The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team program currently find themselves in a rough patch. The Illini haven't made the NCAA Tournament since 2013. And after this season's 19-14 campaign, head basketball coach John Groce was fired. In five years in Champaign, Groce compiled a record of 95-74, while he was only 37-53 in the [...]
The Big Ten Conference was the last power conference to get on the conference tournament bandwagon in men's basketball. The inaugural Big Ten Tournament took place in 1998 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois and it was won by the Michigan Wolverines. From 1998-2016, the Big Ten Tournament alternated between Chicago and Indianapolis which [...]
Adam Silver needs to find a solution to the growing controversy of players "resting" during the NBA season.
The Golden State Warriors chances of winning the NBA Championship hinge on point guard Steph Curry once again finding his groove?
The glory days of the Washington Redskins were from 1981-1992 when they won three Super Bowl Championships. But since Joe Gibbs ended his first run as the head coach of the Redskins in 1992, things have been sketchy at best for this franchise. Since 1992, Washington only has three division titles and two playoff victories. [...]
After the first 41 games of this NBA season for the Miami Heat, they appeared to be headed for one of their worst campaigns in franchise history. The Heat were 11-30 and they were barreling towards having one of the top picks in the upcoming NBA Draft. The Heat's roster is comprised of youngsters and [...]
Will wide receiver Brandon Marshall become the leader that the New York Giants need?
Is Tyrod Taylor the long term answer for the Buffalo Bills at quarterback?
The basketball journey of Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki has been a unique one. Nowitzki was the ninth overall pick of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks who quickly traded him to the Mavericks. Nowitzki entered the NBA as a relative unknown in the United States from his native Germany. And there [...]
Fred Hoiberg The transition from Tom Thibodeau to Fred Hoiberg as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls has not been a good one. In each year that Thibodeau was the head coach of the Bulls, he got them to the playoffs. But since Thibodeau was unable to get along with Bulls general [...]