Geno Auriemma becomes DI basketball’s all-time wins leader. 76ers fall again, lose Paul George to injury

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🐐 Good morning everyone, especially…

Geno Auriemma

As you know, today is a special day to retire the goat emoji. Of course, there will also be real goats like we did in Storrs. Coach Geno Auriemma Won the 1,217th game On Wednesday, the University defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41, passing Stanford’s recently retired Tara VanDerveer. Most wins in Division I basketball history. More than 60 of Auriemma’s former players were in attendance, including superstars like Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Rebecca Lobo.

Auriemma too Associate Head Coach Chris Dalytook over UConn in 1985 and turned a struggling program into a strong one. The numbers are astonishing.

11 national titles, the most in DI basketball history. 1,217 wins, 162 losses (.883 winning percentage), the highest in DI basketball history, with 22 Final Four appearances, including a 14-game winning streak from 2004 to 2017. Recorded 111 consecutive wins from 2014 to 2017. 8 Naismith Coaches of the Year Awards

Many more victories await. Auriemma, 70, signed a five-year contract extension over the summer, and with Paige Bueckers leading the way, the team will bring more hardware to the storied program this season. In addition, former top recruit Aji Fad She recovered from a torn ACL. on wednesday.

Isabel Gonzalez spoke with several of Auriemma’s former stars; they speak brightly A legendary run with no end in sight.

👍 Honorable Mention

🏀 And no such good morning…

philadelphia 76ers

Things went from bad to worse for the 76ers, who now have the worst record in the league. We’re just over half way through Philadelphia’s first game, where Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey all played. George hyperextends his left knee In the end, they lost to the Grizzlies 117-111. This was the same knee that George hyperextended in the preseason and missed the first two weeks of the regular season.

Philadelphia lost five straight and fell to 2-12, officially becoming the league’s worst team. Just one day after Sam Quinn said this It’s not time to panic yetHe said the injury has added to the anxiety, but it’s still not too bad considering the team’s big three have shared the floor for just six minutes in 14 games. . Here’s why:

Quinn: “Only three of our next nine games will be on the road, and only three of our opponents in that span are currently in the top six seeds in our conference, including two against the Magic. , and there is no Paolo Banchero yet, but he has played 3 games. The Rockets’ second night of back-to-back games is theoretically the moment they absolutely have to rack up a win, and if George can’t do that, their The season may be over. By Christmas. ”

👎 Not really an honorable mention

⚾ Chris Sale of the Braves and Tarik Skubal of the Tigers win the National League and American League Cy Young Awards.

Two left-handers, two first-time champions, two pitchers who won the Triple Crown (wins, ERA, strikeouts), two winding roads to get here. Chris Sale of the Braves and Tariq Skubal of the Tigers won. dutch and American League Cy Young AwardAs MLB awards season begins, respectively.

Sale, 35, beat out Zach Wheeler and National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skeens for the award. He had an 18-3 record and a 2.83 ERA. he earned 26 out of 30 first place votesSale becomes the first Braves pitcher to win the award since Tom Glavine in 1998. Skubal, 28, was one of MLB’s true breakout stars, posting an 18-4 record with a 2.39 ERA. He also led all of MLB with 6.3 wins over his successor. he Obtained all 30 first place votes — Unanimous AL Cy Young Award winners for the third year in a row — Seth Lugo in second and Emmanuel Clase in third. Skubal becomes Detroit’s first Cy Young Award winner since Max Scherzer in 2013.

Matt Snyder’s perspective How did both winners get here? It’s amazing.

🏈 NFL, CFB QB Power Rankings

Welcome to the Top 5, Justin Herbert! The Chargers star has been on a roll lately, ranking fifth in the rankings. Cody Benjamin’s NFL QB Power Rankingsbehind Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen and Jared Goff. Jaden Daniels dropped out of the top five, dropping from fourth to seventh place.

It’s been a long time coming for Herbert, who has grown as the Chargers have carved out a strategy throughout the season. During the team’s four-game winning streak, Herbert ranks in the top six league-wide in passing yards, yards per attempt, touchdown rate and explosive play rate. As I wrote earlier this week …

Pererez: “The maneuverability, the arm strength, the precision, the perfect trajectory. All *chef’s kiss*.”…Herbert is a Bugatti engine who was stuck in a 1990s Honda Civic earlier this season. Now he’s about to be unleashed, and combined with his longstanding tendency to avoid bad plays (one interception all season), the Chargers have seen some awe-inspiring plays.

in university rankthere is a new name in first place.

Shedur Sanders (front: 4) Jackson Dart (1) Jalen Milroe (3) Dillon Gabriel (2) Lanoris Sellers (6)

Tom Fornelli explained: Colorado Signal Caller Jump:

Fornelli: “I always talk to scouts and moviegoers (about NFL Draft potential), and I can tell you that no QB in the country has worked harder to increase their draft availability this season than Shedeur. There’s a long time to go.” And then there’s the NFL Draft, where almost everyone has Sanders at the top of their boards now, which wasn’t the case three months ago. ”

📺 What I’m Watching on Thursday

🏀 No. 13 Baylor vs. No. 22 St. John’s (Men), 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
🏀 Pistons vs. Hornets, 7pm on NBA TV
🏈 North Carolina State vs. Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏈 Steelers at Browns, 8:15pm on Prime Video
🏀 Virginia vs. No. 11 Tennessee (Men), 9:30 p.m., on CBS Sports Network