• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
Pickin' Splinters

Pickin' Splinters

Rochester's Independent Sports Source

  • Home
  • RIT
  • Red Wings
  • Amerks
  • High School
  • RWU

WNY Sports

The Journey: Rodgers and Louisville look to keep season alive in second round against Michigan State

March 20, 2026 by Dylan O'Loughlin Leave a Comment

BY DYLAN O'LOUGHLIN BUFFALO, N.Y. --- There's 1:37 left in the opening round matchup of March Madness. South Florida is on a 20-8 run and after a turnover on the offensive end, Louisville needed a timeout. That's when Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey called on Kobe Rodgers to check back into the game and the red-shirt senior made the game-sealing play. "To me, the story … [Read more...] about The Journey: Rodgers and Louisville look to keep season alive in second round against Michigan State

Right School: Experienced Spartans are ready for second round action

March 20, 2026 by Dylan O'Loughlin Leave a Comment

BY DYLAN O'LOUGHLIN BUFFALO, N.Y. --- Michigan State is prestigious when it comes to men's basketball. The Spartans hold the longest active streak for consecutive March Madness appearances with 28 and they don't just lose in the first round. Michigan State is back in the Round of 32 for the 12th time in 14 tournaments and 16th in the last 19 with a 16-5 record in the … [Read more...] about Right School: Experienced Spartans are ready for second round action

Saint Louis stampede sends Billikens to Round of 32

March 20, 2026 by Tyler Hathaway Leave a Comment

by TYLER HATHAWAY BUFFALO, N.Y-- No. 9 seed Saint Louis shot over 58% from the field while holding a strong Georgia offense to around 35% as the Billikens broke away early and never looked back in a dominant 102-77 win over No. 8 seed Georgia during the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region First Round at KeyBank Center on Thursday night. “We played super hard, we were really … [Read more...] about Saint Louis stampede sends Billikens to Round of 32

Johnson Jr leads second half run as Michigan advances to the second round

March 19, 2026 by Dylan O'Loughlin Leave a Comment

BY DYLAN O'LOUGHLIN BUFFALO, N.Y. --- In a day full of upsets, the top-seeded Michigan Wolverines were almost another victim of the Madness in March. "We thought we took a haymaker from them in the first half and our guys never played scared," Michigan head coach Dusty May said. "They never played tight, they just continued to get to the next possesion and found a way … [Read more...] about Johnson Jr leads second half run as Michigan advances to the second round

Red Wings showcase new food items ahead of 2026 season

March 19, 2026 by Dan Glickman 2 Comments

BY DAN GLICKMAN In the aptly-named Seinfeld episode “The Calzone”, the show's parodic version of George Steinbrenner becomes obsessed with calzones. Yet despite the folded-up pizza's baseball bonafides, it's been a few years since they were on sale at Rochester Red Wings games. That will change in 2026, as the now-ESL Ballpark will be selling Calzones at Mama Mittsy's … [Read more...] about Red Wings showcase new food items ahead of 2026 season

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties

Secondary Sidebar

Copyright © 2026 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in