America’s Top Sports Cities: #7 Indianapolis

Teams: Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers
Indianapolis has been referred to as “The Amateur Sports Capital of the World”. It has hosted the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four on several occasions and High School Basketball is absolutely huge within the city and state. The downtown trash cans are even made to look like basketballs, talk about dedication [...]

Caption Contest (09/19/07)

Big Ten Lessons: Week 1

1. Powerhouses Playing Division 1-AA teams is StupidOn Saturday, top ranked teams Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State all played Division 1-AA teams in Appalachian State, Youngstown State, and Florida International. While the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions did manage to pull out victories, no immediate benefits were made obvious. While a win is great, a [...]

2007 Big Ten Football Preview (Part Two)

1. WisconsinThe Badgers are coming off a 12-1 season with expectations soaring higher than ever before in Madison. Despite the loss of Senior Quarterback John Stocco and Left Tackle Joe Thomas, the Badgers, should be loaded on offense with Heisman candidate P.J. Hill lining up in the backfield. In 2006, Hill ran for 1,560 yards [...]

2007 Big Ten Football Preview (Part One)

With the start of College Football on the horizon, I thought that it was fitting that I start the first part of a two part 2007 Big Ten football preview.
Player of the Year: The favorite coming in is Michigan running back Mike Hart. Over his entire career, Hart has been as consistent prescence in the [...]

Curtis Painter: A Star on the Horizon

In his first full season as Purdue’s starting quarterback, Curtis Painter accumulated 3,985 passing yards, a new Purdue record, while leading the Boilermakers to an eight win season and a return to postseason play.
While Boilermaker fans were certainly pleased with Painter’s performance, his inconsistent play left several question marks. One game Painter would throw for [...]