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Kylan Boswell: Strengths, Weaknesses of former Illini PG as NBA Combine Nears

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 […] The post Kylan Boswell: Strengths, Weaknesses of former Illini PG as NBA Combine Nears appeared first on The Sports Bank .

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Despite the Hackett hire, LaFleur will call plays

The Arizona Cardinals have a very good problem: Now in-house, they have two offensive play callers. But newly-hired Mike LaFleur stated in his first press conference that he will be the one calling plays. This comes on the heels of the hiring of Nathaniel Hackett as the team’s new OC. Hackett is well-known as a […]

Softball Roundtable: Preseason!

With the Mizzou Softball season set to kickoff Friday at 9 a.m. against Penn State, it’s time to get busy! Rock M’s softball staff is bigger than ever this season and we hope to provide all the content you need to stay up to date throughout the season. We thought it made sense to do […]

Help is not coming for the Avalanche power play

As the Colorado Avalanche head into the Olympic break high on 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, easing the sting of their 7-7-2 record since the calendar flipped to 2026, the primary concern at this juncture is the fact that Avalanche currently own the NHL’s dead last ranked power play at with a 15.1% […]

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Evan Grant had a video Q&A at the DMN where, among other things, he opined that Corey Seager and Marcus Semien didn’t have much of a relationship as teammates. The Rangers have four players that will be participating in the World Baseball Classic, with Robert Garcia probably being the most significant. It looks […]

Chargers Daily Links: Thursday Open Thread

Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: The Chargers aced their hires for both offensive and defensive coordinator (Chargers.com) Everything you need to know about the 2026 offseason for the Chargers (Chargers.com) Chris O’Leary explains why he took the DC job for the Chargers (Chargers Wire) […]

What we learned from the Spurs win over the Thunder

It’s an inescapable reality that it takes a bit of luck to win an NBA championship. Look at the winners from any era, and you’ll see how attrition and misfortune affected the road. The defending champions in Oklahoma City have been unlucky lately as players have gotten banged up, and it could open the door […]

Why Drew Brees is the easiest vote in Canton history

Today, Thursday, February 5, 2026, the NFL world turns its eyes to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for the 15th annual NFL Honors. While the MVP and Rookie of the Year trophies will spark plenty of debate, there is one announcement that feels less like a reveal and more like a coronation. […]

A Pod of Their Own, Episode 263: We want sunshine! We want baseball!

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by expressing excitement that we officially have videos of pitchers throwing, which is the only thing […]

Cooper DeJean offers high praise for Amon-Ra St. Brown

For the past couple seasons, there haven’t been many nickel cornerbacks better than Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive back Cooper DeJean. So when he talks ball, you listen. This week at the Super Bowl, DeJean is doing the rounds at Radio Row, and during an appearance on Pro Football Talk’s show, he offered some pretty darn high […]

Daily Slop: 5 Feb 26 – Links to articles, videos and tweets about Commanders football and the NFL in general

Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable Five free agent options for Washington Commanders at WR2 Rashid Shaheed, Seahawks: Shaheed is the definition of a big-play threat since coming into the league. A former undrafted player out of Weber State back in 2021, he’s had a catch of at least 50 yards every year since coming into […]

Forecasting the Rockies’ positional stability

THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY ZEKE PEREZ JR Since the departure of Charlie Blackmon, the Colorado Rockies have been without a face of the franchise. Sadly, the team also lacks a face for just about every position on the field. Looking at the most common players by game at each position over the last […]