Happy Tuesday, ladies and gentlemen. Are we having fun yet? Today gets off to an early start with the college basketball conference tournaments tipping off at 11:30 a.m. ET and running throughout the day. If you’re a degenerate gambler (guilty!) then you know there will be plenty of ups and downs, so get your coffee ready and button up. With so much in store for today, let’s just get right to it with some of the headlines we may have missed.
- Meet Riley, a pole vaulter at the University of Alabama.
- Here are the latest AP Top 25 college basketball rankings.
- Joe Mixon’s home was surrounded by police and crime scene tape on Monday night after Sheriff’s Deputies entered his home following a report of “shots fired.”
- Skip Bayless raised some eyebrows on Monday when he asked if Ja Morant was a Crips gang member on air.
- Bomani Jones thinks Ja Morant could find himself in a fatal tragedy — much like Young Dolph — if he keeps messing around in Memphis.
- John Oliver shreds OJ Simpson for commenting on Alex Murdaugh murder trial.
- A podcast was interrupted when a car crashed through a building it was recording in.
- USC offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees posted a Combine-high 38 reps on the bench press after tearing ACL during on-field workouts.
- Weed Strain of the Week: Papaya Punch.
- Boston Celtics’ Grant Williams had the most embarrassing free throw misses of all time.
Video of the Day
Oh no no no
Awful scene in the Red Sox game as Justin Turner gets hit in the head and immediately goes down.
He’s been removed from the game. Hoping for the best.
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) March 6, 2023
Red Sox’s Justin Turner got drilled in the face by a pitch and was gushing blood at home plate which left him needing 16 stitches. Luckily, there were no broken bones.
Food of the Day
Birria tacos never get old on Taco Tuesday.