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Tonight, Hall of Fame basketball coach Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski hosts the premiere episode of the 20th season of his exclusive weekly SiriusXM show, “Basketball & Beyond with Coach K.”

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Throughout college basketball season, new episodes of “Basketball & Beyond with Coach K” air every Thursday at 6pmET on SiriusXM College Sports Radio (Ch. 84) and SiriusXM Acc Radio (Ch. 371).

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On every episode of “Basketball & Beyond with Coach K,” Krzyzewski leads compelling interviews with accomplished guests from different walks of life, from champion coaches and players to leaders of government and business.

Coach K and his co-host, Chris Spatola, also discuss the latest news from college basketball and go beyond the court to discuss current events around the larger sports landscape.

The Supacell star on channelling his South London roots into a rising career.

“Wolverine is definitely hard to kill,” says Tosin Cole.

He’s been mulling over this. Cole is speaking to Empire during a morning off from filming mystery comedy thriller Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie (written by The Last Of Us’ Craig Mazin), in which he stars alongside Hugh Jackman. For the past few weeks, alongside shooting that, Cole has been promoting his Netflix super-powered drama Supacell while Jackman has been promoting Deadpool & Wolverine. So: the super-fight is on.

Cole doesn’t fancy his chances. “Michael ain’t got no offensive skills,” he says of Supacell’s time-manipulating lead. “Wolverine’s all offensive. Michael’s a very logical person, he’d be like, ‘He’s got three knives in each hand, he can heal himself, he’s very aggressive.’ So I think I’d just run away.

Basketball star Caitlin Clark, whose stellar year included breaking an NCAA scoring record and becoming the first pick the WNBA draft, leads all athletes with three nominations for the 2024 Espy Awards that were unveiled Wednesday.

Clark is nommed in three categories: Record-Breaking Performance for her NCAA feat, Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports and in the marquee Best Athlete, Women’s Sports, where she is joined by U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff, two-time major golf champion Nelly Korda and WNBA star A’ja Wilson.

In the race for Best Athlete, Men’s Sports, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes returns to defend his 2023 Espy win in the category after leading the Chiefs to their second Super Bowl win in a row this year. Other nominees include the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and Masters winner Scottie Scheffler.

Mahomes and Ohtani are looking for their second career wins in that category,...

Simone Biles, Jaylen Brown, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, Patrick Mahomes and Shohei Ohtani are among the top nominees for the 2024 Espy Awards.

The winners will be announced at the July 11 ceremony, which will be hosted by Serena Williams and broadcast live at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on July 11 from Los Angeles.

NFL quarterback Mahomes and MLB star Ohtani will compete for best athlete in men’s sports, along with golfer Scott Scheffler and hockey pro Connor McDavid. If Mahomes or Ohtani win, they’ll join LeBron James, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods as the only athletes to win the category multiple times.

College basketball star Clark and tennis pro Gauff will vie for best athlete in women’s sports, along with golfer Nelly Korda and WNBA star A’ja Wilson.

The ESPYs will once again hand out a trio of special honors — the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Award, the Jimmy...

Sulayman Tahir’s “Peripheral” and Coke Daniels’ “The Waterboyz” were among the winners of this year’s Best of ABFF Awards, presented Saturday at the American Black Film Festival.

Hosted by Dondré Whitfield, the festival presented winners in the official film selection categories: narrative and documentary features, series and the HBO Short Film Award showcase. This year’s festival takes place June 12-16 in Miami Beach, Fla., followed by a virtual segment June 17-24 on ABFF Play.

“Peripheral,” which saw its world premiere at the festival, tells the story of a woman whose husband goes missing after moving into their new home, and strange and paranormal events that start to occur upon his return. Directed by Tahir, the film won best narrative feature. Andria B. Langston, Patrick Walker, Patricia Mizen, D’Kia Anderson and Sami Tortorello star in “Peripheral,” co-written by Tahir and Jordan Tortorello.

Daniels’ “The Waterboyz” follows two young...

The 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Season has come down to two teams, as Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes faces off against the South Carolina Gamecocks for the championship game at the Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland.

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Want to watch the 2024 NCAA women’s basketball games for March Madness? Here’s what you need to know.

