Mike DeCourcy

When longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari left for Arkansas, replacement Mark Pope had only one way to build a roster: the transfer portal. Tuesday's win over Duke showed he made all the right choices.

The group of basketball players who project at the start of the 2024-25 season as the next batch of The Sporting News All-Americans are a lot more experienced than is usually the case. (Except for Duke's Cooper Flagg, of course).

The University of Florida student publication the Alligator reported details of a Title IX complaint filed in September against third-year head coach Todd Golden, who led the team to the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24.

Shohei Ohtani was voted MLB's Player of the Year by his peers -- and it wasn't a 50/50 decision.

There may be an obvious choice at the bottom of the list, but which of America's NBA-based Olympic basketball teams was the best?

We've been subjected to the simplistic "medal count" statistic during the Olympic Games for more than 50 years, and it's been bad math from the start. The International Olympic Committee does not award one gold for basketball. There are 12. It should be counted like that.

Sha'Carri Richardson waited three years to erase the biggest mistake of her career. She made another one, though -- not as profound or punishing, but one that will haunt her just as long.

CONMEBOL, South America's governing body for soccer, wanted to be in charge of Copa America 2024 so it could get all the money that would be generated. With that earning potential comes responsibility, which they mostly shirked.

There is plenty of speculation regarding which team, including the Lakers, might be willing to spend a 2024 draft pick on young Bronny James to lure LeBron James onto its roster. It's a terrible idea for all involved.

Reigning Sporting News Player of the Year Zach Edey of Purdue rules the 2023-24 Sporting News All-America team. But there's at least one massive surprise among the quintet on the first team.