Duke basketball planning to skip out on rest of non-conference schedule

TS Episode: Duke MBB to Finish Season ACC Only

The non-conference has not been kind to Duke basketball in the early part of this campaign. After losing their second non-conference game at home to a Big Ten team, the Duke Blue Devils are no longer interested in playing any more non-conference games during the regular season. No. 10 Duke is 2-2 through four games this year, losing at home to the No. 4 Michigan State Spartans and the No. 6 Illinois Fighting Illini. They only have two more non-conference games…

Broadcasting from the NHL Bubble

Sports journalism and broadcasting is one of the country's most competitive fields. The journey to the sportscasting big leagues requires a strong work ethic and a vast network of connections. Caleb and JD talk with Bob McElligott, radio play-by-play sportscaster for the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, about his broadcasting career, and the challenges of calling games in the time of coronavirus.

Tracking The Latest On The Big Ten's Re-Vote

TS Episode: College Football Craziness

Over the weekend, it appeared that the Big Ten's path towards a fall football season would be coming to a head. The conference's Return To Competition Task Force held a positive meeting on Saturday that outlined the safety precautions and testing regulations that need to be put in place to successfully hold a football season this year. From there, Big Ten presidents and chancellors were expected to hold a vote "as soon as Sunday" to decide on whether to reinstate the fall…

Sports IllustratedCaleb S. SpinnerSeptember 16, 2020article, caleb spinner, jd swenson, truesports, big ten, btn, football, college football, ohio state, covid-19Comment

Sun Belt over Big 12, Notre Dame in the ACC and more from college football's Week 2

TS Episode: College Football Craziness

Nick Saban spent the second Saturday in September coaching a scrimmage, then talking to the media through an Internet connection about a game that's still two weeks away. Dabo Swinney checked in with ESPN's College GameDay using FaceTime on his cell phone -- which, inexplicably, he held, arm outstretched, the whole time -- from his team's training room. Ed Orgeron spent the first Saturday that resembled anything close to real college football doing -- OK, we're just going to assume the coach was elbow-deep in some crawfish. At least that would have offered…

ESPNCaleb S. SpinnerSeptember 16, 2020articles, article, truesports, caleb spinner, college football, jd swenson, heisman race, cfb, espn, footballComment

Baseball fans in South Korea back in stands amid COVID-19

TS Episode: Recapping MLB Opening Day

Masked fans hopped, sang and shouted cheers in baseball stadiums in South Korea on Sunday as authorities began allowing spectators to return to professional sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. After a weeks-long delay, South Korea’s 2020 baseball season began in early May without fans in the stands amid a then-slowing virus outbreak in the country. Seats in baseball stadiums had since been filled…

ABC NewsCaleb S. SpinnerJuly 29, 2020ABC News, articles, Recapping Opening Weekend 2020, caleb spinner, jd swensonComment