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Illinois Basketball: Where the Roster Now Stands After Flurry of Decisions

Wednesday brought a massive flurry of news for Illinois basketball. David Mirkovic, Jake Davis, Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivisic all confirmed that they are coming back for next season. Then on Thursday morning, we learned that Ty Rodgers is entering the transfer portal. So what does the current roster look like for 2026-27 Illinois basketball? This […] The post Illinois Basketball: Where the Roster Now Stands After Flurry of Decisions appeared first on The Sports Bank .

Looking forward — pitchers, catchers report this week

The long-awaited return of baseball is almost over. This week, pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. Not many teams have as much riding on these two groups as the San Diego Padres. With the Friars’ pitchers and catchers reporting to the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona, Wednesday, here’s what to look forward to between […]

Big East What To Watch: Week 15

I appreciate everyone in the Big East doing everything possible to just make at least short-term storylines happen for the What To Watch every week. Sometimes I sit down to put this together and say “oh, man, how am I going to invent highlights for the week,” and then it turns out that I don’t […]

Browns HC Todd Monken eyes coach with local ties as DC candidate

There has been a long-held affinity, for reasons not readily apparent, among followers of the Cleveland Browns to draft players or hire coaches who are from Northeast Ohio, played at a school in or near Northeast Ohio, or even just drove through Northeast Ohio at one point in their lives. The belief is that because […]

Is physicality an issue for the Badgers?

The Wisconsin Badgers fell to 16-7 after a tight overtime loss to the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday in a game that felt very similar to their last few. Wisconsin struggled early with a slow start, started to regain momentum, and then found its footing in the second half for a comeback. Only this time, the […]

Boston Celtics Daily Links 2/9/26

Herald Poor-shooting Celtics blown out by Knicks in Super Bowl warmup Globe The Celtics had their worst shooting night in years in loss to Jalen Brunson, Knicks: 7 takeaways Holy Cross dedicates court to Bob Cousy Celtics’ loss to Knicks isn’t a big deal. How they respond going forward will be. Joe Mazzulla knew the […]

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Celtics Daily Links 2/9/26

Herald Poor-shooting Celtics blown out by Knicks in Super Bowl warmup Globe The Celtics had their worst shooting night in years in loss to Jalen Brunson, Knicks: 7 takeaways Holy Cross dedicates court to Bob Cousy Celtics’ loss to Knicks isn’t a big deal. How they respond going forward will be. Joe Mazzulla knew the Knicks were coming in hot, then they proved it in a Sunday matinee at TD Garden Holy Cross names basketball court in honor of Bob Cousy Celtics Green Comments from the ...

Rams need defensive overhaul to get back to Super Bowl

Compared to their 2021 season, you would think that the 2025 Los Angeles Rams were shoo-ins to win the Super Bowl because they scored more points, allowed fewer points, and probably had even higher regarded assistant coaches than their championship team four years ago. But the Rams lost to a Seahawks team that had a […]

Dodgers bobblehead giveaways in 2026

The Dodgers on Monday announced their initial set of promotions at Dodger Stadium during 2026. The list revealed so far includes 23 bobblehead giveaways, including three for Shohei Ohtani and five bobbleheads featuring notable moments from Game 7 of the World Series. Ohtani on his six bobblehead-giveaway days at Dodger Stadium in 2024-25 had nine […]

Stephon Castle named Western Conference Player of the Week

Stephon Castle has been named Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time in his career, the league announced. The reigning Rookie of the Year got the recognition he deserved for a very productive week that concluded with a 40-point triple-double, a feat that only David Robinson had previously accomplished in Spurs’ franchise […]

Otega Oweh earns weekly SEC award

Kentucky Wildcats senior guard Otega Oweh has been named the SEC Co-Player of the Week after guiding his team to wins over the Oklahoma Sooners and No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers. Oweh shared the weekly award with Alabama Crimson Tide standout Labaron Philon Jr. In those victories, Oweh averaged 22.5 points (60.7% shooting), 3.5 rebounds, and […]

2026 Chicago Cubs player profiles: Matthew Boyd

The starters are presented in alphabetical order, and, as always, are written in a No. 2 pencil. Today we’re looking at Matthew Boyd, who had the best year of his career in 2025, throwing 179.2 innings and going 14-8 with a 3.21 ERA and 1.091 WHIP, though he did in fact look gassed during the […]

Chicago Bears Assistant Coach News and Rumor Tracker

With the Super Bowl over, we’ll likely get some assistant coach announcements from the Chicago Bears soon, so I wanted to launch a fresh tracker to gather the new rumors and news surrounding the changes. There have been a few reported moves, but only two things are official. First, running backs coach Eric Bieniemy left for the […]

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Dodgers spring training preview: Starting rotation

Dodgers pitchers and catchers have their first official workout at Camelback Ranch on Friday, so let’s look at the starting rotation for Los Angeles, the team’s greatest strength. 40-man roster starting pitchers Things to watch Ohtani unleashed: For the better part of the last two seasons, Shohei Ohtani wasn’t a two-way player while recovering from […]

IU basketball’s Lamar Wilkerson named Big Ten player of the week

For the second time this season, IU basketball guard Lamar Wilkerson earned Big Ten player of the week honors. Here’s the full release from IU Athletics: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt senior guard Lamar Wilkerson was named Co-Big Ten Player ... The post IU basketball’s Lamar Wilkerson named Big Ten player of the week appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

Rutgers Football Loses Associate Director of Player Development Tyrell Smith to Virginia Tech

Rutgers football’s Associate Director of Player Development, Tyrell Smith, has joined James Franklin’s coaching staff at Virginia Tech to be their new Director of Player Development. Smith has a strong connection to both schools, as he grew up and played high school football in North Brunswick before joining the Hokies as a part of the […]

Zags Take Major Fall in AP Poll

The Gonzaga Bulldogs dropped six spots in the Associated Press Poll after the blunder at the Portland Pilots last week. The Zags are currently at No. 12 with 803 total votes. The Santa Clara Broncos received two votes, and Saint Mary’s Gaels received one vote. There is a realistic chance that the West Coast Conference […]