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College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 2
College Football By Mitch Light Notre Dame (-3.5) at Michigan Brian Kelly’s second season at Notre Dame didn’t exactly begin as planned, with a 23–20 loss at home to South Florida. But please be advised...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cincinnati Bearcats, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Tennesee volunteers, college football predictions

Big 12 Notebook: Week 1
College Football The first week of college football action is complete in the Big 12. Here is our look at the week that was. Team of the Week — Baylor All 10 Big 12 teams won on the opening weekend, but no...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big 12, Christine Michael, Cyrus Gray, Dominique Whaley, Malcolm Williams, Robert Griffin III, baylor, Baylor Bears, Kansas, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State, Kansas State Wildcats

SEC Notebook: Week 1
College Football The first week of college football action is complete in the SEC. Here is our look at the week that was. Team of the Week — LSU The Tigers outclassed Oregon in the marquee game of the openi...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Bruce Ellington, Chris Boyd, Jordan Rodgers, Malcolm Mitchell, Trey Depriest, Vick Ballard, Alabama, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn, Auburn Tigers, LSU, LSU Tigers

Pac-12 Notebook: Week 1
College Football The first week of college football action is complete in the Pac-12. Here is our look at the week that was. Team of the Week — California Of the Pac-12’s eight wins in Week 1, only three ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Malcolm Agnew, Robert Woods, Arizona Wildcats, Cal, California Golden Bears, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal

Watch out for Cal, Miami and Cincinnati in '11-12
College Basketball Name a team from a Big Six power conference that you believe could surprise in 2011-12. Mitch Light: I believe California will emerge as the biggest threat to Arizona in the new-look Pac-12. Mi...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big East, Pac-12, Allen Crabbe, Cashmere Wright, DeQuan Jones, Dion Dixon, Jim Larranaga, Jorege Gutierrez, Malcolm Grant, Mick Cronin, Mike Montgomery, Reggie Johnson, Sean Kilpatrick, Shaquille Thomas, Yancy Gates, Cal, Cincinnati, Miami

Haith a Curious Hire by Missouri
College Basketball What was the most questionable hire of the offseason? Patrick Snow: I thought this offseason’s most curious hire was Frank Haith at Missouri. Athletic director Mike Alden was very ambitious i...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, A-10, ACC, Big 12, Brian Gregory, Frank Haith, Paul Hewitt, Dayton, George Mason, Georgia Tech, Miami, Missouri

Mike Anderson a 'slam dunk' for Arkansas
College Basketball Which offseason coaching hire do you like the most? Patrick Snow: I think the slam dunk hire of this offseason was Mike Anderson at Arkansas. He obviously knows the school and culture in Fayett...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, SEC, Summit League, Billy Gillispie, Mike Anderson, Ron Hunter, Arkansas, Georgia State, IUPUI, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas Tech

Was Billy Kennedy a good hire by Texas A&M?
College Basketball Do you like Texas A&M's decision to go with Billy Kennedy to replace Mark Turgeon? Mitch Light: I do like the Billy Kennedy hire. He might not be a household name, but the guy is a very goo...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M

Did Gary Williams Underachieve?
College Basketball In the wake of Gary Williams’ retirement, there has been considerable debate about the quality of the Maryland job as it relates to the rest of the college basketball landscape. Like most, I beli...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Maryland

Athlon's Final Four Predictions
College Basketball By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Houston — It’s the most unlikely Final Four since the NCAA Tournament expanded in 1985. We have a No. 3 seed that finished in a three-way tie for ninth pl...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Walker Gets the Point
College Basketball 1. There are four great point guards in the Final Four. Which one is your favorite? Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch): I don’t want to over-think this one. I’ve got to go with Kemba Walker, a firs...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Four Teams, Many Stories
College Basketball By Ken Davis When Jim Calhoun embarked on his career as a NCAA Division I basketball coach at Northeastern in 1972, he was 30 years old — even younger than Butler’s Brad Stevens or VCU’s ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Big Opportunity For U of A Big Man
College Basketball 1. Which Sweet 16 matchup are you most looking forward to watching? Mitch Light: There are a bunch of good ones, but I’m interested in the Duke vs. Arizona game in Anaheim. There’s star ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Ohio State: The Sweetest of the 16
College Basketball By Ken Davis So, how’s your bracket holding up? Don’t want to talk about it? I understand. I’d rather not talk about mine either, but I have no credibility without full disclosure. I ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

NFL Labor: Settlement Not Close
NFL By Ralph Vacchiano The NFL schedule for the 2011 season is still supposed to be released some time in mid-April. At the moment, though, there’s only one thing on the slate that really matter...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Intriguing Early Matchups
College Basketball 1. Which first-round (or I guess we have to call it second-round) matchup interests you the most? Mitch Light: I’m intrigued by Michigan vs. Tennessee, the 8-9 matchup in the East Region. Mic...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Ken Davis: Duke will cut down the nets
College Basketball By Ken Davis Let’s give the NCAA Tournament committee some positive feedback. That group had a rough Selection Sunday. At least they got the top four seeds right. And that wasn’t as eas...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

The Field of 68: Sunday Edition
College Basketball Final five in: Penn State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, USC, Colorado First five out: Alabama, Saint Mary’s Boston College, Harvard, UAB ACC (5) In: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, North Carolin...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Hokies are in … for now
College Basketball Final Five In: Saint Mary’s, Richmond, Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Alabama First Five out: VCU, Clemson, Penn State, Colorado State, Baylor ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida St...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Officiating Debacle at MSG
College Basketball College basketball fans and media tend to overreact to poor officiating. But we need to face the facts: It’s a very difficult sport to referee. The game has become so physical — which is a prod...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Buffs are a dangerous bubble team
College Basketball 1. Which bubble team would scare you the most as a possible first-round opponent? Mitch Light: I wouldn’t want to play Colorado — assuming CU gets in to the tournament. First of all, the Bu...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Conference Tournament Previews
College Basketball By Mitch Light ACC TOURNAMENT Favorite — North Carolina The Tar Heels have been one of the hottest teams in the nation over the past month. This team doesn’t shoot it well from the ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Jimmer Gets Nod as Player of the Year
College Basketball By Ken Davis We thought about a nationally televised awards show to pass out our trophies for the 2010-11 college basketball. But the idea ran into several problems. We believe in second ch...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Bracket Breakdown: March 3

College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Clemson Notes: Boston College picked up a huge win Tuesday night, trouncing Virginia Tech 76â...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Can SMC earn the WCC's auto bid?
College Basketball 1. Which conference tournament outside of the Big Six leagues are you most looking forward to? Mitch Light: I can’t wait for the West Coast Conference Tournament, primarily because I want to ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

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