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Edey, Purdue rally past Illinois for outright Big Ten title
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Zach Edey had 28 points and eight rebounds as No. 3 Purdue rallied in the second half to beat No. 12 Illinois 77-71 on Tuesday night, becoming the first team in 17 years to win consecutive outright Big Ten regular-season championships. Fletcher Loyer added 16 points for the Boilermakers (27-3, 16-3), who […]
Continue readingZach Edey cashes first career 3 as Purdue rolls Indiana
Naturally, he delivered. The reigning national player of the year had 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and the first 3-pointer of his career while leading No. 2 Purdue to a 79-59 victory over archrival Indiana. “I’m the best shooter in the country,” he said jokingly when asked about the 3. “It was […]
Continue readingPurdue’s Zach Edey hits 2,000 career points in win over Rutgers
The senior, who scored 26 points to surpass 2,000 for his collegiate career, called it just another accomplishment. Beating Rutgers on the road on Sunday? That gave the big Canadian center a much better feeling after he led the No. 2 Boilermakers to a tough 68-60 win over the Scarlet Knights. “I’d be lying if […]
Continue readingReed Sheppard, D.J. Wagner and more players following in some large footsteps
As the Most Outstanding Player of the 1998 NCAA tournament shuffled toward the KFC YUM! Center for his alma mater’s matchup at Louisville, dozens of Kentucky fans pulled him aside and held up their phones. “Hey, look at that, son!” one father told his child after he snapped a selfie. “You just took a picture […]
Continue readingDespite playoff loss, Sean McVay ‘so proud’ of special Rams team
More Teams. More Games. The Lions hold on for a 24-23 win over the Rams in the wild-card round, giving Detroit its first playoff win since 1991. (0:22) DETROIT — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay stood at the podium at Ford Field on Sunday night, still in disbelief that his team’s season had ended […]
Continue readingRashee Rice stars in Chiefs’ victory despite subzero temperature
More Teams. More Games. Chiefs strike first as Patrick Mahomes lobs one to Rashee Rice for an opening-drive touchdown. (0:25) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice is from Dallas and played in college at SMU, so he’s never played a game in weather remotely approaching that from Saturday night’s Kansas City Chiefs […]
Continue readingBurnley co-owner J.J. Watt slams ‘disgraceful’ Luton goal
The NFL legend was incensed after a lengthy VAR check failed to rule out Carlton Morris‘ stoppage-time goal, despite vociferous Burnley appeals that their goalkeeper James Trafford had been fouled by Luton striker Elijah Adebayo. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “I’m new to this ownership thing, so if I get fined by […]
Continue reading#AskLoogs talks players on the rise
As always, make sure to use the hashtag #AskLoogs to get in on our discussion. I’ll answer fan questions on player rankings and scouting each Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. ET on Twitter, with the five best making it to this weekly mailbag, but you can send questions in any time and I’ll get to as […]
Continue readingShades of Brady: Pats’ Stidham 7th QB selected
Stidham, the 133rd overall selection, was the seventh quarterback picked overall, following Kyler Murray (first overall, Cardinals), Daniel Jones (sixth, Giants), Dwayne Haskins (15th, Redskins), Drew Lock (42nd, Broncos), Will Grier (100th, Panthers) and Ryan Finley (104th, Bengals). That’s similar to Brady, the 199th overall pick of the 2000 draft who saw six quarterbacks — […]
Continue readingColts’ Michael Pittman clears protocol, will play vs. Raiders
The news comes one week after Pittman cleared the requirements only to revert back to the protocol Saturday after experiencing a relapse of concussion symptoms following his arrival in Atlanta for a game against the Falcons. It was an odd set of circumstances, with the Colts preparing for the game under the assumption they would […]
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