Author: Mikesportz
A Kentucky basketball legend shared a special message with this year’s team A former Kentucky star shares what it means to wear a Kentucky jersey. At practice this week, a former Kentucky legend came to speak with Mark Pope’s team, and that legend is Rajon Rondo. The NBA Champion and former Wildcat came to share some wise words with this 2025-26 Kentucky team, and it was a cool moment for Big Blue Nation to be able to witness via video. Here are the wise words that Rondo shared with the Kentucky basketball team: “For me personally, obviously, a couple of…
Early tip-offs a welcome change for Big Blue Nation as UK releases key game times No late tip-offs in this set of games. ByDrew Holbrook For years, Big Blue Nation has lived in the 9:00 p.m. time slot. Kentucky basketball has been the program ESPN leans on when it needs a late-night ratings draw. Fans know the drill: grab a cup of coffee, find another channel because the game before is running long, fight through the commercial breaks, and wake up groggy the next morning for work. But for the first stretch of the 2025-26 season, the Wildcats will flip…
Indiana’s head coach Curt Cignetti throws savage shade at Illinois after 63-10 demolition Indiana crushed Illinois 63-10, soaring to No. 11 in the AP Top 25 as Curt Cignetti threw shade at the Illini and looked ahead to Iowa. Indiana football made one of the loudest statements of Week 4, dismantling Illinois 63-10 in a Big Ten clash that sent shockwaves across the conference. The result vaulted the Hoosiers eight spots to No. 11 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, while Illinois plummeted 14 places from No. 9 to No. 23. It was the worst loss in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Jason Witten, an East Tennessee native and one of the greatest tight ends in Tennessee football history, has been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Over 100 players were officially nominated for the 2026 induction class on Wednesday. Witten was one of 13 players to be nominated in their first year of eligibility. Tennessee’s SEC football opponents for next 4 seasons announced The Elizabethton native was initially recruited to Tennessee as a defensive end before being trained as a tight end in the fall of his freshman year due to a shortage of…
A key recruiting domino fell for the Tennessee Vols on Thursday evening. 2026 four-star edge rusher Dre Quinn decommitted from the Clemson Tigers on Thursday, less than two weeks after taking an unofficial visit to Tennessee. Quinn, 6-foot-4/228 lbs from Buford, GA, is rated in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 35 edge rusher in the nation and the No. 42 player in the state of Georgia. Tennessee will face stiff competition for Dre Quinn The Vols are very much in the mix to land Quinn, but it’s far from a certainty that the four-star edge rusher will will commit…
Former Wisconsin Badger Russell Wilson has lost the New York Giants’ starting quarterback job. Head coach Brian Daboll announced early Tuesday that he plans to start rookie Jaxson Dart when his team faces the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Wilson has had an up-and-down start to the season. He began with mediocre performance in Week 1, then followed that up with a strong passing day in Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys. Despite the loss to the Cowboys, Wilson completed 30 of his 41 passes for 450 yards and three touchdowns. However, the Giants would lose in overtime 40-37 after…
The Florida Gators and their fans will get a reprieve this week from Billy Napier continuing to disappoint, as the team has its first of two bye weeks. After starting the season 1-3, fans are starting to rally in Gainesville, all calling for Napier’s job. With Oklahoma State firing their long-time head coach Mike Gundy after 21 seasons, Florida fans are wondering what is taking so long with Napier, who has only been in Gainesville for now four years. Gundy started the season 1-2 with his most recent loss coming against in-state foe Tulsa. Florida has started 1-3 with losses…
Florida Gators Suffer Significant Setback on Wednesday Billy Napier and the Florida Gators suffered another big blow after their 1-3 start to the season. The Florida Gators have been one of the most disappointing teams in the country in the first four weeks of the season. Head coach Billy Napier and Florida entered 2025 as the No. 15 team in the nation in the preseason AP Top 25 and moved up to No. 13 after Week 1. The Gators then suffered three straight disappointing losses. Florida lost to the unranked USF Bulls at home in Week 2 and then lost…
Als der VfB Stuttgart seine Startelf für das Bundesligaspiel am Freitag gegen den FC St. Pauli bekannt gab, stand auch der 20-jährige Chema Andrés auf der Liste. Er wird neben Angelo Stiller im zentralen Mittelfeld vor Kapitän Atakan Karazor spielen. Bei einer Pressekonferenz am Mittwoch lobte VfB-Trainer Sebastian Hoeneß den Neuzugang von Real Madrid in höchsten Tönen. Chema hat von Anfang an auf hohem Niveau gespielt“, sagte Hoeneß. „Sein Grundniveau als 20-Jähriger ist beeindruckend. Er ist sehr reif, fokussiert und klar im Kopf und hat bei uns bereits starke Leistungen gezeigt. „Aber der Junge ist gerade erst angekommen. Meine Aufgabe…
Jerome Boateng hat im Alter von 37 Jahren seine Profikarriere beendet. Der Weltmeister-Verteidiger war nach seinem Abschied vom österreichischen Verein LASK im vergangenen Monat vertragslos. Er verließ den Verein weniger als zwei Wochen nach Beginn der neuen Saison, nachdem sein Vertrag aufgelöst worden war. Boateng war im vergangenen Sommer zum LASK gewechselt und absolvierte in einer von Verletzungen geprägten Saison 14 Spiele. Zu seinen Fitnessproblemen gehörte eine fünfmonatige Pause aufgrund einer Leistenoperation zwischen Oktober 2024 und März dieses Jahres. LASK-Sportdirektor Dino Buric sagte nach seiner Entlassung: „Er hat insbesondere für unsere jungen Spieler eine wichtige Rolle gespielt, indem er sie…