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The 2023-24 NCAA women’s basketball season is airing across a number of TV channels, including Espnu, ESPN3, Fsn, Pac-12 Network, Big Ten Network (Btn), Acc Network and SEC Network. Select games will also be broadcast on national TV on CBS. The women’s national championship game is being broadcast on ABC.

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Prepare for a basketball conversation like no other. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. Et on the Acc Network, two of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time – Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) and Roy Williams – sit down for a candid chat for the first time ever in “Coach K & Roy Williams Rivals Reunited.” The hour-long conversation, hosted by ESPN and Accn play-by-play commentator Wes Durham, will cover not just their intense rivalry and unbelievable careers as head coaches, but also their favorite memories, thoughts about retirement, and what they see for the future of college basketball. You can watch Acc Network with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

How to Watch 'Coach K & Roy Williams Rivals Reunited' When: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 9:00 Pm Est TV: Acc Network Stream: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

Charles Grice “Lefty” Driesell, a Hall of Fame coach who made Maryland into a national power, died today at 92. He died at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, his family said, but did not disclose the cause.

Maryland planned to honor Driesell with a moment of silence before its game against No. 14 Illinois later today. The university said the team would wear throwback uniforms from the 1970s, last worn on Jan. 21, when the Terrapins honored Driesell with an “Ode to Lefty.”

Driesell finished with 786 victories over parts of five decades and was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools. He started at Davidson, and then brought Maryland into national prominence from 1969-86, a stay that ended with the death of All-American Len Bias from a cocaine dose.

Driesell then won five regular-season conference titles over nine seasons at James Madison and finished with...

Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, who coached men’s college basketball for more than forty years and won three NCAA titles while at Indiana, has died at the age of 83.

Knight’s death was confirmed by his family in a statement posted on Knight’s official website: “It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family. We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect for our privacy as Coach requested a private family gathering, which is being honored. We...

City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, honored Lyor Cohen, global head of Music at YouTube and Google, last week at its Music, Film and Entertainment Industry (Mfei) fundraising group’s Spirit of Life Gala.

DJ Jazzy Jeff and LL Cool J perform onstage during City of Hope's 2023 Music, Film & Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life Gala

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The annual event featured a special performance from LL Cool J and DJ Jazzy Jeff, plus a curated “DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live!” segment with – in order of appearance – Slick Rick, Kurtis Blow, Big Daddy Kane, Mc Serch, Nice ’N Smooth, Epmd, Redman, Onyx, Warren G, Domino, Musiq Soulchild, Dru Hill, Ja Rule, T.I., Swizz Beatz and Public Enemy.

This year’s Spirit of Life campaign culminated at the sold-out gala held...

A basketball legend is admiring The Bear’s hustle.

Former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, aka Coach K, became an unlikely plot point in Season 2 of Hulu’s culinary dramedy, with chef Sydney (played by Ayo Edebiri) finding inspiration in Coach K’s book Leading With the Heart: Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business and Life — even though she didn’t know who Coach K was. Well, Coach K didn’t know much about The Bear, either… but now he does.

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Mike Krzyzewski, better known as Duke’s iconic Coach K, had no idea his 2000 book, “Leading With the Heart,” would play a key role in FX’s hit restaurant dramedy “The Bear.” In fact, he had never heard of the show.

“I got texts from people saying, ‘Your book is on “The Bear.”’ I said, ‘What the hell [is] “The Bear”?’” Coach K said on a new episode of Duke’s “The Brotherhood Podcast.”

Early on in Season 2 of the series, Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) is gifted a copy of Coach K’s inspirational book by her dad. Sydney becomes obsessed with the book, subtitled “Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business and Life,” and applies its lessons to developing The Bear restaurant and motivating the kitchen staff. “Leading With the Heart” becomes a major touchstone for the head chef throughout the season.

When asked if he is currently watching any TV shows, Coach...

Blue Wire is pleased to announce the addition of Jeremiah Crowe as Director of Operations. Crowe brings 20+ years of media experience to Blue Wire, spanning ESPN Radio, Audacy, Cumulus and his own company Green Roll Media.

In his new role at Blue Wire, Crowe will play an integral role in the company’s in-person studio partnership with Wynn Resorts. Crowe will manage production, sales, promotions, events & marketing related to the Blue Wire Studios.

