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Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939) was a Canadian-born educator and coach who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while teaching physical education at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass. Naismith did not finish high school until the age of...

Thanks for all the e-mails this week. Good to hear from you. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. Mike in Overland Park, Kan. writes: Hey Dave, regarding your "10 best Big 12 players ever" list -- I guess I should have known it...

David Ubben is talking Devonte Fields, rivalries, and recruiting trail in this week's Friday Four Downs in the Big 12....

Glad we could all reach a consensus on the Big 12's all-time greats list. West Virginia QB Chavas Rawlins enrolled early and came to Morgantown this spring, but he's already transferring. Odd move there. Was Ohio State AD criticizing or complim...

ACC Duke Zach Harmon OG Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic HT: 6-foot-4 WT: 275 pounds Position Rank: N/A Stars: Evaluation Pending Kerrion Moore RB Gastonia, N.C./Hunter Huss HT: 5-8 WT: 180 Position Rank: N/A Stars: Evaluation Pending ...

DALLAS -- Charlie Weis has seen leadership. He's also seen what he refers to as "real leadership." "There's a difference," the Kansas coach told ESPN.com in a recent interview. Kansas has drawn plenty of attention this offseason for welcomin...

Three-star offensive tackle Austin Chambers (Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission West) has a lot of attractive qualities. With every minute, it seems, the 6-foot-5, 290-pound lineman gets better and better. As Chambers' recruiting process goes on, Kansa...

Blog | May 16, 2013

Poor OKC fans. Brutal past couple weeks. SI.com's Stewart Mandel has a lot of Big 12 talk in his mailbag. He says Bob Stoops has a point, and weighs in on WVU's struggles in the conference. Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says just wh...

When ESPN 150 linebacker Kyron Watson committed to Kansas, it was arguably their biggest commit in years. Damon Sayles discusses the implications of that commitment, and Saint Louis, Missouri recruiting being an underrated hotspot. Max Olson also sto...

The Champions Classic, a two-game, one-night November event conjured up two years ago, was pretty much always guaranteed to be a success. Indeed, it was just what the sport needed -- a big, marquee event featuring four of the game's best programs and...

Only one true running back in the Big 12 was drafted last season. Oklahoma State's Joseph Randle led the Big 12 in rushing and went to the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round. Next season, it could be a more productive draft for Big 12 running backs...

DALLAS -- There's plenty of debate about which team will be the Big 12 favorite in 2013. The media poll in advance of Big 12 media days in July should be fascinating. It's not hard to see national powers Oklahoma or Texas topping the ranking and once...

Kansas coach Bill Self dishes on Andrew Wiggins' decision to join the Jayhawks, Wiggins' potential, the one-and-done rule and more....

May is the worst month of the year for college football. Ex-Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe got about $5 million in buyout money after being pushed out by the league, writes Rachel Bachman of the Wall Street Journal. Holy cow. Big Ten teams are l...

All the recruiting news out of Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday centered around the nation's No. 1 player on the hardwood, Andrew Wiggins. It overshadowed a huge pickup for football coach Charlie Weis, who got a commitment from linebacker Kyron Watson, ...

We wrapped up our Ultimate Big 12 Road Trip earlier this week, but let's take a look back on where it'll take you. A reminder: The goal isn't to see every team or see X team Y number of times. The goal is to see as many games as possible that are ...