Monthly Archives: April 2024

D.J. Reader: I expect to be back to player I was before tearing quad

Defensive tackle D.J. Reader joined a new team when he signed with the Lions last month and said this week that it was “super tough” to move on from the Bengals after four productive years in Cincinnati. Reader’s final moment in a Bengals uniform was not a happy one, however. Reader tore his right quad in Week 15 and he …

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NHL playoff standings: Who will win the Presidents’ Trophy?

As noted in the March 23 episode of the playoff watch this season, winning the Presidents’ Trophy doesn’t guarantee a team will win the Stanley Cup (though it’s not a curse, as some still claim). One thing it does guarantee: home-ice advantage for as long as the winner continues playing, which is no small thing. So where does the race …

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Four-star WR Corey Simms lists top 12, including USC

St. Louis Christian Brothers receiver Corey Simms has narrowed his top schools down to 12. USC football has made the cut. Simms, a four-star prospect, already has official visits set up with USC (June 7), Nebraska (June 14) and Missouri (June 21) lined up for late spring. Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Kansas, Miami, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee …

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Sooners now the trending favorite for 2025 4-star defensive lineman

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to build upon one of their best defensive line recruiting classes of the modern era in the 2024 cycle. Oklahoma already has commitments from Ka’Mori Moore and Alexander Shieldknight and look to be the trending favorite for a blue-chip prospect, Trent Wilson. Steve Wiltfong, now of On3, and Chad Simmons each issued an On3 prediction …

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Takeaways from Wisconsin football’s second spring practice: Badgers need more offensive line depth, Chez Mellusi injury update and more

MADISON – Wisconsin held its second practice of the spring on Tuesday inside the McClain Center. Head coach Luke Fickell, who brought in another dozen transfers and has nine freshmen already enrolled, addressed several topics afterward. Wisconsin football’s new offensive line coach A.J. Blazek needs more bodies UW’s No. 1 offensive line Tuesday featured left tackle Jack Nelson, left guard …

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Dave Boling: David Riley might be a diamond, but if hiring process is any indication, the shine is definitely off WSU

Apr. 2—David Riley looks legit. Credentials. Experience. Eye test. Local connections. He would have been a solid decision if he’d been the first candidate for Washington State’s new head basketball coach. Wish you nothing but good luck, coach, because you’re going to be starting from scratch. Somehow, after almost comically botching the job search for the new coach, the landing …

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New pieces, new energy for Purdue football in 2024

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football coach Ryan Walters fancies himself as a morning person. Walters, with seemingly fresh legs, bounced up and down and dabbed his players with cornerbacks coach Sam Carter. “It’s just good to get up and get to work and while you’re alert fresh and already energized,” Walters said. “Then you’re energized when you go to class, …

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