Crowe, who will be based in Las Vegas, is reuniting with Blue Wire CEO Kevin Jones. The two were former radio colleagues at Knbr in San Francisco in 2016 and 2017. Jones launched Blue Wire in August of 2018.

“Jeremiah is a problem solver, a connector and an experienced executive playing a big role growing Blue Wire,” said Jones. “Throughout his career he’s worked well with talent and can be a major contributor on the business side for us.

Exclusive: With demand continuing to surge for sports podcasts, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions is backing a new entry hosted by Golden State Warriors President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Bob Myers.

The new podcast, Lead By Example, will debut on Tuesday with Warriors point guard Stephen Curry as the guest. The show will be carried on the Omaha Audio Network and feature interviews by Myers with a range of figures from all walks of life. A two-time NBA Executive of the Year, Myers has overseen a Warriors team that has won NBA titles in four of the past eight years.

Myers will invite guests from sports, entrepreneurship, politics, entertainment and beyond to share their experiences and lessons they have learned along the way. Confirmed guests to follow Curry include Disney CEO Bob Iger; NBA Commissioner Adam Silver; California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Las Vegas Aces Head Coach Becky Hammon,...

“The enigmatic Yu lives his life without joy or purpose. All aspects of the young man are a mystery to those around him…save for his superhuman athletic abilities. Yu has rhythm, grace, and power on the level of the top pound-for-pound fighters, and his potential is too much for the legendary Coach K to ignore. Taking the young prodigy under his wing, the two shock the world of boxing, fight by fight, as Coach K attempts to make Yu the greatest of all time. But what exactly compels Yu to keep entering the ring…?” (Ize Press)

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Ize Press, an imprint of Yen Press focused on manhwa, has come out of the gates with noteworthy and exceptional releases in titles such as “The World After The Fall” and “Villians Are Destined to Die“. Yet, the publisher seems to have...

The sky was gray with rain clouds as a crowd of mourners made their way into Atlanta’s State Farm Arena to celebrate the life of the rapper Takeoff, the cornerstone of the Migos who was shot dead on November 1. The showers, the mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, would tell us later, were a good omen for a funeral, meaning Takeoff, born Kirsnik Khari Ball, had been heaven bound.

As we filtered into single file lines at the lip of the building, we were made to drop our phones in...

New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli‘s new book, Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story, is a thorough account of the rise of Atlanta hip-hop as a business and a culture. Through vignettes with the city’s eclectic cast of characters — rappers and businesspeople alike — Coscarelli paints a vivid portrait of the city’s unique wealth of talent. The book’s concern with 2013 until 2020 lands right as the forces of racism and capitalism, a constant source of tension within hip-hop, confronted the dawn of the streaming era. In the chapter on Migos,...

It’s easy to forget that in 2008, basketball fans wondered if LeBron James — years away from the first of his four NBA titles — was clutch enough to win the big one. Kobe Bryant was considered a selfish player who’d influenced the departure of star center Shaquille O’Neal from the Lakers. And the USA Basketball team, made up of top pros, languished as an also-ran that hadn’t made the 2006 world finals. As the stirring doc, The Redeem Team, shows, that changed when Bryant joined fellow stars training for a chance to win in the 2008 Beijing Games. His reason? As player Carmelo Anthony hilariously recalls, “He said, ‘I’m tired of watching y’all lose.’” Their historic rise as a true team under the magic touch of Duke University’s Coach K, Mike Krzyzewski, thrills because, “They all had things they needed to prove,” says director Jon Weinbach. And along with Beijing gold for Bryant,...

The New York Yankees are hosting the Boston Red Sox for a four-game series, but this edition of the teams’ fierce rivalry has different stakes than usual.

Rather than win-loss records or the playoff race, the main focus this time will be whether Yankees slugger Aaron Judge sets an American League record for home runs. And, to the consternation of media watchers and many Yankee fans, tonight’s series opener will only be available on Apple TV+, not on the Yes Network or anywhere else on the linear TV dial.

Apple and Major League Baseball in March announced a multi-year deal for Friday Night Baseball, with the tech giant paying a reported 85 million per season for exclusive rights to stream the weekly showcase. Unlike the norm for Prime Video, Peacock, ESPN+ or other sports streamers, Apple isn’t requiring viewers to pay to see the games, as they would to...

