Kylan Boswell suffered a fractured right hand during Monday’s practice session, leaving the Illinois Fighting Illini without the services of one of their best players until next month. Boswell brings so much to the table, not just scoring and leadership, but also defending. Obviously, someone needs to step up to fill the void for the […]
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Prior to the triumph of the #1 Indiana Hoosiers last night in Miami, only one major college football team, the 1894 Yale Bulldogs, had finished a 16-0 season. As The Simpsons supervillain, C. Montgomery Burns is Yale class of 1914, perhaps he has an awareness of that famed team that came around 20 years before […]
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Early 2026 is seeing a very synergistic pop culture moment in America. Pickleball is currently America’s fastest growing sport. Marty Supreme, a movie about ping pong/table tennis, one of the forerunners to pickleball, just broke a box office record for the studio that produced it. If it weren’t for ping pong, we wouldn’t have pickleball, […]
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The UL Monroe Warhawks (3-17, 0-8 Sun Belt) are heavy underdogs (+14.5) as they try to break a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Appalachian State Mountaineers (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) at 12 p.m. ET on Friday, January 23, 2026 at George M. Holmes Convocation Center. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 145.
Appalachian State vs. UL Monroe Odds
Appalachian State odds to win: -1667
UL Monroe odds to win: +910
Spread: Appalachian State (-14.5)
Total: 145
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The Austin Peay Governors (12-6, 6-1 ASUN) host the Stetson Hatters (7-13, 3-4 ASUN) after winning eight home games in a row. The Governors are double-digit favorites by 14 points in the contest, which tips at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, January 23, 2026. The point total is set at 150 in the matchup.
Austin Peay vs. Stetson Odds
Austin Peay odds to win: -1515
Stetson odds to win: +855
Spread: Austin Peay (-14)
Total: 150
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The New Haven Chargers (9-10, 4-2 NEC) host the Mercyhurst Lakers (8-11, 3-3 NEC) after winning six straight home games. The Lakers are favored by just 1.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, January 23, 2026. The matchup has a point total of 123.5.
Mercyhurst vs. New Haven Odds
Mercyhurst odds to win: -115
New Haven odds to win: -104
Spread: Mercyhurst (-1.5)
Total: 123.5
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The Notre Dame women’s basketball team was back in action on Thursday night against the Miami Hurricanes inside Purcell Pavilion. The Irish were trying to shake off the beatdown that UConn recently handed them, and while nothing really seems fixed or better, Notre Dame was good enough to get a 74-66 ACC win over Miami.
We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Notre Dame (10-9, 1-5) NET 81, RPI 72 Last week: 14 Notre Dame has exactly no wins this calendar year. Boston College and Virginia are at home this week. 17. Pitt (8-11, 1-5) NET 120, RPI 168 Last … Continue reading »
The 2026 transfer portal window opened on Friday, and Louisville got right to work on rebuilding a roster that has major holes to fill. Our man, John, laid out all the rules and nuances of the portal, as well as the current state of the roster. I’m here to give an update as the first weekend closes […]
Fresh off a top-10 victory over the TCU Horned Frogs, No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball was back in Columbus Thursday night against the 0-7 in Big Ten play Indiana Hoosiers. The game sandwiched between top-10 games, with the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes ahead on Sunday, favored Ohio State on paper, but Indiana came prepared, […]
The East Carolina Pirates (5-14, 0-6 AAC) are big, 10.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a seven-game losing streak when they visit the North Texas Mean Green (12-7, 3-3 AAC) on Friday, January 23, 2026 at UNT Coliseum. The matchup airs at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is 134 for the matchup.
North Texas vs. East Carolina Odds
North Texas odds to win: -690
East Carolina odds to win: +480
Spread: North Texas (-10.5)
Total: 134
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The Boilers suffered just their second loss of the season with a 67-69 loss to the UCLA Bruins on the second game of their west coast trip this season following defeating USC. Purdue struggled against a very average UCLA team on both ends of the court, a trend that has followed them for the past […]
The Nielsen ratings are out for IU football’s CFP national championship win against Miami (FL) on Monday night and the Hoosiers drew a significant audience for ESPN. The 27-21 win for the Hoosiers was the second most-watched college football game ...
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UConn football’s 2026 home slate will include seven games at Rentschler Field against rivals old and new. The Huskies will host two ACC opponents, two from the Sun Belt, and one each from the Big Ten, MAC, and FCS. The schedule opens with Lafayette before a big Week 2 matchup against Maryland. After one week […]
The Baltimore Ravens have hired Jesse Minter as their next head coach, per a team announcement. Minter, 42, was the Chargers defensive coordinator for the last two years and will now become the fourth head coach in Ravens franchise history. He was long considered the favorite to replace John Harbaugh, who was fired after the […]
At long last, the Buffs’ football schedule is set in stone for next season! On Wednesday morning, the Big 12 finalized its conference slate for football. The conference’s member institutions already have known who they’ll be playing and where in 2025 for nearly two seasons due to the Big 12 scheduling matrix; they just didn’t […]
The world of college recruiting is a non-stop cycle. Moves are always being made behind the scenes to reach out to recruits and sway their opinions. Recently, Rutgers offered two quarterbacks in the 2027 class with the hopes that they will suit up for the Scarlet Knights one day. One of the recruits that was […]
Dro Fernandez’s decision to leave Barcelona has shocked the club and manager Hansi Flick, with the teenager expected to complete a move to PSG before the January transfer window closes. However, things move quickly in football and the Catalan giants have already decided on who will replace Fernandez at Barcelona, according to Mundo Deportivo. Juan […]
The Steelers added another name to their offseason roster Thursday, signing defensive end Jahvaree Ritzie per a team announcement. Ritzie went undrafted in 2025 out of North Carolina. As a Tar Heel, he recorded 40 total tackles and 6.5 sacks in his final collegiate season, along with one incredibly memorable interception: The 6’4, 294-pound defender […]
The Wisconsin Badgers shared some late injury news on Thursday afternoon, as center Nolan Winter is questionable with an injury against the Penn State Nittany Lions. Wisconsin is scheduled to tip off at 6:00 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Badgers center has been available and started in every single game for the team […]
You may now set your calendars for weekends this fall. The Big 12 released the 2026 Football schedule on Wednesday, setting the stage for another big season across the league. Following another strong finish to the 2025 campaign, culminating in a thrilling victory over USC in the Alamo Bowl, TCU Football and its fans are […]
TCU welcome back significant game experience at linebacker in 2025. Despite losing a multi-year starter and an All-Big 12 player in Johnny Hodges, the Horned Frogs returned veterans Kaleb Elarms-Orr and Namdi Obiazor. Obiazor, who earned an additional year of eligibility after the Diego Pavia lawsuit, which allowed former JUCO athletes to gain extra time, […]
Shed a tear, with the Conference Championships this Sunday, we only have three football games left and two weekends of the NFL playoffs before we embark on the long offseason. Granted, that is when the news surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders gets interesting, but we also only have a handful of opportunities to close out […]
The Wisconsin Badgers had quite the roster transformation over the past few weeks, as they look ahead to the 2026 season. While a number of players departed in the transfer portal, there were several others who were seniors who will look to play professionally. A big part of that in the pre-draft process is getting […]
On Wednesday, also known as yesterday, the headlines more or less read as follows: Nebraska QB Commit Trae Taylor Moving to Lincoln To Play for Millard South Next Season That by itself would have had things buzzing on more than one front in Nebraska, both positively and negatively, for days. As it turned out, fate […]