Josh Whitman the right guy at the right time at Illinois
I’m very pleased to see that Josh Whitman will become Illinois’ new athletic director. He’s what you’d call. . …. Read more »
Commentary
Best Big Ten tournament on tap? Very possible. Five ranked teams lead deep Indy field.
Back in the mid-’90s, Jim Delany would ask my thoughts on a conference tournament. I would enthusiastically say, “Go for… Read more »
Setback aside, don’t sleep on Indiana. That said, IU needs to look alive.
While many of us were questioning Indiana’s soft first-half Big Ten schedule—not their fault—Dan Dakich was making the case that… Read more »
`Lost’ Super Bowl I video isn’t really lost. . . The NFL is.
Count me among those who were very interested to watch when the NFL Network announced it would air “Super Bowl… Read more »
On Gard: Fine coach, but Badgers need to catch Bennett if they can
With the Badgers riding a four-game winning streak, it pains me to say this. But if Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez… Read more »
Super Bowl, regular guys: Memories of covering the 1985 Bears
My favorite thing about the ’85 Bears? Aside from the way they dominated opponents with such a fun, dramatic style?… Read more »
Nice start, Indiana. But Iowa biggest surprise in Big Ten at mid-season
As the Big Ten nears the halfway point of its conference season, some observations: A 14-gun salute to Iowa and… Read more »
You can have Brady & Manning. I’ll take Unitas & Starr
I’m sure it’s a generational thing. But all this yakking about Tom Brady and Peyton Manning leaves me cold. Great… Read more »
Alabama, St. Nick grab fourth title in seven years
GLENDALE, Ariz.—Nick Saban cringes at comparisons to Paul “Bear’’ Bryant. “First of all, Bear Bryant has to be the greatest… Read more »
Alabama? Again? Yup.
PHOENIX—Back in the day, my old softball buddy Mike Royko often mentioned a phrase he had heard from an old… Read more »
