Readers tell us who they'd like to be

The Kings of Leon told us which athlete they'd want to be, and here are your selections of sports stars you said you'd want to be if you could "Be Somebody."

Could this be Northwestern's year?

Every year since 1939, the NCAA has held a tournament at the end of the season. Not once has Northwestern been invited. Could this finally be the season that concludes with a dance?

Team preview: North Florida

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Krzyzewski: IU should 'celebrate' Knight's legacy

DURHAM, N.C. -- Bob Knight hasn't said publicly whether he'll show up at Indiana for his induction into the university's athletics Hall of Fame on Nov...

Team preview: Minnesota

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Team preview: Oregon State

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Rebuilding is not a word Utah fans like to use

SALT LAKE CITY -- What made Arizona and USC send out back-channel inquiries to Utah's Jim Boylen for their open head-coaching jobs this offseason? ...

Lingering in shadows isn't always bad

At certain schools -- particularly in the Midwest and South -- basketball often seems like merely a filler until the spring football game. It can be a challenge for the hoops coach, but some have made it work.

On Michigan, Rose and mid-major scheduling

The tearful news conference and the endless throat-clearing of reports on the length and frequency of Michigan football practices is a case study in p...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009

MWC ShootAround: BYU the favorite, but transfers and freshmen will have say

...old building, adding club boxes and suites, wider concourses and more concessions. The one caveat: The seating bowl, which makes the Pit so unique, will remain intact. The renovations will continue through this season, but...

If a Final Four is taken away, did it ever exist?

...in any of the school's promotional literature. The 1999 Final Four banner hung in the main bowl of Value City Arena for the 1999-2000 season before it was moved to the Buckeyes' practice...

A-10 ShootAround: Plenty of contenders take aim as new era begins at Xavier

AP Photo/Al Behrman No longer in the shadows of Sean Miller, Chris Mack (right) is now in charge at his alma mater. 10 Things To Know From The...

An early look at the early-season events

College basketball is still months away, but we've got the lineups for nearly every early-season tournament of 2009-10.

Alleged Toledo fixers played both sides

Were the men behind this week's Toledo sports bribery indictments sophisticated gamblers or bumbling losers? Opinion is divided among some familiar with the case.

...2009: Cincinnati Bearcats kicker Jake Rogers attempts a field goal against Virginia Tech during the FedEx Orange Bowl game at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida