Blake Lawrence, former Husker linebacker and current Co-founder/CEO of the athlete marketing platform Opendorse, joined Alex Roux in New York City at the Hashtag Sports conference to discuss his path from Big Ten athlete to entrepreneur. Lawrence also shared how connections and experiences playing at Nebraska helped him build a company that has grown from Lincoln-based startup to national leader in the sports industry.

Two former Big Ten Basketball players - Ohio State's Jae'Sean Tate (3:30-33:50) and Michigan's Stu Douglass (34:16-end)- joined the show and reflected on their playing careers, discussed their current hoop lives and previewed their upcoming participation in The Basketball Tournament on a squad with mostly Big Ten players.

A pair of former four-year Big Ten basketball players joined the show as Dakota Mathias (3:30-19:33) and Bryant McIntosh (20:50) discussed their preparations for the pros, their college careers, their mutual training regimen in an Indiana barn and more.

Michigan head coach John Beilein announced that he will be returning to Ann Arbor to coach next season and won't be heading to the NBA after interviewing with the Detroit Pistons.

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It's an all-Wisconsin episode as former Wisconsin forwards Brian Butch (3:39-42:15) and Duje Dukan (43:09-1:15:30) joined the show to reflect on their respective eras in Madison. Butch hopped on first and discussed playing in the McDonald's All-American Game with LeBron James, his evolution into an All-Big Ten player at Wisconsin, the 2003-2008 seasons, Bo Ryan stories and more.

Then, Dukan joined the show and chatted about his role on back-to-back Final Four teams in 2014-15, that special squad's development as a group, his childhood days as a Chicago Bulls ball boy and some Bo Ryan stories of his own.

BTN basketball analyst Robbie Hummel breaks down the Big Ten basketball picture after the players made their decisions about entering the 2018 NBA Draft or coming back for another season.

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Ohio State baseball beats Michigan in the elimination game on Friday in a 5-3 victory.

The Top 5 Plays from the diamond on Day 2 of the 2018 Big Ten Baseball Tournament.

Evan Warden delivers a walk-off single in the 9th to push Purdue past Michigan, 5-4 and the Boilermakers advance to play Saturday.

Former Illinois QB Juice Williams joined the show in-studio to discuss what he's been up to post-football (3:10), his athletic upbringing in Chicago (13:48), his Rose Bowl run at Illinois(20:52) and more.