Although Tommy Tuberville was a college football coach before becoming a U.S. Senator, he says athletes should avoid getting involved in politics.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Opinion: Essential Quality is Kentucky Derby favorite – but King Fury has skills to win at Churchill Downs
Essential Quality, is not nearly a good enough horse to justify the meager odds he’ll offer bettors.
Opinion: Dubai ruling family desperately wants Kentucky Derby win, and may get it Saturday
Sheikh Mohammed and his two late brothers have spent more on horse racing over the past 40 years than anyone and still haven’t won the Kentucky Derby.
Opinion: NCAA has essentially made Mark Emmert king for life, and he hasn’t earned it
If the NCAA president’s job is to be the piñata through crises, Mark Emmert has served his purpose. Actual leadership? That’s not really his thing.
Kim Mulkey leaves Baylor for LSU after 21 seasons and three national women’s basketball titles with the Bears
Kim Mulkey, who won three NCAA championships in women’s basketball, left Baylor after 21 seasons Sunday and accepted the job at LSU.
Opinion: College Football Playoff expansion seems well on its way to happening
While the CFP hasn’t explicitly committed to expanding, it certainly feels like a consensus has been reached within the industry.
Opinion: Steph Curry’s streak so transcendent because Warriors so futile without him
With what Steph Curry has done the last three weeks, the Warriors — a team going nowhere this season — are once again the NBA’s can’t-miss attraction.
Opinion: Chiefs must be transparent about Britt Reid as he’s charged with DWI in crash that left a child with brain injuries
After Britt Reid was charged with DWI Monday for a crash that left a 5-year-old with brain injuries, it’s time for full transparency from the Chiefs.
Opinion: The NCAA’s mishandling of the women’s basketball tournament has bled into complaints about volleyball
We’re off to the races with complaint after complaint after NCAA mishandled women’s basketball tournament.
Opinion: Baylor’s Scott Drew is forever a national champion; his doubters look foolish
After an 86-70 evisceration of Gonzaga, any narrative that previously knocked coach Scott Drew for the work he’d done at Baylor looked awfully silly.