Auburn was walloped by LSU today in the 45-10 loss in Baton Rouge. The Tigers from Auburn searched for breath often as the Bayou Bengals smothered Auburn on both sides of the ball. Auburn entered the game looking as if they could stay competitive, but early penalties hurt their efforts. Auburn started a new quarterback this week with Clint Moseley taking the reins with the hope being that Moseley would be able to provide enough ...

I had a dream about Duke's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.  I dreamt that he used his influence, his celebrity, and his leverage to speak out against the recent ACC expansion.I dreamt he said that it was wrong.  It was not a good idea to destroy what had become the best basketball conference in the country (Big East) and it was wrong the last time the ACC preyed upon the Big East in 2003.I dreamt that ...

We’re a little over a week into the University of Tennessee’s basketball practices and I’m already starting to buy into head coach Cuonzo Martin’s Kool-Aid. Martin has preached hard work and physicality ever since taking over the team last March. While many schools began their practice with much-ballyhooed Midnight-Madness-style practices consisting of slam dunk and three-point contests, Martin’s Vols were hard at it in a mostly empty gym, running drills with 20-pound weight vests attached. ...

The ESPN/US Today preseason coaches poll came out, and North Carolina was the nearly unanimous No. 1, getting 30 of the 31 first-place votes. Kentucky, Ohio State, UConn and Syracuse round out the Top 5.Even though it is a decent tribute to be included on such a list, many issues exist for these teams as they face the upcoming season.Let's consider 25 questions for these Top 25 teams.Begin Slideshow

Yesterday, Iona basketball found out some fantastic news. After weeks of speculation, the NCAA announced that former Arizona guard Lamont "Momo" Jones will be eligible to play for the Gaels this season.Last season, Jones was a major contributor for an Arizona side that reached the Elite Eight, averaging 9.7 points and 2.4 assists per game for the Wildcats.After the season ended, Jones applied to transfer away from the desert and move back to his home in ...

When the Big East was formed in 1979 it was done so as a basketball conference because the corridor from Boston to Washington DC, which was once called the Megalopolis, felt it required a representative conference.  They were right in the minds of just about every basketball fan therein. The original members were:  Syracuse, UCONN, Boston College, Holy Cross, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Georgetown.  Villanova and PITT were added the next year, and ...

In the Big 12 preseason coaches poll the University of Kansas was again picked by coaches to win the regular season championship. Apparently the other coaches in the conference think the 12 scholarship players they have practicing at their schools aren't as good as the eight scholarship players currently practicing at Kansas.After losing six players to the NBA draft following last season's Elite Eight performance and having three incoming freshmen declared academically ineligible by the NCAA last ...

Virginia Tech basketball kicked off its 2011-2012 season on Friday with their annual media day and first practice. With the start of the season comes uncertainty from fans but raised expectations within. The Hokies lost Malcolm Delaney, Jeff Allen and Terrell Bell to graduation after four years with the team. All three players started for the team and made huge contributions over the years. With the loss of three guys of such magnitude, many fans ...

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III scored an impressive recruit today when Indianapolis native D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, or "DSR," decided to join the Hoyas family. He chose the legendary Big East program over Louisville, Memphis and North Carolina State.Smith-Rivera spent the first three years of his high school career tearing through the Capital City's best defenses while suiting up for North Central High School.He won city Player of the Year honors as a junior, but in ...

Not hyped about UConn basketball this season? You must not have seen the video of the dunk contest the Huskies put on. Collegiate dunk contests are usually lacking. Collegiate dunk contests between members of the same team are usually a snooze fest.The Huskies managed to put on a show. UConn has a number of guys who don't just throw it down, but do so in spectacular fashion. Superstar Jeremy Lamb threw down a huge windmill, ...