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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.

Manuel (left) and Dressel (right) both qualified for their third Olympic Games Wednesday, each completing their own personal comebacks to do so.
Olympics

Comebacks Complete: Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel Book Trips to Another Olympics

After facing battles in and out of the pool over the last few years, the two 27-year-olds and Team USA veterans finished their arduous journeys back to the top of the sport Wednesday by claiming spots in their third Summer Games.

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Katie Grimes waves to the crowd after winning the 400-meter individual medley final Monday during the third day of competition for the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Olympics

Katie Grimes Redefines Endurance Swimming at U.S. Olympic Trials

The 18-year-old Grimes punched her ticket to her second Summer Games by managing a non-stop 25-hour event schedule in Indianapolis.

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The Big 12 reportedly is exploring selling naming rights to the conference.
College

Selling Conference Naming Rights May Be a Necessary Concession for the Greater Good

A multibillion-dollar bill is coming due with the settlements of court cases and if these sorts of everything-is-for-sale gambits help schools avoid cutting or gutting Olympic sports, so be it.

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Ledecky is a near lock to qualify for multiple Olympic events, but she’s not the only American set to star in Paris.
Olympics

Five Things to Watch at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials

American stars Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky will face tough competition to qualify at the Trials, which will host an even deeper talent pool than the Olympics.

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Lucas Oil Stadium is home to the first Olympic-size pool to be built inside an NFL arena.
Olympics

How an NFL Stadium Transformed into a Swimming Pool for U.S. Olympic Trials

Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts, will welcome about 1,000 Olympic hopefuls over the next week, setting a new bar of spectacle for the sport.

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Zhang Yufei was one of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance months before the Tokyo Games.
Olympics

U.S. Swimmers Unnerved by Latest Chinese Doping Case Ahead of Paris Olympics

The sport’s veterans aren’t holding back, speaking up on China’s cyclical controversy on behalf of the disheartened swimmers vying for a spot in this summer’s Games.

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Bowman cheers on his Arizona State swimmers as they go against the Grand Canyon Lopes in Tempe in January 2024.
Olympics

Bob Bowman’s Coaching Switch Disrupts U.S. Swimmers Ahead of Olympic Trials

The Hall of Fame coach sent ripples through the swimming world by leaving Arizona State for Texas. Now, the top American swimmers are scrambling as Bowman prepares to coach France in Paris.

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Hurley has a 141–58 record in his six seasons at UConn.
College Basketball

Losing Dan Hurley to the Lakers Would Be a Huge Blow to College Basketball

The two-time national champion UConn coach is reportedly considering a massive offer to head to the pros and team up with LeBron James.

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College football rosters are the biggest of any Division I sport.
College Football

It’s Time to Rethink College Football’s Bloated Roster Sizes

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Oklahoma coach Brent Venables and the Sooners join the SEC this season.
College

The Most Interesting Year in SEC History Is on the Horizon

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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey tacitly suggested that the NCAA basketball tournaments should be expanded.
College Basketball

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Again Suggests NCAA Tournament Expansion

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Hall of Famer Bill Walton greets San Diego State Aztecs fans before the 2023 Final Four in Houston.
NBA

Bill Walton's Unflappable Positivity Made Him One of a Kind

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