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Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood wants the NCAA Tournament selection committee to understand his team’s situation. Underwood relayed a message to the committee after his team’s win Tuesday against UCLA. “You hope they recognize the fact we played five games without one of our two best players in most cases,” Underwood said, per Fox Illinois. […]

Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson is coaching his final season in Bloomington, and he has a message for the team. Woodson understands how difficult this is for everyone, but wants people to know how much he appreciates his club. “It’s tough, man. They know that I won’t be back and that’s tough on these guys. […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant now has more than 30,000 points in his NBA career. Durant may not make the mark of 40,000 before he retires, but he does find it to be an intriguing idea. “I don’t know if I can get there, man, that’s what makes LeBron’s rise to the top pretty special. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are agreeing to terms with a big man after an extensive search. Seven-footer Alex Len is signing a contract with Los Angeles, per ESPN Insider Shams Charania. Len was actually leaning toward signing with the Indiana Pacers, but the Mark Williams situation steered him to the Lakers. The Lakers are waiving […]

A staffer working in the Buffalo Bills mailroom is giving praise back to team quarterback Josh Allen. A man known as “Slick Rick” got emotional because he was thanked by Allen when the quarterback won the MVP award at NFL Honors this year. In Allen’s acceptance speech, he thanked Rick as well as Bills fans, […]

The anger in Dallas is at a peak. Two Mavericks fans were ejected from the team’s arena following a shouting match with minority governor Mark Cuban, per ESPN. The incident occurred during a Dallas loss in overtime Monday to the Sacramento Kings. The fans were allegedly screaming in the stands for the team to fire […]

Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Donato is getting a ton of interest as the NHL trade deadline approaches. Donato is sought after by multiple teams, including the Ottawa Senators. While the scuttlebutt in recent weeks is that Donato is leaving, that may not be the case. The Blackhawks may not be willing to move him, per […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is opening up about a possible contract extension. Boone says he’s hopeful he can work out a deal with team management, per the New York Post. Boone and Hal Steinbrenner are in extension talks, although nothing has come out of them at time of writing. New York did pick […]

Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson might be moving before the NHL trade deadline. Gibson is reportedly on the trade market with Edmonton and Carolina interested in him, per NHL Watcher. Gibson wants to be at a place where he can be the no. 1 goalie, so that may have a strong impact on where he […]

The Ottawa Senators are looking for some help before the NHL trade deadline. Ottawa is rumored to be wanting some new bodies on defense as well as up front, per the Ottawa Citizen. General manager Steve Staios is reportedly very interested in getting depth on offense for a club that’s been banged up this season. […]

Former Oklahoma City Thunder player Daniel Theis is leaving the NBA, and heading to Europe to play. Theis agreed to a contract with the squad AS Monaco, per Basket News. Theis is from Germany and has moved around a lot in the NBA, as mostly a reserve player. He played sparingly this season, and hadn’t […]

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham wasn’t happy with all the chatter in the press about the possible 3-peat awaiting the Kansas City Chiefs. Graham says that talk helped to inspire him and his teammates, ahead of the Super Bowl game. “That was motivation because it was kind of a slap to us,” Graham said, […]

The New York Yankees are giving another chance to a struggling relief pitcher. New York is signing reliever Tyler Matzek to a minor-league deal, per ESPN. Matzek has struggled with injuries the last few years, after winning a World Series with Atlanta in 2021. Matzek has an invite to Yankees spring training included as part […]

Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd made a surprising move on Monday night, following the team’s loss to Sacramento. Kidd skipped the postgame media conference, per The Dallas Morning News. The move truly baffled the assembled reporters. “I’ve covered the NBA for 13 seasons and never before seen this,” NBA reporter Tim Cato said on X, […]

Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban is rumored to have tried too late to stop the team from trading Luka Doncic, per The Stein Line Substack account. Cuban reportedly reached out to team general manager Nico Harrison to try and stop the deal. It is reported that by the time Cuban even found out […]

ESPN is changing their programming choices in order to broadcast the Los Angeles Lakers debut of Luka Doncic, per Sports Illustrated. The network says it will broadcast the team’s game Monday against the Utah Jazz. That’s expected to be the player’s debut for L.A. ESPN has juggled around its lineup of what games to broadcast […]

Rutgers basketball dropped a tough game to Maryland on Sunday, and star freshman Ace Bailey missed most of the second half. Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell says Bailey was battling an illness, that has riddled his team. “(Bailey) has the same thing all these guys have had. So, he’s been sick and couldn’t go, really tried, […]

Famed NBA broadcaster Hubie Brown is getting ready to hang up the microphone. Brown is calling his final NBA game Sunday, at 91 years of age. Brown has a lot of thoughts about his time working the broadcast booth. "It's 50 years that went by so fast." Legendary announcer Hubie Brown getting ready to call […]

Former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss got emotional on Super Bowl Sunday. Moss returned to the ESPN broadcast booth, two months after announcing he had to leave broadcasting due to fighting cancer. Moss was moved to tears when discussing his treatment. “Guys it’s been hard, but I got a lot of love and a lot […]

