Jason Langendorf

Kylan Boswell Scouting Report: Illinois Basketball 2025-2026 Boswell's downhill driving and defense already make him a handful, but with improved shooting he could climb into All-Big Ten territory

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3 Reasons Illinois' Brad Underwood Recruits Prizes International Recruiting It's no secret that Underwood goes harder on the international recruiting scene than any coach in college basketball – but why?

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Brad Underwood Answers How He'll Game-Plan for Former Illini Morez Johnson Jr. After Johnson jumped ship from Illinois to Michigan in the offseason, how will the Illini approach him when the Wolverines come to Champaign on Feb. 27?

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Illinois Will Beat Purdue – and the Illini Will Have Taylor Swift to Thank for It The Illini (4-1) have plenty on their side Saturday against the Boilermakers – including a 'curse' that should ensure a Swift resolution

You want hardcore, deep-dive Xs-and-Os football analysis, you say? Well, you've come to the right place, my friends.

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Why Malik Elzy Has Parted Ways With Illinois Football – and What's Next Elzy, a promising wide receiver prospect, will redshirt the remainder of 2025 and has left the Illini. What happens now?

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Illinois Coach Brad Underwood Updates Injury Status of Swingman Ty Rodgers Underwood says the Illini have no timeline for Rodgers' return from a knee injury, but he wouldn't rule out him missing the season

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Vintage win? Roman Gonzalez shows age in outpointing Hector Robles In a showcase junior bantamweight bout, Gonzalez labored but outlasted Hector Robles over 10 rounds to earn a unanimous decision at his hometown Gimnasio Alexis Arguello in Managua.

Vintage win? Roman Gonzalez shows age in outpointing Hector Robles
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Latest News on Boxing Sports: Next Fight Preview of Canelo vs. Crawford An in-depth breakdown of the Canelo vs. Crawford fight. What would a win mean for each boxer and the sport? Find out in our detailed analysis.

I polished up the old crystal ball to forecast boxing's future both in the event of a Canelo Alvarez win and in the event of a Terence Crawford triumph – and decide which is better for boxing:
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Nunez Decisions Diaz-Velez in Fight of the Year Candidate | BoxingScene Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez defeats Christopher Diaz-Velez by unanimous decision in a brilliant, back-and-forth battle to defend his junior lightweight title.

Eduardo Nunez and Christopher Diaz-Velez gave boxing fans the sort of fight that makes hanging around the sport all worth it: www.boxingscene.com/articles/how...

Why Duke Coach Manny Diaz Calls Bret Bielema and Illinois Football 'the Blueprint' Diaz says the example the Illini have set in becoming their best selves is what he is hoping to achieve in Durham

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Illinois Football Week 1 Grades vs. Western Illinois: Keep the Curve in Mind The Illini dismantled the Leathernecks – which was precisely the assignment. How did each unit fare under the circumstances?

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Best City to Visit During Illinois Basketball's 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule Here's the only list you need to consult when making your Illini-centric travel plans for the upcoming hoops season

Planning a little getaway around an Illini hoops game in the early weeks of the season? Take a look at my handy guide before booking those travel plans:

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Dude is something else

Oleksandr Usyk Next for Moses Itauma? All in Due Time | BoxingScene Moses Itauma, 20, ranked No. 1 by the WBO, is open to facing Usyk but aims for more experience first. A potential bout could materialize in 2026.

Oleksandr Usyk next for Moses Itauma? All in due time
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Nick Ball: No Backward Steps, Inside or Outside the Ring | BoxingScene Nick Ball vows to avoid any “backward steps” after war-style win over Sam Goodman, promising more relentless, action-packed fights ahead.

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Nick Ball Powers Through Stiff Challenge from Sam Goodman | BoxingScene Nick Ball digs deep to retain his WBA featherweight title via unanimous decision over Sam Goodman in a thrilling Riyadh bout.

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Filip Hrgovic Overcomes Cut, Scores Unanimous Decision Over David Adeleye | BoxingScene Filip Hrgovic sustains a nasty cut early but dominates David Adeleye, dropping him in Round 8 and winning via wide unanimous decision in Riyadh.

Filip Hrgovic returns with convincing points win over David Adeleye
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Reign Man: Moses Itauma Shows No Limits in TKO of Dillian Whyte | BoxingScene Moses Itauma overwhelms Dillian Whyte in under two minutes with brutal counters and body shots to earn a first-round TKO in Riyadh.

I wrote a bunch of boxing last night. Here was the biggie:

Reign man? Moses Itauma shows no limits in TKO of Dillian Whyte
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ESPN's Paul Finebaum Issues Outlandish Promise While Belittling Big Ten Finebaum, who has recent history with Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, said he will be 'leaving the country' if the SEC doesn't win the national title

This one is courtesy of my boy. (Yes, I'm quite proud.) Best thing he's written yet, in my opinion:

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AP Top 25 College Football Poll: The Experts Are Ready to Believe in Illinois In the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, the Illini were validated by a panel of writers across the country with a No. 12 ranking

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Illinois Football Offers Class of 2027 Offensive Tackle Davis Seaman Seaman, a 6-foot-5, 265-pound blocker from Columbus, Ohio, announced that he had received an offer from the Illini on Saturday

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How Did Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic Pack on 27 Pounds? Call It the Fletch Flex Spindly no more, Ivisic is the latest Illini hooper to transform his body under strength coach Adam Fletcher's increasingly renowned regimen

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Three-Star Forward Landon Davis Commits to Illinois: How He Fits A 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward from Waukee (Iowa) Northwest, Davis provides two Brad Underwood staples: shooting and positional size

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Illinois Football Q&A: Kamden Lopati Wants to Set the Standard for His Class Lopati, a four-star quarterback who signed with Illinois on Sunday, discusses his recruitment, Illini football and family

Illinois Football Q&A: Kamden Lopati Wants to Set the Standard for His Class
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Four-Star 2026 Guard Ethan Brown Commits to Illinois Basketball Brown, a 6-foot-4 shooter from Rolla, Missouri, accepted a scholarship offer from the Illini on Wednesday

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Artur Beterbiev asks Dmitry Bivol of a trilogy bout: ‘How old do I have to be?’ Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol have already combined to stage two hugely important light heavyweight unification bouts, and now a trilogy fight seems to be materializing – just not fast enough for B...

Artur Beterbiev asks Dmitry Bivol of a trilogy bout: ‘How old do I have to be?’ My story:
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Illinois' Will Riley Selected by Washington Wizards in 2025 NBA Draft Riley, the 2024-25 Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year, was selected by the Wizards with the No. 21 overall pick

Who knew? Not the experts. Will Riley hung tough where he had been projected to go in Wednesday's NBA Draft all along. My story:
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Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis Selected by Miami Heat in 2025 NBA Draft Jakucionis, who slipped to the Heat with the No. 20 overall pick, is the first one-and-done NBA player in program history

It took longer than expected, but Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis finally heard his name called at Wednesday's NBA Draft. My story:
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