Well, at least the rest of the Ivy League can have some consolation, the celebration won't take place on Cornell's home court.  On senior night at Newman Arena, the Big Red clinched just a share of the Ivy League crown, they would have needed a Columbia win over Princeton and a Yale win over Harvard in order to win outright. Cornell needs just one more win, either at Brown on Friday, or Yale on Saturday in order ...

It started when I read a quote by Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, who was commenting on the the possibility of Big Ten expansion.  He told CBS Sports, "You just don't jump into the league and get a full share of what everyone else in this league has established over time." It seemed like a prudent reaction to the thought of losing part of Wisconsin's share of the pooled Big Ten revenue, which is split in ...

Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, FL) I had the chance the go to the Senior Bowl in Mobile this year with press credentials and hob nob with all the NFL coaches who were there. It was an eye opening weekend because some of the things I thought I knew about the Senior Bowl and combines weren't true, and others I didn't think were true, actually were. In talking to them, with ...

Freshman sensation, and All SEC performer Daren Bates started all 13 games of the 2009 season at safety. He will be moving to linebacker in 2010. He came to Auburn at 5'11" and 195 lbs. He could bench press 325 lbs. and had a 38 in. vertical leap ability. He runs also runs a sub 4.5 40 yds. From his looks he has gained some muscle since joining the team last year. While it was not ...

While perusing my favorite sites this morning I came upon a rather unfortunate story on the Tennessee Vols' top site. Here, on the eve of Mar. 1, you would not expect too much in the way of football news. So maybe it’s understandable that the writer was desperate to a certain extent. Dave Hooker of the Knoxville News Sentinel is one of the very best writers in the south when it comes to recruiting. His evaluations, reporting, ...

BREAKING NEWS: Purportedly, Coach Urban Meyer and his family ordered to evacuate due to Tsunami warnings in Hawaii. You have got to be kidding me. The impossible became the inevitable—Coach Urban Meyer actually took time off from his head coaching duties.  His wife, Shelly, totally shocked at the thought that she would be able leave the confines of Gainesville, FL, was happy to board the pond jumper at Gainesville Regional Airport to connect with a flight that would ...

Before the season started, the big question for the North Carolina Tar Heels was at point guard.  Could Larry Drew II take over for Ty Lawson and get the job done?  As the Tar Heels have struggled during conference play, it has become fashionable to blame Drew for the team’s failures. But is that fair?  Let’s take a look at Drew’s statistics through Carolina’s 29 games so far this year, compared to recent Tar Heel point ...

The New Mexico Lobos defeated the BYU Cougars in Provo on Saturday, handing the Cougars their first home loss of the season.   Much of the chatter after the game focused not just on the outcome, but also on some extra-curricular activities which occurred in the final minute and postgame.   After a Michael Loyd Jr. dunk tied the score, New Mexico's Darington Hobson brought the ball across half court and casually called a time out. BYU Senior Jonathan ...

Here endeth the lesson. The big dog of the Big East has shown himself and he’s wearing Orange. If you’re playing the biggest game in the conference for the biggest stakes, things like a conference championship and a No. 1 seed, why not do it in style? Evidently the definition of winning in style is a 95-77 shellacking in a game that was never even close. Keep in mind, that wasn’t an NAIA school that took the floor ...

All right, Mr. Slive. When are you going to say enough is enough already? Are Mississippi State fans going to have to throw full water bottles from the second level instead of empty ones? Is a coach going to have to go out onto the court and cold-cock a referee? What will it take for you to do something about the awful officiating that is quickly turning the SEC into a joke? So, do you send these ...