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Netflix has picked up the documentary The Redeem Team, about the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team looking to reclaim the gold medal for Team USA at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Netflix plans an Oct. 7, 2022 release for the film executive produced by Olympians Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. “I’m excited for everyone to get an opportunity to go behind the scenes and see all the work that went into this iconic team — the Redeem Team!” Wade said in a statement on Friday.

The documentary features new Olympic footage, behind-the-scenes material and player and coaches interviews to portray Team USA looking for redemption after only earning the bronze medal four years earlier at the Athens Summer Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee, which opened up its video vault to the filmmakers, and Netflix collaborated on the film about an eventual gold...

Last night’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship nail-biter that saw Kansas defeat North Carolina 72-69 was the most-viewed NCAA Men’s Championship Game ever on cable television. The Kansas-unc game delivered an average of 18.1 million viewers, based on total audience delivery. That’s up 4 over last year’s National Championship match up between Baylor and Gonzaga.

It didn’t hurt that the No. 1-seeded Jayhawks staged the biggest halftime comeback in championship game history, from down 15 to a 3 point margin of victory.

CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ telecast across TBS, TNT and truTV makes Kansas-North Carolina the third most-watched college basketball game in cable TV history. Saturday’s Unc-Duke Final Four National Semifinal matchup, featuring the final game of legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, averaged 18.5 million viewers. That puts it second all-time.

The 2022 NCAA Men’s Tournament airing across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV averaged 10.7 million...

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After two weeks of incredible basketball — and some surprising storylines — it all comes down to this: The Kansas Jayhawks take on the North Carolina Tar Heels tonight for the 2022 NCAA basketball tournament championship.

Here’s what you need to know about the final game of “The Big Dance” and how to find a live stream to watch Kansas vs. Unc online.

What Is the Kansas vs. Unc Game?...

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1. Grammy Awards: Hey, it’s been four days since the last live show on broadcast television! Time for another one. The annual Grammys party has been moved to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where Trevor Noah will emcee the festivities that may or may not include a visit from Kanye West (who’s up for five Grammys). Performers for this weekend’s music fest include J Balvin with Maria Becerra, John Legend, Silk Sonic, Carrie Underwood, Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, and Rachel Zegler. Yes, you read that right. The West Side Story ingenue got an invite to the Grammys too. — Lynette Rice

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2. SNL’s Back: NBC’s Saturday Night Live returns after a hiatus this weekend to recap a...

After an exhibition loss to Nigeria over the weekend shocked the basketball world, the U.S. Men’s Olympic team lost another exhibition game on Monday, this time to Australia.

Now, these are just exhibition games ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. They don’t officially count for anything. But winning has come to seem like the U.S. Team’s birthright. It is the most successful team in international competition ever, winning medals in all 18 Olympic tournaments it has entered, including 15 golds. Given that record, dropping exhibition games to Australia and Nigeria is surprising.

It’s even more surprising when one considers that the U.S. is led by Kevin Durant, roundly considered to be either the best or the second-best player on the planet, while Australia is fronted by Patty Mills, an Austrlian-born pro who rides the bench for the San Antonio Spurs.

According to ESPN, “Team USA had...

Confirming a plan it started exploring last fall, the NCAA said it will host the entire men’s basketball tournament — the event known as March Madness — in Indiana due to Covid-19.

The extraordinary initiative is aimed at ensuring that this year’s 67-game extravaganza does not meet the same fate as the 2020 edition. The cancellation of the tournament last year was one of the most jarring spectacles of the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

The news delivers a boost to WarnerMedia’s Turner networks as well as ViacomCBS. The two companies have shared broadcast rights to the tournament for many years. The tournament plan also helps Fox and ESPN, which are major college basketball rights holders.

Selection Sunday, the day when tournament participants are announced, remains scheduled for March 14, with the Final Four slated for April 3 and 5. Exact dates for the other rounds of the tournament are yet to be determined.

Monica Aldama is a legend in the sport of competitive cheerleading, but you probably never heard her name before the Netflix docuseries “Cheer” debuted earlier this year. If there is a Pat Summit, Mike Krzyzewski or Phil Jackson in the sport it’s Aldama. Since she took over as coach of Navarro College’s cheer program the school has won 14 national championships since 2000 alone. She’s built a dynasty and, as the series chronicled, a family.

