Its Friday, March 14, and the Fighting Illini (21-11, 12-8) and the Terrapins (24-7, 14- 6) meet tonight in the Quarterfinal Round of the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Illinois advanced to the quarterfinals with a win yesterday against Iowa. The Fighting Illini pulled away from the Hawkeyes in the second half and eventually won 106-94.
These teams last met on January 23. Maryland won 91-70, covered the spread (+6.5), and the Game Total OVER 156.5 cashed.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
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Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze rematch Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 104. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Chris Unger via Getty Images
Three fighters missed weight at Friday’s official UFC Vegas 104 weigh-ins, including a debuting fighter who missed weight by nearly five pounds — an egregious miss. The scale shenanigans mean a whopping 23% of Saturday’s 13-fight card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas may be contested with weight-related caveats.
The day has finally arrived. Arizona Cardinals and NFL fans can purchase a Marvin Harrison Jr. jersey. We wrote about how the lawsuit against him and his company by Fanatics was settled and that his licensed gear would soon be available.
It is now available. You can find No. 18 Harrison jerseys and T-shirts on the Cardinals’ team shop and at Fanatics sites.
For many fans, it has been a long time coming. Harrison himself missed out on what was probably hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties for his gear.
Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller admits what everyone around the WNBA knows about the hate toward Caitlin Clark, but won’t say: it is about her skin color.
“I’m gonna be honest, because it needs to be said. I can relate to that young lady,” Miller said of Clark this week on the DraftKings Network. “I felt for her. I know what it’s like to be hated. I know what it’s like to be a black woman and hated because of my color.
The inspirational story of East Carolina baseball player Parker Byrd continued this week in college baseball, as Byrd recorded his first RBI for the Pirates after battling back to the field using a prosthetic leg.
After losing his leg in a boating accident during the summer of 2022, Parker Byrd underwent 23 surgeries in his fight to survive, but to also return to the sport he loves. Last season he became the first person ever to play Division I with a prosthetic leg. He made his debut during the Pirates’ first game of the season last year.
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Napheesa Collier, Allisha Gray, and Skylar Diggins-Smith have formed Unrivaled’s most formidable trio. Here’s what it will take for another club to defeat them.
Unrivaled playoffs are set to tip off on Sunday, with the Laces and Rose slated to tip off at 7:30 pm, and the Vinyl and Lunar Owls at 8:30 pm. The winners of each Sunday match-up will face off in a championship game on Monday night, with the winners coming away as the inaugural Unrivaled champions.
The Lunar Owls (13-1) enter the postseason as the heavy favorites to win it all.
Brian Stanchak speaks at his annual event, the Head Coach Training Center. He represents more than 80 coaches in women’s college basketball. | Submitted Image, Brian Stanchak
Three of Brian Stanchak’s clients landed Power 4 head coaching positions in the past year. He represents more than 70 women’s basketball coaches and has become one of the sport’s super agents.
The women’s basketball program at Stony Brook has become something of a clearing house and stepping stone for coaches trying to move up to the next level in the sport.
A new NWSL season kicks off this weekend, and there are a number of new faces across the league. Many of these players represent a trend in the NWSL: an influx of foreign players as the U.S.-based league becomes increasingly international.
In the past few months, a number of top American players have made the decision to head overseas. USWNT center back Naomi Girma, one of the best defenders in the world, led the charge with a transfer to Chelsea, with other players — Crystal Dunn (Paris Saint-Germain), Jenna Nighswonger (Arsenal) — also making the leap across the pond.
What’s the first rule of climbing out of a deep hole? Stop digging.
Dallas Mavericks ownership and front office are in a hole with their fan base after trading away Luka Doncic and assembling a team that went from the NBA Finals a season ago to likely missing the playoffs entirely this year (to be fair, injuries are a part of that). The Mavericks need to stop digging, yet here is what team governor Patrick Dumont said during a speaking engagement put on by a Dallas-area real estate organization this week:
“This was a decision about the future.
Veteran free agent linebacker Eric Wilson has agreed to terms to return to the Minnesota Vikings, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Wilson, 30, spent his first four seasons with the Vikings and was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, and New Orleans Saints before signing with the Green Bay Packers during the 2022 season. A special teams stalwart and reliable depth piece, Wilson appeared in 47 games for the Packers, totaling 120 combined tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups, and one interception.