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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...

Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning, rallying the

For all of the unseemly and uncomfortable things recruiting throws our way -- the scrutiny of teenage decision-making, the third-party runners and hangers-on, the existential questions we have to ask ourselves about exactly how much we should allow o...

The Big Ten managed to win a three-team battle featuring two Big 12 teams, as a prominent player from Kansas verbally committed to Illinois on Tuesday. Versatile linebacker Henry McGrew (Stilwell, Kan./Blue Valley) confirmed he gave his pledge to ...

Blog | June 18, 2013

Monday on the blog, we asked whether Green Bay connections within the division could drum up interest in linebacker Desmond Bishop. Tuesday, we received a quick answer. The NFL Network is reporting Bishop, who was cut by the Packers on Monday, wil...

Our RecruitingNation staff dropped the first ESPN 300 of the recruiting season on Monday, aka the list of the nation's top 300 overall prospects. You can see the full list here, but here's a look at the guys on the list who are committed to Big 12...

Lonnie Chisenhall took his demotion in stride. He didn't go down to the minor leagues and sulk.

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Magic. Travis Hines of the Ames Tribune writes about Paul Rhoads' "Ride to Remember" fundraiser. Cool promotion. Enjoyed this column from colleague Gene Wojciechowski about how much one guy can change the face of a football team. Nice new pai...

Teams that like to delay promoting top prospects until the point in the year when it's late enough to avoid giving the player a shot at Super 2 status in arbitration can breathe easily now, as we're well past that date, as shown by recent and imminen...

Blog | June 18, 2013

The Florida Gators are on the board in the Class of 2015 after receiving a pledge from ESPN 60 PF Kevarrius Hayes (Live Oak, Fla./Suwannee) Monday night. Hayes chose to play for Billy Donovan over interest from Alabama, Kansas State and Miami (Fla.),...

RecruitingNation's Dave Telep looks at how each basketball team in the Big 12 is shaping up for 2014 recruiting, including who they have, who they want, storyline to watch, bold prediction and overall recruiting trend.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Kansas is losing a lot from last season's team, but John Gasaway explains why he thinks the Jayhawks will have enough to win their 10th consecutive Big 12 title.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Pinch runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.

Defensive end Chris Martin has been dismissed from Kansas' program. The junior juco transfer is facing aggravated robbery charges from a May 13 incident. "Due to recent incidents Chris Martin was involved with, he was given a list of stipulatio...

There are a few Green Bay connections in the AFC West with Reggie McKenzie becoming the general manager in Oakland last year and John Dorsey taking over in Kansas City earlier this year. Both men came from Green Bay. Naturally, when a Green Bay pl...