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College Basketball: Top Ten Sleepers

October 14th, 2008
Baylor

 

Perhaps because they were reserves last season, or hidden in the shadows of bigger-name teammates, or simply not yet ready to shine.. these 10 Sleepers are ready to the steal the national headlines and emerge as legitimate NBA Draft prospects.

 

 

 

The Starting Fives: Big 12

October 14th, 2008
Baylor

Unlike the NBA, where most starting lineups are set in stone weeks before the season, NCAA starting fives are highly unsettled and constantly in flux. Going through the BCS leagues this week, I'll be projecting the starting fives for each team. Also included is the team's most important bench option, and some notes on other possible lineups.

Big 12 Preseason All-Conference Team

October 14th, 2008
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College Football: Tommy Bowden Resigns

October 14th, 2008
Clemson

Well, Monday marked the time for someone else to take the heat for Clemson's disappointing 3-3 start to 2008. In two meetings with athletic director Terry Don Phillips this morning, Tommy Bowden came to this basic conclusion:

It was best for the program that he step down as head coach of the Clemson Tigers.

College Football: #5 Texas vs. #1 Oklahoma Preview

October 10th, 2008
College Football

Early October usually means one thing to fans of the Texas Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 Big 12) and Oklahoma Sooners (5-0, 1-0): the Red River Rivalry in the Cotton Bowl. The stadium is split in half - at the 50-yard line - and the two bitter rivals rush onto the field out of the same tunnel. It's makes for interesting theater, with Bevo and the Sooner Schooner sprinting out...and that's before kickoff. In recent years, the winner of this game has protected the football and received the additional reward of pole position in the Big 12 South race.

Rick Barnes Honored as John Wooden "Legends of Coaching" Recipient

October 9th, 2008

 

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - University of Texas head men's basketball coach Rick Barnes will receive the John R. Wooden Award's "Legends of Coaching" honor this year, Award Chairman Duke Llewellyn announced Wednesday. Barnes will be honored along with the 2009 Men's and Women's Wooden Award winners and the Wooden Award All-American teams at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in April of 2009.

 

Big 12 Preseason Poll: OU Edges Texas

October 7th, 2008
Baylor

As voted on by Big 12 Coaches:

2008-09 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL

State of '08: Oklahoma

October 5th, 2008
Oklahoma

Duke or Carolina? BC or UMASS? Gonzaga or Washington.. or Washington State? What is the best program in each state? While there's not much competition in Hawaii.. there are great debates to be had in loaded regions like California, North Carolina, and Texas. The State of '08 is a ranking of every program in every state..

Oklahoma Revelas New Uniforms

October 2nd, 2008
NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma men's basketball team unveiled its 2008-09 uniforms on Thursday, a white home set and a crimson away combo from Nike Elite that are modern in cut but traditional in feel.

"Nike did a great job working with us to come up with a look unique to OU," said Sooners head coach Jeff Capel.  "We wanted to create our own state-of-the-art look while preserving a classic feel, and I think we accomplished that.  Our players really seem to like the new design."