Former NBA and Kansas State basketball star Michael Beasley is in hot water with the law. Beasley was arrested for marijuana possession at an airport, per The Mercury in Kansas. The incident allegedly occurred at the Manhattan airport in Manhattan, Kansas. Beasley was arrested on Sunday morning. He had been in the area for a […]

Notre Dame is getting a really big name to join its football coaching staff. Former Penn State assistant Ja’Juan Seider is headed to South Bend, per 247 Sports. Seider is set to coach running backs for the Fighting Irish. Seider is a former college player who was a quarterback at West Virginia and Florida A&M. […]

Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell was very pleased with how his team managed Duke’s Cooper Flagg on Saturday night. The Tigers kept Flagg in check most of the game, en route to a 77-71 victory. Flagg had the ball in the closing seconds to try and tie the game, but Clemson forced a turnover. Flagg […]

Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont is continuing to comment about why the team parted ways with Luka Doncic. Dumont is implying that dealing Doncic was right for the franchise’s culture. “In my mind the way teams win is by focus, by having the right character, by having the right culture, and having the right dedication […]

Duke basketball lost its first ACC conference game of the season Saturday against Clemson. Late in the game, Duke star Cooper Flagg slipped and caused a turnover for the team. That move is getting hit with some wild reaction on social media. Oh no. Cooper Flagg slips and falls with the game on the line […]

One of the most important people working for the Dallas Mavericks is refuting rumors the franchise is moving. Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont says the team isn’t moving to Las Vegas, per The Dallas Morning News. “The Dallas Mavericks are not moving to Las Vegas,” team governor Patrick Dumont said. “There is no question in that. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers seem to have a crisis at quarterback. Pittsburgh is in position to re-sign Justin Fields, but the fact the team has Russell Wilson hanging around may be a problem. Fields is hoping to go to a place where he can start a full season, per ESPN. There’s another issue going on for […]

The Carolina Hurricanes just brought in star Mikko Rantanen, but his tenure with the team may not last long. Carolina may be flipping Rantanen, per NHL Trade Rumors. The Hurricanes brought in the winger weeks ago from the Colorado Avalanche, in a trade that shocked the NHL. Rantanen was a key contributor for Colorado, and […]

Tom Brady is making some interesting comments about the NFL’s biggest game. Brady says losing the Super Bowl is a black mark on the career of any NFL quarterback. The legendary player made the remarks in an interview on the Colin Cowherd show. “When you lose this game, it’s on your resume forever. A loss […]

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer wants NFL scouts to know that his quarterback is the real deal. DeBoer is comparing his former play caller Jalen Milroe to current Baltimore Ravens gunslinger Lamar Jackson. DeBoer went on to say in the press that the Ravens have used Jackson’s talents to great effect, by allowing him to […]

Infielder Whit Merrifield has a humorous take about potentially signing with the New York Yankees. Merrifield says that he would be willing to shave off his beard in order to play for New York if he was asked to sign. Merrifield made the comments on the show Foul Territory. Whit Merrifield to the Yankees? "My […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is opening up about how injuries affect him. Love battled several injuries in 2024, and Love says that he did his best to fight through them. “It’s tough, you’re not 100 percent, but we all know that no one is ever 100 percent in the NFL,” Love said in […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders wants to stay in the college game. Sanders reiterated his desire to remain a college coach, during an interview on the ESPN show First Take. "At this point in time, I'm called to the college game." Deion Sanders staying true after all the NFL head coaching talk surrounding his name […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran LeBron James has a very simple reaction to passing Michael Jordan as the oldest NBA player to score 40 points in a game. “What do I think? That I’m old,” James said humorously, per ESPN, after helping his team defeat the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. James scored 42 points in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are making history. Pittsburgh is the first team named to play in a NFL regular season game in Ireland, per FOX Sports. Pittsburgh is listed as the home team for a game in the 2025 season. The 2025 contest will take place in Dublin. The game will take place at Croke Park. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is excited about the team’s new make-up. The Lakers made headlines around the world for trading for Luka Doncic. Then in quieter fashion, the team bulked up the front court by adding center Mark Williams. James is not worried at all about team chemistry, in light of the recent […]

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood is known as an intense coach, but sometimes he does crack a smile. Underwood did just that on Sunday, ahead of a game against Ohio State. Underwood was all smiles because the team got Tomislav Ivisic back from an illness. “It puts a smile on my face to have him […]

Nebraska football is getting some good news. The Cornhuskers are picking up a veteran offensive lineman, per On3. Former Notre Dame starter Rocco Spindler is coming to Lincoln. Spindler is one of the top three interior offensive linemen available in the portal, per the outlet. He’s started 23 games for Notre Dame over the last […]

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison is telling the press that the Los Angeles Lakers were the only team he talked to about dealing Luka Doncic. Harrison made the comments Sunday, per The Athletic. Harrison is facing blowback from Mavericks fans for trading the superstar guard. In a stunning development that was first reported Saturday […]

Dallas Mavericks fans don’t seem happy about the trade that sent superstar Luka Doncic to Los Angeles. A swarm of fans took to the outside area near the American Airlines Center Sunday, holding signs and protesting the trade. Dallas is getting Anthony Davis from the Lakers for Doncic, while other players are also involved. There […]