Collegiate Sports
NCAA Tourney Moves on to the Sweet 16
Tweet Ohio, NC State among the surprise teams this year. The second and third rounds of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Tournament are now complete, with a pair of No. 2
March Madness: 3-Week Illness Begins
Tweet Annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament begins this week. From the first tip offs in November to the final dunks in the conference tournaments last weekend, the stage has been
College Football Teams Scramble to Fill Schedule Holes
Tweet WVU exit creates numerous scheduling headaches. University officials strongly felt that any delay in the schools exit to the Big 12 Conference would be more harmful than the $11
West Virginia’s Big East Exit is a Winner for all Involved
Tweet College sports and the money trail. hich is exactly why West Virginia’s $20 million early exit fee from the Big East Conference will prove to be chump change in
BracketBusters and the Art of College Basketball
Tweet Men’s basketball and a February weekend to remember. ESPN, which is tied to ABC with both owned by Disney, pours tens of millions of dollars into college programming each
Joe Paterno’s Death and his Penn State Legacy
Tweet Legendary coach dies on Sunday following a short battle with lung cancer. Paterno, who began coaching at Penn State 61 years ago and was the Nittany Lions’ head coach
NCAA Men’s Tournament Just 6 Weeks Away
Tweet Basketball fever has begun; March Madness will soon follow. Forget March Madness — the post-season “fever” that effects college basketball faithful has already set in as teams wrap up
No Doubt That the Crimson Tide Are No. 1
Tweet Alabama successfully makes its case by blanking LSU. Who could have seen it coming? Alabama not only avenged itself of an earlier season loss to LSU, but it shut
College Rankings? Mostly Meaningless Right Now.
Tweet College basketball is in full swing, but most schools have yet to begin conference play. That’s because teams play upwards of 14 games before getting in 16 regular season
Why the Big East Will Eventually Implode
Tweet Big East’s survival is still in doubt. This time next year, the Big East Conference may have as many as 19 teams playing basketball. That’s up from the 16
2011-12 Bowl Schedule Is Set
Tweet 35 games scheduled over 24 days. A total of 35 bowl games are on tap this season with the usual chorus of people calling for a playoff system again
Conference Championships Loom Large This Weekend
Tweet Regular season winds downs. A half dozen games will have significant bearing, with several other games having a much smaller impact. No one ever said that Division 1-A (FBS)