Continue reading Coach Monica Aldama Had “Zero Idea” That ‘Cheer’ Would Be A Smash [Interview] at The Playlist.

Graduations have been curtailed by Covid-19 so iHeartMedia has teamed up with a raft of celebrities including Jimmy Fallon, Hillary Clinton and Eli Manning to give their own special commencement addresses.

The company is launching a podcast, Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020, that will feature special speeches. It launches on May 15 ahead of National Graduation Day on May 17.

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Other stars include Katie Couric, Sienna Miller, David Chang, Mellody Hobson, General Stan McChrystal, David Solomon, Abby Wambach, Mike Krzyzewski, Dr. Oz, Chelsea Handler, Bobbi Brown, Stephanie Ruhle, Guy Raz, Sylvia Rhone, Halsey, John Legend, Kesha, DJ Khaled, Khalid, Pitbull and Tim McGraw.

It will also feature iHeartRadio personalities including Ryan Seacrest, Enrique Santos, Angie Martinez, Bobby Bones, Jake Brennan and Angela Yee.

The speeches...

Sonic the Hedgehog runs so very fast, but he cannot escape the feeling we've seen this all before and it wasn't that great then.

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When watching Sonic the Hedgehog, it is easy to feel like you’ve time warped back to a different era—but not the 1990s. At least not fully. While the film thrives on a wave of nostalgia that any ‘90s kid with shadows of Sega Genesis glory in their memory banks can recognize, in truth the movie more closely resembles a family film from the 2000s. For here is a perfectly adequate effort that refuses to rock the boat or even leave the bay. It instead sits firmly on the dock, relying on banal pop culture gags, a tacky premise about beloved pop culture icons entering suburbia via interdimensional portals, and maybe the stray fart joke. They even have a major comedian from...

More proof LeBron James is a lifetime member of the #GetBetterGang (shout-out Stephen Jackson) 'cause here's video of the King getting a little shooting practice in at his son's hoops game. Bronny had a run this weekend at the Elite Youth Basketball League in Atlanta, and during a little down time in the action, his pops took the opportunity to get some shots up. The L.A. Lakers star drained two shots (not exactly NBA...

File Under, "The Most Obvious News Ever" ... Zion Williamson is leaving Duke and declaring for the NBA Draft.  Yeah, no kidding.  Williamson was a monster in high school and became a global sensation during his 1 year at Duke -- where he was widely regarded as the #1 player in the country.  Now, he's projected to be the #1 pick in the NBA Draft, according to anyone who's ever watched basketball.  The 18-year-old made his announcement in a...

Nike is vowing to get to the bottom of the shoe fail that caused Zion Williamson's game-ending injury ... wishing the Duke superstar a quick recovery and promising to "identify the issue." The Swoosh was front and center during the Duke/Unc game Wednesday night after Z-Dub's PG 2.5 shoe fell apart when trying to change directions 30 seconds into the game. Zion spent the rest of the night in the locker room ... and Coach Mike Krzyzewski says...

Sports legends from all over the country gathered at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to pay tribute to George H.W. Bush.  Those in attendance include Peyton Manning, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Mike Krzyzewski, Chris Evert, Jim Nantz, Fred Couples and Jim Calhoun.  The body of the 41st President of the United States is lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda until his funeral service on Wednesday morning at the Washington National Cathedral where his son,...

[[tmz:video id="0_lqo532sm"]] Ufc superstar Joanna Jedrzejczyk is telling us once and for all the Correct way to pronounce her last name ... and says you better remember it because she plans on being champ for a while!!! We also played a little name game with the fighting Pride of Poland and asked her if she could correctly pronounce Mike Krzyzewski's name on the first try.  Don't worry, we also talked some Mma (Jj is fighting at Ufc...

Mike Krzyzewski is one handsome (blue) devil. Here’s a 47-year-old version of a young Coach K taking an interview back in 1994 (left) and 23 years later ... the five-time Ncaa tournament Champion -- who’s currently making his 32nd appearance in the Big Dance as the Head Coach of Duke Men's Basketball -- at a post-game press conference last week (right). Madness! The question is... Read more...

