With March now officially upon us, it’s time to start making predictions for this year’s NCAA Tournament. 64 teams will enter the tournament with hopes of making a deep postseason run, but some, of course, have better chances than others. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, three teams stand a cut above the rest with the best […]
Read MoreUnranked Colorado Upsets No. 2 Arizona: Fans React
Another massive upset has happened in college basketball on Saturday. Teams are getting ready for March Madness in style, and one of them is the Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado took down Arizona, who’s currently the second-ranked team in the country. Colorado needed this win as its season is on the line and it ended up taking […]
Read MoreQ&A With Channing Frye On The All-Star Game, Mobil 1 Partnership, 2016 Finals & More
Former NBA star Channing Frye is one of an increasing number of players who have parlayed their success on the basketball court into numerous outside ventures after their careers are over. Born in White Plains, New York, Frye played high school basketball in Arizona, where he would be recruited by the late, great Lute Olson […]
Read MoreLook: Courtside Photo Of Mike Bibby Went Viral Monday
Former NBA point guard Mike Bibby was watching his alma mater, Arizona, on Monday night. Though he wasn’t intending for it to happen, the former NCAA champion went viral on social media. Basketball fans around the country quickly noticed that Bibby is in really great shape. Clearly, he didn’t stop working out after he retired. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Rivalry Week
The best weekend of the college football season is finally here. That’s right folks: it’s rivalry week. After fans are done celebrating Thanksgiving, the college football slate promises to entertain all weekend long. With games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the action on the field is sure to entertain throughout the holiday. Rivalry weekend is […]
Read MoreFormer Michigan DC Don Brown Reportedly “Top Candidate” For 1 Head Coaching Job
Less than a season removed from his time with the Michigan Wolverines, longtime assistant Don Brown has emerged as the top candidate for an open FBS head coach job. According to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports, Brown has become the frontrunner for the current UMass vacancy. The Minutemen (1-9) parted ways with Walt Bell less […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Only two weeks remain in the 2021 college football regular season, which means the most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner. It also means that we at The Spun are nearing the end of our weekly picks and the race for the top prize of bragging rights is heating up. The […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
With the 2021 college football season rapidly coming to a close, the playoff picture is starting to take shape. However, plenty can happen in these next three weeks and with the upcoming slate, madness is likely to be on the menu. Georgia and Alabama held serve atop the latest edition at of the College Football […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Arizona’s First Win Since October 2019
The drought is over! Just moments ago, the Arizona Wildcats won their first game since Oct. of 2019. Arizona football had a 20-game losing streak heading into Saturday’s game versus Cal in Tucson. The Wildcats got a bit of help pregame when it was announced the Golden Bears would be without seven of their starters […]
Read MorePac-12 Program Is Missing 7 Starters For Today’s Game
This afternoon, two of the Pac-12’s worst teams will clash in Tucson. One of them— the Cal Golden Bears —will be without almost half their starters. Cal (3-5, 2-3) will be without 23 players – including seven starters – and three coaches when they take on the 0-8 Arizona Wildcats in Tucson this afternoon. To […]
Read MoreCFB Team Reportedly Won’t Have “Multiple Players” After Positive Test
The Cal Golden Bears will be without several players during this weekend’s Pac 12 matchup against the Arizona Wildcats. On Thursday, the university announced that multiple players within the football program are currently in COVID-19 protocol and will not suit up on Saturday. The university has not specified which or how many players are currently […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
This week brought us the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year. SEC powers Georgia and Alabama are in good shape, at Nos. 1 and 2 in the country respectively, with Michigan State and Oregon rounding out the ever-important top four. Sparty has launched itself into the Playoff discussion after beating rival Michigan in […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
Last weekend wasn’t the most exciting on paper, without any ranked matchups between college football teams, but we did get some very interesting upsets and results. Coastal Carolina was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, Penn State fell in a wild game featuring the controversial new overtime rules to Illinois, and Pitt solidified its […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Once again, a Saturday of college football helped give some clarity at the full scope of this season. Perhaps the most notable result came at Kinnick Stadium, where then-No. 2 Iowa’s, a squad that had gotten by on great defense and just enough offense, fell to a pretty explosive Purdue squad, 24-7. That loss drops the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Last Saturday brought a serious shakeup to the college football season. A few major contenders, including undefeated Oregon, and one-loss Florida and Texas A&M all suffered major upset losses, while Alabama and Georgia flexed their muscles and continue to look the part of clear favorites to win it all. The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide faced […]
Read MoreWinless College Football Program Hosting Midseason Tryouts
The winless Arizona Wildcats are showing some signs of desperation just four weeks into the 2021 season. Coming off a 41-19 blowout loss to No. 3 Oregon on Saturday (their fourth loss of the season), the Wildcats are calling on the University of Arizona student body for reinforcements. On Tuesday afternoon, the program shared information […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Week 3 brought us some interesting college football results. No. 1 Alabama got everything it could handle from No. 11 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma looked pretty sluggish once again against Nebraska, and No. 6 Clemson nearly fell to Georgia Tech. It was also a bad weekend for SEC referees, botching calls in Penn State‘s win […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
Week 2 of the college football season really took us for a ride. One of the top teams in the country, Ohio State, fell in a big upset to Oregon, while USC‘s loss to Stanford opened up one of the biggest jobs in the sport. Week 3 brings us some more very interesting matchups. Early […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season is set to begin on Friday night. Last weekend gave us some interesting first games, with a number of the nation’s dominant programs looking pretty susceptible. And then there is No. 1 Alabama, which looks pretty far ahead of the field. We have a great slate of games […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back. We got a sneak preview of what is to come last weekend, with Illinois‘ win over Nebraska, and blowout Week Zero wins for Fresno State, San Jose State, UCLA, and UTEP. This week, we get the first full course of the 2021 college football feast. After last year’s abbreviated, COVID-19-stricken season, […]
Read MoreKevin Obanor, Standout Transfer, Down To 10 Schools
Kevin Obanor, the former Oral Roberts star and now one of the top transfers in college basketball, cut his list down to 10 schools on Saturday. Obanor, the 6-foot-8 forward, was a star for the Golden Eagles last season. He scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to stun two-seed Ohio State in the first […]
Read MoreTom Brady’s Tweet About His Niece, Maya, Is Going Viral
Tom Brady is widely considered one of the most accomplished professional athletes of all time. With nearly every NFL accomplishment in the book, it’s fair to say the seven-time Super Bowl champion has shown an elite level of athletic dominance. That being said, Brady himself claims he’s not even the most dominant athlete in his […]
Read MoreTyTy Washington, 5-Star PG, Announces Decision Date
Point guard TyTy Washington is one of the most highly-recruited basketball players still available in the 2021 class. The five-star out of Compass Prep in Arizona was committed to Creighton until March. Days after the Greg McDermott controversy took place, Washington elected to back away from that commitment. It was a huge loss for the […]
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