Patrick Andres

Chicago

Breaking News Writer at Sports Illustrated

Breaking news writer @SInow. Northwestern alum. Bylines: @athlonsports, @toledonews, @thedailynu, @FeartheSword, @Diamond_Digest. 419.

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Full 2025 Women’s College World Series Finals Schedule

2 days ago | sacbee.com | Patrick Andres

On Feb. 7, 309 teams took the field for the start of the college softball season-each harboring dreams of Oklahoma City. Now, nearly four months later, just two remain. Beginning Wednesday, Texas and Texas Tech will square off in the finals of the Women's College World Series. The matchup is fascinating.
Tyrese Haliburton Gave Candid Thoughts On Those Who Doubted Him Before Finals Run

2 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Patrick Andres

Throughout the 21st century, athletes have loved claiming that nobody believes in them, irrespective of whether anyone actually does. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, however, may actually be able to back up such a statementOn April 22, The Athletic unveiled the results of its annual player poll. In that poll, Haliburton was voted the most overrated player in the NBA.
Tyrese Haliburton Gave Candid Thoughts On Those Who Doubted Him Before Finals Run

2 days ago | si.com | Patrick Andres

Throughout the 21st century, athletes have loved claiming that nobody believes in them, irrespective of whether anyone actually does. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, however, may actually be able to back up such a statementOn April 22, The Athletic unveiled the results of its annual player poll. In that poll, Haliburton was voted the most overrated player in the NBA.
Rockies Down Marlins for First Series Sweep in Over a Calendar Year

2 days ago | si.com | Patrick Andres

Break up the Colorado Rockies. The much-maligned squad entered their series against the Miami Marlins this week carrying a record of 9-50. Somehow, some way, the Rockies defied their sad-sack reputation and swept the Marlins to move to 12-50 on the year. Just days ago they became the fastest team to ever get to 50 losses in a season. Colorado finished off the sweep—its first of any team since May 2024—with a 3–2 win Wednesday afternoon.
ESPN Insider Hearing Positive Rumblings About Shedeur Sanders Possibly Being Starter

2 days ago | kentucky.com | Patrick Andres

The Cleveland Browns, in eternal search of a lasting answer at the quarterback position, have a plethora of potential options this season. The team is currently carrying five gunslingers: Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, Kenny Pickett, Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson. All seem to have designs on winning the job now or later, but only Sanders has the spotlight on him that comes with being the son of Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders.
Penguins Tab Rangers Assistant to Replace Mike Sullivan As Coach

2 days ago | si.com | Patrick Andres

After a decade under Mike Sullivan, the Pittsburgh Penguins are thinking outside the box for their next coaching hire. The Penguins are naming New York Rangers assistant Dan Muse their next head coach, they announced Wednesday morning. Muse, 42, comes to Pittsburgh with no head coaching experience—though he has been an NHL assistant for nearly a decade.
Women's College World Series Draws Massive TV Audience for ABC Broadcast

2 days ago | si.com | Patrick Andres

Tennessee's 5–4 win over UCLA in the Women's College World Series Sunday was tremendous entertainment—but it reportedly wasn't just that. According to a Wednesday morning report from Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal via Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, the Volunteers' victory drew 2.2 million viewers to ABC for its broadcast. That would be the highest figure for any game in the tournament since 2015.
Two Recent Men’s College Basketball National Champions Agree to Home-and-Home

2 days ago | kentucky.com | Patrick Andres

It appears that an exciting home-and-home matchup has been added to this and next season's men's college basketball schedules. UConn and Kansas will play each other twice over the course of the next two regular seasons, according to a Wednesday morning report from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. The first game will reportedly take place on Dec. 2 in Lawrence, Kans., while a return game will be played in Connecticut in 2027.
Scott McLaughlin Had Two Really Sad Comments After Crashing on Pace Lap of Indy 500

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Patrick Andres

Spain's Alex Palou may have won the Indianapolis 500, but in the race's opening moments its top newsmaker was New Zealand's Scott McLaughlin. McLaughlin ignominiously crashed on the race's pace lap-the lap, for the motorsport-agnostic-designed to allow cars to warm up before the race begins. Fox's broadcast and photographers captured the 31-year-old's devastation as his fifth crack at IndyCar's flagship race came to an abrupt end.
Álex Palou Makes Cool Indy 500 History With His Win

1 week ago | si.com | Patrick Andres

For the first time in history, the Indianapolis 500 belongs to a Spaniard. Spain's Alex Palou won American open-wheel racing's flagship race Sunday, besting Sweden's Marcus Ericsson by 0.6822 seconds to win a chilly and chaotic 109th running of the iconic race. The race ended under caution due to a wreck in the back of the field—a fitting conclusion for a day that saw a number of unusual happenings.