[[tmz:video id="0_rtusc476"]] Duke legend Jay Williams says he's 100% behind Mike Krzyzewski's new brand of justice ... saying the the Hall of Fame coach has to take "extreme measures" to right the Blue Devils' ship. Coach K has been under some heat for banning Duke players from their own locker room, and forbidding them from wearing Duke gear until the team picks up it's poor play. People are saying K's taking things too far ... but when we talked...

Duke basketball star Grayson Allen has been suspended indefinitely by coach Mike Krzyzewski after tripping another opposing player Wednesday night ... at least the 3rd such incident in his college career.  Grayson flipped out on the bench after tripping Elon University player Steven Santa Ana in the first half of the game. It seemed Grayson had an emotional breakdown on the bench and was crying during the postgame interviews. Now, Coach K has issued a statement...

Duke University men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski called North Carolina's House Bill 2 - better known as the 'bathroom bill' - "embarrassing." The famous coach, who will lead Team USA at the Rio Olympics, didn't elaborate on the anti-lgbt law that was passed in March. "That's all I'm going to say about it," he told USA Today Sports. Krzyzewski's comment comes less than a week after it was announced that Albany would not travel to Durham to face the Blue Devils on their scheduled November 12 game as part of the Hall of Fame Tipoff tournament. The game will not be...

Duke University men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski called North Carolina's House Bill 2 - better known as the 'bathroom bill' - "embarrassing." The famous coach, who will lead Team USA at the Rio Olympics, didn't elaborate on the anti-lgbt law that was passed in March. "That's all I'm going to say about it," he told USA Today Sports. Krzyzewski's comment comes less than a week after it was announced that Albany would not travel to Durham to face the Blue Devils on their scheduled November 12 game as part of the Hall of Fame Tipoff tournament. The game will not be...

Kobe Bryant could still have some basketball left in him after the NBA season -- 'cause we're told he's still a very strong contender to be on the Team USA hoops squad during the 2016 Olympics.   TMZ Sports spoke with Team USA rep Craig Miller who tell us ... Kobe is definitely being considered for the '16 roster.  "Kobe is one of 34 players in the U.S. Men's National team pool. The 12 players who will play for...

Duke’s four freshmen players proved that even the pressure of millions of viewers watching on CBS and an early deficit couldn’t deter them as the Blue Devils won the Ncaa men’s basketball championship in a thrilling title game against Wisconsin. Beating the Badgers 68-63 to clinch a fifth title on Monday in Indianapolis, the stars of the night were guards Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen, who led the team with 23 and 16 points, respectively. “They showed such grit tonight,” said Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski after the game. As Duke fans celebrated, Hollywood stars reacted to the nail-biting...

Michael Keaton has hosted “Saturday Night Live” twice before, but hasn’t hosted since 1992. It was a full decade between that and his original hosting gig. The man does not rush things when it comes to hanging out in Studio 8H. And while the iron may not be quite as hot on his career as it was during the recent Oscars season, that’s no reason not to have him host now. His off-kilter persona and unique energy are still perfect for the show, and there’s little reason to think there’s every chance for a great episode tonight. As always, I’ll be liveblogging each segment as they air. As always, a few of you will not understand that it’s Ok if my opinions don’t line up with yours. As always, most of you understand that and enjoy sharing your opinions along with mine in real time.

You gotta send one up for Paul George -- the NBA superstar suffered a gruesome broken leg during a Team USA scrimmage Friday night in Las Vegas -- and this video of the injury is Not for the weak of heart.The Indiana Pacers small forward was attempting to block a James Harden layup, and his right foot landed right against the backboard stanchion -- immediately snapping somewhere above the ankle … it appearedCoach Mike Krzyzewski...

Mariano Rivera's retirement last season didn't just leave the New York Yankees with one less iconic player in pinstripes. It left Metallica with not much to do around Espn headquarters. Or so this funny new SportsCenter promo pretends. In the 30-second spot, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo of the iconic heavy-metal band try to get another iconic sports figure to use one of their tunes as an entrance song, as Rivera did with "Enter Sandman" for years. "Coach K's not interested in an entrance song, either," laments Lars, referring to Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.  And alas, golfer John Daly wasn't into the...

