the ball over 10 times? Having leading scorer go MIA? Shooting 30%? What about doing all of that? Would that be terrible? That’s what Xavier...

Banners On The Parkway

What is going on?

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Xavier has been bad before, rarely have they seemed so uninspired. This article is going to read as very critical of Xavier basketball. In a lot of ways it is. I’m not advocating for a change at head coach; I think that would be a horrible decision. I’m not campaigning for a kid to lose a scholarship; that would be cruel. Xavier’s season has been hamstrung by major injuries to Zach Freemantle and Jerome Hunter. The losses of Kam Craft and Reid Ducharme deprived the team of shooting and depth. Recently Sasa Ciani and...

Duke Basketball Report

YouTube Gold: The Greatness Of Grant Hill

 NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Grant Hill #33 of the Detroit Pistons passes the ball against the New York Knicks on February 15, 1999 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York | Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Hill demonstrated one kind of greatness before his injuries and another after. When Grant Hill entered the NBA, it was a few years before Michael Jordan’s second retirement (he first retired in 1993, then again in 1998 and permanently in 2003). As Isaiah Thomas says in this video, Hill was viewed as the Air apparent when Jordan left. But life had...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Hurricanes offensive line, down to two healthy returning starters, using spring to prepare newcomers

With two of last year's starters heading to the NFL and one missing spring camp due to injury, several new Hurricanes offensive linemen have a chance to showcase their skills on a shorthanded line.

A Sea Of Blue

Karl-Anthony Towns reportedly suffers meniscus tear

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports A brutal injury for KAT and the Wolves, who are tied atop the Western Conference. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been among the best teams in the NBA this season, and while they didn’t add any significant pieces, the improvement is due to their style of play and internal growth. They sit atop the West, tied with the Thunder for the best record in the conference at 43-19. That’s why Karl-Anthony Towns injuring his meniscus is going to sting so greatly. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on Thursday that KAT suffered a torn meniscus...

A Sea Of Blue

Tre Mitchell’s impact has continued through his injury struggles

Dylan Ballard - A Sea Of Blue Being on the bench helped give Mitchell a new perspective on this team. The Kentucky Wildcats have been able to stay afloat without Tre Mitchell on the court. Although the impact of the fifth-year transfer forward cannot be understated, the Cats have one of their deepest teams in recent history. Mitchell has struggled with a slew of injuries over the last several months, the most notable being back and shoulder issues. Those kept him sidelined for six games before returning this past Saturday. He never let those setbacks destroy his will...

Banners On The Parkway

Something is up with Dailyn Swain

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK It doesn't seem to be great, TBH First, what news there is: Dailyn Swain posted the above picture on his Instagram. No context, no caption, no further information. Just a first person shot of someone in a hospital bed with an IV. We assume it's him, but it would be kind of wild if it wasn't. Anything beyond that at this point is either speculation or a disrespect of his privacy. If/when he decides to release further information personally or through official channels, we'll pass it right along to you guys. What...

thestate

Gamecock community mourns passing of DJ Park, former USC football player

Former South Carolina offensive lineman Joseph “DJ” Park has died, his sister Breana posted Sunday evening on Facebook. Park was 29 years old. He had been in the hospital recently …

Dawg Sports

GymDog Report: Bulldogs Dominant In Win Over Auburn

Coach Kupets Carter’s Georgia GymDogs have overcome a lot this season. Injuries, inexperience, it’s felt like this team was always just a little ways away from putting things together. While one shouldn’t count their chickens before they hatch or their landings before they’re stuck, on Friday night the Dawgs may have taken a definitive step in the right direction. The GymDogs posted a season high score in downing the visiting #14 ranked Auburn Tigers 197.550 to 196.900. In fact it wasn’t only their highest score of 2024. It was the highest team score for the Red and...

Centre Daily

Will Starocci wrestle at the Big Ten Championships? What Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said

Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci’s status remains up in the air ahead of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Head coach Cael Sanderson said Starocci, who suffered an injury in …

Duke Basketball Report

Zion Williamson Update - He's Back And Happy Too

 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 28: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans dribbles the ball in the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 28, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  | Photo by Dylan Buell/ Williamson got his groove back. Zion Williamson has had quite the ride so far in the NBA. He’s dealt with immense criticism over his weight, his injuries, his attitude and more. But now he’s pretty healthy and he’s reminding people of just how special he is. You could reasonably define greatness as someone who does...

Duke Basketball Report

Without Caleb Foster, Jon Scheyer Is Investing In Duke’s Youth

Duke Blue Devils forward Sean Stewart (13) reacts after dunking during the first half against the Virginia Cavaliers at Cameron Indoor Stadium. | Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports Some surprising substitution patterns could pay dividends later in March With Caleb Foster out for the discernible future, there were plenty of questions about how Jon Scheyer’s rotation would adapt. After all, Duke has used a three-guard lineup a vast majority of this season, with Foster averaging 25 minutes per game. The logical expectation was that Foster’s injury would lead to increased...

Clemson is fully equipped to DOMINATE | Time to Schein

Adam Schein and College Football Analyst Houston Nutt take a look at the Clemson Tigers and why they are fully equipped to dominate this season. The guys also discuss Dylan Moses' injury, expectations for Jalen Hurts, Oregon vs. Auburn predictions, and th

UCF QB McKenzie Milton optimistic about returning in 2020 | SC with SVP

McKenzie Milton joins Scott Van Pelt to give an update on his rehab from a devastating leg injury during the 2018 season, and he explains why he is optimistic about a possible return to the quarterback position for the UCF Knights in 2020. ✔

Zion Williamson's injury scare | Time to Schein

Evan Washburn & Gary Parrish discuss comments Duke Blue Devils Zion Williamson's knee injury and how it might affect his time.