College football too-early Top 25 ranking after spring practice
Spring practices have wrapped up. The transfer portal still has some players looking for new homes. And the kickoff to the college football season is still four months away. Seems like the perfect t
Prep Spotlight: See local high school sports results from May 15
Here are high school results from The State Journal-Register's coverage area for May 15-16: Wednesday's results BASEBALL ▶ ROCHESTER 6, MOUNT ZION 4: At Rochester, Ajay Runkel hit a solo home run
Paige Bueckers could be last chapter of Sky's rebuild
Howard Lao/AP This is the wrong time to do this story. Problem is, the right time would be too late. So better now than never. Because if this isn’t said out loud now, then anytime after this would,
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EA Sports College Football 25 reveal: What modes will be in game?
The gameplay details and game modes of EA Sports College Football 25 have finally been revealed . When the game releases on July 19, players will be able to play revamped Road to Glory and Dynast
Snoop Dogg shows how NCAA ditched its rules for bowl game advertising
Before the start of the college football season in 2021, the NCAA published an annual handbook that listed what kinds of major sponsorships to ban from postseason bowl games. It was a morality poli
Why Deion Sanders' sons are so in demand, including for an acting role
Colorado football safety Shilo Sanders will appear as an actor portraying his father Deion in the season finale Friday night of “BMF,” a popular crime drama on the Starz premium cable network. Shil
EA Sports College Football 25 release date, cover stars revealed
College football video game fanatics finally have a date. EA Sports College Football 25 will be released worldwide on July 19, and history will be made with active college football players on the co
EA Sports will release College Football 25 on July 19
EA Sports via AP EA Sports revealed a release date of the College Football 25 video game on Thursday and a cover image that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewe
What's next for Rockford's rare swimming All-American Camden Taylor?
Camden Taylor ’s freshman goal at Texas was to simply qualify for the NCAA Championships in a relay. Once there, he found himself unexpectedly swimming the anchor leg on the Longhorns’ 800-yard frees
Call this handicapper a rolling Stone
Courtesy Paul Stone LAS VEGAS — From a cafe near his home on the rim of Lake Jacksonville in East Texas, expert college football handicapper Paul Stone addressed the realities of the transfer portal.
Illinois basketball adds 7-foot-1 Croatian Tomislav Ivisic to roster
The Illinois men's basketball team just got a lot bigger. Croatian center Tomislav Ivisic has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Fighting Illini on Monday. The 7-foot-1, 230-pound b
Brian Kelly, LSU won't buy transfers but long game hurts this season
Principles are fine. Principles plus a couple of hulking defensive tackles who address a glaring roster need are even better. LSU needs defensive tackle fortification, and coach Brian Kelly pledge
USC's Lincoln Riley had total pay of almost $19.7 million in first year
University of Southern California football head coach Lincoln Riley was credited with nearly $10 million in base salary and a total of $19.7 million for the 2022 calendar year, the university’s new fe
Northwestern football to play Illinois and Ohio State at Wrigley Field this year
Nam Y. Huh/AP Northwestern’s football team will play its first five home games at its temporary on-campus stadium this year, the school announced Wednesday. The Wildcats’ two most compelling games, h
Former MLB player Monte Harrison to play college football for Arkansas
After playing nine seasons of professional baseball, including three seasons in MLB, Monte Harrison is doing something rarely seen by a former baseball player: play college football. The 28-year-old
Cormani McClain chooses Florida after transfer from Colorado
The 2024 college football season will be a pivotal one for Billy Napier . He got a boost this week with cornerback Cormani McClain , a former top-rated high school recruit who spent last season a
Dabo Swinney explains Clemson taking no players from transfer portal
Clemson joined Army, Navy and Air Force as the four Bowl Subdivision programs to not land a transfer in the 2024 cycle. The problem is the three service academies don't take transfer. The Tigers can.
12-team College Football Playoff good, bad for Tennessee, Florida, LSU
Whether the expanded College Football Playoff comes as a blessing or a curse depends on which side of the break you’re on and what your rivals are up to. It’s a grand development for a team like Pe
Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler hyped for EA Sports College Football 25
After more than 115 hours of voice overs, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit are thrilled for people to see what they've been working on for the past two years. ESPN’s top college football broadcasting
NIU, softball coach Christina Sutcliffe part ways
NIU athletic director Sean T. Frazier announced Monday that he and softball coach Christina Sutcliffe have mutually agreed that Sutcliffe’s contract will not be renewed. Sutcliffe has been relieved o
Terrence Shannon Jr. speaks at NBA Draft Combine; first public comments since December rape charge
In Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine and speaking publicly for the first time since his December arrest on charges of rape in Kansas, former Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. said he’s had
NIU football: Christian Fuhrman shaping up to be missing piece for NIU defense
DeKALB – Christian Fuhrman didn’t get to see the 2023 edition of the NIU defense up close. But from what he’s seen, the 2024 model is shaping up really nice. The senior linebacker, a transfer from
NBA Draft Combine includes Illinois' Shannon, Hawkins; Northwestern's Buie not invited
Boo-hoo? Nah. Boo, who? Unfortunately, that’s more like it. The NBA Draft Combine will be at Wintrust Arena all week, with 78 prospects having been invited to participate. They’ll take medical exa
Northwestern’ Izzy Scane breaks NCAA record for career women’s lacrosse goals
Nam Y. Huh/AP Northwestern attacker Izzy Scane broke the Division I record for women’s lacrosse goals on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament. Scane scored her 359th career goal in 81 games in the first pe
A Slam Dunk
When is Comes to Athletics, Cooper DeJean has Never Known Anything But Success. Nearly a month after a Ronde Barber interception return for a touchdown closed Veteran’s Stadium and the Eagles best ch
Moved, But Stronger Than Ever
Last Week I Told You That Few Things Were As Philly As The Broad Street Run. The Dad Vail Regatta Is One Of Those. This year is the 85th Anniversary of Philadelphia’s Dad Vail Regatta, the largest in
'EA Sports College Football 25' leak appears to reveal cover stars
Do we now know the faces of the upcoming EA Sports college football video game? A leak on the PlayStation Store of the EA Sports College Football 25 game to come out in July suggests so. And Mich
Fascinating 'Full Court Press' captures off-court lives of Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, Kiki Rice
We know Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso and Kiki Rice can ball, and the four-part ESPN documentary “Full Court Press” does a stellar job of showcasing their respective talents — but my favorite parts o
How coach Deion Sanders wins a social media war without really trying
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders stepped into something this week on social media, triggering commentaries about him on ESPN’s SportsCenter and “Undisputed” on Fox Sports. ESPN personality Ste
Deion Sanders reveals minimum time he hopes to coach at Colorado
Deion Sanders has put a number on how long he wants to be the football coach at Colorado – at least 10 years. He said so on a video published Wednesday by his son Deion Jr. after being shown a swa