Pat Forde
Pat Forde is in his sixth year at Yahoo Sports after seven at ESPN and 17 at The Louisville Courier-Journal. The University of Missouri School of Journalism graduate has covered college sports, Olympic sports and horse racing throughout his career. Follow him on Twitter @YahooForde.- SportsYahoo Sports•2 days ago
How Katie Ledecky avoided the Olympic hangover and somehow is getting better
Winning five medals in the 2016 Olympics hasn't changed Katie Ledecky all that much. And her best may still be yet to come.
- SportsYahoo Sports•5 days ago
Why you shouldn't celebrate your favorite NBA team's draft pick just yet
As the playoffs the past few years have proven, the NBA remains a grown man's league. Don't count on the top picks of 2017 to become overnight stars.
- SportsYahoo Sports•7 days ago
Speedo signs Ryan Murphy, betting on him to be 'next face of swimming' in post-Phelps era
The chiseled 21-year-old backstroker is now ready for his star turn, after performing a symbolic baton pass with Phelps last August in Rio.
SportsYahoo Sports•13 days agoShould NCAA's historic punishment of Louisville make UNC nervous?
Rick Pitino sounded a defiant tone after the NCAA levied its punishment on Thursday, but the deed may already be done in the case of the Cardinals' national championship.
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How coaching prodigy Lincoln Riley found the perfect launching pad at Oklahoma
What the Stoops stunner produced was a chance for Oklahoma history to repeat itself, as it has again and again and again – with largely great results. For 33-year-old Lincoln Riley, it is a case of bright guy, right place, right time. Over the past 70 years, Oklahoma has hired 10 football coaches.
- SportsYahoo Sports•16 days ago
Why the Louisville and Ole Miss NCAA cases are challenging head-coach accountability
Four years ago, the NCAA revised a rule on coach responsibility – one that is now being challenged in the Mississippi and Louisville infractions cases.
- SportsYahoo Sports•21 days ago
Former staffer 'deeply saddened' after Ole Miss hung him out to dry for major NCAA violation allegations
Ole Miss issued its response to the NCAA’s latest Notice of Allegations on Tuesday, refuting several charges. The attorney for embattled Mississippi football staffer Barney Farrar issued a strident, four-page statement Wednesday saying his client is “deeply saddened” by the “cynical approach” of the
- SportsYahoo Sports•21 days ago
With Bob Stoops' shocking exit, college football loses yet another title-winning coaching giant
Bob Stoops is out at Oklahoma after 18 seasons, and just like that, there are only four coaches left who have won it all.
- SportsYahoo Sports•22 days ago
Ole Miss digs in and defends Hugh Freeze while throwing former staffer under bus in latest response to NCAA
Ole Miss went to bat for Hugh Freeze on Tuesday, rebutting NCAA allegations regarding the program and the coach's oversight of it. Will the strong stance pay off in the long run?
- SportsYahoo Sports•23 days ago
Thad Matta's Ohio State exit means there's a major job opening, but timing could hurt Buckeyes
Suddenly, jarringly, there is a big-time job opening in college basketball. And it's all because OSU athletic director Gene Smith didn't see the writing on the wall at the end of the season.
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