Author: Mikesportz
Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang lands big-time guard transfer from Memphis Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang has once again made a late offseason recruiting splash. Tang, who has been slow and meticulous rebuilding a decimated roster for the 2025-26 season, collected his biggest transfer portal prize Monday when Memphis guard PJ Haggerty withdrew from the NBA Draft and committed to the Wildcats. Haggerty, a 6-foot-3, 191-pound redshirt sophomore from Crosby, Texas, was the American Conference player of the year after averaging 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in helping lead Memphis to a 29-6 record. K-State will…
Georgia Bulldogs add yet another massive recruiting win over SEC and national rivals as Kirby Smart builds elite 2026 class The Georgia recruiting juggernaut refuses to slow down. Under Kirby Smart, the Bulldogs are not just building a top five class. They’re quite possibly assembling the nation’s most feared offensive line haul in the 2026 recruiting cycle. And this week, they’re at it once again. Ekene Ogboko, Four-Star OT Commits to Georgia Ekene Ogboko, the towering 6’6″, 300+ pound offensive tackle from North Carolina, has officially committed to Georgia–just as we predicted he would last week. This is a huge…
NHL Insider Believes Kane, Red Wings Likely To Reach New Deal NHL insider believes Detroit Red Wings will work to re-sign Patrick Kane this off-season The Detroit Red Wings are reportedly interested in bringing back forward Patrick Kane, according to NHL insider Darren Dreger. The veteran winger made a significant impact last season with almost 60 points through 72 games at 36 years old. Kane’s value as a player coincides with his value as a mentor to up-and-coming forwards like Marco Kasper that will get to play with a three-time Stanley Cup champion. Bringing back Kane would help the team…
Thumbs up or thumbs down on Chicago Bears offseason experiments The Bears talked about looking at any number of position flips during the offseason and here’s how they turned out, with a thumbs up or thumbs down on the ideas. A major point of coaches when the Ben Johnson era began was how they would explore all possibilities with players during on-field work in the offseason. The premise is maybe they have answers among available talent to fill vital roles within their scheme, jobs these players wouldn’t have performed in their old scheme. Basically, they were talking position change or…
The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently trying to figure out how to retool their roster this summer after their early playoff exit vs the Indiana Pacers in the second round. The Cavs put together one of their best regular seasons in franchise history, but a combination of injuries and roster imbalance ultimately caught up with them in their series vs Indiana. While the Cavs aren’t expected to make any drastic moves this offseason, there could be room for some tweaks along the margins of their roster, and recently, ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst stopped by ESPN Cleveland radio to speak on…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) – A Kansas City, Kansas, native who starred at the University of Kansas in the early 1960s has died, Kansas Athletics shared Tuesday. KU Athletics said KU basketball great Nolen Ellison died on Thursday, June 12, according to his family. Ellison was 83 years old. Ellison was a 1959 graduate of Wyandotte High School and played for KU from 1961-63. In that time, Ellison was a two-time All-Big Eight First Team selection in 1962 and 1963. He was the seventh Jayhawk in program history to score 1,000 career points, and did so during an era when freshmen…
Bucks predicted to sign one-time All-Star to replace Damian Lillard By Jon Conahan via www.sportingnews.com, 4h ago The Milwaukee Bucks need a lead point guard next season, with Damian Lillard expected to be out for much of the year. The Bucks could bring back Kevin Porter Jr. or give Ryan Rollins a bigger role, but it remains unclear what the organization plans to do. With the point guard position in question, Bleacher Report recently took a look at free agents around the league and predicted the Bucks would land one. They predicted that the Bucks would sign D’Angelo Russell, who…
Stuart Broad Compares Jasprit Bumrah With Aussie Legend, Calls The Indian Pacer ‘One To…’ Ahead of the England-India Test series, Stuart Broad compared Jasprit Bumrah with an Aussie legend, and spoke on his potential threat to England in the upcoming Test series. Jasprit Bumrah, India’s fast bowling talisman, is already casting a long shadow over the upcoming five-Test series against England, with two of England’s modern greats – Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler – showering rich praise on the pacer’s skill, uniqueness and match-winning potential.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense had a lot of question marks just a few weeks ago, but everything changed when Aaron Rodgersofficially announced he’s joining the team. With Rodgers now in Pittsburgh, the expectations surrounding the offense have taken a major turn. What was once seen as a unit in transition is now being talked about as one that could become a serious threat in 2025. One player who stands to benefit from Rodgers’ arrival is tight end Darnell Washington. The Steelers drafted Washington for his elite blocking ability, and he has delivered in that area. Still, fans have been hoping…
Freshman defensive lineman Stephon Shivers is no longer with the Florida Gators football team following a June 1 arrest, according to both Swamp247 and Gators Online. Gainesville Police arrested Shivers “on a count of false imprisonment (dating violence),” according to the Gainesville Sun. The Alachua County Juvenile Court later placed him on house arrest following his first public court appearance on June 4. Shivers wore a “white polo shirt with a Florida Gators logo” while appearing before Alachua County Court Circuit Judge Susanne Wilson Bullard. The maximum penalty for false imprisonment in the state of Florida is up to five…