What's a better sports day: Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament or Conference Championship Sunday?

...the highest levels in form of Conference Championship Sunday. This year's should be a doozy: the Cardinals are a great story, Donovan McNabb is playing for his legacy, and Steelers vs. Ravens is going...

January 12: Who's now the favorite in college basketball?

The focus of the sporting week for most people will be prep for Eagles/Cardinals and Ravens/Steelers this Sunday, but with conference play getting fired up in college hoops, we gotta...

How do the ten BCS Title games so far rank out?

TEN YEARS OF BCS TITLE GAMES, AND YOU GOTTA GO WITH TEXAS VS. USC AS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT? What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Interesting: "BCS" is...

Ball State vs. Tulsa should be fun, eh?

...fun is this GMAC Bowl going to be? Ball State and Tulsa love to hang mid-centuries on...

Ethan has a gift for picking. He shares his Bowl projections.

Ethan has a gift for picking. He shares his Bowl projections.

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What bowl game should you be the most excited for?

BOWL GAME WE'RE MOST EXCITED FOR? FAIRLY OBVIOUS, BUT THERE ARE A FEW CONTENDERS It's a rough weekend for sports, honestly: unless you are a huge be...

Five top assistant college football coaches on the game and life

...we all know each other. I have great respect for these guys. Stan Parrish, offensive coordinator, Ball State Cardinals: I'm the oldest guy here. You know, I've worked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

The NEXT: Broyles Award Winner

...Dick Bumpas (defensive coordinator of the TCU Horned Frogs) or Stan Parrish (offensive coordinator for the Ball State Cardinals). If you're not sure what the Broyles Award is, take a look at this list...

College Football Department Page: College Football's Generation Gap and Demaryius Thomas

What of age gaps in college football? And how good can Georgia Tech's WR be?

What do generation gaps in college football mean?

...Three examples are briefly profiled: Ball State's DE/TE Brandon Crawford...with his age. Regarding the Cardinals' Top 25 start, he said...

Brenda Frese is a women's basketball coach who won't slow down

Brenda Frese has it all: a national title, all of her starters back to defend it, a killer recruiting class. Why won't she slow down enough to enjoy herself?

What's the best college football game of the BCS Era?

...here.] Today in 1951 was the first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States: Duke vs. Pittsburgh in football. (Times have changed, eh?) That, coupled with the barnburner finish of LSU...

ATHLETE-OWNED RESTAURANTS: YOU DINE, WE DISH

ESPN The Magazine has teamed up with Urbanspoon to set up the ultimate online guide to athlete-owned restaurants, Eat at the Pros. Check it out right ...

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