The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been…
The Hotline is delighted to provide college football fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor…
Phoenix is now on the clock for the 2026 Women’s Final Four. We caught up with President and CEO of the Arizona Major Events Committee Jay Parry to get more…
The Hometown Nine isn’t performing. Sure it’s early, but let’s not sugar coat it, the Diamondbacks have been a early season disappointment. With a loaded starting rotation(current ERA 6.27), I…
The college sports economic revolution, which began more than a decade ago with Ed O’Bannon’s lawsuit over what became known as name, image and likeness (NIL), reaches its guillotine moment…
The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been…
The 2025 Final Four is the first in 17 years with all four top seeds participating and could be one of the most memorable in history, unless it morphs into…
The Big 12 put one team in the Final Four, two in the Elite Eight and four in the Sweet 16. By most measures, that multi-round representation constitutes a stellar…
At least Arizona did not lose to a lower seed. Or get run off the court. Or implode in the final minutes. This time, the Wildcats departed the NCAA Tournament…
The SEC set records with 14 bids to March Madness and seven teams in the Sweet 16. It also obliterated the mark that matters more than any other: dollars earned….







