Bruner’s Beat

by Evan Bruner Few sporting events can match the intrigue and excitement of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. The unpredictability and intensity make for one of the most entertaining spectacles in all of sports. 2023 has been no different thus far, as several high seeds have already made premature exits. ...

by Evan Bruner The word “perfect” is often overused in sports. Very rarely does an individual team or athlete deliver a performance without a single identifiable flaw. Jon Jones, though, has proven to be an outlier in many ways throughout his career. He became the youngest champion in UFC history at ...

by Evan Bruner   The Chicago Bears officially traded away their first overall pick in the upcoming draft on Friday afternoon to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for the ninth overall pick, the No. 61 pick, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick, and wide receiver D.J. Moore. Though ...

by Evan Bruner There are few things Americans enjoy more than watching football. Every Saturday and Sunday throughout the fall, millions of fans turn on the TV to watch their favorite teams play. Even events that don’t contain actual football games, like the NFL Draft, have become lucrative television events. ...

As the clock struck zero and confetti rained down from above, it was official: the Kansas City Chiefs were once again Super Bowl Champions. The game itself was a classic, a down-to-the-wire thriller between the two best teams in the league. There were so many storylines and implications riding on the ...

by Evan Bruner   The role of a superstar in the NBA has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. A league that was once defined by stability with stars such as Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Dirk Nowitzki all playing out legendary careers with a single franchise has now ...

by Evan Bruner Once again, The Dallas Cowboys found themselves on the losing end of a playoff game, falling to the red-hot 49ers, 19-12. The closely contested game was a stalemate for the first three quarters before the 49ers took control and sent Dallas packing for the second year in ...

by Evan Bruner There are many reasons people are drawn to sports. The action, the complexity, the teamwork. Few activities can match the excitement of a sporting event. Sports don’t just make for great games, they make for great stories — ones that can be told for decades. For every ...

by Evan Bruner The Arizona Cardinals officially moved on from head coach Kliff Kingsbury on Monday after a disappointing 4-13 season. To many, Kingsbury’s firing seemed inevitable. He was a controversial hire from the start. His uninspiring 35-40 record as head coach at Texas Tech did little to ease skeptics ...

by Evan Bruner 2022 went out in style, thanks to two thoroughly entertaining playoff games. The contests, which featured TCU taking down Big Ten Champion Michigan and top-ranked Georgia clawing out a victory against Ohio State, were decided by one score and came down to the final seconds. For college ...