In an emotional moment, Thad Matta revealed that JJ Sullinger recently donated a kidney to his former Ohio State teammate Terence Dials. “Maybe the greatest thing that I’ve ever seen in my coaching career ... that’s what coaching is about.”

Congratulations and welcome to the UC Athletics Hall of Fame, Bob Huggins! #Bearcats | @GoBearcatsMBB

The Bob Huggins annoucement has brought me more grief and tears than I would have ever thought. So I decided to pour my thoughts into an open letter to the man who always made me feel special. Please share & like in an effort to get this to him. Thank you.

Legendary College Basketball coach Bob Huggins is “living with a progressive cognitive condition that has begun to affect his memory and aspects of his daily life,” Cincinnati announced ahead of his induction into the school's Hall of Fame this weekend🙏 on3.com/news/cincinnati-prov…

Fake field goal. Droegemueller runs it to the endzone🏈💨 #GoNecks | #OneGoal | #ECI

JEREMIAH SMITH TIES THE RECORD 😤🔥

Amar'e Stoudemire made $161 million playing basketball. He just finished police academy at 43 for a job where rookie cops in Miami-Dade start around $58K a year, which is about a quarter of what the Knicks paid him for one game. Once you hear how he grew up, it might be the least surprising career move in sports. His dad died of a heart attack when he was 12. His mom was in and out of prison for petty theft and forgery, and every time her life got turned upside down, his did too. By the time he graduated, he'd bounced between five high schools in two states, six different times. Transcript problems from all that moving cost him most of a freshman season and then a full year of eligibility. He didn't even start playing organized basketball until he was 14. A few of the people who kept him on track weren't family. His AAU coach took him in, a minister helped, and so did a local cop named Burney Hayes, who let him crash at his place sometimes. All the moving left him with two full high school seasons. That was enough for Phoenix to take him 9th overall in 2002, the only high schooler picked in the first round that year, and he beat out Yao Ming for Rookie of the Year. He made six All-Star teams, had microfracture surgery on both knees, signed a $99.7 million deal in New York, and got inducted into the Hall of Fame two months ago. He also owned a piece of a pro team in Jerusalem. Nobody would've said a word if he'd just enjoyed the money. So at 43 he signed up for a 10½-month academy and told SI parts of it were as tough as anything in the NBA. He walked out with an award for what he gave his class. His uncle, cousin and sister were already in law enforcement, and when they asked him on career day what he wanted to be, he said cop. He's joining Miami-Dade Schools Police, the department that actually works the hallways. Some kid in Miami is going to switch schools for the third time this year, and the officer at the door will be a 6'10" Hall of Famer who did it six times.

Ronald Reagan was the first U.S. president to have been divorced. His first marriage, to actress Jane Wyman, ended when she left. His second marriage, to Nancy, lasted 52 years. In 1971, while Reagan was Governor of California, his oldest son Michael was preparing to get married. Reagan could not attend the wedding, so he sent a letter. It was personal advice from a father who had seen how difficult marriage could be and had learned what it took to make one last. He told Michael that marriage was about to become one of the most important relationships in his life, and that what it became would depend on what he was willing to put into it. He warned against the attitude that a man could do whatever he wanted as long as his wife didn’t find out. Once trust begins to disappear, something important disappears with it. Reagan believed many people who said marriage didn’t work were the same people who had put the least effort into making it work. You generally get back what you put in. If you give only half of yourself, you shouldn’t expect everything in return. He acknowledged there would be moments of temptation. But real strength, he said, wasn’t about proving how many women a man could attract. It was about choosing one woman and continuing to love her through an entire lifetime. Cheating was easy. Remaining loving, interesting, faithful, and committed required more character. He told Michael that if he truly loved his wife, he would never deliberately embarrass her by flirting with another woman or giving her a reason to wonder where he had been. He reminded his son that he knew what it was like to grow up in an unhappy home, and that he now had a chance to create something different. One of the simplest pleasures of marriage, Reagan wrote, was coming home after a long day and knowing that someone you love is waiting, simply happy to hear you walk through the door. He ended with a short piece of advice: tell your wife “I love you” at least once a day. He added that it really does help. Those words came from a man who understood that a marriage needs to be cared for. Love and loyalty had to be shown through everyday actions. Reagan made sure Nancy knew she mattered to him. At home, away from the presidency, he was a husband and a father who deeply loved his family.

NEW: Penn State head coach Matt Campbell mentions Texas and Ohio State in a message to recruits: "This is College Football Town, USA. We are not living in Austin, Texas, or Columbus, Ohio, where you’re just part of it. We are it." (via @revalf1) on3.com/news/matt-campbell-s…

The Minnesota Vikings have allowed just 3 offensive touchdowns in the last 4 weeks, the fewest in the NFC North. Brian Flores has this defense playing at an elite level. #SKOL

Colorado College is cutting athletics spending. Cleveland State eliminated three sports. Purdue Fort Wayne cut two. Bryn Athyn eliminated all 11. Meanwhile, Sonoma State is bringing athletics BACK after eliminating it. College athletics is facing a fascinating contradiction. For some institutions, athletics is an expense they can no longer afford. For others, it’s an enrollment strategy they can’t afford to lose. The question isn’t simply what athletics costs. It’s what the institution loses without it.

😳 Coastal Carolina will wear these “Back to the 90’s” uniforms Friday vs. Appalachian State at 8 pm on ESPN2 if you want to see for yourself

WIU Women’s Basketball will serve as Grand Marshals for the 2026 Homecoming Parade after capturing the OVC regular-season and tournament championships and earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, on the Macomb Square.