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Mesa, Ariz. — The Arizona Fall League was stacked with talent again this year, as highly-acclaimed pitchers and hitters made their way to the desert to square off. Jonathan Long’s pedigree didn’t match the others, as he was only a ninth-round pick of the Cubs in 2023 and is currently their No. 29-rated prospect, but […]
Joe Paterno is one of college football’s most decorated coaches, but his tenure at Penn State came to an abrupt end amidst a child abuse sex scandal involving longtime defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Paterno was fired on November 9, 2011 by the Penn State board of trustees and died 74 days later due to complications […]
Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic will face off in a heavyweight title fight at UFC 309 on November 16th. Both have wrestling backgrounds, a path taken by most of the dominant fighters. However, a former All-Pro linebacker says it won’t be long before someone with a football background takes over atop the heap. “Look, I’ve […]
Broncos Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis was back at his alma mater, the University of Georgia, on Thursday evening to talk financial education with student-athletes. The two-time Super Bowl champion is a big proponent of college sports stars getting paid for their talents, and has partnered with Wells Fargo to help them understand […]
Ettore ‘Big E’ Ewen is a WWE superstar, but back in college he played football at Iowa and regularly frequented a local burrito joint called Pancheros. Big E, Iowa and Pancheros have teamed up for a campaign about a Hawkeye tradition called the Burrito Lift, and he recently spoke exclusively with Sports Talk Philly on […]