On Friday night, Gonzaga (12-1) point guard Kevin Pangos broke out of his shooting slump in a big way to lead the Zags to a 94-87 win over Baylor (8-4) in Spokane. Pangos netted a season-high 31 points, which included a 7-for-10 performance from three-point range, to power the Zags to their 12th win of the season. Before Friday night, Pangos scored over 15 points just once, which came on November 25 against Davidson.In his last six ...

In an exciting nonconference matchup, Gonzaga got the better of Baylor and left with a 94-87 victory.Both teams shot well in the first half, but the Bulldogs went into intermission with a 38-33 advantage.That continued for the remainder of the game as there was not much defense to be found on either end of the court. Both teams finished with over 50 percent shooting from the floor and were able to get easy baskets all day. While ...

Mason Plumlee is the best player on the best team in basketball. It seems pretty obvious that the Duke power forward should be Player of the Year.The 6'10" Plumlee is having a superb season. He's averaging 19.3 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. He's been the key to Duke's success.While there is still plenty of season left, and many things can happen, as of now, Plumlee is playing outstanding basketball. He was at his best ...

Every football season has its signature moment, and the Ohio State Buckeyes can look back on a game that they should have won more convincingly and call that the biggest win of the year.Beating Wisconsin and Michigan at the end of the season were obviously tremendous in their own way. But each game had plenty of moments where it looked like the Buckeyes were going to win.OSU had every reason to lose a game in ...

LSU head coach Les Miles has a pretty darn good resume when it comes to shutting down mobile quarterbacks.However, Miles and the Tigers could face arguably their toughest challenge of the year when LSU goes up against Tajh Boyd and the Clemson Tigers in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday night.Boyd is one of the top quarterbacks in the country this year, and make no doubt about it, Miles and the Tigers will have their hands ...

One of the beautiful things about college football is how short-lived it is. The players are around for four, maybe five years if they redshirt, and then they're gone. They have to give everything they have for those years.Sadly, that means there will be plenty of great players taking the field for the last time in college. From well-known quarterbacks like Matt Barkley and Collin Klein to offensive stars like Montee Ball to defensive studs ...

The Michigan Wolverines already know they will have to replace three starting offensive linemen for the 2013 season, and left tackle Taylor Lewan would be wise to leave a year early if he holds his own against arguably the nation's top defensive end, Jadeveon Clowney, in the Outback Bowl.Lewan is currently undecided about whether or not he will enter the 2013 NFL draft, even though ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr. projects the 2012 Big Ten Rimington-Pace ...

A quick glance over the list of USC's recruits reads like a who's who of high school football players. The Trojans have already received letters of intent from the best defensive back in the nation and the most highly recruited quarterback in years.Beyond that, they've gotten verbal commitments from the nation's top defensive tackle, a 5-star running back and another 5-star defensive back as well.Notice anything missing from that list?Yes, despite the Trojan offensive line ...

The No. 4 Louisville Cardinals will host the Kentucky Wildcats on Dec. 29. The rivalry has been one-sided with John Calipari on the sidelines for Kentucky, but this year, the Cardinals are expected to come away with a win.This is why this game is vital for Rick Pitino and the Cardinals.Louisville is sporting one of Pitino's best squads in his time coaching the Cardinals. Their recent four-game losing streak to Calipari's Wildcats makes the stakes that much ...

Anyone that has been around NCAA athletics very long knows that the state of Kentucky is absolutely crazy about the basketball. The game is as ingrained in the state's fabric as bluegrass, bourbon and horse racing.It might also be easy to assume that the state's love affair with hoops is solely a byproduct of the historic success experienced by the University of Kentucky basketball program. Considering the fact that The Big Blue Nation will travel ...