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Brey in the hunt for Coach of the Year

College Basketball By Ken Davis March is upon us. The clock is ticking toward Selection Sunday, and Championship Week — with all those tournament trophies up for grabs — is about to commence. Along with t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Henson's Heels cruising into March
College Basketball ACC (4) In: Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Boston College, Clemson Notes: North Carolina and Duke are the only teams that are secure. Boston College’s...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Smith: Everybody's All-American
College Basketball 1. If the season ended today, who are your five first-team All-Americans? Mitch: I’ll go with a frontline of Jared Sullinger from Ohio State and Derrick Williams from Arizona and a three-guar...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Winners & Losers from big week of hoops
College Basketball By Ken Davis So much happened in the world of college basketball this past week, the thought of highlighting just one story didn’t seem to make sense. Instead, we are going to look back — a...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Jenkins Shooting Dores Up the Bracket
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Clemson Notes: North Carolina and Duke are the only teams that are secure. Clemson dropped ou...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Most Underrated?
College Basketball 1. Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor has become the poster child for an underrated player. Who is else is getting overlooked nationally? Mitch Light: Maryland is having a down year, so I don’t think ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Panthers Surviving Without Gibbs
College Basketball By Ken Davis Injuries are a part of any college basketball season, but the magnifying glass comes out when top teams lose players in February. This is the time of year when coaches find themsel...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Let the (Labor) Games Begin
NFL By Ralph Vacchiano It was another thrilling finish in what has become a string of remarkable Super Bowls. Three of the last four have been decided on the final drive. There hasn’t been a rea...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Young Pack Will Be Back
NFL By Charean Williams The good news for the Green Bay Packers is they won another Lombardi Trophy. The better news is the Packers are the second-youngest team in the league. They could be con...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Hoyas Making A Move
College Basketball ACC (6) In: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Maryland, Miami Notes: North Carolina and Duke are the only teams that are secure. C...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Will the Tide Roll into the NCAA Tournament?
College Basketball 1. Will Alabama make the NCAA Tournament? Mitch Light: Never thought I would say this after the Tide lost to Seton Hall, Iowa and St. Peter’s in a four-day stretch in November at the Paradise...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Marshall Plan Working at UNC
College Basketball By Ken Davis The online message boards focusing on North Carolina basketball became very active Friday when news broke that point guard Larry Drew had walked away from the Tar Heels without exp...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

The Right QB at the Right Time
NFL By Charean Williams Brett who? It didn’t take Aaron Rodgers long to make Packers fans forget Brett Favre. With a Super Bowl victory, Rodgers can do what Favre did only once in 16 seasons ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Bracket Breakdown: Feb. 3 Edition
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Clemson, Maryland, Miami Notes: No change in the ACC this week. Virginia boosted its profile ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Big Ben Still Has Plenty To Prove
NFL By Ralph Vacchiano DALLAS — Ben Roethlisberger, with two Super Bowl rings at the tender age of 28, is already on the fast tract to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A third ring would make the v...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Red Storm Rising
College Basketball 1. What team had the best weekend in college basketball? Mitch Light: I’ll go with St. John’s, which beat Duke with surprising ease at Madison Square Garden. It was obviously a big win for ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

'Rebuilding' Year Going Well at Louisville
College Basketball By Ken Davis I can’t get these words out of my head. Louisville coach Rick Pitino actually told me this during an interview in early September: “We know we’re rebuilding somewhat, and I t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Smith and the Devils are a No. 1 Seed
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Maryland, Miami Notes: Miami lost a great opportunity on Wednesday night, losing at home to ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Driver Relishes Packers' Playoff Run
NFL By Charean Williams Donald Driver couldn’t wait for this day, but he didn’t have a choice. It took the Packers receiver 35 years, 12 NFL seasons and 188 NFL games to make his first Super Bo...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Joseph and the Horns Make a Statement
College Basketball 1. Which team had the most impressive win of the weekend? Nathan Rush: Texas’ unbelievable come-from-behind win at Kansas was easily the biggest victory of the weekend. The Longhorns en...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Playoff Success Defines a Quarterback
NFL By Ralph Vacchiano Aaron Rodgers was Jay Cutler once. Maybe not quite as hated, certainly not by other players, but there was a time when nobody was sure what or who he really was. It w...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Calhoun Leaning On Talented Freshmen
College Basketball By Ken DavisThe puppies are growing up.We’re talking about the freshmen at Connecticut. And, when you consider all the ramifications, it might be one of the biggest stories of the college basketball...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

All He Does Is Win Games
NFL By Charean WilliamsWhere there’s Big Ben, there’s a way.Somehow, someway Ben Roethlisberger manages to find a way to win in the postseason. In his seventh season, Roethlisberger already has won tw...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Hamilton, Horns are a 3-Seed
College Basketball  ACC (6)In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia TechWorth a Mention: MarylandNotes: It was a great eight-day period for Florida State, with home wins over Duke an...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Dynasty Over? Think Again.
NFL By Ralph VacchianoWhen the house fell on the Wicked Witch of the East early in The Wizard of Oz, everybody knew what that meant. She was dead and there was lots of singing and dancing (at least until ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

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