Northwestern and Under Armour recently unveiled the new uniforms that the Wildcats will wear this season. Cutting their ties with Adidas after last season, Northwestern is the first Big Ten school to have Under Armour as their official apparel provider. Although what Under Armour created for Northwestern is kind of sharp looking, I am, for the most part, disappointed. … [Read more...] about New Under Armour Northwestern uniforms: is this “it?”
Archives for July 2012
CBS Chicago attacks NBC Olympic Coverage
Lots of people are criticizing NBC's coverage of the Olympics (as evidenced by the popularity of the Twitter hash tag #NBCFail), but when you see a shot fired from the official Twitter account of a rival network's station in the third largest market...well that's a rather loud statement. And what the official tweet from CBS 2 had to say about the NBC editing of the London … [Read more...] about CBS Chicago attacks NBC Olympic Coverage
#110 Utah Utes: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #110 Utah Utes: College Basketball 111 in 111
Life after sanctions for Penn State, Jordan Hill and company
Defensive tackle Jordan Hill is arguably the best player on the current Penn State team (assuming Silas Redd leaves as he's rumored to be doing so). Hill was at Big Ten Media Day, so I asked him other than wins how does this team heal? "Being together, being through this. Going out and just playing football. You know if we just sat there and gave up, we would regret it for … [Read more...] about Life after sanctions for Penn State, Jordan Hill and company
Tennessee Titans wide receiver O.J. Murdock passes away
Tampa Bay Online is reporting that O. J. Murdock, a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titians, has passed away from an apparent suicide. He was 25-years old. … [Read more...] about Tennessee Titans wide receiver O.J. Murdock passes away
Penn State lucky to avoid television banishment
For all the talk of the death penalty, and what Penn State got sanctioned with, (and what they didn't get sanctioned with) one penalty would have hit PSU very hard had it been applied- a television ban. Penn St. athletic director David Joyner was at Big Ten Media Day, and he discussed how much tv coverage of the team means to his program: … [Read more...] about Penn State lucky to avoid television banishment
2012 London Olympics: A-Z Reference Guide
Are you as excited as we are about the Olympics this weekend? We are especially looking forward to the events that combine multiple disciplines, such as athletics, modern pentathlon and triathlon. Not sure what goes on in those events? … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: A-Z Reference Guide
The Michael Phelps in Chicago Press Conference
Here was something that ended up being much less exciting than it appeared to be. Olympic gold medal record setter and swimmer extraordinaire Michael Phelps was in Chicago during the height of his popularity and I had a front row seat at his press conference. You can listen to the audio below … [Read more...] about The Michael Phelps in Chicago Press Conference