NCAA looking at playing-with-pros rules

Momentum is building to allow coaches in most NCAA sports to recruit some athletes from professional teams, according to the head of an NCAA committee that has proposed the major rule change.

Team preview: Valparaiso

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

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Evans' break pays with cycling road win

Cadel Evans of Australia got the biggest win of his career on Sunday, breaking free on the final climb to win the men's race at cycling's road world championships.

Cavendish wins first stage

Mark Cavendish, a sprint specialist who took six stages of the Tour de France in July, won the first stage of the Tour of Missouri.

Leipheimer set to return from injury

Levi Leipheimer is back in the saddle and set to compete in the Tour of Missouri.

Michigan State's Durrell Summers, top, lands on top of Valparaiso's Michael Rogers after going up for a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game...

...State's Chris Allen (3) shoots between Valparaiso's Cory Johnson, left, Brandon Wood, right, and Michael Rogers (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in...

Michigan State's Chris Allen, right, dunks over Valparaiso's Michael Rogers during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in East...

Cavendish to ride in Missouri

This year's Tour of Missouri will include cycling stars Mark Cavendish and Michael Rogers, who will ride for Team Columbia-HTC.

...of the United States (R foreground) speaks with US cycling Team Columbia-High Road (THR)'s Michael Rogers of Australia (L) on July 14, 2009 during the 193 km and teenth of the 2009...

Stage set for Tour clash in mountains

With teammates Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador sitting 2-3, respectively, behind Tour leader Fabian Cancellara, there is quite the storm brewing heading into Friday's crucial Stage 7.

Menchov takes pink jersey

Russia's Denis Menchov has taken the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia after winning the key individual time trial in the 12th stage.

Cavendish wins stage; Di Luca leads

Mark Cavendish of Britain has won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia in a mass sprint Wednesday, while Danilo Di Luca has retained the overall leader's pink jersey.

...stage and Di Luca maintained his lead of 1min 20secs over Russian Denis Menchov, while Australian Michael Rogers is a further 13secs back with American Levi Leipheimer at 1min 53secs. AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER...

Protests, politics, sprints rule Giro

Random musings from the U.S. side of the Atlantic, looking ahead to the second trimester of the Giro d'Italia, which resumed Tuesday.