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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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Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets received some good news on the injury front recently. Head coach Aaron Glenn announced that wide receiver Garrett Wilson will return to practice this week. No assurances were given that Wilson would return to action this coming Sunday, but if he does that will give the […]
Entering Sunday’s Week 9 tilt between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, there were many NFL observers who thought Kansas City’s high-octane offense would overwhelm Buffalo’s banged up defense, and that the Chiefs were the better team than the Bills. In the words of legendary sportscaster and former college football coach Lee Corso: not […]
One of the most positive aspects of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Monday night collapse against the Toronto Maple Leafs was what looked like another step forward in the development of rookie forward Ben Kindel. Kindel finished the night with two goals in the Penguins’ first multi-goal game by a teenager since Olli Maatta in 2014. That’s […]
Code Blue: Cowboys hemorrhage self respect vs lowly Cards, self destruct in 27-17 loss – K.D. Drummond, The Cowboys Wire The Cowboys may have almost singlehandedly forced a QB change for the Cardinals, as Jacoby Brissett looked great in his first win of 2025. While the defense was once again a total bust, for the […]
The Mid-American Conference takes center stage in the college football world Tuesday night, commencing a month-long series of weeknight games known as Midweek MACtion. The conference recognizes 1999 as the origin date of Midweek MACtion, but the annual spectacle started receiving increased popularity in the early 2010s with some thrilling 2011 shootouts, Jordan Lynch’s 2013 […]
The Spurs are enjoying their time on the court. The camaraderie is obvious as are the connections they are making with one anther. Both on and off the court, they are building a rapport. Throughout the season, the Spurs air these little vignettes between commercial breaks. Usually a set of questions made to each player […]
Happy Tuesday, Birdland! The offseason is kicking into full swing, with the Orioles making the first of their moves yesterday. As expected, Tyler O’Neill exercised his opt-in and will remain an Oriole for two more years. After his very disappointing 2025 season, it is no surprise that O’Neill prefers to lock in to a guaranteed […]
Basketball season is underway, both in Champaign and around the world. This offseason, six former Illini (Jakucionas, Riley, Goode, Hawkins, Curbelo, Melendez) exhausted their college eligibility or declared for the NBA Draft and joined the professional ranks, bringing the total number of Illini currently being paid to play basketball to somewhere between 18-20. Once the […]
The Arizona Cardinals took on the high-flying Dallas Cowboys in front of a national audience on Monday Night Football. It is estimated that six million viewers would be watching at home while the stadium was slammed full to the tune of over 100,000 in attendance. The Cardinals could not afford another loss. Every team in […]
Myles Turner booed, scores NINE! Colts trade deadline day! NEED edge! IU Football ready to prove doubters wrong!!
As many predicted once the World Series ended over the weekend, the off-season began with plenty of activity on Monday. And the Atlanta Braves entered the off-season with more to do than most, and they got right to work. The Braves announced that long time bench coach Walt Weiss will be the new manager of […]
Liverpool’s injury issues show no sign of easing, with Alexander Isak ruled out of Tuesday night’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid and facing a race against time to be fit for Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Manchester City. The £125million forward signed in the summer to lead Arne Slot’s new-look attack has endured a […]
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Kentucky basketball officially opens its season Tuesday night at Rupp Arena against Nicholls State, but it may do so short-handed. Head coach Mark Pope said he’s still unsure if guards Jaland Lowe (shoulder) and Denzel Aberdeen (leg) will be available after both missed last week’s exhibition game against Georgetown. Even without those pieces, the Wildcats […]
UPDATE: Alex Bregman officially made the decision to opt-out yesterday. The piece below was originally published on October 14, 2025. Were you by any chance looking for something to endlessly talk about until the last week of February? You’re in luck. Jon Heyman, full-time New York Post baseball writer and part-time Scott Boras ventriloquist dummy, […]
Ohio State needed a half to return from its bye week but the Buckeyes were able to pull away from the Penn State Nittany Lions after halftime. Julian Sayin threw more touchdowns than incomplete passes, and his receiving corps continues to practice surgery on opposing secondaries. We broke down the Buckeyes’ 38-14 win over the […]
The latest The Winners and Losers of the NFL Week 9 | The Ringer Winner: The Bills-Chiefs Rivalry Sunday marked the 10th time we’ve seen Patrick Mahomes’s Chiefs take on Josh Allen’s Bills since 2020, and somehow the matchup still doesn’t feel stale. Whenever they meet up, it feels like the biggest game in football, […]
The Islanders will try to make it a win streak tonight when they host the Bruins. For a change, they do not enter the evening in last place…they’re just among five teams tied for last in the East with 13 points. First Islanders Goal picks for tonight go here. Islanders News Elsewhere Four games last […]
Maryland women’s basketball’s 2026-27 season will start across the Atlantic. The Terps’ season opener will take place against South Carolina in Paris on Nov. 2, 2026, as part of the Oui-Play Paris event, the program announced Monday. North Carolina and Oklahoma will also take part in the event, the Tar Heel Tribune first reported. It’s […]
Engrave the name “Nick Smith Jr.” on the notorious plaque of Blazer killers who have silenced the Moda Center over the years. Showing shades of Yogi Ferrell in 2017, this may be one of the most out-of-left-field entries on that plaque in some time. But, man, did the third-year guard on a two-way contract burn […]
The Nov. 4 NFL trade deadline is right around the corner. For the 7-2 New England Patriots, it provides an opportunity to bolster the roster after recently shipping out Keion White and Kyle Dugger. New England has 10 picks in the 2026 NFL draft at their disposal to work with, which includes an additional fourth-round […]
There are four games on the college basketball schedule on Tuesday that feature a ranked team. That includes the Evansville Purple Aces versus the Purdue Boilermakers.
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Top 25 Games for November 4
Evansville Purple Aces at No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Date: Tuesday, November 4
Spread: Purdue (-32.5)
Total: 147.5
Prediction: Purdue 83, Evansville 59
Texas Longhorns vs. No. 6 Duke Blue Devils
Time: 8:45 p.m. ET
Date: Wed...
The Notre Dame Men’s Basketball team got the season started right with a 89-67 win over Long Island inside Purcell Pavilion on Monday night. The Sharks were a unanimous preseason pick to win the NEC, so this isn’t a typical “victory over a small school to start the season” kind of a win. Speaking of […]
Nate “Tiny” Archibald is somewhat overshadowed today but he was legitimately one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. After a rocky time in high school in Brooklyn, Archibald started college ball atArizona Western, a JUCO in Yuma, then transferred to UTEP the year after Texas Western won the 1966 NCAA championship. If that’s […]
The New England Patriots survived their Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons, holding off their opponent with a final score of 24-23. However, their sixth straight victory came at a cost: the team saw several starter-level players get banged up in the process. Let’s assess the damage after rewatching the game. Patriots injury analysis: […]
It is officially NFL trade deadline day. If any team wants to complete a trade for the 2025 season, it must be completed by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. For the Detroit Lions, they’re in an interesting place. Competitively, they still have reasonable Super Bowl aspirations, but if Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings was […]