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Well, I didn’t think it would be possible, but Chelsea’s 6-0 defeat at the Etihad back in 2019 is no longer the worst Chelsea performance in the history of the WAGNH Community Player Ratings. It wasn’t quite beaten, but it was exactly matched by Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat to Brighton. Three of Liam Rosenior’s last six […]
Brad Underwood is hitting the road this week with two of his staffers. But it’s not a recruiting trip. Illinois’ head coach visited Minnesota on Thursday ahead of Game 3 of the NBA playoffs between the Timberwolves and Nuggets. Underwood posted a photo of him with former Illini star Ayo Dosunmu and two Illini staffers […]
The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, Finnish forward Eemeli Yalaho, from Washington State. This one came as a surprise, apparently he didn’t even take his official visit. Stats: ’25-’26 season Highs: Background: Eemeli is originally from Jyväskylä, Finland where he played on the Finnish U18 National Team averaging 10.2 pts / […]
Even though the transfer portal deadline has passed, we’ve seen several major entries announced as late as Thursday, one being former Kentucky Basketball player Jordan Burks. Burks, a 3-star prospect in the class of 2023, signed with Kentucky out of high school when John Calipari was still running the show. After sparingly playing as a […]
I think Marquette women’s basketball head coach Cara Consuegra has a full staff once again. On Thursday, the team announced that Joe Silvestri joined the team as an assistant coach. Here’s Consuegra on her new employee: “Joe brings an elite level of energy and high basketball IQ to our program,” Consuegra said. “He has been […]
Nebraska has landed another transfer recruit, this time in Sophomore Taj Degourville. The 6’5” 215-pound guard comes from San Diego State, where he played in 33 games last season. He averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game last year while playing just over 19 minutes a game. He shot 37% […]
The NCAA announced today that the Division I singles and doubles championships would be permanently moved to the fall after a two-year pilot program in 2024 and 2025. The reasons cited by the Tennis Oversight Committee are majority support of the D-I coaches for the change and student-athlete well-being, which appears to mean too much tennis for them when both the team and the individual
The Wisconsin Badgers continue to add pieces, with the latest being Australian forward Isaac Riddle, the school announced on Thursday. Riddle, a 6-8 forward from Golden Grove, Australia, is considered one of the better prospects in Australia for his age group. He helped lead Australia to gold at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Asia Championship and […]
It’s been a busy month of April at the University of Kentucky as the basketball transfer portal is in full swing, spring football is winding down, Mitch Barnhart’s departure, and the search for the next UK Athletic Director. With the school in search of a new AD after Barnahrt steps down on June 30, Justin […]
The feeling was that it wouldn’t be long after Timothy Sands announced his departure that Athletic Director Whit Babcock would throw in the towel before the 2026-2027 school year. In a Completely Unsurprising Move Whit Hangs Up His Hat Babcock is hanging his Virginia Tech cap up and following University President Timothy Sands out the […]
Back when Kentucky Basketball lost assistant coaches Alvin Brooks III and Jason Hart, rumors began to circulate that Mark Pope was making a push for Jamal Crawford as a potential replacement. However, nothing came of it, and it appeared that ship had sailed. Now, KSR’s Jack Pilgrim and Matt Jones are reporting that there’s still […]
Welcome to Big Cat Country’s staff roundtable! We’re here to preview the busiest weekend of the football offseason. Even if the Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t active in Round 1 tonight, the team has 11 current picks to make (or trade) on Friday and Saturday. Find the rest of our draft content at our Jaguars 2026 NFL […]
Former Syracuse forward Jasmyn Cooper has announced her commitment to Northwestern, per her X and Instagram. The 6-foot-1 Massachusetts native becomes the third player and first forward in this season’s transfer class for NU and follows teammate Camdyn Nelson to Evanston. Cooper played in 24 of 33 games last season for the Orange, averaging 3.3 […]
Mitch Barnhart appears to be leaving the University of Kentucky for good. The school announced on Thursday that Barnhart will retire from his position as UK Athletics Director at the end of June and will no longer transition into the role of Executive in Residence for the UK Sports and Workforce Initiative, a job that […]
Kentucky is continuing to explore options in the transfer portal, with the Wildcats now involved with De’Shayne Montgomery, according to Jacob Polacheck of KSR. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard is coming off a strong junior season at Dayton Flyers, where he averaged 13.4 points, 4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. Montgomery shot an efficient 49% […]
The Wisconsin Badgers did their work in the transfer portal last week, landing three players who should be key rotational pieces in 2026. The first addition was George Washington guard Trey Autry, who comes over with one year of eligibility left. The son of former Syracuse head coach Adrian Autry, the 6’4, 210-pound guard averaged […]
Does anyone actually think the Sixers are going to beat the Celtics in this first round series after their Game 2 win in Boston? It’s still a long shot and Philadelphia is still a heavy underdog despite having claimed home-court advantage with its resounding victory in Game 2 on Tuesday night. No one’s arguing with […]
A Fort Worth local is returning home to continue her collegiate career with the Horned Frogs. Camille Williams, a freshman guard who spent her 2025-26 season with Miami (FL), has committed to TCU out of the portal and will have four years of eligibility remaining. A four-star recruit out of Boswell, Williams ranked as the […]
Keeping Duke fans happy in May might be the hardest part of Jon Scheyer’s job. Until the Blue Devils hang their next National Championship banner, every fan will have their own perspective on how best to build the next year’s team to accomplish that goal. In the era of social media, many of those fans […]
The season has been over for several weeks, but the TCU Horned Frogs have made a long-awaited splash in the transfer portal, gaining a commitment from Long Beach State freshman guard Gavin Sykes. The first major move of the offseason for coach Jamie Dixon and staff, Sykes was named the Big West Freshman of the […]
Newcastle United could face a major decision on Anthony Gordon this summer, with the club open to a sale if their valuation is met amid growing interest from Europe’s top clubs. The 25-year-old winger has attracted long-standing attention from Arsenal and Bayern Munich, while Liverpool was previously close to completing a transfer for the Magpies […]
The final piece of the staff puzzle has been completed. It took nearly a month, but the Orange have hired a general manager. Sources confirmed to Nunes Magician that Hampton associate head coach/general manager Greg Fahey will be named Syracuse’s GM. The story was first reported by Syracuse.com on Wednesday night. He spent the last […]
In the offseason after his freshman year with Temple, Aiden Tobiason met with the Owls’ staff. He knew that Temple was set to lose just about all of its highest-usage players, including star guard Jamal Mashburn, and the expectations were laid out clearly. “We asked him last summer,” head coach Adam Fisher told Nunes Magician. […]
Adam Miller is in the transfer portal. The 24-year-old Gonzaga guard entered his name hours before the window closed on April 21st, taking one last swing at another college season. It’s worth pausing on that before the news cycle moves on, because Miller’s year in Spokane deserves a proper look, and the stats alone won’t […]
If you missed it, the Royals announced they will have a new stadium, and it’ll be at Crown Center. Phase one of the $3 billion project will cover 85 acres and include a new $1.9 billion ballpark and surrounding ballpark district. The city will contribute $600 million in funding, with previous reporting indicating that will […]