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NIL is Not Ruining College Basketball

SC’s Kevin Beane understands that people are disappointed in this year’s men’s college basketball tournament, and are looking for answers. But they are reaching a bit too far in searching for the answers, and panicking unnecessarily. He explains in this week’s edition of the Slant Pattern. Complete Story

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Get Ready For More Tie Games

Hank Williams, Jr. famously asked, “Are you ready for some football?” Well, are you ready for more tie games? SC’s Anthony Brancato advises that you should. Complete Story

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Martinsville

Sports PhotoDenny Hamlin ruled the day at Martinsville, leading 274 of 500 laps on his way to the win in the Cook Out 400, his first win there in 10 years. Pole-sitter Christopher Bell was second, followed by Bubba Wallace in third. Check out SC’s power rankings! Complete Story

Barrels of Fun

Sports PhotoThe new, swollen mid-barrel Yankee bats are perfectly legal under the rules, not to mention handy for the Yankees hitting 9 home runs during a Saturday afternoon massacre, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story

Sweet 16: Ripped From the Headlines

Sports PhotoJust like any other year, the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament create a ton of headlines to dive into for the rest of the event. Now, SC’s Jonathan Lowe takes his turn at answering the biggest questions remaining in the tournament brackets. Complete Story

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Homestead

Sports PhotoKyle Larson capitalized on a late Alex Bowman error and made the pass for the lead to win the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead. Bowman held on for second, Bubba Wallace took third, and Chase Briscoe finished in fourth place. Complete Story

No More “March Sadness” in Baseball

Sports PhotoIt’s time for baseball to bite the bullet and return to the 154-game regular-season schedule. SC’s Anthony Brancato spells out the benefits to be derived from doing this. Complete Story

An Unthinkable Loss For Former Yankee OF

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman offers prayers for Brett Gardner and his family on losing their son, plus a few other observations as 2025 spring training winds down. Complete Story

College Basketball Odds and Ends

Sports PhotoSC’s Kevin Beane points out the terrible decision last year by the NIT didn’t save them from the fate that was the justification of the terrible decision, gives us a blueprint for more cinderellas in the tournament, and give us a betting pick in the Slant Pattern! Complete Story

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Las Vegas

Sports PhotoJosh Berry passed Daniel Suarez for the lead with six laps left and cruised to the Pennzoil 400 win at Las Vegas. Suarez was third, Ryan Preece took third, and points leader William Byron finished fourth. Complete Story

Commanders Reverting to Type

Sports PhotoThe ghost of George Allen is back in the nation’s capital, as his old team is busy trading away draft picks so that they can “win now.” It didn’t work before, and SC’s Anthony Brancato says that it won’t now. Complete Story

Arm and Shoulder Issues This Spring

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman amplifies concerns over injured pitchers like Gerrit Cole, Jon Gray, and George Kirby, while pondering that Joey Gallo may mean it about swapping hitting HRs for trying to prevent them. Complete Story

Why I’m Rooting For Chalk in This Year’s NCAA Tournament

Sports PhotoSC’s Ross Lancaster explains why, despite loving big upsets in March Madness, he’s rooting for the two title favorites to close out the NCAA hoops season in April. Complete Story

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Phoenix

Sports PhotoChristopher Bell won his third consecutive race, out-dueling Denny Hamlin on the last lap to win the Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix. Hamlin was second, followed by Kyle Larson and Josh Berry. Check out SC’s NASCAR power rankings! Complete Story

Say it is So, Rob!

Sports PhotoThe contingent that is in favor of posthumously admitting Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame grows day by day. But what about Shoeless Joe Jackson? SC’s Anthony Brancato says what’s good for the goose should be good for the gander. Complete Story

Can We Rename the Career Excellence Award?

Sports PhotoSC’s Jeff Kallman argues (still) that it’s better than leaving the baseball Hall of Fame writers’ award named for a bigot who opposed the game’s integration, but the award should have been renamed for a truly great baseball writer instead. Complete Story

2025 ATP Indian Wells Preview

Sports PhotoSC’s Kevin Beane looks at the men in the first ATP 1000 event of the year, with a special look at a couple of young American guns. It should be a wide-open tournament. Complete Story

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Circuit of the Americas

Sports PhotoChristopher Bell passed Kyle Busch for the lead and held off William Byron to win the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA. Tyler Reddick finished third and Chase Elliott took fourth. Check out the rankings! Complete Story

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