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Apr 17, 2024 | ttusports.com | Dylan Vazzano |Murilo Burckhardt |Lukas Krause |Adam Ward

By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports InformationCOOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team's final non-conference clash of the spring swung New Mexico State's direction, as the Aggies came to Cookeville and left town with a 4-1 victory Wednesday afternoon at Tech Tennis Courts. Freshman Murilo Burckhardt was responsible for the lone Golden Eagle point behind a 7-6, 7-0 nod over Tobias Wallin in the No. 2 spot for Burckhardt's first solo triumph since Feb. 25 vs. Presbyterian.

Apr 11, 2024 | sbnation.com | Adam Ward

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Last month when news broke of a major story involving Shohei Ohtani, the biggest star in professional baseball, and illegal gambling, it was hard to imagine a more explosive story in sports this year. While the initial details were confusing and murky, the narrative has cleared up over the weeks as MLB and the federal government initiated their respective investigations.

Mar 26, 2024 | sbnation.com | Adam Ward

NCAA Photos via Getty Images To state the obvious: The NCAA Tournament is a massive operation. 67 games in 14 cities, hundreds of student athletes, and hundreds of thousands of fans all zig-zagging across the nation for a month to crown one winner. But behind the scenes and often off screen are thousands of more supporting cast members that make March Madness the best postseason in American sports.

Mar 25, 2024 | sbnation.com | Ricky O'Donnell |Adam Ward |Mark Schofield

Photo by Joe Murphy/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The first weekend of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament had it all. There were upsets (bye, Kentucky), there were new stars born (hello, D.J. Burns and Jack Gohlke), and there were exciting finishes. After four days, the tournament is now left with 16 teams who all believe they have what it takes to break into the Final Four. Chalk mostly held serve through the bracket.

Mar 21, 2024 | sbnation.com | Mark Schofield |James Dator |Adam Ward |Kyle Thele

As sportswriters, we recognize that mistakes come with the territory. Predictions on games, fantasy recommendations, draft evaluations, all come with a wide error band. It comes with the job. There is often criticism, sometimes along the lines of “a child could do a better job.”Well, about that ... Some of the staff members here at SB Nation put that theory to the test, by sliding some blank brackets in front of some family members and asking them to submit their brackets. Hilarity ensued.