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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 […]
As the portal settles out, there are some notable winners and losers. Well, at least as far as we can tell in April. Things may look far different a few weeks from now, let alone by next February. For now, though, there are some apparent positives and negatives. Let’s take a look. Winner: Louisville. Pat […]
When a high-caliber transfer visits Bloomington, Curt Cignetti and Indiana roll out the red carpet. When offensive lineman Joe Brunner visited in January, he received the five-star treatment. Beyond that, he learned about Indiana’s culture from guys he was already ... The post ‘It starts with consistency’: Joe Brunner steps into big role in veteran-heavy offensive line appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
Kansas Jayhawks News This SI writeup suggests that Bill Self’s portal activity is a sign that Tyran Stokes is coming to KU Is a Taylen Kinney/Leroy Blyden a backcourt combo made in heaven? The KC Star is confident that Blyden “fills a need” for Kansas One “bold prediction” may signal hope for this year’s Kansas […]
Yesterday, the Michigan State Men’s Basketball Team announced that Divine Ugochukwu was leaving the team and entering the transfer portal. At TOC, we were getting ready to write an article comparing the amount of portal defections among all the Big Ten schools as we expected to have a big zero next to our name. So […]
One of the names to keep an eye on in the transfer portal is Justin McBride. The James Madison transfer made his visit to Lexington yesterday, and by all accounts, the visit has gone well and Kentucky is in a good spot with his recruitment. The 6’7, 240 lb forward really broke out last year […]
Did Kentucky miss out on Caleb Holt and maybe other high-level prospects by targeting Tyran Stokes? One college basketball analyst seems to think that is a possibility. This week, 247 Sports’ Travis Branham said that had Kentucky not gone all in on Tyran Stokes and focused more on Caleb Holt, the latter would likely have […]
On Wednesday, Isaiah Evans announced that he would enter the 2026 NBA Draft, and through the course of the day, it sort of became clear that things are a little bit different now for Duke Basketball. This is not a knock on anyone, but see if this rings true to you: Duke fans feel more […]
Nominal positions are worthless in the era of positionless basketball. The Brad Underwood era has aligned perfectly with the rise of social media sports discourse. In other words, the Brad Underwood era has aligned with the volume elevation of the dumbest corners of sports fandom. It’s unfortunate because the Underwood era has been largely a […]
Will Stein and Nick Mingione have been working in tandem to map out just how 4-star quarterback Matt Ponatoski can play baseball and football at Kentucky. There is just one massive, unavoidable hurdle standing in the way of getting Ponatoski, who has already signed, to campus: the MLB Draft. The generational profile of Matt Ponatoski […]
The PinUp app will offer mobile access to sports betting and casino gaming in 2026. You can bet on football, basketball, tennis, and 40 other sports through the app. Besides, it hosts more than 5000 casino games from 80 game providers. Users can play slot machines, card games, and live dealer tables. First of all, […] The post Introducing the PinUp app concept appeared first on The Sports Bank .
If you haven’t been to Reynolds Coliseum in the last, oh, how long has it been now? Ten years, it’s been ten years. Anyway, if you haven’t been back to Reynolds Coliseum in the last, oh, ten years, well, there’s a big part of it that’s a museum now. They blew up the entire first […]
On Tuesday, during his pre-draft availability, Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen indicated that he picked the brain of Boston Celtics’ NBA Champion President of Basketball Operations (and former Butler University Men’s Basketball coach) Brad Stevens. Only, it wasn’t really about basketball. Rather, Steichen sought out any guidance that Stevens may be able to share […]
The Wisconsin Badgers had a busy week in the transfer portal last week, landing George Washington guard Trey Autry, Miami (OH) wing Eian Elmer, and Hofstra center Victory Onuetu. On Wednesday, they made the latest addition to their 2026-27 season, landing and signing in-state freshman Josh Manchester, the school announced. Manchester, a native of Mt. […]
NC State is returning six players from last year’s roster, officially: Zoe Brooks, Khamil Pierre, Qadence Samuels, Destiny Lunan, Maddie Cox, and Adelaide Jernigan. Pierre is the only one whose status seemed unclear recently, but the Pack’s Twitter account was dropping hints about her return the last couple of days. To those six NC State […]
The WNBA is ready to begin its 30th season—a feat arguably made possible by a band of collegiate and international elites turned Hall of Famers on the world stage: the 1996 United States Women’s Olympic Basketball Team. Their 60-0 record, combined with a grueling exhibition tour and eight dominating wins at the Atlanta Olympics, led […]
After reporting on his run to the quarterfinals of the ITF San Diego J300 as a lucky loser, at the Easter Bowl I took the opportunity to talk with Yashwin Krishnakumar about his commitment to join the University of California-Irvine Anteaters this fall for today's article at the Tennis Recruiting Network. I don't write as many of these commitment articles as I used to, for a variety of reasons,
Drake sophomore Okku Federiko is committing to Northwestern, he announced on X and Instagram. The 6-foot-9 forward from Helsinki, Finland becomes the fifth player of this transfer cycle to join the Wildcats after averaging 8.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field. Federiko started in all […]
Caleb Foster returns! The Duke point guard has announced that he will return for his senior season, and we hop on very quickly on DBR Bites #163 to discuss it! Pressure? What pressure? Competition? Bring it. Foster’s announcement just a few minutes before Donald and Jason hopped on to talk about it is telling us […]
The Wisconsin Badgers capped off a strong week last week with the addition of Miami (OH) wing Eian Elmer, who was the team’s top target in the transfer portal. Elmer, a 6’7, 215-pound junior, averaged 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in a complementary role, while shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 42.7 […]