Show some spirit when picking your bracket

Players come and go, but the mascots stay the same. Why not use them to pick your bracket?

The Patriots' place in history

As far as Eric Neel is concerned, the undefeated Patriots aren't as impressive as you think.

Big girls need love, too

Page 2's LZ Granderson writes that when you're a 6-foot woman, sometimes basketball is the only thing to help you feel comfortable in your own skin.

All's not quiet on New Year's Day

The BCS came through for us on New Year's Day, giving us the best Jan. 1 bowl game of the millennium and adding more cred to the championship game.

The normal world vs. NikeWorld

Nike has more and more college basketball teams under its spell. Uni Watch has the lowdown on all the college hoops uni changes.

Wait ... we still need to preview!

DJ Gallo previews the top 12 college football teams in the nation and offers up some fun facts -- including a very special request from Charlie Weis.

Stoops needs to open his eyes

Skip Bayless was stunned at what Oklahoma's Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn did. But he holds coach Bob Stoops at least as responsible.

All you need is glove

Everything you ever wanted to know about batting gloves, and the players who use them. As for those who don't -- haven't we heard enough?

Indiana hired the right guy

The Hoosier family has become a little dysfunctional lately, and Jason Whitlock knows Kelvin Sampson is the perfect man to provide IU with domestic tranquility.

More top-secret NFL facts ...

Jason Whitlock, NFL guru, tells you what he learned in Week 2, like Michael Strahan is the league's top defensive player and Bill Cowher is its second-best coach.

Therapy session

Oklahoma baseball coach Larry Cochell's racial comments sent Alan Grant to the therapist's office, trying to make sense of it.

The top rookies of 2004

From the Bobcats' Emeka Okafor to the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger, Page 2 lists the 10 top rookies of 2004.

Greatest undefeated seasons

With Stanford and Saint Joseph's undefeated, we came up with the list of greatest undefeated teams of all time.

The trophy is famous and the hype abundant, but the Writers' Bloc isn't a fan of the Heisman Trophy.

Semifinals: Oklahoma vs. Michigan

Which team would win it all if college football had a real playoff system? Vote in this semifinal matchup!