Schlabach: "The Blind Side" offers coaches a shot at acting on the big screen

Director John Lee Hancock wanted authenticity in his film "The Blind Side." He got it when a handful of coaches played themselves in some of the movie's prominent scenes.

...file photo, Louisville's Earl Clark (5...half of an NCAA Midwest regional men's college basketball tournament semifinal game...

...file photo, Louisville's Terrence Williams grabs...half of an NCAA Midwest regional men's college basketball tournament semifinal game...

Schlabach: Taking the conference challenge to the gridiron

What if the NCAA expanded its conference challenges in basketball to the football field? Who comes out on top?

Schlabach: Ranking the hardest, easiest nonconference schedules

Which teams are taking the nonconference hard road this season? Which ones have a soft landing? Mark Schlabach examines the schedules.

Jackets coach wants apology from congressman

Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt is demanding an apology from a congressman who was quoted as suggesting that former Yellow Jacket Thaddeus Young wasn't fit to attend college.

PER Diem: Looking at some free-throw figures reinforces Lakers pick

Six reasons that reinforce Hollinger's selection of which team will win the NBA Finals.

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Arizona's Jordan Hill stretches...practice at the NCAA Midwest Regional men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March...

...half of an NCAA men's college basketball game against Mississippi...

Schlabach: Tebow changes the way he plays QB

Tim Tebow is already a college football legend. This spring, Florida is changing the way he plays quarterback.

Schlabach: Way-too-early Top 25 Part 3

With spring practices over, and the start of the season less than four months away, it's time to take a look at the revised way-too-early 2009 Top 25.

Schlabach: Breaking down the latest Top 25's bowl chances

The revised Top 25 is out, but which teams are the legit contenders for BCS bowl games?

Perry of 1955-56 NCAA champion Dons dies

Hal Perry, who teamed with Bill Russell and K.C. Jones on San Francisco's back-to-back NCAA champions in the 1950s, has died. He was 75.

Schlabach: McElroy ready to take the reins at Alabama

Greg McElroy is no stranger to pressure. The expected starting quarterback for Alabama this season knows how to handle the pressure.

Schlabach: Twelve biggest spring developments

Which programs found starting quarterbacks? How is Oklahoma's rebuilt offensive line looking? Did ND rediscover its running game? Here are the top 12 developments from spring practice.