Michael Berns

Southern California native. @UofIllinois alum. @UICLaw grad. Civil rights attorney.

[Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @realmadriden]

👋 Welcome, Mourinho 👋

[Michael Berns @MichaelBerms]

@TomFornelli College football 👇🏼

[bill hofheimer @bhofheimer_espn]

The annual seventh round @MelKiperESPN retrospective is always a fun highlight.

This is Mel's 43rd #NFLDraft for ESPN. His career stats are incredible, and he is such a big reason why this event is as popular as it is today. A true Draft OG.

[Michael Berns @MichaelBerms]

I’ll love you forever 🔸🔹

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Illinois freshman guard Keaton Wagler – ranked No. 5 in ESPN's Top 100 – has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, his agency ProMondo Sports tells me and @JeremyWoo. Wagler led the 28-9 Fighting Illini to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.

[Bob Zuppke @BobZuppke]

I am very sad

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Never take for granted hearing our name called on this special Sunday! SIX YEARS IN A ROW we’ve been invited to participate in this great American tradition. Fired up to see our guys DANCING! Let’s make ‘em feel us, Illini! #ILL 🔶🔷🏀

[Michael Berns @MichaelBerms]

Another big ten tourney game, another game dominated by refs. Pure trash

[Michael Berns @MichaelBerms]

Tomi is unplayable

[Matt Zenitz @mzenitz]

Notre Dame is expected to hire Illinois defensive coordinator Aaron Henry as a co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach, sources tell @CBSSports.

Has been a key figure in Illinois posting 19 wins the last two seasons, the winningest two-year run in school history.

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

It's so discouraging how Chicago Bears management is dead set on eventually building a new stadium that will be entirely indoors—against the will of so many fans.

Win or lose, this is beautiful. This is how football should be played in the winter.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Quick handshake between Ben Johnson and Matt LaFleur 👀

(📺 Prime)

[Michael Berns @MichaelBerms]

This defense sucks and has all season long. Aaron Henry’s last game 🙏🏼.

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Kings of the North 👑

[Michael Berns @MichaelBerms]

Wtf just happened. #lions

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

11 months in and he's still trying to blame everything on Biden.

[Michael Berns @MichaelBerms]

Soft

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

Some pregame scenes. Army has raised a banner to honor Mike Krzyzewski, class of ’69.