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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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Michael Penix Jr. was hoping to play this week, and even optimistic that he might, despite suffering a bone bruise in the course of being beat up by the 49ers pass rush last weekend. Unfortunately for the young quarterback, it looks like he’s going to miss at least one week of action. Per ESPN’s Falcons […]
It’s another beautiful college football Saturday, not that we can tell down here in the dungeon. Let’s get to it. The Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week In the most surprising development of the season thus far, UNC actually showed some backbone the last time it played. I am confident that the Heels will […]
In professional sports, nuance always matters. So do the facts and the outcomes. At the intersection of those two things, decision makers have to figure out a direction for their franchises. For the Cleveland Browns, that decision maker is owner Jimmy Haslam. The Browns power structure is set up so that GM Andrew Berry and […]
When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany How: WatchESPN (US) and ESPN Deportes (US-Spanish), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 and Amazon Prime Video (Germany), Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the match thread rules: Enjoy the game! Heja BVB!
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3-6, 1-3-3 ACC) escaped the Steel City with a 1-1 draw against the Pittsburgh Panthers (5-6-4, 1-4-2 ACC) at Ambrose Urbanic Field. For the Deacs, this result was a third straight draw and their second of this week, and it also pushed their conference unbeaten streak out to a third […]
Meet the Mets Several long-tenured Mets players could be interesting trade candidates this offseason. MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo answered some questions about the Mets’ offseason outlook. Around the National League East Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is currently feeling no pain in the aftermath of his thoracic outlet surgery. Reynaldo López may well be a major factor […]
It’s been a month and five days, but our Washington State Cougars are back home. Let’s all hope and pray they’ve washed away the memories of last week’s fourth quarter debacle at Virginia. The Toledo Rockets come to Pullman sitting at 4-3 overall and sit in the middle of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). I don’t […]
Good morning, LSB. We’re still light on any Rangers news but of course last night was Game 1 of the World Series in which the underdog Blue Jays did some swingin’. Ken Rosenthal says the quality of at-bats was the difference in Game 1. And the Brewers were probably at home going “Ohhhhh” as they […]
It’s fifth versus (a surprising) seventh as we start the day, with both teams on 14 points from the first eight games and looking to go second at least temporarily with a win here today. Chelsea have won four in a row, Sunderland have lost just one of their last six. It’s the second best […]
Look – I can usually figure out something to focus the column on, I swear. Positive or negative, there’s usually an aspect of the previous game, something noteworthy going on that week or maybe a memory/anecdote the current opponent brings out. More than one when it comes to Oklahoma; I got some company there, amirite? […]
#1 – Hugo Gonzalez brought life to the Celtics Looking at the box score, you wouldn’t think Hugo Gonzalez had that big of an impact: only six points, one assist, and two steals. Yet, you could also notice that the Celtics won by seven points in the 22 minutes he was on the floor. How? […]
The Atlanta Falcons looked anemic in their loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, so it’s a perfect time for the Miami Dolphins to come to town. Now, this is the NFL, and the any given Sunday adage always applies, but the Dolphins are downright dreadful — and it reflects in the betting odds, […]
A couple of big wins so far this week for the Oilers. Things hadn’t been going the team’s way — some defensive issues, tough time scoring — but they got a bit of everything they needed against the Senators. Connor McDavid got a beauty, which we all knew was coming. Isaac Howard scored his first…
The Miami Dolphins may face a totally different quarterback against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
The Colorado Avalanche have been served a steady diet of Eastern Conference opponents here in the fledgling stages of the 2025-2026 season. Today, they go for seconds in Boston against the Bruins to kick off the first half of a back-to-back set this weekend. Colorado Avalanche Heading into their previous match-up last Saturday at Ball […]
Every week here at Blogging The Boys, we’ll spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide. (For teams previously covered in other weeks, we move down […]
Anne Rogers has an update from the Arizona Fall League on Royals prospects. The reason for intrigue? Langevin’s fastball. It’s funky and baffles hitters with ride and run. Two games is a small sample, even in the AFL, but Langevin hasn’t allowed a hit yet. He has walked three with three strikeouts and allowed an […]
Hello folks, and happy Saturday! We’ve got the latest news from around baseball with the World Series now underway. MLB postseason scores… In Mariners news… Around the league…
Barcelona assistant coach Marcus Sorg will be on the sidelines for the Blaugrana’s trip to the capital to face Real Madrid in El Clasico, and he admitted that he’d much rather have his boss in his place on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Sorg was asked about the impact of Flick’s absence […]
Another college football slate is on the horizon for us fans. Committees are beginning to whittle down lists of potential award winners and are sorting out bowl matchup possibilities. We’re one week closer to some players taking the next step in their football careers, and these are the guys I will be watching closely this […]
Earlier this week, we had a survey asking for your grade on the Washington Wizards’ preseason. After looking at your grades, 48 percent gave a grade of C, while 21 percent gave B’s and 16 percent gave D’s. It paints a picture that Wizards fans’ grades were the definition of mediocrity. No, it’s not that […]
With the Los Angeles Rams on a bye this week, it’s a time for fans to relax from the stresses and excitement of gamedays. However, for many diehard fans, they have a favorite team residing in the opposite conference they elect to root for on occasion. So Rams fans, what is your favorite AFC team […]
In what can only be described as a strain in the groin, the Chicago Bears’ cornerback depth is getting thinner by the week. What looked like a true strength to enter the season, the Bears’ CB room may have been top 3 in the league. That is nine players that you could stack up against […]
Unfortunately some notable blow ups in the ALDS against the Blue Jays will be the last taste in our mouths as far as the 2025 season is concerned, but on the whole it was a pretty good one for Yankees starting pitching. Max Fried signed with the Yankees and was very good. Carlos Rodón made […]
This feels like a must win for both teams. Both sit at 0-4 in conference play and are trying to find a way to get back in the win column. The road ahead for the Boilermakers only gets tougher and so this may be the only chance they have left this season to win a […]