Tens of billions of noisy crickets will emerge from the ground in the coming weeks in a rare, synchronized event that last occurred 221 years ago. The winged insects are expected to emerge in the Midwest and Southeast beginning in early May, in a double emergence of two different broods of periodical cicadas. These insects… Read More »
With the 2024 NFL Draft approaching, let’s take a look at the rankings of each individual position. Here’s a look at the top 10 offensive linemen. [Nate Tice’s NFL Draft top 100 big board ⊥ Top QBs ⊥ Top RBs ⊥ Top WRs ⊥ Top TEs] Some of Fashanu’s blemishes can be attributed to injury… Read More »
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The lovable maniac who built UConn into a juggernaut refused to let his team relax. Dan Hurley urged the Huskies to keep pushing for more, even though their place in history was already set. He screamed for defensive pressure after an Alex Karaban 3-pointer put UConn up 14. He got into a… Read More »
On the eve of his team’s Elite Eight game with Illinois, UConn head coach Dan Hurley came across a series of tweets from a little-known former Illini player. Sean Harrington, now an ESPN analyst, wrote on X that UConn “hasn’t faced a team as athletic and physical” as Illinois. He added that Terrence Shannon Jr.… Read More »
Content warning: This article contains images of alleged sexual abuse. Terrence Shannon is with his team this week, preparing for the Illini’s first Sweet 16 appearance in nearly two decades, as is business as usual. But during the NCAA tournament, whether they take on Iowa State on Thursday in Boston or make it to the… Read More »
It took two overtimes, but Creighton made sure there wouldn’t be any setbacks on Saturday. The No. 3 Bluejays defeated No. 11 Oregon 86-73 in double overtime to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Region. Creighton forced the first overtime when Baylor Scheierman hit a jumper to tie the game with less than… Read More »
Nearly every year, a team or two of strong arms enter the NCAA tournament field with a conference tournament performance. Can anyone make that happen this season? There are a handful of teams that are likely on the wrong side of the bubble heading into their conference tournaments. Teams like Villanova and Providence in the… Read More »
Vaughn Dalzell shares his Big Ten Power Rankings as we head into the final four games of the regular season. 1. Purdue Boilermakers (25-3, 14-3) Upcoming games: Saturday vs. Michigan State (-10), Tuesday at Illinois (-1) *Projected lines* Purdue bounced back with 28- and 8-point wins over Rutgers and Michigan after the road loss at… Read More »
After Caitlin Clark’s record-setting night against Michigan last week, the NCAA women’s scoring champion would come back down to earth. Clark and No. 4 Iowa did just that Thursday against No. 14 Indiana on the road as the Hoosiers destroyed the Hawkeyes, 86-69. The Wooden Award favorite finished with 24 points on a tough shooting… Read More »
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Parts of the United States are about to experience a rare natural phenomenon with the simultaneous emergence of two massive neighboring broods of periodical cicadas. More than a trillion of these noisy insects will emerge from the ground starting in April. The two broods – one concentrated in the… Read More »