Hope and joy, difficulty and dark have battled for his heart over these past six weeks, at once giving him more than he could ever imagine and threatening to rob him of everything he would ever want. @IlliniMBB
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"He works incredibly hard, just because he wants to see his team win."
That's the word on @IlliniMBB star freshman Kasparas Jakucionis, who could help lead the #Illini to a second straight Sweet 16.
The story from @JoeyWright2000:
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With tonight’s loss to Baylor, the illustrious career of Coleman Hawkins will likely come to an end (barring NIT/Crown participation)
🔷3-time Big Ten Champion
🔶 only Brad recruit to stay 4 yrs
🔷 heart of the #illini
Legend. Can’t wait to see what he does at the next level🫡
ESPN announces Around The Horn will be coming to an end after 23 years & almost 5,000 eps. The kids these days don’t know how important & comforting it was to have ATH and PTI every day from 5-6pm. Congrats to @tonyreali on a great run
PS: fitting to announce on Ash Wednesday
10 signs you're doing well in life:
1. You have a roof over your head.
2. You ate today.
3. You have a good heart.
4. You care for others.
5. You have clean water.
6. Someone loves you.
7. You try to do better.
8. You have clean clothes.
9. You have dreams.
10. You’re breathing.
“You don’t get down when things go wrong. You dig in and get tougher. Your whole life’s gonna be adversity. Learn how to deal with it.”
This clip from Vice’s “Pitino: Red Storm Rising” gives an inside look at how Rick Pitino gets through to his guys:
Quick, rough count of basketball teams in each class.
4A: 141
3A: 149
2A: 185
1A: 243
41 of the 149 in 3A are in Chicago. Do we need cutoff tweaks to even this out? Moving 3A down from 650 to 500 would add 60 teams to 3A. Moving 2A down to 200 adds about 85 schools to 2A.