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2013 NBA Draft Combine Participants

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The NBA Draft Combine hits Chicago next week.  It's the most.....wonderful.....time......of the year!!!!!!! Ok, not really. But it's still a pretty cool event. Most likely everyone who's going to get picked in the NBA Draft comes to the Second City for workouts with NBA scouts and interviews with the media. The invite list did not include the Gophers' Rodney Williams (that's … [Read more...] about 2013 NBA Draft Combine Participants

Big Ten ACC Challenge match-ups announced

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This year's Big Ten ACC Challenge will be Dec. 3-4. It features a lot of college basketball teams from the ESPN.com early preseason top 25: No. 3 Michigan State, No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 8 Syracuse, No. 9 Michigan, No. 11 North Carolina, No. 20 Indiana and No. 25 Iowa. Three of the games will pit ranked teams against each other: No. 9 Michigan at No. 5 Duke, No. 11 … [Read more...] about Big Ten ACC Challenge match-ups announced

Michigan Punter Will Hagerup: what horrible things did he do?

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As you no doubt have heard, Michigan punter Will Hagerup was reinstated to the Wolverines about an hour or so ago. He was suspended for the Outback Bowl, and he'll miss the entire 2013 college football season too. The Michigan punter will have one season of eligibility remaining in 2014. Why so many games? "Violation of team rules." Ah yes, my old friend "violation … [Read more...] about Michigan Punter Will Hagerup: what horrible things did he do?

NCAA bans hashtags on football fields #WhitePeopleProblems

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Hashtags on college football fields? To quote Jeremy Irons in his absolutely moronic opinion about gay marriage: quote Jeremy Irons But if the NCAA really has nothing better to do than get rid of them, stories about hashtags on fields it is. That's why I put one right there in the title. Seriously, what about all the messes to clean up in college football? What about … [Read more...] about NCAA bans hashtags on football fields #WhitePeopleProblems

Big Ten officially buries AWFUL “Legends” and “Leaders” Names

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Yesterday, the Big Ten officially announced what we all knew for at least a week. However, for those who are oblivious I'll reiterate: new realignment and division names starting in 2014 and nine-game conference schedules starting in 2016. Most important about this college football news nugget or tidbit if you will, the Big Ten has laid to rest the HORRIBLE division names: … [Read more...] about Big Ten officially buries AWFUL “Legends” and “Leaders” Names

2013 NBA Draft Early Entrants

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The 2013 NBA Draft will soon be here. The deadline for college basketball underclassmen having to decide their future has officially passed so at this point, you are either in or out.  Here is an updated list of underclassmen who have declared for the 2013 NBA Draft and where they could end up being selected. Click here for The Sports Bank's 2013 NBA Draft mock. Updated: … [Read more...] about 2013 NBA Draft Early Entrants

What each Big Ten basketball team loses next season

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The Big Ten was the best conference of all this past college basketball season. That will change as a lot of talent graduates and declares for the NBA Draft. In the past few days, we've already seen Deshaun Thomas of Ohio State and the Hoosiers' Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller declare. Add in the fact that only one McDonald's All-American is coming to the Big Ten- Noah Vonleh to … [Read more...] about What each Big Ten basketball team loses next season

Michigan makes it 5 consecutive NCAA Title game losses for Big Ten

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The Big Ten in the NCAA Title game of college basketball is starting to get like the Big Ten in bowl games versus the SEC in college football. Since Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans won the NCAA Title in 2000, the Big Ten has finished runner-up in the NCAA Title game five times: Hoosiers in 2002, Illini in 2005, Buckeyes in 2007,  Spartans in 2009, and now the … [Read more...] about Michigan makes it 5 consecutive NCAA Title game losses for Big Ten