PBT: Mayo ensures Mavs bounce back
PHOENIX — Dallas barely showed up for their game against the Clippers on Wednesday, falling behind by double-digits early and then never really competing while the second half turned into nothing more than extended garbage time.
Things began [...]
PBT: Mayo ensures Mavs bounce back
PHOENIX — Dallas barely showed up for their game against the Clippers on Wednesday, falling behind by double-digits early and then never really competing while the second half turned into nothing more than extended garbage time.
Things began [...]
PBT: Knicks have Heat’s attention now
With New York, there is energy. There are guys willing to step up with Carmelo Anthony out. There is defense in the paint. There are guys making the extra pass and raining down threes.
In Miami I expect Jimmy Carter to come out and give a speech [...]
PBT: Knicks have Heat’s attention now
With New York, there is energy. There are guys willing to step up with Carmelo Anthony out. There is defense in the paint. There are guys making the extra pass and raining down threes.
In Miami I expect Jimmy Carter to come out and give a speech [...]
What motivates LeBron? Losing by 20
The Knicks blew out the Heat for the second time this season, this one coming in Miami and with Carmelo Anthony sidelined due to injury.
The loss didn’t sit well with LeBron James.
The reigning MVP did all he could, finishing with a near triple-double [...]
What motivates LeBron? Losing by 20
The Knicks blew out the Heat for the second time this season, this one coming in Miami and with Carmelo Anthony sidelined due to injury.
The loss didn’t sit well with LeBron James.
The reigning MVP did all he could, finishing with a near triple-double [...]
Is Stanford becoming a football superpower?
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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – The diagram David Shaw has for the future of Stanford football is on a simple sheet of paper resting on the coach’s desk.
The itinerary for this week: Wednesday at Palo [...]
Army QB Steelman poised, pumped to play Navy
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) – Army quarterback Trent Steelman was destined to be a star. His dad knew it nearly two decades ago.
A week after Trent started playing flag football, his coach took Bob Steelman aside at practice and made a heartfelt [...]
Oklahoma State’s Gundy says he intends to stay
DALLAS (AP) – Mike Gundy intends to remain at Oklahoma State and is downplaying reports of a strained relationship with athletic director Mike Holder.
Gundy said Thursday there was “no question” he planned to stay at his alma [...]
Wisconsin turns to Alvarez for Rose Bowl
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – When Wisconsin linebacker Mike Taylor was a kid, he used to watch the Badgers and dream of playing for Barry Alvarez.
He’s finally getting his wish.
The Badgers are going retro for the Rose Bowl, talking Alvarez [...]
Steady Klein a Heisman finalist
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Collin Klein is the Heisman Trophy finalist who fits no mold.
He was lightly recruited out of high school and ultimately chose to attend Kansas State, a program that had fallen on hard times. He was turned into a [...]
CSN: Te’o wins Maxwell | Other awards
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The Heisman Trophy won’t be awarded until Saturday, but Manti Te’o still made history Thursday.
Manti Te’o took home three more honors Thursday night, winning the Walter Camp [...]
CSN: Te’o has Heisman shot, but history says no
CTL on Te’o's Heisman chances
The Chicago Tribune Live panel discusses whether Manti Te’o can beat out Johnny Manziel and Collin Klein for the Heisman Trophy – 12/3
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Finally … a freshman!
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It’s history. It’s justice for all. It’s Johnny Football.
And it’s about time.
When the 78th Heisman Trophy is awarded on Saturday night — a moment filled with sentiment, tradition and Americana — [...]
CBT: After routing FSU, just how good is Florida?
In today’s Power Rankings, Luke Winn discussed Florida defensively. Heading into their showdown with Florida State in Tallahassee on Wednesday night, the Gators were a top three in defensive efficiency, and, as Winn dug up, doing it while [...]
