Conversations about a national championship don’t happen often in Champaign, but the Orange and Blue crowd has every reason to dream big this season. The final piece of the puzzle fell into place on May 27 when Andrej Stojakovic announced his return, locking in an Illinois roster that will enter the season with a target on its back. Retention has …

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Davion Thompson has generated quite the buzz after he shared details about his commitment. The 6-foot-2 four-star prospect has narrowed down his commitment decision to four schools. On June 10, he will announce who he chose among Arkansas, Baylor, Michigan and Vanderbilt. He visited the Commodores earlier this month and has previously visited Arkansas and Michigan. Moreover, Thompson has also …

Good morning, BBN! Surprise, surprise, Kentucky Basketball is engaged in a nationally aware race involving one of the top players in the country. Sarcasm aside, it is both fortunate that the Cats find themselves in this position again. Advertisement It’s fortunate because Milan Momcilovic is the top player in the college basketball transfer portal right now, and he would be …

Part of the rationale to legalize sports gambling was that professional athletes make so much money that they wouldn’t be tempted by bribes. It would be bonkers, the thinking went, to risk untold millions in career earnings by taking dirty dollars to throw games or manipulate statistical outputs. Bonkers, meet Terry Rozier. Advertisement Federal prosecutors filed two new charges against …

On the list of things Mizzou Basketball was counting on going into the season was the impact of UCLA transfer Sebastian Mack. Mack had averaged 12.1 points per game as a freshman at UCLA, and then 9.6 points per game as a sophomore, but he struggled to find a consistent role in year 2. So he went portaling and landed …

The NBA officially passed its contentious lottery reform on Thursday afternoon in an attempt to address a purported tanking crisis. My initial concerns about the plan still stand, and the NBA added in a couple more bizarre elements for the final product. It was originally reported that teams can’t pick in the top-5 three years in a row, or No. …

It’s amazing that the 1992 Duke-Kentucky Elite Eight game is still talked about, but it was a phenomenal contest. Obviously, what people remember is Christian Laettner’s astonishing winning shot. It’s become legend, and rightly so. The whole play was incredible, from Grant Hill’s long, looping pass to Laettner, to his presence of mind to fake left then turn to shoot, …

As Linsanity took over the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns was as big a fan as anyone. When asked Friday about his Knicks fandom growing up, Towns gushed about Jeremy Lin. Karl-Anthony Towns has helped the Knicks reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post “I truly want to give a shoutout to Jeremy Lin because …

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A hard-fought Western Conference Finals will culminate in a Game Seven between two of the best teams in the NBA. The San Antonio Spurs will venture to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder after a dominant 118-91 win in Game Six. It will be the biggest game of many of the young Spurs’ careers. The Spurs took down the …

Oscar Cluff joined Purdue men’s basketball to elevate his game en route to his professional career. The competition – national champion Michigan, Final Four teams Illinois and Arizona and several others in a tough Big Ten – provided a platform to showcase his pro potential. Advertisement After Thursday’s pre-draft workout with the Golden State Warriors, Cluff also name-dropped the other side of those competitions. When asked what about his one …

The Knicks’ resiliency will be put to the test once again. Everything has been coming up Knicks over the past few weeks, but they were dealt a pretty big blow on Thursday night, as it was revealed that Mitchell Robinson suffered a broken right pinky. Advertisement It’s still unknown exactly how/when the injury occurred, as Mike Brown said Friday afternoon …

All these years later, one lesson from Jay Wright has stayed with Jalen Brunson. “One thing he always said, it’s plastered on every wall, every shirt, the inside of our jerseys — everything — was attitude,” the Knicks’ superstar guard recalled, referring to the former Villanova coach. “Controlling your attitude. I don’t really say that as much as I used …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Although Naz Reid entered the halfway mark of the season as a heavy favorite in the NBA Sixth Man of the Year odds, Keldon Johnson transformed the San Antonio Spurs’ rotation as one of the league’s most impactful reserves. Advertisement Capping off the …

June 5, 1994 Game 7. ECF. 34 and a half seconds left. Knicks down one. I’m 15, watching in the living room with my papi. My mother and sisters are elsewhere; they don’t want to deal with our stressing. Advertisement Charles Oakley inbounds to John Starks, surprisingly wide-open for the pass given all 19,763 in attendance and the millions watching …

Sean Sweeney’s wait to become a head coach is about to be over. The Orlando Magic are set to give him the shot he’s wanted for years. Sweeney is in the final stages of completing a deal that will make him the next coach of the Magic, according to a person with knowledge of the move who spoke to The …

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It seemed bound to happen, but Spurs associate head coach Sean Sweeney is reportedly on the verge of accepting his first (and well deserved) head coaching gig. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Sweeney and the Orlando Magic are finalizing a deal for him to replace Jamahl Mosley as head coach, who was fired after a disappointing season and has since …

San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -3.5; over/under is 212.5 Advertisement WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Series tied 3-3 BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs visit the Oklahoma City Thunder in game seven of the Western Conference finals. The Spurs defeated …

Mike Breen had a chance to call last year’s Eastern Conference finals, even though the series was on TNT. The longtime Knicks play-by-play announcer on MSG Network has been a prominent fixture in the NBA as the lead play-by-play caller on ESPN. Advertisement But last year, TNT’s Kevin Harlan offered Breen a chance to call the Knicks ECF series against …

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Luka Doncic is bringing basketball back to Rome. The Lakers superstar is part of an investment group, which is led by former Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson, that purchased professional basketball club Vanoli Cremona of Italy’s top-division Lega Basket Serie A.  The Lakers’ Luka Doncic (77) is part of an investment group that wants to relocate an Italian team to Rome. …

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Right now, Kelsey Pfendler is out on the open ocean, trying to become the first American woman (and the youngest + fastest) to solo row the Mid-Pacific. Typically, the route runs from Monterey, CA, to either Hanalei Bay or Honolulu, a distance of roughly 2,000+ nautical miles (depending on how much one gets knocked off course). Advertisement Only two other …