Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

What Sam Pittman has done in less than two seasons with the Razorbacks is a great template for the administrators who have to make coaching hires.

It would be malpractice for Sixers GM Daryl Morey to waste Joel Embiid’s prime by making a bad trade to appease an unhappy Ben Simmons.

Colorado sets bar for offensive futility that’s probably out of reach for any team this season. Washington State’s Nick Rolovich isn’t up to the job.

If you’re trying to create a scenario where somebody other than Alabama wins the College Football Playoff, you don’t have many options so far.

Alcorn State has been unable to practice this week after its athletic trainer left the team, putting Saturday’s game vs. South Alabama in peril.

If the most clutch player in men’s tennis could not overcome the pressure of trying to win the Grand Slam, it’s hard to believe any man will.

When you see losses like Saturday, when Southern Cal got blown out by Stanford, it seems like only a matter of time before coach Clay Helton is out.