TIM DAHLBERG
The CoolToday baseball park is ready for the Atlanta Braves for the start of Major League Baseball spring training at the CoolToday Park, Sunday, March 13, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Column: Sports to deliver at a time they're needed the most

By Tim Dahlberg Mar. 14, 2022 10:16 AM EDT
Once again, hope springs eternal, at least on the ballfields in Arizona and Florida.

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions at a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday, June 18, 2021, that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressional efforts seemingly stalled. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Column: No need for the NCAA in new world of college sports

By Tim Dahlberg Jul. 17, 2021 04:03 PM EDT
It’s taken way too long but, finally, Mark Emmert is speaking the truth. He’s

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, a board displays odds for different bets on the NCAA college basketball tournament at the Westgate Superbook sports book in Las Vegas. The sports books are closed, and the only things left to bet on mobile apps are virtual racing and Russian ping pong. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Sportsbooks are dark and odds are long in Las Vegas

By Tim Dahlberg Apr. 06, 2020 05:27 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nobody would have given odds on this.

Nevada coach Eric Musselman yells during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against UNLV, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in Las Vegas. Nevada won 87-70. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Column: No matter the name, No. 8 Nevada is for real

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 30, 2019 05:26 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — About the only thing in dispute at the UNLV campus arena Tuesday