In his final collegiate at-bat, Georgia’s Kolby Branch hit a home run and his brother, Kyle, who plays for Oklahoma high-fived him during his trip around the bases.
Awesome moment for the Branch family. 🫡
Mike Tirico told me his secret.
It wasn't talent.
It wasn't luck.
It was what he does on every flight home.
A few years ago, I met him at a restaurant bar in Indianapolis during the Big Ten tournament. One of the biggest voices in sports.
He didn't lead with his résumé. He introduced himself. He asked questions. He cared about every person in the room before anyone cared about him.
Eventually, I asked him what made him great.
He said after every game he calls, on the flight home, he pulls up the broadcast and watches it back.
Listens to his own voice. Hunts for the misses. The dead air. The calls he wishes he could have over.
Every game. Twenty-plus years in.
He wasn't born world-class. He worked his way there one flight at a time.
The best in any room are usually the ones still grading themselves the hardest.
World-class isn't a personality.
It's a habit.
With 80-1 odds, Rich Strike made a LEGENDARY finish in 2022 to mark one of the biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history. 👏
📺: The Kentucky Derby returns Saturday 2:30PM ET on NBC & Peacock
I am going on record. The NCAA Tournament was perfect at 64. Anything else is shameful greed exhibited by power conferences. Anyone who loves the sport knows this is the gospel truth,
Packers draft picks
Round 2️⃣ — No. 5️⃣2️⃣ overall: CB Brandon Cisse, South Carolina.
A boundary corner with good size (5-11 3/4), speed (4.41) and length. Fills the biggest need.
“It’s everything I ever wanted… right in front of me.”
Moments like this don’t show up on a resume—but they’re what matter most.
Watching Mia and Kate share this backstage moment… that’s our win!!
#ProudDad#MyWhy
Excited to announce Ryan Devlin as our new Gold Team head coach! With 20+ years of experience at collegiate, high school, and AAU levels—including University of San Diego, GWU, Siena, and Penn State—Coach Devlin brings a winning pedigree. Go Warriors! @coachryandevlin
@coachryandevlin has been named the new Head Coach at Oak Hill Academy. I'm so happy for Ryan and the Warriors. Can't wait to follow both next season!!!
“I think being a D1 basketball player, you grow up with this sense of entitlement, as if the whole world revolves around you. And…if I wanted to be a better husband, a better father, a better coach, I had to get rid of that type of entitlement.”