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Notre Dame guard Alex Dragicevich celebrates following the 67-58 victory over Syracuse on Jan. 21, 2012, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)

Former Notre Dame basketball player is one of the biggest — in size, at least — stand-ups in comedy

March 27, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

Alex Dragicevich stood tall at 6-foot-6 over a four-year collegiate career split between Notre Dame and Boston College. He’s now one of the biggest — in size, at least —...

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery watches against Ohio State during the second half of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis on, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Penn hires former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery to lift fallen program back into Ivy contention

March 27, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.

Penn has hired Fran McCaffery as its men's basketball coach, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had...

Terence Haggerty talks to customers in his family bar, Jody’s Club Forest, in Staten Island, New York on, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Who invented the NCAA Tournament bracket? A Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims.

March 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket?

76ers center Joel Embiid reacts during a game against the Raptors on Feb. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP)

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season with a left knee injury

February 28, 2025 at 3:47 p.m.

Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season, with the Philadelphia 76ers saying Friday that he will focus on treatment and rehabilitation of his left knee.

William Byron leaps into his pit cfew after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

William Byron avoids late wrecks to win 2nd straight Daytona 500 for Hendrick Motorsports

February 16, 2025 at 11:58 p.m.

William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, surviving a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders.

President Donald Trump, center, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast” does a lap around the track at the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Pool via AP)

Daytona 500 resumes after lengthy rain delay; Trump on hand for start of NASCAR’s biggest race

February 16, 2025 at 11:56 p.m.

Trump left the track shortly after the Daytona 500 went into a rain delay.

Austin Cindric (2) and Joey Logano (22) lead the field to start the second of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 13, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Terry Renna/AP)

Here’s a crash course — a cheat sheet, really — for the 67th running of the Daytona 500

February 16, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The first Daytona 500 was held Feb. 22, 1959. So much has changed since then, and there’s plenty to catch up on ahead of Sunday’s 67th edition of “The Great...

Kyle Larson answers questions during media day at the NASCAR Daytona 500 on Feb. 12, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

What’s the difference between racing the Daytona 500 and Indy 500? Drivers who have tried both explain.

February 14, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

This year’s Daytona 500 field is dotted with drivers who have also raced in the Indianapolis 500.

Bubba Wallace talks with reporters during Daytona 500 media day Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s lone Black Cup driver, says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if Donald Trump attends Daytona 500

February 12, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.

Bubba Wallace declined to say much about the possibility Donald Trump could return to NASCAR’s biggest race as a sitting president for the second time.

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley sets the NFL’s season rushing record — including the playoffs

February 10, 2025 at 7:20 a.m.

Saquon Barkley rushed for 31 yards in the first half of the Super Bowl and set the NFL season rushing record, postseason included, topping the mark of 2,476 yards set...

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