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This past Friday saw the NBA Draft Combine invite list, 73 names long, released, and it included three Illinois Fighting Illini. Shooting guard and Jerry West Award wiiner Keaton Wagler, point guard/combo guard Kylan Boswell and small forward Andrej Stojakovic. Wagler is set to become a top 10, maybe even 5 overall pick. Stojakovic, who […]
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If you’re following along with our prospect rankings and reports, you’ve noticed several themes developing. One low key trend that’s less obvious is the Tigers success with inexpensive college pitchers from smaller schools. While the Detroit Tigers have focused their bonus pools at the top of the draft and then on prep talent later on, […]
Here we go folks, that bittersweet time for every football fan. As much as Super Bowl Sunday is a celebration of the NFL’s championship, it’s also the culmination of another football season. Come Monday, it’s all over for actual NFL football for another eight months until it all starts over again. Eight long months. So, before we talk draft […]
The Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse team got the Regy Thorpe era started in the JMA Dome on Friday night, to disappointing results. The No. 11 Orange stumbled out of the gates with a 9-5 loss to a No. 7 Maryland Terrapins team that controlled the game throughout and never allowed SU to get within touching […]
The Miami Dolphins' decision on Tua Tagovailoa will have ripple effects over the next two seasons, regardless of what they do with his contract.
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Aggies most likely to make the NCAA Tournament Just under half the voters think Utah State is the most likely team to make the NCAA Tournament. New Mexico also got a lot of votes, with 35% believing in them. San Diego State and Grand […]
BOSTON — It took only three minutes before Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla called upon Nikola Vučević, 48 hours after acquiring him from the Bulls, into Friday night’s game against the Heat. Vučević was greeted with a warm welcome. Chants of “Vooch” echoed through TD Garden as the 15-year veteran checked in for the first […]
Atlético Madrid will take on Real Betis Balompié for the second time in three days when the two sides face each other at the Estadio Metropolitano on Sunday afternoon. Atleti swept aside the Andalusians in a 5-0 rout in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday night, with Betis looking to inflict instant revenge in […]
The Nashville Predators continue to be one of the more interesting teams to follow this season, as there's been plenty going on, on and off the ice. From early season struggles and GM Barry Trotz calling out his team, to eventually seeing Trotz step down, one thing that's been constant this season in Nashville are the trade rumors. While the most interest lies in Ryan O'Reilly, who has the word of the organization that they won't surprise him with a trade, the one trade candidate that appears ...
We are less than 36 hours away from the biggest game of the season! Super Bowl LX features a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX (2015) between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Neither team was expected to be here, which makes the matchup that much more thrilling for all NFL fans. Kickoff is […]
We are launching a new daily article here at South Side Sox, more prominently than our items that pop up on The Feed. It falls under the category of White Sox Discussions, which you’ll see in a few weeks will also be our new branding for Game Threads. The World Baseball Classic is back this […]
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has explained his decision to start Marc Casado over Frenkie de Jong in midfield for Saturday’s La Liga clash with Real Mallorca. De Jong has been in excellent form this year for the Catalan giants but has been left out of the starting XI for the match at Camp Nou. Flick […]
Pavel Zacha's 2026 Olympics are over before they even had a chance to begin. Czechia add Filip Chlapik to the roster, replacing injured Pavel Zacha. 🇨🇿 #Olympics #IIHF @czehockey pic.twitter.com/fpKMauYWaG — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) February 7, 2026 Team Czechia's men's hockey team announced on Saturday that the Boston Bruins center is out for the Olympic tournament due to an upper-body injury. Zacha will be replaced by Filip Chlapik. Zacha sustained the injury before the Olympic break, leavin...
Bret Bielema has some spots to fill on his coaching staff. He filled one of them on Friday with Jared Elliott. Elliott served as tight ends coach at New Mexico last year, and he’ll serve in the same position on the Illini staff in 2026. The program said Elliott has served as a college coach […]
For the third time in six seasons, the Fighting Illini football team will have a new defensive coordinator. Aaron Henry accepted the Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary coach position at the University of Notre Dame. Henry was promoted to the Defensive Coordinator position when Ryan Walters left to become the Head Coach of Purdue in 2023. Henry’s tenure […]
After the Finland-Canada game was delayed on Thursday due to the outbreak of norovirus among the Finnish players, it seemed like the virus could become the story of the women's hockey event at the Milano-Cortina Olympics. Jason and I went over the medical side of the virus yesterday on The Hockey Show , but the one thing we made clear is that norovirus is highly-contagious and easily-communicable among people. As we know in hockey, one never wants to give an opponent momentum, but it seems tha...
The Reds were on top of things from the opening seconds of the match, and nearly went up 1-0 in the first minute of action. A quick attack forced the Spurs line into a collective backpedal as Bruno Fernandes charged forward with options on either side of him. He opted for a pass to Bryan […]
The finances of the San Diego Padres have been scrutinized since at least 2023 and each of the past two offseasons have been clouded with speculation about the lack of financial flexibility for the club. Padres president of baseball operation and general manager A.J. Preller has been able to walk the monetary tightrope the last […]
The backstory In 1997, the Kansas City Chiefs were the best team in the NFL. Their offense was headlined by a declining, yet still productive running back in Marcus Allen, veteran wide receiver Andre Rison — who found a second life in Kansas City — and a rookie tight end named Tony Gonzalez. However, the […]
Indiana men’s basketball (15-8, 6-6 Big Ten) is set to take on Wisconsin (16-6, 8-3 Big Ten) in an early afternoon matchup at home as it looks to strengthen its NCAA Tournament resume. The Hoosiers’ last outing was an 81-75 loss to USC on the road which, ironically, beat Wisconsin at the Kohl Center not […]
Throughout the majority of this offseason position preview series, we’ve discussed how the Detroit Lions may approach free agency and the NFL Draft. But at defensive tackle, the Lions could very well be better in 2026 without doing much of anything this offseason. With some injuries in the rear-view mirror and the right development, the […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are undefeated with Ousmane Dieng on the roster (despite him not seeing a second of playing time), taking down the Indiana Pacers, 105-99. After leading by as many as 20 points, the Bucks hung on despite being outscored 34-22 in the fourth. Read our full summary of the game here and catch […]
Commanders links Articles ESPN Commanders’ biggest extension candidates and free agent decisions Extension possibilities Daron Payne | Defensive Tackle Payne has one year left on his contract and will cost $28 million against the salary cap for next season. That’s the fourth-most cap space by a defensive tackle — and a lot of room for […]
The ladies are coming off a loss to #8 Michigan, but it was a very encouraging game in many ways. Nebraska was right in that game all the way until the final four minutes. The offensive scoring droughts were few and far between, but unfortunately showed up at the worst possible time at the end […]
By now we’ve covered and reacted to all the trades and cap machinations that Brad Stevens (and Mike Zarren and the rest of the front office) were able to pull off this week. You’ve seen the graphics already, showing that before the offseason the owners were on track to pay the GDP of Spain in […]
Now we move. The NBA trading deadline came and went, and the Nets roster is looking a bit different. We’ll get to that in a bit. The Nets lost again to the Orlando Magic and are riding a three game losing streak. The opponent tonight is coming off one of the biggest upsets of the […]