Mock draft 3.0: Trading no. 1 pick gives Bears clear direction for draft night
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Photo by Chris Sweda
Photo by Aidan McGuire Sophomore forward Taijon Barry goes for a shot in Tuesday’s game against Morton College. By Aidan McGuire, News Editor After a thrilling week, the MV men’s basketball team beat rival Prairie State 95-75 on Thursday to win the conference championship. With Prairie State as their only conference loss, the Cyclones were looking for redemption. But the stakes were even higher, as the Pioneers were also vying…
Photo by Aidan McGuire Sophomore guard/forward Aden Edebali lines up a shot in Tuesday’s game against Morton College. By Aidan McGuire, News Editor A blowout loss. A redemption win. A record surpassed. The final week of the season for the Moraine Valley women’s basketball team had it all. On Tuesday, the Cyclones lost 100-57 at home against Morton College as they struggled to maintain control of the ball. Two days…
Photo by Chicago Tribune Former Bears star Devin Hester deserves to be in the NFL Hall of Fame. To think Devin Hester isn’t the greatest NFL returner of all time is blasphemous. Yet his name was not on the list when the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was announced on NFL honors night just before the Super Bowl. Hester should be in, but the Hall of Fame…
Photo by Nick Stulga Sophomore Kobe Adams goes for a shot in Thursday’s game against Prairie State, which ended in a tight loss. By Mohammed Jbara, Freelance Contributor Time is of the essence. Nowhere is that more true than in a college basketball game. With just a minute remaining in Thursday’s game against Elgin, MV sophomore guard Kobe Adams hit a dagger three, giving the Cyclones a slight edge over…
With a historic moment of two Black quarterbacks, complicated coaching connections, maybe the NFL’s first flawless team, and the game’s biggest star, Super Bowl LVII, which has the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles, has more than a couple wild storylines to go with it. This year’s Super Bowl will be the first in NFL history to have two Black starting QBs, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.…
Photo by Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune After a 3-14 season, the Bears finished dead last in the league in passing, with a defense that was ripped to shreds after the departure of Robert Quinn and Roquan Smith. The Bears are in a tight spot. General manager Ryan Poles has a lot of work to do. Not only does he have nine picks in the upcoming draft, but he also has…
Photo by Mike Kane By Mohammed Jbara, Freelance Contributor Moraine Valley’s new head coach, Mike Kane, isn’t exactly new to Moraine. Kane first coached for Moraine from 2014-2016, 31 years after playing in the minors in the Boston Red Sox system. He was drafted out of Harry S Truman College in Chicago in the 2nd round, according to his profile on Baseball Reference. Kane first coached for Moraine as an…