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Rejected Big Ten Division Alignments
On Friday, Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delaney announced that the much maligned Legends and Leaders divisions will mercifully go away for the 2014 season. Legends and Leaders will be replaced by simple, geographically
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The Ocho: The Issue with the Election
Welcome to The Ocho: your source for sports, pop culture and (lame) humor. Each week, we give you the best in each of eight categories. The Electoral College calls it “The Ocho.” The election
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David Stern Announces Retirement for February 2014
According to NBA.com, commissioner David Stern will retire February 1, 2014. He will have served the post for exactly 30 years. The Board of Governors has accepted his suggestion of deputy commissioner Adam Silver
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Big Ten Preview – Sept. 29, 2012
Indiana @ Northwestern (-11 1/2) These two teams look like they know how to put up some points up this year. The problem is they both seem to know how to give ‘em up,
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Beware the FCS World Beaters!
Remember how much of an upset we all assumed the Appalachian State win was over Michigan? We were all asking how these little FBS schools could come into the big time, against teams in
Read More »Let the Puck Drop in Tampa: Time for the 2012 Frozen Four
It’s Frozen Four time. My personal favorite NCAA spring championship tournament, hailing from Minnesota where it’s often referred to as Canada’s Mexico and hockey is the passion, I am thrilled to be back in
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