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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois men’s basketball team is adding a new face to the fold, as transfer guard Quentin McCoy joins the roster as a late addition. McCoy’s an in-state add, as he grew up in Chicago and played his high school basketball at Lindblom Math and Science Academy. Advertisement The latest in Illinois head coach Brad Underwood’s group …

More than a month after former Cowboys quarterback and CBS broadcaster Tony Romo was arrested for suspicion of operating while intoxicated in Milwaukee, the authorities have filed three new citations against him. Via TMZ, the district attorney has charged Romo with first-offense operating while intoxicated, unsafe passing on the right side, and possessing open intoxicants in his vehicle. Advertisement Romo …

On Thursday, the hockey world was rocked by the news that Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck had requested a trade, confirmed in a public statement released by his agent, Ray Petkau.  The confirmation follows Hellebuyck’s pointed comments during his end-of-season media availability back in April, when he made clear that after winning gold with Team USA at the Olympics, all …

Buying into an organization that isn’t based in a marquee city like New York or Los Angeles, but rather a place built on a winning attitude and a constant drive to improve, was once one of the Detroit Red Wings’ greatest strengths.  Now, the franchise finds itself somewhere it’s rarely been, stuck in a decade-long playoff drought, with the winning …

With training camp winding down, tomorrow night’s preseason contest is the last real chance for many of the rookies on our Miami Dolphins to make a statement to the coaching staff. With that in mind, I asked the following question a couple of nights ago: Which Miami Dolphins player or players do you and/or others believe were shoo-ins for the …

Buffalo Bills running back Ray Davis is among those battling for the team’s punt returner role. His efforts to earn the job may have been undone by an all-time announcer’s jinx from Andrew Catalon. Catalon was setting the stage for Davis’ first punt return after Buffalo’s defense forced the Pittsburgh Steelers into a three-and-out on their opening drive. Advertisement “Joe …

Follow Michael Whitaker On X Currently, the Detroit Red Wings are without a general manager following the stunning announcement of a leadership transition in mid-July that saw beloved former captain and GM Steve Yzerman vacate the role he had held since April 2019. Advertisement But prior to that announcement, Yzerman acquired multiple new players via the NHL Draft, free agency, …

The Yankees have actually looked pretty good — bullpen aside — in this series against the Astros, and again if not for that bullpen should probably be playing for the sweep tonight. Still, a series win over a division leader is never something to turn down, and that’s exactly what New York has the chance to do tonight in the …

NFL Training camp is about two third over as the teams will play their final Preseason games this weekend prior to to the deadline for teams to cut down to their final 53-man roster on August 30th. Team will sign players to their practice squads beginning September 1st, and then teams will have about a week and a half of …

Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh was not happy about a hit levied on Wan’Dale Robinson by former Titans safety Xavier Woods during joint practice with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, Aug. 27. Saleh had a brief reaction when asked about Woods’ hit on Robinson – which occurred while the veteran receiver was trying to make a catch over the middle …

Kentucky Basketball appears to be gearing up for a battle with the SEC and NCAA to get Mark Mitchell eligible. According to Yahoo Sports reporter Ross Dellenger, Mitchell’s attorneys have amended their lawsuit in Kentucky, challenging both the NCAA and SEC to keep Mitchell eligible this coming season. Advertisement “Attorneys amended their complaint in the Kentucky eligibility lawsuit against the …

Rick Barnes continues to weave his Tennessee basketball team together through summer practices, trying to build some chemistry as each new face learns the system. Two of those key guards have yet to take part in those practices, however, both battling through injuries. Tyler Lundblade, Tennessee’s first pull out of the transfer portal, has been sidelined with a back injury. …

The NFC West looks primed for another strong season with both 2025-26 conference finalists at the top, a proud franchise wrestling with transition, and a plucky, talent-rich rebuilding squad. On the latest episode of “Football 301,” Yahoo Sports’ Nate Tice and Matt Harmon laid out their win projections for each team and drilled deep into the roster spots and storylines …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Head coach Brad Underwood’s Illini went hunting for promising additions this offseason, and succeeded at doing so, landing multiple elite freshmen and a proven transfer. But with a chunk of Illinois’ veteran core returning to Champaign, Underwood will have to figure out how to carve minutes out for the new faces without disrupting the chemistry of the …

Earlier this offseason, Bob Myers went on the Game Over podcast with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul and pitched LeBron James coming to Philadelphia. I don’t know how much of a direct impact that had on King James selecting the Sixers in his free agent search, but consider me officially on board with any future podcast appearances Myers would like …

The Buss family drama is back in court. On Wednesday, Jeanie Buss, through her attorney Adam Streisand, filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court asking the judge to block a vote by Jeanie’s five siblings to sell the family’s remaining shares of the Lakers, something detailed in multiple reports. The petition challenges the vote’s legality, calls her siblings “devious,” …

With the calendar about to switch over to September, the NBA inches closer and closer to a new season. The Houston Rockets and the rest of the NBA won’t officially be back on the court until the end of the month, when teams start training camp, but the Rockets are still filling out the end of their bench as the …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor & Tom Haberstroh break down Jonathan Kuminga’s move to the Minnesota Timberwolves and what it means for their championship potential. They dive into Kuminga’s contract, his fit alongside Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball, and why this is a “prove-it” year for the young forward. Advertisement The duo then continues with Kevin’s ‘Entertainment …

It’s the most fitting possible date. Toronto had to retire the number of its greatest player when it faced the team from the city where he was born and raised, and where he’s also adored. The Raptors announced that Lowry’s No. 7 will be retired on Jan. 10 against the Philadelphia 76ers, coached by Nick Nurse, who led Toronto to …

Kevin Durant appears to be doubling down on his Golden State Warriors slander … though it’s not actually that simple. A few weeks after saying the 2026 Philadelphia 76ers are more talented — on paper — than the championship-winning Warriors teams on which Durant played, he appeared to throw the Warriors under the bus again in an interview at the …

NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years. The 2023-24 Boston Celtics and the quest for Banner 18 could be best exemplified by Thomas Wayne’s famous quote from the criminally underrated — if only due to the astronomical …

In a special episode of Boardroom Talks, Durant sat down with Speedy Morman for one of the most candid conversations of his career. Kevin Durant has been one of the most scrutinized, analyzed, and debated athletes of his generation. So when Speedy Morman sat down with the 38-year-old future Hall of Famer at KD’s home for the latest episode of …

The previous installments of Timberwolves basketball, as menacing of a frontline it featured with the likes of Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, Julius Randle and Naz Reid, were all too predictable.  Minnesota’s modus operandi had always been to display its physicality on front street, a tour de force of brute strength designed to wear opponents down on both ends of the …

NBA basketball is approaching closer than it might seem. As the final holdouts from free agency have agreed to deals, we’re only about a month out from Media Day and the start of training camp. With the full 82-game schedule plus NBA Cup groupings having been released, now’s a good a time as any to break it down into segments …

After some promising years elsewhere, Kyle Lowry saw his career really take off once he joined the Toronto Raptors. Upon announcing his retirement from the NBA in July, Lowry was the franchise’s all-time leader in assists, steals and 3-pointers made. Because of that, Lowry is considered the GROAT — the Greatest Raptor of All Time for those unaware of the …