Reigning champs are preseason's top team
Mark Tennis and Doug Huff, ESPNRISE.comSt. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), last year's top team, holds onto the top spot in the preseason ESPN RISE FAB 50 football rankings with Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) close behind.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009Voting begins in Great State Debate
Mark Tennis, ESPNRISE.comOn the heels of Texas' runaway win in the football version of the Great State Debate, ESPN RISE asks: Which state boasts the best boys' basketball?
Story | Conversation | January 25, 2009Texas basketball teams, players find success on national level
Jeff Miller, Special to ESPNRISE.comBasketball in Texas used to be a way to kill time between football season and spring football. Thanks to pioneers like former Dunbar coach Robert Hughes Sr., the Lone Star State can claim a place in our country's hoops history.
Story | Conversation | January 21, 2009Texas boasts great fans, winning coaches
Mark Tennis, ESPNRISE.comTexas basketball might not have the cache of Friday Night Lights, but fans still come out in droves to see the state's best players and coaches.
Story | Conversation | January 21, 2009Boys' soccer commitment list
Sheldon Shealer, ESPNRISE.comIn an attempt to offer soccer fans the most complete recruiting coverage possible, we are offering up this incomplete list of verbal commitments.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "larry hughes" make the list?