RESPECT THE BOAT | WMU shows it can play with the big boys in Cotton Bowl lossARLINGTON, Texas | First of all, let’s establish the parameters of discussion: Monday's Cotton Bowl was not a referendum on the worthiness of Group of 5 (Western Michigan) vs. Power 5 (Wisconsin).The finals score will have those who disagree with that statREAD MORE
ASN HONORS | Mack & MAC headline 2015 All-ASN NFL TeamThe first player in NFL history to be named an All-Pro at two positions in one season did not receive a vote for Defensive Player of the Year honors, which went to J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans. But Khalil Mack earned our NFL Player of the Year honors, h
WR mentality propels Chicago State’s Trayvon Palmer despite possible shutdownThe 34-inch vertical leap explains a lot of it. You can’t catch what you can’t reach, and Trayvon Palmer has the sort of reach that’d put a 500,000-watt radio transmitter to shame.“I’m not sure about wingspan,” the Chicago State’s sophomore swingman said.
TAKEAWAYS | Let's hear it for the American Athletic ConferenceOur top four takeaways from the college football weekend:IF YOU CAN BEAT 'EM, WHY JOIN 'EM?That's the question for the American Athletic Conference teams eagerly awaiting next week's Big 12 announcement on expansion.That is, if the Big 12 expands. The conf
BEYOND THE ARC | Small-budget schools flexing their musclesSix things Mark Adams came away with after the weekend of basketball.Ohio State is better than last season. Why? Jae’Sean Tate is a bulldog. In fact, he has a French Bulldog named Chubbs. Chubbs can sit and shake. Jae’Sean doesn’t sit much for Thad Matta b
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