The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: Jan. 24, 2025 – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Detroit Lions star receiver Jameson Williams won’t be facing any league discipline after an October 2024 incident in which he was pulled over with an unlicensed gun, per the Detroit Free Press.  Williams faced arrest on a gun charge after being pulled over on Oct. 8, 2024, where he and his brother had two handguns […]

LeBron James has been among Caitlin Clark’s biggest supporters in her rookie year, and after a big night for the Indian Fever star, he took to social media to address her critics directly with a four-word message.  Clark scored a career-high 31 points and 12 assists in Indiana’s final regular-season matchup against the Chicago Sky […]