Averaging a double-double his senior year at Torrance High School in Torrance, California—while leading his team to the California Division II-A finals—Deon Thompson was heavily recruited by all of the big name schools, including North Carolina, Connecticut, Gonzaga, and Kentucky.  With the college basketball world at his fingertips, the decision certainly wasn’t easy.  That is until UNC Head Coach Roy Williams came into Deon’s house to meet with Deon and his ...

With the 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket being released, one thing is clear: The NCAA made a mistake and the Florida State Seminoles are the ones who received the brunt of the injustice. Florida State (42-17, 18-12 ACC), one of the sixteen 1-seeds in the tournament field, has to travel some 1,200 miles to play at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Conn. at a region hosted by the No. 2 seeded University of Connecticut Huskies. In making ...

Michigan State basketball fans have seen it many times before: A standout in East Lansing who didn't translate that success in the NBA. Marcus Taylor, Mateen Cleaves and Goran Suton come to mind as a few of the greats under coach Tom Izzo that just couldn't cut it in the league. Questions about former-Spartan standout Raymar Morgan's NBA future are beginning to swirl. Morgan, who is listed at 6'8" and 220-pounds, exhibits parts of what NBA teams look ...

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament begins. Arizona State, Texas, Florida, Coastal Carolina, Virginia, UCLA, Louisville, and Georgia Tech scored the top eight national seeds for the 2010 tournament. The action begins Friday with four teams each at 16 regional sites playing in a double-elimination tourney. Those winners advance to one of eight super regionals, where the teams play a best-two-out-of-three series to decide who goes to Omaha for the College World Series. It's the last year ...

Fifty-four straight games with at least one hit is impressive. There's a reason why it's second on the all-time list. But it still elicits the same primary question from doubters: Would Florida International sophomore infielder Garrett Wittels stand four games shy of Robin Ventura's Division I record set in 1987 if he played in a tougher conference? With ESPN's selection show announcement on Monday afternoon, eight teams from both the Atlantic Coast Conference and Pac-10 made the NCAA ...

Now this investigation is starting to gain some steam.  UConn has been found of committing eight violations in the recruiting scandal between a former student manager turned agent Josh Nochimson, and a recruit Nate Miles who never played for UConn but did enroll at school. Of the eight violations that the NCAA has found UConn guilty of, the most damaging for Calhoun and the entire basketball staff is that they failed to promote an atmosphere ...

Here are a few tidbits in the ACC basketball recruiting world: Jabari Brown (SG, 6’3″, 2011) has offers from ACC schools including Maryland and Wake Forest. His list of offers also includes ASU, Cal, UNLV, and New Mexico. He is interested in Kansas as well, who is keeping up with Brown, although reportedly not offered yet. Ryan Rhoomes (C, 6’8″, 2010) is probably headed to prep school but has recruiting interest from Georgia Tech, who recently ...

Is that heat coming from the summer sun, or from certain college football head coach's seats? The clock is now officially ticking for some college football head coaches. It could be due to poor performance, opportunities in the NFL, or good old mother nature. One thing is for certain—someone is going to lose their job or voluntarily leave during or after the 2010 season. Let's take a look at the top 10 best ...

More so than any other sport, the offseason for football seems to have almost as much drama and entertainment as the regular season. Between spring practice and summer workouts, college football has become a year-round sport and quite possibly the most popular one in America. With every offseason comes numerous story lines that keep college football fans satisfied during the summer months. This year is no different as college football is never short on drama. ...

UNC and NC State have each announced multiple transfers in the past month. Let's take a look at how these departures affect the outlook for these teams leading into the 2010-2011 season. UNC's Wear twins, David and Travis, surprised Roy Williams by announcing their intentions to transfer from UNC. The Wears were projected to be major contributors next season, with the Heels losing Ed Davis to the draft and Dion Thompson to graduation.  The twins' ...