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The Big Ten Road Trip, with all its local comforts, is over, and now it's time to plunge back into the chaos of the national scene. A huge part of college basketball analysis is projecting what will happen in the postseason. It makes sense, because t...

AP Photo/Gerald HerbertThe BCS Presidential Oversight Committee approved a 12-year plan for a four-team seeded playoff to determine college football's national champion beginning in the 2014 season. The new plan for a four-team seeded playoff to det...

We're in the midst of one of the slowest points in the college football calendar, but never fear. Training camps will open in less than six weeks, and the season is a little more than two months away. To get you through the dead period and to pump...

Last season's Big Ten-Big East Baseball Challenge featured three 2011 first-round picks in Connecticut's duo of outfielder George Springer and right-hander Matt Barnes, and St. John's shortstop Joe Panik. While last weekend's tour...

Blog | February 21, 2012

Kiley McDaniel breaks down the top performers at last weekend's Big Ten-Big East Challenge, including the younger brother of a former Red Sox reliever.

Blog | Conversation | February 21, 2012

Some teams are timeless. This isn't one of them. With no disrespect intended to the following individuals, we present the All-Time Team. Bubba Day: What sounds like a celebration in NASCAR land is actually the name of an academic All-Big Ten basketb...

It's time to ship Bubba Starling off to the MLB bloggers. But not until we say goodbye to the former hyped Huskers recruit with some reaction from around the Web: Lincoln Journal Star's Brian Christopherson: Just around 5 p.m. Monday, the name "B...

The Kansas City Royals have until 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday to sign No. 1 draft pick Bubba Starling, the Nebraska quarterback who is sitting out preseason practice until his sporting situation is resolved. A resolution likely won't come until late Mon...

Having a second blogger on the Big Ten beat means we can spend more time answering your questions. Adam and I are going to try to have three mailbags per week between us, maybe more if there are enough good questions. So keep sending them in. Now ...

Jeff Bradley writes about Bubba Starling, a two-sport high school senior from Kansas, who must weigh a big decision: big leagues or Big Ten?

Story | Conversation | May 11, 2011

Only one end zone will be used at Wrigley Field on Saturday for the Illinois-Northwestern game because of safety concerns, Illinois sports information director Kent Brown said Friday. Read the entire story....

The Chicago Cubs sounded surprised -- and perhaps not happy -- with the Big Ten's sudden decision Friday to dramatically change the rules regarding the Northwestern-Illinois game at Wrigley Field. Because of safety concerns regarding the proximity...

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald isn't just game planning for Illinois on Saturday, he's also adjusting his strategy to compensate for what could be dangerous conditions at Wrigley Field. Read the entire story....

Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said if he had his way, the Illinois-Northwestern football game at Wrigley Field on Saturday would be an annual event. Read the entire story....

ESPN The Magazine polled 135 college football players to break down the upcoming season from both a national and a conference perspective. The results for the Pac-10 were interesting. First, the players not only picked Stanford to win the Pac-1...

Minnesota catcher Michael Kvasnicka went 3-for-5 with two doubles -- bringing him to 23 two-baggers for the season -- Saturday versus Iowa in the Big Ten tournament. Kvasnicka's draft stock may be similar to that of LSU backstop Micah Gibbs, and...

Blog | May 30, 2010