May 20, 2013

College Football: Notre Dame holds top spot, but no team is truly dominant this season

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(PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — Every time I click on Twitter, my mentions blend into the same message. Every team in the top 12 is overrated. No one played anybody good. Every conference stinks. Fans of a particular team can punch holes in another team’s schedule/best win/worst loss, and guess what? They’re all correct. Is [...]

NFL: Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay says deal with Andrew Luck ‘close’

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Andrew Luck reportedly could get a four-year deal worth $24 million from the Colts. (AP Photo) (PhatzRadio / SN) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay loves Twitter. And when he posts Tweets regarding his team, you can usually take it to the bank. Irsay wrote Sunday morning ‘We r close on#12′s deal,it’ll get done”. That [...]

March Madness 2012: NIT Championship Stanford beats Minnesota 75-51

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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Bright came off the bench to spark Stanford to an NIT title. The sophomore point guard had 15 points and six assists in Thursday’s 75-51 rout of Minnesota to earn most outstanding player honors, energizing the Cardinal just as the coaches had hoped when they took him out of the [...]

Report: Colts Decided To Part With Peyton Manning ‘Weeks Ago’

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Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts talks with offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen before the kickoff against the Jacksonville Jaguars January 1, 2012 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. (December 31, 2011 – Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SN) — Colts owner Jim Irsay and Peyton Manning attempted to clear [...]

Heisman winner Griffin leaves Baylor to enter NFL draft

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WACO, Texas (AP) — When Robert Griffin III arrived at Baylor four years ago with new coach Art Briles, the Bears had never even had a winning season in the Big 12. Standing in the confetti celebration last month after the Bears won their first bowl game in nearly two decades for a 10-win season, [...]

NCAA College Football: Cowboys’ Gundy named Eddie Robinson top coach

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DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy has been honored as the national coach of the year by the Football Writers Association of America. Gundy was chosen Thursday as the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award. The other finalists were Michigan’s Brady Hoke, LSU’s Les Miles, Kansas State’s Bill Snyder and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. Gundy [...]

Syracuse moves to No. 1 in AP Top 25; Kentucky falls to third

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Head Coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange reacts against the Stanford Cardinal at the 2011 Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden on November 25, 2011 in New York City. (November 24, 2011 – Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — Jim Boeheim has been coaching for [...]

LSU stays No. 1, Alabama only drops to third in BCS standings

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Well, it’s no surprise LSU is sitting ahead of Oklahoma State in the latest Bowl Championship Series standings, released Sunday night. But No. 3 is a bit of a shocker. After losing 9-6 in overtime to the top-ranked Tigers, Alabama dropped just one spot — to No. 3 — and [...]

March Madness – Women’s NCAA – White layup allows Texas A&M to upset No. 1 Stanford in Final Four

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Texas A&M has upset its second straight top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament and is heading to its first national championship game. The Aggies (32-5) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final six minutes Saturday, winning it when Tyra White put in a layup with 3.3 seconds left to give Texas [...]