David Roth

might wanna frame this.

breaking TV records, AGAIN 🙌 🔥 all 44 games on national TV 🔥 most national TV games in franchise history 🔥 most national TV games for a single team in WNBA

Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia— AOC: Wah wah wah. We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. Republicans have fought for partisan gerrymanders across the United States of America. And these are the rules that they have set. And so if the Republican Party wanted to start this, they did this in North Carolina. They drew out three Democratic members of Congress in North Carolina. They did it in Texas. What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over, doesn’t fight, and takes everything sitting down. And what they’re mad at right now is that we are here in a new day. And we have been asking the Democratic Party to stand up and fight, and now they did—and now the Republican Party doesn’t like the fact that they are fighting against someone who actually will stand up for the American people. So if Republicans decide that they would like to revisit a ban on partisan gerrymandering, I welcome them. We have the bill right here to end this all today. But they don’t want to, because they like pursuing and continuing to enact an unfair electoral landscape. And so we have an obligation to defend ourselves.

RFK Jr: “President Trump has a different way of calculating percentages. If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction." We’re living in the dumbest timeline

Wizards rookie Will Riley last 4 games tape Who does he remind you of?

Illinois just lost a game that they had 7 KILLS in. This is a massive outlier. 👇🏼 Mike Brey calls them KILLS. Tony Bennett calls them GAPS. Bruce Weber calls them SHUTOUTS. Buzz Williams calls them TURKEYS. If you're looking for a defensive stat that is arguably the most PREDICTIVE stat in basketball, it's 3 STOPS IN A ROW. This isn't a stat you'll find on NBA.com or basketballreference.com but according to Mike Brey, who religiously tracked 3 stops in a row, win % is ~ 90% when you accomplish this 7 TIMES in a game. Build your defense around stringing together consecutive stops. This allows for better scoring opportunities, gives you the ability to micro manage your defense during the game and most importantly provides a ton of ENERGY.

the out coaching narrative is gonna go crazy but Illinois missed 8 shots at the rim, UConn only took 5 at the rim. Illinois had at least 4 3s rim out, UConn had at least 3 3 bank in. Sometimes it’s just the way the ball bounces.

🟠🔵🏀 Here we go. Tomorrow night, the beloved Illinois fighting Illini take on the UCONN Huskies. If we win to advance to the championship, whomever likes, is following, reposts, will be entered into a random drawing for this Topps Chrome KJ rookie auto. ILL

Illinois’ +63 in the second half is the fourth-highest point differential in the history of the NCAA tournament.

.@JayBilas compares Illinois' Keaton Wagler to Tyrese Haliburton 🔥 (via @RichEisenShow)

Illinois vs. UConn Final Four line opened at -1.5 and moved to -2.5. Makinen's metrics suggest Illinois should be at least a -3.5 favorite. Since 2015, bettors moving lines in Final Four games have gone 13-1 SU and 9-5 ATS.

Dear Mother — The Cougars of Houston are behind us. It was a brutal, close quarters fight, a true test of strength and will, more akin to a brawl than a battle. On their turf, we prevailed. A familiar foe awaits us on the other side of today… we march on. I-L-L — KB

Mirk is hilarious man.

For the second time in three years, WE ARE ELITE.

Still rocks

Love this from #Illini head coach Brad Underwood - asked if he has any issue/finds it unfair to have to play Houston IN Houston in the Sweet 16. "I could care less... I'm an old JUCO ball coach. I drove on 16 passenger fans. I drove from Dodge City, Kansas to Mesa, Arizona for a basketball game... If you had told me back then that I'm getting to coach basketball in the Sweet 16 and play Houston - I would sign up for it, I would crawl to get there." Says regardless of where the game is, Illinois would/will need to play well to beat the Cougars. (Video from NCAA)

Keaton Wagler AP First-Team All-Big Ten AP Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Was there ever a doubt?

Brad Underwood on Illinois' loss to Michigan: "They took the belt off and beat our behinds with it" 😳

#Illini Underwood after Michigan loss: "They took the belt off and beat our behinds with it. If you like that too much, then you should probably go to the rec center and play." What he needs from his leaders: "Leadership. Nastiness, toughness, defending..." "Kylan Boswell can do everything Yaxel can do. It's my job to get him to go do it."