Big East Christmas mailbag

...to myself is no expansion talk this week): Greg B from Carbondale, Ill., writes: Concerning USF, it...or 7-5, AND THAT WAS BEFORE the Bulls lost their fifth-year senior QB, Matt Grothe...

McDonald dumps Illini for Missouri offer

The holidays might be fast approaching, but recruiting time never really stops for college coaches. Some Big 12 coaches got some presents under their...

First Cup: Wednesday

...doctors will determine how much time he will miss. ... The injury was eerily similar to the one Greg Oden sustained Dec. 5 against the Houston Rockets. 'I knew it was pretty severe when it happened...

Jimmie's love in Key West, top races and Santa

...s -- I couldn't help but think of racing. It was Hemingway who famously said, "Auto racing, bull fighting and mountain climbing are the only real sports. All others are merely games." Standing on the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

The list of holiday-themed sports names

Page 2 celebrates this festive season by compiling a massive list of sports names with a holiday flavor.

Big wave title a big deal for Long

Nearly life-long pursuit leads him to the pinnacle of the sport's premier event.

Friday mailblog

...go, and the same with Kendric Burney and Greg Little. They're all good players who had...Boston and Tampa are comparable markets and the Bulls. HD: Nope. I doubt BC would ever go...

Believe in Duhon's resurgence

Neil Tardy looks ahead to Week 9 of the NBA schedule and highlights good and poor offensive and defensive matchups to exploit.

PISCATAWAY, NJ - NOVEMBER 12: Head coach Greg Schiano of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights leads his team on the field to play against the South Florida Bulls at Rutgers Stadium on November 12, 2009...

The 2010 rise of the Pac-10

Here is this week's mailbag and our first batch of bowl picks. A little reminder: Last year, I had a shockingly fortunate run picking bowl games; this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

PISCATAWAY, NJ - NOVEMBER 12: Head coach Greg Schiano of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights leads his team on the field to play against the South Florida Bulls at Rutgers Stadium on November 12, 2009...

Revisiting preseason picks

...with this pick. Defensive player of the year: South Florida defensive end George Selvie. "This year, the Bulls have a deeper, more talented defensive line that should take some pressure off their senior pass-rusher...

Center extremely deep this season

John Cregan breaks down the uncharacteristically deep center position in fantasy this season.

Bowl Mania Predictions

Fantasy college football analyst Will Harris makes his bowl predictions, stating the case for both opponents before rendering a verdict, a score and assigning confidence points to each pick.