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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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Topps Baseball shouts out father-son full circle moment with Atlanta Braves

It was in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft when East Tennessee State University junior Cody Miller received the call that he’d been selected by the Atlanta Braves—his favorite team, a fandom passed down from his father. Making the moment even more special, Miller’s father had the honor of photographing his son’s baseball […]

MLB

Cubs position player pitchers: Taylor Davis

Taylor Davis had become a folk hero to Cubs fans when he hit a game-tying grand slam against the Cardinals in a game in May 2019. That’s always fun to re-watch, so here it is [VIDEO]. Your browser does not support the video tag. Davis played in just 20 games over parts of three seasons […]

Drexel drops to 0-3 in CAA play amid tough stretch

PHILADELPHIA – The CAA schedule makers didn’t make things easy for Drexel at the start of conference play. The Dragons began their conference slate with the hardest road trip in the league, having to fly south to play the CAA’s perennial top dogs in Charleston and UNC-Wilmington, who have been the Coastal Athletic Association’s NCAA […]

The Third Sub Episode 258: Whitecaps fall in MLS Cup Final, turn attention to big 2026

In Episode 258 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into a busy period for the Vancouver Whitecaps.  Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps. To begin, they take a look back at the big match that occurred since … Source

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Monday afternoon Cardinal news and notes

Welcome back everyone to the longest, darkest, most depressing stretch of the calendar year. Thank God for college basketball … and positive transfer portal news in college football. —NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 14 —NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 12 —The Louisville men’s basketball team is down four spots to No. 20 in this week’s […]

Football: Louisiana Tech P/K transfer John Hoyet Chance commits to TCU

The TCU Horned Frogs are prioritizing special teams help through the transfer portal, locking down a commitment from left-footed Louisiana Tech punter/kicker John Hoyet Chance. A redshirt freshman from Shreveport, Louisiana, Chance was named an All-Conference USA Second Team honoree as well as a member of the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2025. The 6-foot-1, […]

’Hoos in the NFL Playoffs?

With the 2025 NFL regular season in the books, four former Virginia Cavaliers have secured their spots in the postseason and will continue their pursuit of the Lombardi Trophy in the coming weeks. Let’s check in on the pro ’Hoos getting set for some playoff football. Olamide Zaccheaus — Wide receiver (Chicago Bears) Under first-year […]

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St. Louis Blues Sign Toropchenko To Multi-Year Deal

The St. Louis Blues have signed Alexey Toropchenko to a two-year deal at $2.5 million AAV. The Blues are expecting to go through a number of changes, so this signing appears to allow the team to keep one of their pieces around. 2 x $2.5M https://t.co/M0vfNkW8kX — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 5, 2026  Toropchenko is a 26-year-old winger who was on a one-year $1.7 million AAV deal. He plays around 12.5 minutes per game in the bottom-6 of the Blues and the big forward plays some ...

Brooklyn’s two-ways erupt for 70 points in Long Island Nets win

The Long Island Nets returned to their home court on Sunday afternoon for a showdown with the San Diego Clippers. Off the backs of the three Brooklyn Nets two-way players – EJ Liddell, Tyson Etienne, and Chaney Johnson – the Nets G League affiliate picked up a hard-fought win, 119-115. E.J. Liddell, who’s been on […]

Mike Vrabel makes MVP case for Drake Maye after standout season

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel had a simple response when asked if Drake Maye is the most valuable player in the NFL this season. “Yes, he is,” the coach said. Vrabel has supported his quarterback’s MVP campaign down the stretch of the season and added context to Maye’s case on Monday. “He’s extremely accurate. He’s […]

Rutgers Adds Maine Transfer DT Jaedin Lee

Rutgers football is just getting started in the transfer portal, landing a key addition on the defensive front with the signing of defensive tackle Jaedin Lee out of the University of Maine. Lee, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound interior lineman, brings size and versatility to a Rutgers defensive line room in transition. After playing mostly on special […]

Vote For Your December 2025 Player Of The Month

It’s that time again, we’d like you to pick out your Reading player of the month, this time for December 2025. A reminder that this vote doesn’t cover the Royals’ last two games – home wins over Burton Albion and Stockport County – so for the purposes of this voting, pretend they haven’t happened yet. […]

Farewell, Caleb Kilian

It’s a huge bummer that things simply did not work out for Caleb Kilian with the Chicago Cubs. He was a modest prospect at the time he was acquired in the 2021 Kris Bryant trade, but pretty quickly saw his stuff take a step forward. He blew up in the Arizona Fall League, and made it to the big leagues the following year. He dominated for a little bit of one game, the hopes got very high, and then it all kinda fell apart. Over the next few years, Kilian made it back to the big leagues a co...

Bring on the Packers

Scared, Bears fans? Don’t be. We’ve known it was coming. Somehow, some way. Even when the Chicago Bears couldn’t seal the deal against the Detroit Lions, the Eagles made sure fate didn’t cheat us of what we deserve. Bears vs. Packers. Round 3. Win or go home. We’ve seen that movie twice before in recent […]

Cowboys CB DaRon Bland set to have foot surgery next week

The Dallas Cowboys are officially in the offseason, and one of their top defensive players will be going under the knife. Cornerback DaRon Bland is set to have foot surgery next week, but he expects to be healthy for the Cowboys’ offseason program. Bland put NFL on notice as a rookie in 2022. He led […]

Badgers land former four-star cornerback in transfer portal

The Wisconsin Badgers continued their transfer portal spree on Monday, landing a commitment from Florida State Seminoles transfer Cai Bates, he announced. Bates, a redshirt freshman in 2025, played in seven games this season, mainly on special teams. He saw three games of action in 2024, playing in three games before redshirting. He was a […]

Rumour Mongering: Man City Consider January Marc Guehi Transfer

The deadline day collapse of Liverpool’s move for Crystal Palace and England centre half Marc Guehi was one of the biggest stories of last summer’s transfer window, with Palace manager Oliver Glasner believing there was no time to replace Guehi in the squad and blocking the 25-year-old from making the switch to Anfield. With Guehi’s […]

2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 25

If you can believe it, Spring Training is right around the corner. Which means we’d better get cracking on the Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, because we have to rank 44 San Francisco Giants prospects, and we’re only just past the halfway mark! Our latest name is one that has been all over the […]

Man United Managerial Candidates: Glasner, Maresca, Fletcher, Xavi

It’s that time again! Manchester United are once again in the midst of a managerial search. Ruben Amorim has been terminated, and honestly, he had it coming, given the way he publicly hit out at those directly above him in the org chart yesterday. It’s like he wanted to be sacked, the way he was […] The post Man United Managerial Candidates: Glasner, Maresca, Fletcher, Xavi appeared first on The Sports Bank .