The 2022 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards played out to perfection on Sunday night, with the national spotlight shining brightly on the best in high school sports from across the country. Hosted by NFL greats Rob Gronkowski and Vernon Davis, the national awards show honored Players of the Year in 29 sports, plus special […]
Sabrina Ionescu cemented herself as one of the all-time greats during her tenure at Oregon, the only NCAA DI basketball player to record 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds in a career. Watch her top plays from the Ducks’ two Elite Eight runs and Final Four run here from 2017-19.Source
Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi led one of the best college basketball teams of all time — 2001-02 UConn — to a 39-0 national championship while both earned All-America honors. Watch their best Final Four highlights while playing together as Huskies here.Source
Here’s everything we know about the origin of Vermont’s Catamount mascot.Source
Here’s a quick look at the 2021 NCAA DI men’s basketball tournament, including the bracket, stats and scores from Baylor’s first national championship.Source
Here’s what you need to know about the Jimmy V Classic, which is inspired by former North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator Jim Valvano and his fight against cancer.Source
Bergen Catholic’s football program has created a tradition of success for multiple seasons, with the New Jersey high school power consistently mentioned among the best in the nation. And to echo USA TODAY High School Sports Awards‘ Randy Buffington, behind every great team is a solid head coach. That’s certainly true of the Crusaders’ Vito […]
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards has announced the 2021-22 All-USA TODAY HSSA Boys Rising Stars of the Year! The 51 standouts will represent their state as national Boys Rising Star of the Year nominees. The winner, along with three finalists, will be revealed on July 31 during an on-demand broadcast, which this year […]
There are morning shows. And there are morning shows with Rob Gronkowski. Claire Curzan, the Olympic silver medalist swimmer and future Stanford Cardinal, got to experience the latter version on “CBS Mornings” when the former NFL tight end informed her that she had been named the USA TODAY Girls Athlete of the Year. It’s a […]
Here’s where every top pick in NBA Draft history went to school, from 1947-2022.Source