According to NFLDraftScout.com, Jahvid Best is the third-rated running back in the 2010 NFL Draft. But with Selection…well, weekend rapidly approaching, Best still has a lot to prove. He’s graded as a potential late-first to mid-second round pick, but as everyone knows, the Combine can make a late-round gradee a high pick and a highly-rated prospect drop like a rock. Let’s find out what the early-entry junior from California has to offer. Begin Slideshow

If you don't know the story of Clemson's Jake Nicolopulos, then here's a quick rundown. On December 9, 2009, Jake suffered a left brain stroke. Sadly Jake, a Clemson commit, was to never play football. As most followers of the ACC and Clemson know, Tiger head coach Dabo Swinney and Clemson University honored the scholarship for Jake Nicolopulos. It was one of the classiest moves by any school on National Signing Day. Currently he is in Atlanta, ...

Due to LaMichael James’ release agreement, he is not allowed within two miles of the University of Oregon Campus. This means that James is unable to attend classes and will potentially lose his scholarship if he is unable to obtain enough credits. It is acceptable for student-athletes who are unable to attend class to make arrangements with professors to complete coursework, according to Oregon’s director of compliance.  However, if James is unable to make arrangements, it is ...

The slumping Texas Longhorns, losers of six of their last 10 games, received some more bad news on Monday. Starting point guard Dogus Balbay will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee.  Balbay, the Longhorns' assists leader, left late in the first half of Saturday's contest against Texas Tech, and MRI tests on Sunday confirmed that he indeed suffered a severe tear. Believed to be perhaps the best defender on the team, ...

2010 Spring Practice—First Look: Offense   Quarterbacks Returning players : Cody Hawkins (Sr.), Tyler Hansen (Jr.), and Clark Evans (R-Fr.) Walk-ons: Seth Labato (R-Fr.), Blake Stanley (R-Fr.) (Walk-on quarterback Jerry Slota left the team, transferring to DeAnza Community College in California)   New in 2010: Josh Moten (Fr.—2009 recruit; enrolled in January); Nick Hirschman (Fr.—2010 recruit; enrolled in January)   If Dan Hawkins wants to have a parade of angry, torch-wielding Buff fans at his doorstep, all he has to do is to ...

Patience is a virtue—except when it comes to sports.  I want to win now—none of that "wait till next year" crap. Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball coach Mick Cronin has worn out his welcome after a slipper-shattering 79-76 OT loss at home against the Marquette Golden Eagles. It doesn't matter any longer if he inherited a program that was wiped clean after the ugly divorce with Cincinnati icon Bob Huggins five years ago. Using the "it's-so-tough-in-the-Big-East" excuse is ...

On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news that Panthers safety/linebacker Elijah Fields was kicked off the team for unconfirmed disciplinary reasons. However, a quick look at Fields' Twitpic page may offer a clue as to why. Back on Feb. 2, he posted some extremely incriminating photos of a gargantuan pile of cash, including one with a comment saying , "Never knew Football was gon get me all this money Sike I Knew haha." The ridiculous amount ...

You know it; we know it; and they know it. Know what? The SEC is a dominant football conference. There's no two ways about that fact. Basketball, on the other hand--not so much. In a season that has featured an abnormally down ACC; a beat up Big East; and a terrible Pac 10; the SEC has become the beneficiary of a less-than-stellar overall college basketball landscape. Dont worry Big East fans. I know you have three ...

A funny thing happened on the way to Connecticut's latest upset of a top-tier Big East team Monday night. Bob Huggins, coach of the visiting No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers, got two technical fouls and was automatically ejected. ESPN had a nice tight shot on Huggins as he was giving official Mike Stuart the business. It didn't look like Huggins was asking if Stuart enjoyed his weekend. Many Twitter users, including this one, were able to deciper ...

The 2010 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament will commence in three weeks and the Final Four is scheduled to begin on April 3 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.   Below are the five best teams to win a national championship over the course of the past quarter century.     1)      The 1991-1992 Duke University Blue Devils Duke trounced the University of Michigan Wolverines 71-51 in Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis to capture its second consecutive national ...