College Sports
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The strength to persevereOct 31, 2021 6:58 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Don't expect George West to take the field Saturday wearing platform cleats and a pinstriped jersey. Lame fashion ploys designed to make someone look...
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Texas rewards Brown with contract extensionOct 31, 2021 6:52 pm - AUSTIN -- Texas coach Mack Brown on Tuesday got a two-year contract extension, a raise and a pair of hefty bonuses to come later. He also got a promise of a good job if ...
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USC, favored by 45½, still taking Idaho seriouslyOct 31, 2021 6:48 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The approach at Southern California is pretty basic: Every game is a championship game. And that includes Saturday night's game against Idaho. That's righ...
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As NIU openers go, Iowa isn't so toughOct 31, 2021 6:48 pm - It sounds crazy, considering Iowa hails from the Big Ten and has earned a bowl bid each of the last six seasons. But when Northern Illinois and the Hawkeyes hit Soldier ...
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For Novak, the clock is tickingOct 31, 2021 6:47 pm - DEKALB -- In an idyllic gated community just off the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, there's a home with Joe and Carole Novak's names on the deed. The deve...
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NU receivers hope offense catches onOct 31, 2021 6:42 pm - When quarterback instability turned Northwestern's playbook into a leaflet last season, no group suffered more than the wide receivers. With the offense reduced to rudim...
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Illini freshman guard declared ineligibleOct 31, 2021 6:45 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber says promising recruit Quinton Watkins won't play or attend school this fall because he isn't academically eligible. Wa...
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Illini tight ends to reckon withOct 31, 2021 6:47 pm - Today: Illini Jeff Cumberland and Michael Hoomanawanui CHAMPAIGN -- After Illinois' first practice this fall, Jeff Cumberland strutted out of the Memorial Stadium l...
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Krutsch's hard work rewardedOct 31, 2021 6:35 pm - bull;The hot recruits who are on scholarship from Day One. They comprise the majority of players, and they seize the majority of the playing time at every university. b...
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Arkansas DE Harrison arrested on drug chargeOct 31, 2021 6:30 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas defensive end Marcus Harrison was suspended indefinitely after being arrested late Friday night in Fayetteville on a felony drug charge and...