College basketball is headed into the home stretch, with top teams and players looking to build momentum heading into the postseason. Of course, sometimes that momentum turns out to be going in exactly the wrong direction at the worst possible time, but sometimes all the pieces fall into place in the season's final weeks. One team that has everything going right for it these days is the St. Louis Billikens. The Atlantic 10 leaders have ...

Nebraska football fans, your turkey leftover eating plans are secure. According to Omaha.com, the Big Ten has approved the request from both Nebraska and Iowa to play on the day after Thanksgiving, at least for 2013 and 2014. Gary Barda, Iowa’s athletic director, had suggested that the Hawkeyes might not want to continue the Friday games, citing difficulties for fans to attend. Thankfully, wiser minds have prevailed, and the Friday contests will continue. Nebraska has ...

The Duke Blue Devils take on the Miami Hurricanes Saturday in a matchup of two Top 10 teams.Duke will be looking to avenge a 27-point loss it suffered at the hands of the Hurricanes on January 23, in Coral Gables, Fl. (ESPN.com)Although it is important for the Blue Devils to stay focused on the upcoming game on the road against a tough Virginia team, Duke fans have been thinking about the rematch with Miami since ...

Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is just a few weeks away. Teams are trying to help their tournament resume and solidify their spot as one of the 68 teams in the field. These final games are crucial for the bubble teams that have to win the rest of the way to make the field. Every year there are dark horse teams that surprise people around the country because they upset one of the favorites ...

SEC basketball is not having a banner year. Currently, there are just two teams, Florida and Missouri, in the conference that feel comfortable about being included in the NCAA tournament. However, with strong recruiting and teams benefiting from an added year of experience, the league should be better a year from now. Here are early predictions on whether each SEC team will be better or worse in 2014.Begin Slideshow

The Gophers' emotionally-charged 77-73 upset win over No. 1 Indiana on Tuesday night was a win the program has been seeking for 16 long years.Minnesota winters are long, but are even longer when the hoops team can't buy a big-time win.Their first victory over a No. 1-ranked team since 1989 and only fourth in program history carried significantly more weight than an unexpected notch in the standings.Minnesota has not officially recorded an NCAA Tournament win since 1989 after five ...

The 2012-13 version of Kentucky basketball has been compared to teams of the past all season.Well, in all fairness it did start when Nerlens Noel committed to the Wildcats. Instantly Big Blue Nation began comparing Noel's game with last season's freshman sensation, Anthony Davis. One person who wouldn't make that comparison, however, was Kentucky head coach John Calipari. Then when Noel went down with a torn ACL, people began to compare fellow freshman Willie Cauley-Stein to ...

John Calipari has taken Kentucky basketball recruiting to a new level since he arrived in Lexington, and if Andrew Wiggins picks the Wildcats, the 2013 class will be Calipari’s best. Wiggins, a 6’7” wing originally from Canada, has been named the 2013 Naismith Prep Player of the Year, and he is the top high school player in the country according to every outlet who covers recruiting. Right now, Wiggins is considering Kentucky, Florida State, North ...

So, what’s a QB guru and what in the world does it have to do with college football? Well, a QB guru is most often a positional coach who doesn’t have a spot on an actual team’s coaching staff. The guru offers his specialized skills and services to QBs from every level in the form of one-on-one training or “private lessons” that either prepare a kid for the next level or attempt to improve his ...

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller has kept himself pretty busy this offseason.After helping the Buckeyes put the finishing touches on a perfect 12-0 season with a 26-21 victory over the Michigan Wolverines last November, Miller has traveled the award circuit, picked up some hardware and, most recently, graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. According to Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch, Miller has also spent a considerable amount of time working on his game with famed ...