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College basketball debate: Oladipo or Zeller?

College Basketball Indiana has a problem most teams would love to have. Hoosiers fans could start a lively debate trying to pick IU’s most valuable player in 2012-13. On the one hand, Cody Zeller was the natio...

11 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, Big Ten, Indiana Hoosiers

Daily March Madness Tracker: Reasons for optimism after Michigan-Michigan State

College Basketball Now that the calendar has turned to March, fans of bubble teams may be refreshing web sites of their favorite bracketologists. As college basketball’s regular season and conference tournamen...

11 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Cincinnati Bearcats, Duke Blue Devils, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, USC Trojans, Virginia Cavaliers, 2013 March Madness, 2013 NCAA Tournament projections

BYU Cougars 2013 Spring Football Preview

College Football BYU’s second season as an independent was a little rockier than the first, but the Cougars still finished the season in a bowl game. Injuries and ineffectiveness meant BYU had to start three...

11 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Independents, BYU Cougars, 2013 college football spring previews

10 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Feb. 25-March 3

College Basketball Welcome to March. College basketball’s best month has arrived, and, boy, did it deliver immediate dividends. The first full slate of games in March brought a classic individual performa...

11 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Pac-12, SEC, Cal Bears, Creighton Bluejays, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Louisville Cardinals, Ole Miss Rebels, VCU Rams, West Virginia Mountaineers

Daily March Madness Tracker: Virginia off the bubble, Gonzaga a No. 1?

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, West Coast Conference, Ohio State Buckeyes, Temple Owls, Virginia Cavaliers, 2013 March Madness, 2013 NCAA Tournament projections

College basketball debate: Who is the nation's top point guard?

College Basketball In a college basketball season marked by uncertainty, determining the nation’s top players at any position is a tall task. That starts at point guard. At midseason, we picked Trey Burke, Phi...

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Ohio Valley Conference, West Coast Conference, Louisville Cardinals, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Murray State Racers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Saint Mary's Gaels, Syracuse Orange, Texas Longhorns

Miami Hurricanes 2013 Spring Football Preview

College Football One of the youngest teams in the country may be a little closer to growing up. Miami played 21 freshmen last season, including 10 who started at least one game. That made the Hurricanes one of...

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Miami Hurricanes, 2013 college football spring previews

Cincinnati Bearcats 2013 Spring Football Preview

College Football For the fourth time since 2004, Cincinnati will begin spring practice with a new coach. Mark Dantonio, Brian Kelly and Butch Jones all put an imprint on the program despite three-year stints for ea...

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, 2013 college football spring previews

10 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Feb. 18-24

College Basketball These days, it takes a special effort to defeat Syracuse or Colorado State on their home courts. The Orange and the Rams have owned their arenas, with home winning streaks of 38 and 27 games, ...

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Mountain West, SEC, Creighton Bluejays, Georgetown Hoyas, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, New Mexico Lobos, VCU Rams

College Basketball Weekend Preview: Another classic for Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry?

College Basketball A casualty of conference realignment will be a boon for the turnstiles at the Carrier Dome. With Syracuse off to the ACC next season, Saturday’s matchup will be the second-to-last regular-se...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Georgetown Hoyas, Syracuse Orange

Top 40 College Football/Basketball Coaching Tandems

College Football For all of last week and into this week, Athlon Sports ranked football and men’s basketball coaching tandems in the power conferences. It’s a tall task recognizing excellence in both ...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners

NCAA Tournament Projections and Bubble Watch: Pac-12 adding bids

College Basketball Selection Sunday is less than a month away, and the picture for who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA Tournament is becoming more clear. In general, most of the 68 spots are fairly certain. O...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball

College basketball freshman of the year: Bennett, McLemore, Smart enter the debate

College Basketball Like just about everything else this college basketball season, the National Freshman of the Year race is a bit of a mess. A week ago, Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel could have been considered a fr...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Mountain West, Kansas Jayhawks, Oklahoma State Cowboys, UNLV Rebels

College Basketball Bracket Update: Big 12, Tourney implications for Kansas, Oklahoma State

College Basketball A wild college basketball season has an eventful week ahead of it. Entering Tuesday, 11 conferences had ties atop their leagues -- either outright ties or teams tied in the wins or losses colu...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Cincinnati Bearcats, Colorado State Rams, Georgetown Hoyas, Kansas Jayhawks, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys

Ranking the College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big Ten

College Football With college football’s spring practice and basketball’s postseason around the corner, Athlon Sports decided this would be a good time to evaluate each school’s coaching tandem. In this ...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Wisconsin Badgers

10 Amazing College Basketball Stats for Feb. 11-17

College Basketball A handful of players hit multiple milestones this week, but they weren’t necessarily the most notable numbers of the week. Creighton’s National Player of the Year contender Doug McDer...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, Florida Gators, Indiana Hoosiers, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins, Providence Friars, UCLA Bruins, Villanova Wildcats, Wisconsin Badgers

College Basketball Weekend Preview: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma in Big 12 race

College Basketball If the Big 12 goes through Kansas, the Oklahoma schools might be in good shape. A three-game losing streak for the Jayhawks has flipped the Big 12 race around, leaving the Cowboys and Sooners,...

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the ACC

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big East

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, East Carolina Pirates, Houston Cougars, Memphis Tigers, Navy Midshipmen, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, Syracuse Orange, Tulane Green Wave, UCF Knights, USF Bulls

College Basketball Bracket Update: North Carolina under pressure in first game with Duke

College Basketball Unpredictability has been the hallmark of the 2012-13 college basketball season. Just last week, TCU defeated Kansas for perhaps the biggest upset during the regular season since Chaminade def...

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big 12

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the SEC

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Pac-12

10 Amazing College Basketball Stats: Feb. 4-10

College Basketball The most important number of the week may as well be five: As in five overtimes to settle Notre Dame’s win over Louisville in the longest game since UConn and Syracuse played six OTs in the Big E...

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Miami Hurricanes, Arkansas Razorbacks, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Wisconsin Badgers

NCAA Tournament Report Card: Illinois, in or out?

College Basketball Throughout the final months of the college basketball season, Athlon Sports will take a quick snapshot of key movers in the potential NCAA field. Who's moving up? Who's moving down? Who's on the bu...

15 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini

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