It started with a free class when Madelyn Kaufman was 5 years old, and has since grown into a years-long passion of training ...

Grinding for Magi Class in Anime Fighting Simulator: Endless can feel overwhelming. You see players earning passive yen and climbing ranks while you’re stuck training — and that frustration is real.

When Bret Bielema took over at Illinois in December 2020, the Fighting Illini hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in nine years and had signed just three top-50 recruiting classes in the previous decade.