There's more than revenge at stake for Duke in Saturday's matchup with Miami. The Blue Devils second contest with Miami could ultimately send the victor soaring to a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Even as Miami raced out to a 13-3 record and a 4-0 start in ACC action, many remained skeptical about the team's staying power and ability to hold up during an arduous conference schedule. That all changed Jan. 23 in Coral Gables.Miami ...

College baseball typically isn't as high on the marquee in the sports world, but North Carolina State center fielder Brett Williams made a play worthy of a top-10 slot on any best-plays list.Williams made a sensational catch on Wednesday in the Wolfpack's 9-2 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies. He laid out with full extension for a fly ball and essentially did a cartwheel in midair as he snagged it backhanded.NC State baseball's Twitter ...

The Florida Gators are awful. There is just no way to deny it. They are 3-6 and have lost five game in a row, all at home, to Georgia Southern, Florida Gulf Coast (three straight) and North Florida. If the Gators were in the A-Sun Conference, they would be 0-4. Three of Florida's losses during the five-game losing streak have been in extra innings. So they could easily be 6-3 right now instead of 3-6. But ...

Selection Sunday is less than three weeks away. College basketball teams from across the country are gearing up for the last stretch of conference play, intense competition in their respective league tournaments and, hopefully, a ticket to the Dance: the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Here is a quick look at the top 10 mid-major stars who are ready to burst onto the national scene and grab the limelight during March Madness.   Stats provided by ESPN.com.Begin ...

Debate rages about which teams are positioned to get into the NCAA tournament. Even the experts who pore over the numbers don't agree, and with Selection Sunday less than three weeks away, their projections are changing almost daily. The bracketologist's challenge is to determine which aspects of a team's resume will be persuasive to the selection committee. The fan's challenge is to determine which projections are credible. We have chosen the five used by reputable sports ...

Upsets have been an ongoing trend in college basketball this season. Top-ranked Indiana fell to Minnesota earlier in the evening, and Tennessee continued the pattern with a 64-58 win over No. 8 Florida Tuesday night. Volunteers guard Jordan McRae caught fire in the contest and finished with a game-high 27 points. Despite playing excellent defense throughout the season thus far, the Gators were unable to find an answer for the junior guard.McRae was the only Tennessee player ...

On Tuesday night, Williams Arena shook like it was 1996.Sure, the NCAA has made the Minnesota Golden Gopher Men's Basketball team vacate that season that ended with a Final Four loss to Kentucky, but the memories of how the ancient arena seemed magical that year are still ingrained in the memories of the maroon and gold.The 77-73 victory over Indiana was the first victory over a top-ranked team since 1989, but it had to be ...

The Michigan Wolverines will officially put an underwhelming 2012 season behind them with the start of spring practices in mid-March. The month-long camp will culminate with the annual spring game on Apr. 13.11 starters are returning from last year's squad, which finished with an 8-5 overall record and were one game behind the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference.Expectations are going to be high for the Wolverines, though, with more ...

Former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis should be feeling vindicated after this past week. Eight members of his 2009 recruiting class received invitations to the NFL Scouting Combine over the weekend, allowing each an opportunity to enhance his draft stock. The event included a variety of workouts—the 40-yard dash and the 225-pound bench press among them—as well as meetings with the management group of prospective teams. How did the eight former Notre Dame stars fare? (Results from ...

There are few honors greater than being named a team captain. A team captain is entrusted by the coaching staff to be the leader that the coaching staff can’t be; the leader outside of practice, the leader in the locker room, the leader who motivates and leads the team when needed. As we get closer and closer to spring practices, you can expect the Oregon coaching staff to name team captains in the near future. ...