It shouldn't be much of a secret that the New York Jets need help at the wide receiver position. They should be searching high and low this offseason, both in free agency and the NFL draft. The market was already thin at wide receiver, but the Eagles gave other teams even fewer options by locking up their own free agents, Riley Cooper and Jeremy Maclin. Cooper agreed to a new five-year contract while Maclin came to ...

University of Arkansas Fort Smith was taking on Rogers State in the Heartland Conference championship, and the game ended with one wild finish.  With the game tied at 102-102 in overtime, senior Jake Toupal took matters into his own hands as the clock ticked down to zero. As time expired, Toupal was able to drain a game-winning three-pointer while getting fouled. The game was over, but Toupal still ended up making the free throw. Arkansas Fort Smith ...

As Kentucky basketball looks to bounce back from another overtime loss to Arkansas, it faces a bit of a paradox. After committing 18 turnovers against the frenetic Razorbacks, the Wildcats might reasonably be advised to slow things down, but that’s actually just the opposite of what they need right now. This season’s ‘Cats have many virtues, but precision is not one of them. The nation’s 77th-best field-goal shooting team (and 263rd-best passing squad) doesn’t want to ...

Stanford got Pac-12 spring practices started this week and more teams will follow suit in the coming days. These 15 practice dates allotted by the NCAA offer the first taste of what is to come in the fall. Every Pac-12 team has areas of emphasis to address with the initial round of 2014 workouts.      2014 Pac-12 Spring Game Dates Arizona: Apr. 12 Arizona State: Apr. 19 Cal: Apr. 26 Colorado: Apr. 12 Oregon: May 3 Oregon State: May 3 Stanford: Apr. 12 UCLA: Apr. 26 USC: Apr. 19 Utah: Apr. ...

Michigan State will finish its injury-plagued season on March 9 in Columbus. State's overall 22-6 record is impressive given its perpetual supply of injuries, but recently, Sparty's skeptical play has raised questions and concerns as it enters the regular season's home stretch. Now, it's about the Spartans' lack of togetherness. It's about their nonexistent sense of urgency. It's about working to resume their once hard-nosed, disciplined style of play, which has fueled Tom Izzo's teams to seven ...

UCLA's pro day on March 11 will give the five combine participants another shot at impressing the scouts and raising their respective draft stocks.  The pro day will in all likelihood be tailored around the strengths of the five former Bruins (Anthony Barr, Jordan Zumwalt, Shaq Evans, Xavier Su'a-Filo, Cassius Marsh). The more relaxed atmosphere should in theory help the prospects improve on their results from Indianapolis.  Here's a look at three Bruins with the most to ...

Bo Pelini appears to be the Teflon Don of college football, surviving a series of publicity black eyes and yet another nine-win season at Nebraska. However, one has to wonder how many seasons without a conference title can one coach have and not lose his job at a school like Nebraska?  Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst put any speculation about his head coach's future to rest in November. With the Huskers moving to the new Big Ten ...

Okay, let's go ahead and address the elephant in the room right up front in this article. Utah Valley University (UVU) made national headlines late this week for an unprecedented brawl, in which fans of their basketball team got into altercations with players from visiting New Mexico State. A small number of New Mexico State players and UVU fans alike did the unacceptable by brawling with each other, crossing a line that cannot be crossed in ...

For every extra Cinderella that enters the field of 68, a power conference bubble team loses its wings. Bubble watching becomes a pastime in and of itself this time of year. Who will crack the dance? After the 31 automatic bids go out for conference tournament winners, it's a land grab for the remaining at-large bids. For the so-called power conferences, winning the tourney is almost a bonus for some teams. On the other end of the ...

Former Auburn offensive lineman Jorrell Bostrom, a member of the Cam Newton-led Tigers team that won the 2011 BCS National Championship, has been hired by the program as the assistant director of player development. Bostrom took to Instagram to confirm the hire, posting a screenshot of a news report that he cites from Auburn Undercover, Auburn's affiliate on the 247Sports network: Note: The full post by Bryan Matthews, which is a special feature for subscribers of Auburn Undercover, ...