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Nebraska Football and Other Big Winners From College Football Week 2

Week 2 of college football is in the books, and Nebraska football, Alabama football and Northern Illinois walked away as big winners....

Terrence Shannon Jr. Has Grand Theft Auto Cheat Code Tattooed on Arm

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Terrence Shannon Jr. has a cheat code for unlimited ammp from the video game Grand Theft Auto tattooed on his arm....

Terrence Shannon Jr. taking Illinois to court, seeks reinstatement [Update]

Updated Jan. 9: Terrence Shannon Jr. is seeking legal action against the University of Illinois which would allow him to return to the basketball team while facing a rape charge....

The Hinsdale basketball lawsuit and why you should read past the headlines

Let’s cut right to the chase: The state of media literacy in this country is dire. Probably more dire than us having a United States Senator who can’t name the three branches of government and spends all his time holding up military promotions. And because so few people actually bother to read beyon...

Sergio Brown arrested in connection with his mother's murder [Updated]

[Update]: The Maywood Police has released the following statement:...

Northwestern’s decision to keep Pat Fitzgerald’s assistants is proof that Northwestern isn’t a serious place

The “intellectual elite” are failing in Evanston. In the same week in which we discovered that Northwestern’s head football coach Pat Fitzgerald’s laughable two-week suspension should have led to his eventual firing for running a program that’s “allegedly” allowed hazing and racism to run rampant fo...

Air Jordans are more American than McDonald's French fries | Deon Cole's Ultimate Sports Fantasy

Republican-sponsored anti-LGBTQ bills attacking transgender youth participation in sports reaches new low

Republicans en masse across the country haven’t made it clear what they truly stand for outside of hating others and tolerating racism and all forms of bigotry. They’re more afraid and concerned of Black peaceful protestors and children properly identifying their sexuality than insurrectionists, mas...

Eastside Golf founders want the Obamas wearing their brand

Our Conference Mock Draft: Big Ten Edition

Welcome to the new Big Ten! As a lifelong Midwesterner, I have a certain fondness for the conference, and I wanted to preserve some major rivalries while keeping an open mind for expansion to new markets....

A dome is dumb, won’t make Bears stick around

Hmm, let’s think. After the Bears purchased land in Chicago suburb Arlington Heights and the rumors began to swirl that they might be planning to move out west at some point in the relatively near future, let’s put ourselves in the shoes of Chicago’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot. What can we offer the Bear...

How to Indict Yourself 101 — taught by Rocky Wirtz

I didn’t think the definition of “transparency” was all that hard to understand....

Uber Everywhere, including from Indianapolis to Champaign

On a dark and stormy (and windy, rainy, tornado-ridden, etc. — you get the drift) Midwestern Friday night, the Arizona basketball team landed in Indianapolis after their flight headed for Champaign-Urbana was diverted due to weather conditions. The No. 11-ranked Wildcats were flying into town the ni...

Mike Polisky stepping down as Northwestern AD is something we can all celebrate

It’s still a week where some states’ proposals to “placate” athletes’ desire to be compensated for their work and likeness still involve schools poaching 75 percent of said athletes’ income from such things. But still, it’s fun and satisfying to mark when a school has to take a step back, admit it w...

Turns out Northwestern’s controversial new AD has close ties to a mega-donor

The calls are growing louder for Northwestern University to reconsider its decision to hire Mike Polisky as athletic director....

Why won’t Northwestern talk about their new AD?

Early this week, Northwestern University announced the hiring of Mike Polisky as Athletic Director. To date, there has been no press conference, Polisky hasn’t spoken to the media, and Deadspin’s calls and emails to both the university and the athletic department, as well as Polisky himself, have go...

The Big Ten is a joke, as Michigan is the conference’s lone hope left in the NCAA Tournament

Not only do numbers not lie, they’re also great assets when you need to prove a point....

Will the Big Ten’s 21-year national title drought end next month?

On April 3, the national championship trophy inside of the Breslin Center at Michigan State University will be old enough to drink. When that day arrives in three weeks, it will mark 21 years since the Spartans, led by Mateen Cleaves, won their last national title....

Illini look fine, say 'GG' to Huskers

Illinois hasn’t had a lot to smile about, football-wise, this season. Or most seasons, really....

Wisconsin's First Loss Of The Season Came At The Hands Of...Illinois?

Right, so none of the things that happened were actually supposed to happen. The undefeated No. 6 Badgers were supposed to dismantle 2-4 Illinois. Jonathan Taylor, the best running back in the country, was supposed to front Wisconsin’s first-rate ground game. Illinois, winless against Big Ten oppone...