Jay-z and Beyoncé Knowles were surprise guests at the 2012 Sportsman of the Year presentation in NYC last night. They were on hand to watch as their pal LeBron James was honored with the Sports Illustrated sportsman of the year prize. LeBron and his fiancée, Savannah Brinson, posed for photos alongside Beyoncé and Jay. LeBron was honored to have his friends present, tweeting a photo of himself with Jay and coach Mike Krzyzewski with the caption, "My two mentors in life." Jay and LeBron have worked together on their Two Kings charity over the years, and frequently get together when their families are in the same place. LeBron was able to come to the Big Apple ahead of his Miami Heat game against the New York Knicks this evening. Jay may not turn up to watch the match, though, since his allegiance is with the Brooklyn Nets. View Slideshow ›...

For many an athlete, there is no greater honor than representing your country in an Olympics.

And success at one of these events can be a life-changing experience, in the form of professional contracts (assuming they're still amateurs), commercial endorsements and universal respect. Some can even wind up set for life off their performance during one 17-day span.

And nearly all of them will tell you their first time standing on the podium receiving their medal while their national anthem plays is an overwhelming experience, one that goes by like a blur.

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American sprinter Allyson Felix, who will be competing in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m events at the XXX Summer Olympics in London beginning Monday, Aug. 6, on NBC and related platforms, recalls that it took several weeks for her to fully wrap her mind around the fact that she...

It was 1992 and they would be the first team of NBA stars to represent the United States in the Olympics. They would secure an 8-0 record on their way to the coveted gold medal, demolishing their opponents by an average of nearly 44 points. They were the original Dream Team. And now, in honor of their 20th anniversary, the NBA TV documentary The Dream Team gathers the players that coach Chuck Daly, who passed away in 2009, led to victory (including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley). "It was a moment, really, for the game of basketball," says then-assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski (head coach at Duke University and now also the head coach of the U.S. team going for gold at the London Olympics this summer). "You could feel just the aura, the power of the personalities and the talent. It made you feel that, wow, this may never happen again.

The troops at CAA are just back from the agency's annual retreat at the Ojai Valley Inn, where agents and other staffers listened to presentations from speakers as diverse as the legendary Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. The Secrets of Hollywood Agency Mailrooms There was also a "young client" panel consisting of rapper will.i.am, L.A. Clippers star Chris Paul and actress Selena Gomez. The panelists shed light on the client experience and the use of social media. (At 37, will.i.am is not quite a spring chicken but

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My goodness, what a long, strange trip it’s been. I may have had to fall off the blog lately (work and lots of overseas travel sucked up my time), but you people have been a huge part of my life for almost four and a half years now — unbelievable!

So how, I thought to myself, can I possibly come up with anything like a coherent post with which to say goodbye? Answer: I can only go back to the beginning (well, sort of). I’d been watching the show since the debut episode, when I busted out laughing at the over-the-top credits and didn’t stop until the end. But you know how it goes with Stephen: you find the show, you love it, you watch it religiously, and after a while you drive your friends nuts with the constant references. (To paraphrase Sarah Vowell — you know that Kevin Bacon game?...

With March Madness in full boom, The Daily Beast ranks the fans behind the teams. From Auburn to Army, at these colleges people rabidly support their basketball squads-no matter how squalid.

Duke University's Cameron Crazies-smothered in blue paint, chanting "air ball" to taunt opposing teams, hunkering down before big games in a tent city called Krzyzewskiville (named for legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski)-epitomize the hard-core college basketball fan. They Crazies have been rewarded with one of the most celebrated programs in March Madness history, not to mention four national championships.

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But being a Duke basketball fan is a bit like being a New York Yankees fan: It's easy (and fun) to root for a winner. What about fans at colleges at less successful basketball programs? Are the students and alumni at, say, the University of Nebraska,...

As the Ncaa college basketball tournament kicks off, The Daily Beast ranks all 68 teams based on their grades and graduation rates, from first to worst. Click here for the smart bracket.

The sports high holiday known as March Madness returns tomorrow. But the Ncaa college basketball tournament is more than friendly competition-it rivals the Super Bowl as the most-wagered upon athletic event, as brackets fan out across every office, school and website in America.

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With thought we might look at the tournament bracket with a more academic bent. With all the concentration on the court, we thought we'd examine how the 68 teams in the tournament fare academically. To find out which schools are faltering, The Daily Beast considered all 68 college teams in this year's March Madness according to their graduation success rate (Gsr), Academic Progress Rate (Apr...