Maryland Terrapins guard Oluchi Okananwa started her career at college basketball's biggest brand name, Duke. The 5'10" slashing guard is an outstanding offensive rebounder and an excellent on-ball defender. Like Philadelphia 76ers superstar Jaylen Brown, she plays with great two-way versatility on the wing. Okananwa is a consensus projection to go top 10, maybe top even 8 … [Read more...] about Oluchi Okananwa: Maryland Star Fights for Athletes Rights, Opposes Protect College Sports Act
Everton Team News vs Newcastle: Jarrad Branthwaite, Jack Grealish, Vitalii Mykolenko
Everton FC and Newcastle United are set for a double dip. The first clash comes on Thursday night, when the two sides meet for an EFL Cup fourth round tie at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Then the scene shifts to St. James' Park, on the weekend, for a league fixture. The Toffees currently have a short injury list, but it consists of some really key players however. Central defender … [Read more...] about Everton Team News vs Newcastle: Jarrad Branthwaite, Jack Grealish, Vitalii Mykolenko
Newcastle Team News at Everton: Lewis Miley, Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle earlier today confirmed that Lewis Miley and Matias Fernandez-Pardo are still doubtful for Thursday night's League Cup clash at Everton FC. Miley missed out on the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace with a gluteal injury. Fernandez-Pardo did as well, due to an unspecified illness. “These two players are still doubtful," Jaissle responded, … [Read more...] about Newcastle Team News at Everton: Lewis Miley, Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Protect College Sports Act Doesn’t Really Do Anything for the Athletes Themselves
The Protect College Sports Act is a really hot topic, and almost everybody seems to have an opinion. Its goal is to create a uniform national standard for college athletics, stabilizing rules around Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals, transfers, and revenue sharing. The bill passed the U.S. Senate about a month ago, in a 77–22 bipartisan vote, and it awaits action in the … [Read more...] about Protect College Sports Act Doesn’t Really Do Anything for the Athletes Themselves
Unai Emery Likely to Rotate His Aston Villa Side at AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa became just about everybody's favorite team over the weekend, ending Manchester City's perfect season. The Premier League has a serious image problem right now, and it won't be fixed until they announce the sanctions that will be enacted on Man City. In the meantime, the more City drops points the more the problem will ease. And then conversely, the more City wins, … [Read more...] about Unai Emery Likely to Rotate His Aston Villa Side at AFC Bournemouth
Liverpool Team News vs Chelsea: Florian Wirtz, Victor Munoz
Liverpool hosts Chelsea on Wednesday night, in what is no doubt the headliner tie of the EFL Cup fourth round. The Reds head into this blockbuster tie (to the extent that any League Cup clash can be "blockbuster") with two new injury concerns: Florian Wirtz and Victor Munoz. Let's get you up to speed on both. Wirtz suffered a knock/injury/issue of some sort on his ankle, in … [Read more...] about Liverpool Team News vs Chelsea: Florian Wirtz, Victor Munoz
Chelsea Team News at Liverpool: Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer, Emmanuel Emegha, Pep Chavarria
Chelsea FC saw injury added to insult this past weekend, when they lost their top striker, Joao Pedro, for an indefinite amount of time. Pedro suffered an undisclosed injury, thought to be connected to his knee problems, in training ahead of the 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. As manager Xabi Alonso said on Friday: "He felt something [in training yesterday]. At the moment he … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Liverpool: Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer, Emmanuel Emegha, Pep Chavarria
David Braun Loved the Northwestern Shout-out During the Chicago Bears Broadcast
If you watched the Chicago Bears 30-24 win over the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football, you might remember the broadcast showing some solid drone footage over the new Ryan Field. The Amazon Prime broadcast also shouted out the Northwestern University Marching Band, while they were performing at halftime, at Soldier Field. Overall, it was a great de facto … [Read more...] about David Braun Loved the Northwestern Shout-out During the Chicago Bears Broadcast
Quentin Coleman Already Among Biggest Trash-Talkers on Current Illini Team
During the David Mirkovic and Andrej Stojakovic podium session at Big Ten Media Days, the two Illinois basketball players were asked who the biggest trash talker is on the team. Quentin Coleman and Jake Davis, they responded. Yes, Quentin Coleman, the freshman guard who will play his first real competitive collegiate minutes in the season opener on November 2nd, when the … [Read more...] about Quentin Coleman Already Among Biggest Trash-Talkers on Current Illini Team
The Stadiums that Built Chicago Sports: How Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park, Soldier Field and Chicago Stadium Shaped a City’s Identity
Chicago has never needed much encouragement to argue about sports. Cubs or White Sox, Bears or Packers, Jordan's Bulls or the teams that followed, there is always another championship to remember, another collapse to explain, or another generation convinced it witnessed the city's greatest era. Yet some of Chicago's most enduring sports memories have less to do with the … [Read more...] about The Stadiums that Built Chicago Sports: How Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park, Soldier Field and Chicago Stadium Shaped a City’s Identity