Seth Davis: Florida’s clearly a tourney team; MSU just needs to get healthy

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — We’ll lead off my Monday Hoop Thoughts with my take on the quartet of teams that were assembled in Atlantic City last weekend for the Legends Classic. I did color commentary on those games for HDNet, so I had a great seat for the games as well as the shootarounds. I [...]

Stewart Mandel: Notre Dame job is mere death trap

As Notre Dame begins yet another search (its fourth this decade) for yet another coach in its never-ending quest to wake up the echoes for longer than a year or two, potential candidates should take a hard look at Charlie Weis’ failed tenure.

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Michael Rosenberg: With failing record, Weis did the unthinkable: He became likeable

Go ahead. Make your fat jokes. Mock the man’s ego. Say that Charlie Weis deserved what he got, that he came in like a lion and went out like a lamb chop, fresh meat for any decent team he played.

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Darren Eliot: NHL’s connection to the college game growing

During the hectic pace of the NHL season, it’s easy to get lost in the week-to-week doings. It’s not a schedule that very often allows one to step back and assess the game of hockey in the overall — to see the connections between youth hockey, the college game, and the NHL.

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Jerome Bettis: Steelers find capable backup QB, but is there trouble?

• What a night. Tough loss for the Steelers in the late game, but let’s spin that into some good news. First, Pittsburgh’s remaining schedule is relatively soft — Oakland and Cleveland are up next, plus another game against Baltimore.

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Andrea Canales: Former MLS MVP Guevara left adrift yet again

Flash back to May 2, 2007. It’s Amado Guevara’s 31st birthday.

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Joe Posnanski: Tiger’s in the rough, for sure — the question is: What’s his next shot?

This is going to sound very, very wrong… because, well, it is very, very wrong. But I’m sorry. I’ll admit this straight out: I am fascinated by this Tiger Woods accident story. I’m fascinated, and I’m paying close attention, and I will read whatever stories come out about it. Sure, I know it’s wrong. I [...]

Gene Menez: In closest Trophy race in years, Stanford’s RB leads the way

Before we get to the top five Heisman candidates, let’s take a timeout for a public service announcement. Many of you have written in this year to state your disagreement with The Watch’s rankings. Well, now you have a chance to have your voice heard.

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Jon Heyman: Epstein, Minaya and Boras headline this winter’s movers and shakers

Everyone knows who the top players are on the free-agent and trade markets this winter: John Lackey, Matt Holiday, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay and perhaps Adrian Gonzalez. But who are the players behind the players? With a week to go before the start of the winter meetings in Indianapolis, here are the players who are [...]

Jon Wertheim: Davydenko back among game’s best

1. He might not have the largest fan base and he might not rake in the endorsements, but it’s awfully hard to deny Nikolay Davydenko his props. The Russian veteran won the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, beating a “Who’s Who” of men’s tennis, including Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro in [...]

Bob Stoops, Mike Stoops would rather not meet in bowl

Memo to the Sun Bowl: the Stoops brothers would prefer not to face each other in El Paso.

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McCoy named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

Senior QB Colt McCoy has been named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season after producing 479 yards of total offense against Texas A&M.
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Stoops today: ‘I fully intend to be at Oklahoma for a long while’

There is a popular Internet-driven opinion Notre Dame is going to find a coach in Norman. There is just one problem: Bob Stoops isn’t leaving the job he has.
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State’s colleges have wild ride in ‘09

IT’S NEVER AS BAD or as good as it seems on any given Saturday in college football.
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OU: 3 storylines

Cory Brandon was booed by OU fans after multiple false start and holding penalties in the season-opener. He was cheered on Saturday as he slid from right tackle to left and had a dominating game.
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