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Lamont Peterson is a junior welterweight titleholder, while Lucas Matthysse holds an interim strap. So when the elite 140-pounders meet Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., why won't it be for a belt?

A lot of times we want to write and talk about what is "next." It is always fun to tell you about some prospect who could be great one day. It lets the imagination run wild. But in reality, these players almost never make it. If they do, they near...

Eric Fisher is a great football player and a strong left tackle. But the value of his position is dropping as offenses put a premium on getting the ball out quickly.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2013

With two commitments, Mark Dantonio was already having a pretty good weekend. The Michigan State coach would have had a great one if he landed one more important piece. Galion (Ohio) High School athlete Dareian Watkins did not commit, but he wasn'...

Blog | April 21, 2013

Tom Izzo's Michigan State squad has flown under the radar this season, but the Spartans will play host to Indiana with first place in the Big Ten on the line.

Team needs: Ohio State needs a defensive front seven to jell quickly in 2013. The only returning starter from last year's front seven is Ryan Shazier, and while he's a great one, he needs some help. The secondary is strong with every player return...

While most coaches are being criticized for their reluctance to make bold decisions, Jim Harbaugh took a good situation and risked destroying it for the possibility of creating a great one.

Last season's inaugural Crossroads Classic was a whopping success, with a packed house full of fans and some great basketball (particularly that Butler-Purdue game) on offer. The idea is a great one, and the way it was executed - with lower-bowl fans...

Todd McShay, Steve Muench and Kevin Weidl rank the top 25 underclassmen in the nation for the 2012 season.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

Afternoon Links are pretty self-explanatory. Want to share? Email or tweet me @eamonnbrennan. Marcus Smart is a good basketball player. He is going to be a great one, quite possibly by the end of this season. How good? Ah, but therein lies the ru...

USF coach Willie Taggart delivered an incredible first impression during his introductory news conference this past weekend, speaking with passion, enthusiasm and some pretty great one-liners, too. My favorite: Taggart said his job is to get everybod...

Week 13 wasn't a great one for NFC South quarterbacks. It featured New Orleans' Drew Brees throwing five interceptions and Carolina's Cam Newton had the division's best statistical day in a game his team lost. Let's take a look at what all four qu...

Tiger Woods has already rated 2012 as a good year. He won't consider it a great year, because it's missing one essential ingredient -- a major victory -- but he's becoming more confident that 2013 can be great.

Oct. 14, 1979: On this day 33 years ago, an 18-year-old Wayne Gretzky scored against the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL season's third game. It wasn't The Great One's first pro goal -- he spent the previous year in the WHA -- but it was his first in...

On Saturday in Carson, Calif., fans got just what they had been promised when Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado were matched: a no-holds-barred throwdown, which ended in a big flurry from Rios and a seventh-round TKO of Alvarado.

The Rock is beating down some jabroni in the squared-circle when former Nation of Domination associate Mark Henry runs down to ringside and throws "The Great One" a steel chair to finish off his opponent. Do you grab the chair and whack your oppon...