John Calipari to return to Kentucky for 16th season, AD says

John Calipari to return to Kentucky for 16th season, AD says

Longtime coach John Calipari will return to Kentucky for his 16th season, athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Tuesday. “As we normally do at the end of every season, Coach Calipari and I have had conversations about the direction of our men’s basketball program and I can confirm that he will return for his 16th season … Read more

Who will make a Final Four run in March Madness? Our experts make their picks

Who will make a Final Four run in March Madness? Our experts make their picks

Who’s in your Final Four? Who’s winning it all? Those are the only questions worth asking for the next couple of days. So, naturally, we asked our staff to answer them. Not surprisingly, UConn was the most popular national championship pick, but the Huskies aren’t unanimous among our college basketball experts. GO DEEPER NCAA Tournament … Read more

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: North Carolina will be the fourth No. 1 seed

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: North Carolina will be the fourth No. 1 seed

(Editor’s note: This is part of the Bracket Central Series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments.) It only took until the day before Selection Sunday, but finally we can say for sure who the top eight seeds will be in … Read more

College football picks against the spread: Stewart Mandel’s Week 9 picks

College football picks against the spread: Stewart Mandel’s Week 9 picks

Last week marked the return of the successful Stewart Mandel Upset Special (Georgia State over Louisiana), but also, the return of the Stewart Mandel failure to crack .500 against the spread. I’m just trying to get bowl-eligible by season’s end. Last week: 5-6 against the spread.Season: 41-46-1. No. 6 Oklahoma (-10) at Kansas, Noon (Fox) … Read more

Until Saturday Week 6 college football predictions: Texas-Oklahoma, Georgia-Kentucky, Alabama-Texas A&M and more

Until Saturday Week 6 college football predictions: Texas-Oklahoma, Georgia-Kentucky, Alabama-Texas A&M and more

The Athletic has live coverage of Texas vs. Oklahoma in Week 6 of college football action. Ari Wasserman, David Ubben and Seth Emerson previewed the biggest games of Week 6 of the college football season on the Until Saturday podcast. The trio discussed the games and made picks against the spread for Texas vs. Oklahoma, … Read more