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Pat Forde

Pat Forde

Joined: Jan 1, 2019

Pat Forde is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who covers college football and college basketball as well as the Olympics and horse racing. He cohosts the College Football Enquirer podcast and is a football analyst on the Big Ten Network. He previously worked for Yahoo Sports, ESPN and The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. Forde has won 28 Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest awards, has been published three times in the Best American Sports Writing book series, and was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. A past president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and member of the Football Writers Association of America, he lives in Louisville with his wife. They have three children, all of whom were collegiate swimmers.

Greg Meehan was the U.S. head women’s coach for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and had assistant coach roles in both Rio and Paris.
Olympics

USA Swimming Hires Stanford Coach Greg Meehan as New National Team Managing Director

Ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games, USA Swimming continued its leadership makeover with a new hire.

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Florida guard Will Richard goes to the hoop against Houston in the national championship game on Monday in San Antonio.
College Basketball

Frantic Final Play Bounces Florida’s Way to Seal National Title, Continue Houston’s Heartache

Walter Clayton Jr. capped the season with the national championship’s defining play to give the Gators their first title since 2007.

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Sampson is in his 36th season as a head coach and has never won a national championship.
College Basketball

The Redemption of Kelvin Sampson and Houston Is on the Line in Title Game

The Cougars coach would become the oldest to ever win a national championship if he leads the Cougars to their first trophy.

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Clayton drives to the basket against Auburn during the Final Four on Saturday in San Antonio.
College Basketball

Walter Clayton Jr.’s Legendary Performance Sends Florida to Title Game

The senior guard scored at least 30 points in the regional final and national final, the first time since Larry Bird, to help the Gators rally over Auburn.

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Auburn coach Bruce Pearl calls to his team during the first half against Alabama State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
College Basketball

Embracing the Passion and Dysfunction of Auburn, Bruce Pearl Is the Ultimate Player’s Coach

To build a championship contender, the Tigers boss is not scared to take a walk on the wild side with some volatile, fearless players.

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Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson holds the trophy for winning the Midwest Regional final.
College Basketball

Men’s NCAA Tournament Shaping Up to Have Final Four Fireworks

There was a lack of madness in March, but the games in San Antonio feature all No. 1 seeds, top KenPom teams and player of the year candidates.

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Golden has led the Gators back to the Final Four with an approach based heavily on analytics.
College Basketball

Welcome to the Generation Gap Final Four of Coaches Who Embody Changing Era

Todd Golden and Jon Scheyer are young and embrace analytics and NIL, while Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson are the elder statesmen.

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Broome as Auburn wins the South Regional to advance to the Final Four.
College Basketball

Johni Broome Returns From Injury to Lift Auburn Into Final Four

The Tigers held their own against Michigan State during those critical moments with their star off the floor, sending all four No. 1 seeds to San Antonio.

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Broome reacts as Auburn advance to the Elite Eight.
College Basketball

Possibility of All-SEC Men’s Final Four Will Have to Go Through Tom Izzo First

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Beard has Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 in a coaching rehab stint.
College Basketball

Men’s NCAA Tournament Showcasing Coaches’ Rehab in Scandal Cycle

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Broome started his college career at Morehead State and will now start for No. 1 seed Auburn in the Sweet 16.
College Basketball

Underdog 30: The Players Who Went From Overlooked to Sweet 16 Starters

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