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Three Spartan Legends on 2026 CFB Hall of Fame Ballot Three Michigan State Spartan football legends have been named to the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Aug 9, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons former kicker Morten Andersen reacts after throwing out the ceremonial pitch before the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-Imagn Images / Jason Getz-Imagn Images Three Michigan State Spartans football legends were recently tabbed to the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. The National Football Foundation released a ballot of 79 individuals that excelled…
Sandy Alcantara shatters Chicago Cubs’ dreams as elusive pitching savior fades into shadows of uncertainty The Elusive Ace: Sandy Alcantara’s Impact on the Chicago Cubs’ Aspirations In the high-stakes world of Major League Baseball, the quest for a top-tier starting pitcher can define a team’s season, if not its era. For the Chicago Cubs, this quest has become a focal point of their strategy, underscored by their interest in Sandy Alcantara, a pitcher whose arm seemed destined to lift the team to new heights. The Pursuit of a Pitching Phenom Sandy Alcantara, with his formidable presence on the mound, has…
Building a Trade That Brings A Former World Series Champion Back to Chicago With the Boston Red Sox on a downhill slide, the Cubs could look to reacquire the closer who helped them win the 2016 World Series. After struggling in a mighty way in the early part of the season, the Chicago Cubs bullpen has stepped up and become one of the best in baseball over the last month. They have put up excellent numbers despite losing Porter Hodge for a period and have gotten contributions from unexpected arms such as Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz and Chris Flexen. It has…
Chicago Cubs urged to explore two off-the-beaten-path pitching pickups Originally posted on ChiCitySports  | By Paul Magno  | Last updated Jun 5, 2025 2:56 PM ET The Chicago Cubs need pitching. Let’s not even beat around the bush when it comes to that reality. On the starting pitching side of things, the team has lost ace Justin Steele for the season with an elbow injury. Co-ace Shota Imanaga has been out since early May with a hamstring injury that has proven to be a trickier mend than anticipated. Javier Assad has yet to pitch this season as he deals with an oblique issue that could keep him…
Cubs Surprisingly Part Ways With Former Star Reliever After Injury The Chicago Cubs made a shocking roster move on Thursday. The Chicago Cubs have made a very surprising move on Thursday afternoon which has some fans scratching their heads. As first reported by Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs activated right-handed reliever Tyson Miller off the 60-day injured list and subsequently designated him for assignment. Miller had began a minor league rehab assignment and actually was posting solid numbers for Triple-A Iowa this year with a 2.77 ERA over 13 innings pitched, making the move all the more…
MSU AD J Batt Places Emphasis on Football Michigan State’s football program hasn’t been prominent since 2021. Athletic Director J Batt is looking to change that. J Batt was publicly introduced as Michigan State’s new athletic director on Wednesday, and the Tom Izzo Football Building was buzzing with excitement. Batt is expected to lift this athletic department back to national prominence, and of course, that is going to start with fundraising for name, image and likeness (NIL). Fans’ biggest concerns center around the football team. The program hasn’t made a bowl game since 2021 and has struggled to bring in…
Anonymous Big Ten coach feels Michigan State could be the most improved program in 2025 Michigan State improved by a game last fallin their debut under Jonathan Smith but, that said, finished with a losing record for the third straight season. Coaches around the conference, though, think the Spartans could take a step in his second season in being bowl-eligible. In Athlon Sports’ preview magazine, anonymous coaches in the league spoke about the other programs in the Big Ten. Michigan State was referenced as a program that’s getting better, even making the case as most-improved in the conference this season,…
Wisconsin has only 1 player on the latest Top 100 ESPN transfer rankings Is this good news or bad news? Seems like it’s irrelevant to Greg Gard. The new Top 100 transfer rankings from ESPN just dropped. Jeff Borzello, one of the leading voices in college basketball, went through and ranked the best players in the transfer portal, and only one Wisconsin player is featured. That player was Nick Boyd, a transfer from San Diego State. It feels like once again, the major media is underrating Wisconsin players. Nick Boyd is ranked No. 71 on the latest ESPN Top 100…
The Wisconsin athletic department originally proposed eliminating the cap on student season ticket prices. However, the Athletic Board’s Finance, Facilities, and Operations committee voted to retain the cap, limiting the price of student season tickets to 100% of the lowest adult ticket price, according to Chat Sports and BadgerExtra. The athletic department’s initial proposal was to remove the language that capped student season ticket prices at half the cost of the lowest-priced adult season tickets. This change was intended to potentially allow the Badgers to increase student ticket prices, but the Athletic Board’s committee pushed back on that idea. The…
What does it mean to be inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame? That’s a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately and the best way I can answer that is by going back to the beginning. And for me, that beginning was not glamorous. It wasn’t headlines or hype. It was a quiet drive north, a small hotel room with my dad snoring all night and a campus I’d only seen on TV. It was my first-ever college recruiting visit and at that point I had one scholarship. Very few schools were recruiting me, so we figured…