CBT: Long Beach State taking its lumps
There’s been at least one guarantee during the Dan Monson era at Long Beach State: the 49ers are going to challenge themselves with one of the nation’s toughest non-conference schedules.
Even with heavy personnel losses from last year’s [...]
Monmouth coach King Rice suspended for one game
King Rice has been suspended by Monmouth for one game as a result of comments he made about officials following his ejection in a blowout loss to Navy Wednesday night.
Rice will miss Saturday’s date with No. 4 Syracuse.
Here are the quotes [...]
CBT: Good news for ‘Cuse — Carter-Williams hitting
Anyone that has seen Michael Carter-Williams play will give you essentially the same scouting report.
6-foot-6 point guard with sensational passing skills. A slippery penetrator, who isn’t overly explosive but has long enough strides and a [...]
CBT: Christmas lights for every Hoosier fan?
We’ve all seen those videos where someone hooks up a ridiculous christmas light display to the beat of a song, creating an awesome display of nerdiness and a rare affliction known as “too much time on their hands”.
I’m pretty sure this [...]
CBT: Vandy’s win over Xavier was unexpected
Game of the Night
Vanderbilt 66, Xavier 64 OT: Kyle Fuller scored 12 of his career-high 25 points in overtime as the Commodores went into the Cintas Center and picked up a win they desperately needed, coming back from a 40-27 deficit early in [...]
CBT: Mich. St. AD proposes massive event in Dallas
There’s no disputing the fact that Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis is one of the most forward-thinking administrators around when it comes to selling his program and by extension college basketball.
From a game on an aircraft [...]
Now this is a bad idea
I love when Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis starts coming up with ideas, especially when it comes to college hoops.
Generally speaking, the sport is better off when he gets to brainstorming.
He got the Spartans out to Germany to [...]
Cricket-New Zealand Twenty20, test squads to play South Africa
Fri Dec 7, 2012 9:19am IST
Dec 7 (Reuters) – New Zealand named the following Twenty20 and test squads on Friday for their tour of South Africa. New Zealand play South Africa in three T20 matches later this month before [...]
UPDATE 2-Cricket-New Zealand’s Taylor to skip South Africa tour
Fri Dec 7, 2012 1:16pm IST
* Taylor to take break from cricket
* New skipper McCullum faces baptism of fire
* Vettori ruled out of South Africa tour (Adds Taylor quotes, details)
WELLINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – [...]
Cricket-New Zealand Twenty20, test squads to play South Africa
Fri Dec 7, 2012 9:19am IST
Dec 7 (Reuters) – New Zealand named the following Twenty20 and test squads on Friday for their tour of South Africa. New Zealand play South Africa in three T20 matches later this month before [...]
CBT: Four games at once in one venue? Bad idea
I love when Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis starts coming up with ideas, especially when it comes to college hoops.
Generally speaking, the sport is better off when he gets to brainstorming.
He got the Spartans out to Germany to [...]
CBT: Four games at once in one venue? Bad idea
I love when Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis starts coming up with ideas, especially when it comes to college hoops.
Generally speaking, the sport is better off when he gets to brainstorming.
He got the Spartans out to Germany to [...]
PBT: Stern wants to end ‘Hack-a-Howard’ strategy
We need to start with this on the table — Dwight Howard is in the right here.
Watch the last few minutes of the Lakers loss to the Houston Rockets and you will see Kobe Bryant out of position then taking a bad angle on his help rotation, which [...]
PBT: Stern wants to end ‘Hack-a-Howard’ strategy
We need to start with this on the table — Dwight Howard is in the right here.
Watch the last few minutes of the Lakers loss to the Houston Rockets and you will see Kobe Bryant out of position then taking a bad angle on his help rotation, which [...]
PBT: Rodman must pay $500K in child support
Thursday was not a good day for Dennis Rodman in court. Not that he’s had a lot of good days in court, but this was one of the more expensive ones.
An Orange County court has ordered Rodman to pay $500,000 in back child support to his ex-wife. [...]
