Brad Underwood Reveals Illinois MBB’s 4-Word Rule #5 Says ‘100 Times a Day’ During Winning Streak originally appeared on Sports news. Add The Sporting News as Favorite source by clicking here.March Madness is fast approaching and the No. 5 seed Illinois Fighting Illini is in the thick of the national championship conversation.AdvertisementHaving I won 12 in a row entering a critical Saturday night game vs. Michigan State At East Lansing, coach Brad Underwood knows his team well.”We have one that says, ‘Don’t drink the poison.'” Underwood told reporters.And it’s not just a “saying,” Underwood said of his team’s mantra.MORE: March…
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Is Harbaugh’s next head coach part of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl team? originally appeared on Sports news. Add The Sporting News as Favorite source by clicking here.If there’s one thing the Harbaugh lineage is going to do well, it’s coach football.AdvertisementFootball fans know John and Jim, as well as their father Jack, but young Harbaugh is also quickly making a name for himself.Seattle Seahawks special team coordinator Jay Harbaugh was the topic of conversation Thursday during the Pre-Super Bowl 60 press conference for head coach Mike Macdonald.Jay is the son of Jim, the Los Angeles Chargers head coach. As a…
The Michigan Wolverines earned their seventh straight victory, destroying the Penn State Nittany Lions, 110-69, behind Nimari Burnett’s career-high 31 points. Dusty May’s team improved to 21-1 overall and 11-1 in Big Ten play, now the best start to a season in school history.Here’s the recap, highlights and stats.AdvertisementFIRST HALFMichigan got off to a fast start, taking an 11-2 advantage into the first media timeout. The Wolverines turned down three straight shots during the run and held Penn State scoreless for nearly seven minutes.After the timeout, Michigan extended the lead to 21-8, as LJ Cason and Elliot Cadeau made consecutive…
College football fans care deeply about their teams. This passion can turn very quickly into pride, anger or frustration. Some groups accept losses without problem. Others react strongly to criticism, bad calls, or slow starts. This list ranks the most sensitive fans based on how they respond to pressure, expectations, and public discussions. Teams are ranked from least sensitive to most sensitive.10. Florida StateFlorida fans enjoy the action during the second half of an NCAA football game at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Credit: Alan Youngblood-Imagn ImagesFlorida State fans have had their ups and downs over the…
In recent years, the Northwestern-Illinois rivalry has been described as contentious. The two teams have split their season series over the past three years, and NU fans vividly remember the ‘Cats’ memorable triumph over the Fighting Illini last season at Welsh-Ryan Arena.Northwestern’s demoralizing 84-44 loss to No. 5 Illinois not only broke that trend by marking Illinois’ season sweep of the Wildcats, but it also goes down in the history books as one of the greatest routs in this storied 100-plus-year rivalry.AdvertisementIt was also one of the worst losses under head coach Chris Collins, who gave a blunt assessment of…
North Carolina And Duke will play the first of its two games Saturday at the Dean Smith Center. The rivalry between North Carolina and Duke featured some of the greatest basketball players the sport has ever seen.Both programs have produced numerous All-Americans and several members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. From Michael Jordan at North Carolina to Grant Hill at Duke, the list of legends is long.AdvertisementFor fun, I put together a combined starting five of both programs. With so many great players to choose from, it was almost impossible to narrow it down to five -…
THE Iowa The football team continued work on its 2027 recruiting class on Tuesday.THE Hawk Eye currently have three commits in their 2027 class, but Iowa has offered up a ton of impressive talent over the past few weeks to try and add to it. That was evident Tuesday night when a versatile three-star prospect announced an offer to Iowa.AdvertisementThree-star Justin Johnson spoke to X Tuesday night to announce that he received an official offer from Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes.Johnson is a native of Evanston, Illinois, and played his high school ball in Evanston Township. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound athlete…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — There was nothing specific that coach Mark Few could point to in an attempt to explain Gonzaga’s struggles against Portland.Everything went wrong.“We were just outscored, outscored, outscored in shots,” Few said. “When they made open shots, they made them. And we didn’t. Literally every phase of the game.”AdvertisementGonzaga, sixth lost 87-80 to Pilots Wednesday night, ending a 15-game winning streak.Favored by 21 1/2 points according to BetMGM Sportsbook, the Bulldogs (22-2, 10-1 West Coast Conference) had reeled off 20 straight victories against Portland — and 19 of them were by double digits. The Pilots’ previous victory…
It didn’t take long for those who had Notre Dame Football’s free rent in mind to start worrying about the 2026 schedule. It’s certainly low-hanging fruit, but it’s still low-hanging fruit. Notre Dame is not playing the toughest schedule in the country in 2026, which angers its many detractors.There are, of course, many different ways to debate who wants to trash the Irish (if that’s something you’re interested in), but there’s no debate, the timing isn’t very sexy (especially with a trip to the Mormon side of Utah). Yes, the Irish have four rivalry games for the trophy – but…
MINNEAPOLIS – It was clear from the start that it wasn’t going to be Michigan State basketball’s day, but that didn’t always stop the Spartans to find a way to win this year.This was not the case on Wednesday February 4, because the Spartans were dominated in almost every facet of the game and were completely flat after losing to rival Michigan last Friday.AdvertisementThe Spartans lost 76-73 and never led against a Minnesota team that had lost seven straight games Wednesday.ANOTHER GREAT STORY: Jeremy Fears commits a technical foul for a kick to the groin of a Minnesota playerThis was…