LOS ANGELES — Thirty years ago, Snoop Dogg was sipping on gin and juice, with his mind on his money and his money on his mind. These days, the Long Beach-based rapper and business man is running a company that sells gin and juice products, with his mind apparently on college football. Introd…
Vikings take high hopes into CCIW Tournament
JOLIET, Ill. – After battling back through the losers’ bracket of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament, the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees came up short in Monday’s title game.
Fuller earns CCIW weekly honor
A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes.
Jim Larrañaga, Lon Kruger, Fran Dunphy and Dianne Nolan are this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. This is the 16th year the award will be presented to those who have shown the character traits of Lapchick, who coached at St. John's and with the New York Knicks. The quar…
“The odds have been stacked against them being a young group,” BHC coach Josh Keim admitted.
“The odds have been stacked against them being a young group,” BHC coach Josh Keim admitted.
Chicago Bears’ lakefront stadium proposal: What’s been said, what we know — and what we need to know
CHICAGO — A billion here, a billion there — pretty soon you’re talking real money. The late Sen. Everett Dirksen may not have said exactly that, but he repeatedly raised that concern about spending tax dollars. For reference, $1 billion is more than the budgets of the Chicago Park District, Cook County Forest Preserves and Greater Chicago Food Depository combined. Annual spending for Chicago ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Caitlin Clark’s first game as a pro went like her last games as a collegian. Disregard the age of the opponent, she’s the best player on the floor, in a packed arena. On Friday night at the College Park Center in Arlington on the campus of UTA, the Dallas Wings’ WNBA team, thanks to some shrewd foresight, were the first team to host the Indiana Fever and the biggest thing to ...
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ARLINGTON, Texas — ”Reality is coming.” That was the warning all-time WNBA great Diana Taurasi issued Caitlin Clark when she finished her college career as the all-time leading scorer in men’s or women’s college basketball less than a month ago. The message was that Clark wouldn’t be facing 18-year-olds any longer. ”I’m here.” That was Clark’s announcement (she didn’t say it in words, just on ...
The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share athletics-related revenue with their athletes.
Louis-Muscatine grad Kaylee Corbin has signed with the UNI women's basketball team.
An Iowa criminal investigator suggested to colleagues last year that busting college athletes for online sports betting would impress the public and the powers that be.
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ATHENS, Ga. — Once again, Kirby Smart is the highest-paid coach in college football. Only time will tell if he holds that distinction longer than last time. The University of Georgia announced Thursday it had raised Smart’s salary to $13 million a year and extended his contract two more years. Smart received a 10-year, $112.5 million contract in 2022 that made him the college football’s ...
The season has not come together for Hawkeye baseball team.
DENVER — You are what you tweet. Scroll Deion Sanders’ timeline and it provides messages that are uplifting, encouraging and confusing. Sanders dispenses advice on pursuing dreams, believing, staying positive and remaining disciplined. Intertwined in those messages, Sanders makes and takes things personally. As one of the greatest defenders ever to play football, it is natural for him to ...
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BHC golfers to nationals
The Orion, Ill., product was selected by Pittsburgh in the sixth round, No. 178 overall, on the third and final day of the draft.
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The quarterback pecking order for the 2025 NFL draft still seems fluid going into this upcoming college football season, with Georgia's Carson Beck, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Texas' Quinn Ewers getting the most preseason buzz.
DETROIT — The shakeup in college football is having an impact on the NFL draft. Now that college players can make money on their name, image and likeness, without losing their eligibility, there isn't the same urgency to leave for the pros. Many NFL evaluators say that has impacted the draft, which wrapped up Saturday, in some cases diluting the caliber of players available in the later ...
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Orion's Logan Lee drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the NFL Draft