Big 12 doesn't fare well among top NFL players

...WR Terrell Owens (Dallas) Tennessee-Chattanooga 9. CB Champ Bailey (Denver) Georgia 10. S Bob Sanders (Indianapolis) Iowa 11. WR Steve Smith (Carolina) Utah 12. RB Brian Westbrook (Philadelphia) Villanova 13. TE Antonio Gates (San...

Sunday- September 21, 2008

...500 for the day ending with a 52.6% overall winning PCT. The top streak breaker was Iowa with a one point loss to Pitt and the top streak extender was the Georgia Bulldogs who...

Saturday- September 20, 2008

...pretty solid out there in Kentucky. In football action there is a great matchup at noon with Iowa visiting Pitt and odds say it is a "pick" game but Streakers so far love the Hawkeyes...

Wednesday - September 17, 2008

...HUGE sports fan and I tend to follow college sports more regularly. My favorite team is the Iowa Hawkeyes since I received my bachelors and MBA degrees from there. I am a life long fan...

THE VEECKIES!

...who threatened to bring in metal detectors," says GM Brian Sloan. BEST REBRANDING OPPORTUNITY Winner: Quad Cities (Iowa) River Bandits (Class-A, Cardinals) Promo: Lose Your Blues Night When the Quad Cities Swing changed their...

MLB ready to lift absurd blackout rules?

...right to black out games in that area. Gone would be the blackouts that prevent folks in Iowa and Las Vegas from seeing as many as six games each night and have caused viewing havoc...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2008

Money underdogs in the Dance

The term "mid-major" does little to describe the low finances of teams outside the big-time leagues. Smaller colleges with smaller budgets have it har...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2008

IN PLAY: YOUR AFTERNOON AGENDA

...Yet another reason to kick yourself for not being able to speak Spanish. Wisconsin (No. 8!) vs. Iowa on ESPN tonight. Here's Bo Ryan doing the Soulja Boy , to get you excited. Rick Neuheisel...

Last call

The winter meetings come to an end today. Will they finish with a bang or close on a quiet note? We shall see. All times ET 4:44 p.m., from Jerry Cr...

Food, favorite hat, rivalries ...

It's once again time to open up my mailbag. The questions have been pouring in from all over the world, along with some very nice comments. I want to ...

Helton to Red Sox?

The Red Sox are engaged in trade talks with the Colorado Rockies about Todd Helton, reports Troy Renck, with no deal imminent at this point. But you c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 27, 2007

Midseason Hot 100 list

This week's list is the Midseason Hot 100 list. As you'll probably notice some pretty familiar names have been left off due to injury (among them Bria...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2006

Best replacements

The key for any elite program is to replace good players with more good players, and through the first month of the season we've already seen a bunch ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 20, 2006

This week's list is an attempt to pick the top impact true freshman this fall. (Caveat: I'm not saying these will be the top 25 guys of all time, just...

This week's list, conjured up on a flight out to Missouri to see Tigers QB Brad Smith, is about the 10 biggest X-factors in the chase for the BCS titl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2005