Dave Eminian
Sports Columnist at Peoria Journal Star
PJS sports columnist; Rivermen (40 yrs), BU hoops & Chiefs beats. Rivermen HOF inductee. Stories, pics, vids on https://t.co/LIJJPNUIs3. Go Browns/Indians
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5 days ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian |Adam Duvall |Wes Huett
We chose our top four Bradley men's basketball players of all time. We considered college and professional careers, awards, and statistics. We want your choices. Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Bradley basketball? Set against the sweeping views of South Dakota’s Black Hills, the carved faces of Mount Rushmore have endured for nearly a century.
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1 week ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Dave Eminian
PEORIA — Demarion Burch knows he'll need to rise to a major leadership role for the Bradley men's basketball team in the 2025-26 season. He'll have no problem reaching that level, if his feat on the court is any indicator. AdvertisementThe hugely talented 6-foot-4 junior guard put on a show Tuesday at the end of a session for elementary school kids in Bradley coach Brian Wardle's summer instructional camp at Renaissance Coliseum.
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1 week ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian
The Illinois football program added to its Class of 2026 talent pool Wednesday when Texas safety Isaiah Williams committed. Williams, a three-star prospect from Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall is ranked No. 56 at the safety position for Class of 2026 recruits by 247Sports and No. 83 overall in Texas. His pile of more than 30 offers included finalists Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Ohio State, LSU, Utah and Oregon State, but he eventually chose Illinois.
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1 week ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian
The Illinois football program added to an already highly ranked 2026 recruiting class Wednesday with a commitment from a four-star offensive lineman. Kai Pritchard, a lineman from Donovan Catholic High School in New Jersey, announced his decision to play for Illinois. Pritchard is rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, and had a wealth of offers, including majors Rutgers, Boston College, Duke, Penn State, Kentucky, Maryland, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Tennessee and West Virginia.
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1 week ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian
PEORIA — Brian Riedel nearly won a championship ring with the Peoria Rivermen in the 2017-18 SPHL season. The Rivermen fell short in the finals that season, but the former Rivermen athletic trainer has more than made up for it, earning his second Stanley Cup ring with the Florida Panthers while serving as the NHL champion's assistant athletic trainer. The Rivermen have a second tie to the Florida champs, as well.
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