Scott Dochterman

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Nick Baumgardner |Scott Dochterman

The 2025 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away, but the news cycle has been almost eerily quiet leading up to it. Have the Titans made a decision about how they'll use the No. 1 pick? What's going to happen with the quarterback class, especially if and when Aaron Rodgers ever announces his plans for the coming season?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Scott Dochterman

Purdue superfan Tyler Trent provided Boilermaker fans with the definition of perseverance in how he waged an inspiring battle against cancer. Six years later, the university gave something back to the Trent family. After practice on Thursday, Purdue football coach Barry Odom had Trent's younger brother, Ethan, stand up while the team gathered around them.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Scott Dochterman

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Colorado coach Deion Sanders and Syracuse coach Fran Brown applied for an NCAA waiver in March for their football programs to practice against one another and stage a spring game. Their request was denied by the Division I FBS oversight committee, mostly because of its late timing. The committee agreed, however, to discuss "a concept that could permit joint spring practices in future seasons" in an upcoming meeting.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Scott Dochterman

Shooting guard Josh Dix committed to Creighton Friday morning, the second former Iowa starter to head 250 miles west to Omaha, Neb. Dix, who The Athletic ranks No. 8 overall among players in the transfer portal, was an all-everything guard for the Hawkeyes. Dix, who stands 6 feet 6, averaged 14.4 points per game this season and was Iowa's best perimeter defender. One of the most efficient guards in college basketball, Dix had 89 assists and only 27 turnovers with 29 steals this year.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Scott Dochterman

Houston's brilliantly designed inbounds play with less than three seconds to go prevented Purdue from potentially reaching the Elite Eight. Auburn's 17-0 first-half run kept Michigan State coach Tom Izzo from a ninth trip to the Final Four. Maryland and Michigan ran into better teams in the Sweet 16, but both played in the second weekend one year removed from losing seasons. The Big Ten's eight qualifiers for this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament maxed out their performances.