The daily pitch from Sports Editor : May 13, 2026

May 13—➜ who are taking part in this week's NBA draft combine.

➜ with the No. 5 pick.

➜ . Woo has Stojakovic going to the Houston Rockets with the 53rd overall pick and the Chicago Bulls taking Boswell, a Champaign native, with the 56th pick.

years since the Illinois men's basketball program has had three players selected in the NBA draft. The Charlotte Hornets took with the fifth overall pick of the 1990 draft, while the two other Illini went off the board in the second round: with the 41st pick to the Atlanta Hawks and with the 42nd pick to the Denver Nuggets. This year's NBA draft is set for June 23-24, with the first round on June 23 and the second round on June 24.

➜ . Mahomet-Seymour senior and Ball State signee begins her defense of the 400-meter dash state title on Wednesday. Watch out for Rantoul standout hurdler at this meet, too.

➜ . Field events start at 2 p.m. and running events begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in Catlin, with 14 area teams competing for a shot to reach next week's state meet in Charleston.

➜ . Centennial, Champaign Central, Danville and Urbana vie for Big 12 honors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in Bloomington.

➜ Anthony Rizzo, Caleb Williams and Dick Butkus.

➜ "60 Days In."

➜ my fishing line snapping.