Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

Ranked No. 4 in the preseason, Kentucky is danger of missing the NCAA Tournament in John Calipari’s 14th season.

Golden State’s title-level core of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green has an expiration date. Time will tell if the Warriors have enough.

For a team that once had Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden on the same roster, it’s inconceivable that Ben Simmons is the last one standing.

Coaches are still trying to out-Mr. Clean each other when, with NIL, the world understands there is a financial component to the recruiting process.

Expected to be a national championship contender, North Carolina is struggling. Can a trip to Duke be the catalyst for turning its season around?

Equine Jalen Hurts spends days munching grass and providing companionship to Thoroughbreds. His career didn’t follow same trajectory as QB namesake.

NFL should squash any suggestion of moving AFC, NFC title games to neutral sites. You can’t replicate intense home-field atmosphere on neutral field.

After all the upsets, there’s an air of intrigue about what might unfold over the coming days as the first Grand Slam tournament of the season ends.

New Netflix documentary “Break Point” focuses on grueling, mentally taxing sports and on some tennis stars who will be playing Down Under.