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Duke and N.C. State favorites to land Amile Jefferson; decision expected Tuesday

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With the late commitments from top high school basketball recruits in the 2012 class like Nerlens Noel to Kentucky, Shabbaz Muhammad and Tony Parker to UCLA, and Anthony Bennett's recent decision to attend UNLV; there are still two McDonald's All-American left to pick a school.  The suspense will come for Amile Jefferson as he is expected to announce his decision on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Duke and N.C. State favorites to land Amile Jefferson; decision expected Tuesday

North Carolina at Indiana, Ohio St. at Duke headlines Big 10/ACC Challenge

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The 14th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 27-28 2012 will be headlined by North Carolina at Indiana, with a solid undercard of Ohio State at Duke. and North Carolina State at Michigan stands out as the third biggest match-up. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 12 games of the two-day event. … [Read more...] about North Carolina at Indiana, Ohio St. at Duke headlines Big 10/ACC Challenge

Reviewing college football fan sites: Northwestern blogs

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Modern media publications review movies, television shows and rock albums, but no one reviews blogs, the question is why? Obviously, it's easy to review static mass media items that aren't changing once they initially are produced much more easily than the dynamic and the evolving world of blogs. Of course, some aspects of certain blogs are pretty consistent, and with … [Read more...] about Reviewing college football fan sites: Northwestern blogs

Kyle Anderson ready to help bring UCLA basketball back to prominence

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The UCLA Bruins basketball program received a lot of negative publicity with the Sports Illustrated article bringing to light some the internal issues that has led to the team's struggles the past couple of years.  A loaded recruiting class that includes McDonald's All-American Kyle Anderson is ready to return the Bruin program back to prominence. … [Read more...] about Kyle Anderson ready to help bring UCLA basketball back to prominence

Mike McQueary to sue Penn State, seek whistleblower status

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Former Penn State wide receivers coach Mike McQueary is filing a whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State. The paperwork was filed today on behalf of his lawyer Eliot Strokoff. That is his name- how unfortunate that we are not joking. You have to admit that's funny. Genuinely funny, not dark humor like how Jerry Sandusky is being represented by a man who impregnated a minor … [Read more...] about Mike McQueary to sue Penn State, seek whistleblower status

Ohio St. Athletes warned of Pedophile Buckeyes superfan

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Maybe sex offender with multiple convictions Charles Eric Waugh would fit in better at Penn State? The Ohio State Buckeyes fan has a Twitter page had a Twitter page which has since been deleted, voicing his proud allegiance to OSU, but considering his criminal history of possessing child pornography, maybe he should be a Nittany Lions fan. Then again, I've met plenty of … [Read more...] about Ohio St. Athletes warned of Pedophile Buckeyes superfan

Illini add big man in transfer Sam McLaurin

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New University of Illinois head coach John Groce got his second recruit today. The Illini announced today Coastal Carolina’s Sam McLaurin has signed a tender of financial aid and will transfer to Illinois for his final season of eligibility upon earning his bachelor's degree in May. Because he will be enrolled as a graduate student at Illinois majoring in a major that … [Read more...] about Illini add big man in transfer Sam McLaurin