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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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Saturday night in Los Angeles, the Vancouver Whitecaps played out a 1-1 road draw with the LA Galaxy. This was only the second time the Whitecaps have dropped points through ten games, so let’s have a bit of a dive into the individual showings. Yohei Takaoka – 5.5 Yohei was only forced into one save, so it should have been a tidy day for him, …
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Names are a funny thing. Today’s Phillies starter has a name that accurately describes him: Aaron Nola is from Louisiana, where one can find New Orleans, or NOLA (he’s from Baton Rouge, but I have a good time with these puns, so I’m gonna laissez les bons temps rouler). Today’s Marlins starter has a name, […]
The Mariners, fresh off a brutal sweep at the hands of the Royals, now have to face one of the best teams in baseball, the Atlanta Braves. Read more about what’s coming in the series preview. To make matters worse, the Mariners are getting steadily more injured without much help on the immediate horizon. Brendan […]
Hot off yet another home series sweep, the Rays welcomed the Blue Jays to Tropicana Field for the opener of a three-game series. Nick Martinez starts the series opener, bringing a 1.70 ERA into the game after six starts on the season. Start number seven began with a one-pitch flyout, and ended without a runner […]
Gonzaga Bulldogs fans have always had a soft spot for the walk-ons. Rem Bakamus and Dustin Triano became two of the most beloved Zags of their era without ever really seeing the floor. Mike Hart remains the gold standard of the walk-on success story at Gonzaga. Hart showed up in 2008 as an unknown from […]
The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game home series against the San Diego Padres tonight from Oracle Park. Game #35 Who: San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California When: 6:45 p.m. PT Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area National broadcast: n/a Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
Game Details When: Monday, May 4, 8 p.m. ETWhere: Madison Square Garden, NYCWatch: NBCRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
The last time the White Sox saw the Angels was just last week, and it ended with a White Sox sweep at home. This time, the Good Guys are coming off a series win against the Padres during this latest West Coast road trip, and seeing the somehow even worse-for-wear Angels for the second and […]
The University of Kentucky is considering selling naming rights to Memorial Coliseum as part of an ongoing effort with its multimedia rights partner JMI Sports to generate additional revenue for the athletics department. Last week, JMI Sports President Paul Archey told the Champions Blue LLC board of governors that Memorial Coliseum naming rights is one […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs have advanced to the second round of the playoffs […]
The Atlanta Braves just can’t loose a series, and they intend to keep it that way. The Seattle Mariners are sitting third in their division and hoping to turn their season around before the halfway mark, starting by taking down the MLB record-leading Braves. Tonight’s showdown will feature JR Ritchie kicking off near his hometown. […]
Inter president Giuseppe Marotta has become the latest to talk about Barcelona and Alessandro Bastoni in the aftermath of the Nerazzurri’s Scudetto win. Bastoni has emerged as a top target for Barcelona this summer, but Inter chief Piero Ausilio has made it clear the club want him to stay. Marotta says there is definitely some […]
The second round series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder begins on Tuesday on the latter’s home court. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder When: 5:30 p.m. PT, May 5 Where: Paycom Center Watch: NBC, Peacock In the Lakers’ first round series against the Houston Rockets, pretty much […]
San Diego Padres (20-13) at San Francisco Giants (13-21), May 4, 2026, 6:45 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Oracle Park – San Francisco, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan at Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Moments from Sunday’s 12-4 loss to No. 22 UCF
The Rockies out-hit the Mets 5-4 on Monday, but it sure didn’t feel like it. Colorado was held scoreless and limited to one hit through six innings, and two runs in the seventh weren’t enough to beat New York. Tomoyuki Sugano had a no-hitter going through five, but gave up three straight hits in the […]
The Mets opened their series against the Rockies with a 4-2 win, scoring all four of their runs in top of the sixth inning and allowing Colorado’s only two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Things seem to work out much better when the Mets use an opener—or multiple openers—in front of David Peterson […]
While everyone’s focused on the NBA Draft lottery Sunday, the actual players making that such an exciting event will get their first official evaluations as NBA prospects in the coming days as well. It’s all happening in Chicago starting Sunday. The NBA Draft combine will take place from May 10-17 at Wintrust Arena and the […]
My column on the previous month's top performances is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network, with ATP titles for former collegians and maiden USTA Pro Circuit singles titles for a trio of American juniors. Some of the April Aces I've covered when they've happened, but others I collect over the course of the month as I track the juniors and former collegians competing all over the globe.The
@AllSportsDACC and me (@TalkinACCSports ) are back at it with our ACC Football Previews. In this podcast we’re looking at Duke publisher @ConorONeill_DI of https://www.on3.com/sites/devils-illustrated/. We appreciate Conor joining! In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 589 @ConorONeill_DI tells us about himself Duke’s men’s and women’s basketball thoughts Duke Amazon Deal … Continue reading »
This past week, I asked the following question about the Miami Dolphins’ most recent NFL Draft class: Which of the Miami Dolphins’ 2026 draft picks that most fans are either downplaying or just outright dismissing do you believe will surprise us all and turn into either a good/solid NFL player or even possibly a star, […]
The Dodgers aim for their 10th win on the road this season, opening a three-game series against the Astros. Monday’s game info
The already injury-plagued Mariners took another hit today as it was announced lefty Gabe Speier is going on the IL with left shoulder inflammation. LHP José Suarez, who was recently claimed off waivers from the Braves, has reported to the club to take his place. Additionally, the Mariners recalled lefty Josh Simpson from Tacoma and […]
Game Details When: Monday, May 4, 8 p.m. ETWhere: Madison Square Garden, NYCWatch: NBCRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown had a lot to get off his chest. Less than 24 hours after suffering elimination at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers in a first-round series Boston led 3-1, Brown took to Twitch. On Sunday night, he opened up about several topics — most tied to the team’s historic Game […]