And now the Illini are looking for a new leader altogether: After nine years of leading the Illini, Weber was fired Friday by first-year athletic director Mike Thomas, who may be able to use that checklist as he hunts for a successor. "Bruce is

A day after being eliminated by Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois has fired head basketball coach Bruce Weber. He will reportedly not coach the the team if it is selected to

By John Supinie After meeting with Bruce Weber early Friday morning, Thomas fired the nine-year Illini basketball coach to revitalize a program that slid from the nation's elite over the last five seasons. Assistant coach Jerrance Howard was named as

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The Big Ten Tournament tips off in Indianapolis on Thursday. Who will step forward in a conference full of parity and up-and-down momentum?

Purdue met Nebraska in a men's Big Ten tournament game March 8, 2012, at Banker's Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. / Rob Goebel / The Star A louder cheer was probably never heard from a coaching staff on one of its own missed 3-pointers than what the

The 2012 Big Ten men's Basketball Tournament has claimed its second coaching victim of the day, as Doc Saddler of the Nebraska Cornhuskers was fired this afternoon. This follows Nebraska's first season in the Big Ten, in which the Cornhuskers upset

14 Wisconsin tied the Big Ten tournament record with 13 3-pointers to get past No. 15 Indiana 79-71 in Friday's Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The Badgers (24-8) will face No. 8 Michigan State in Saturday's semifinal round.

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By JEFF POTRYKUS — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel INDIANAPOLIS – Wisconsin faces a minor quandary as it prepares for the 2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament. Fourth-seeded Wisconsin (23-8) likely will need the best of senior guard Jordan Taylor to

After being delayed slightly today by something called 'actual job", I am back life, unfiltered, and courtside at Banker's Life Fiedlhouse in Indianapolis for the opening rounds of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament. I'll be doing a few

The Big Ten Tournament tips off in Indianapolis on Thursday. Who will step forward in a conference full of parity and up-and-down momentum?

Friday's Big Ten Tournament bracket is official and Michigan will play Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. (eastern) on the Big Ten Network. Here's the up to date bracket with times and tv:

The Boilermakers lead Nebraska 39-31 at halftime of the final first day game of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament. Anthony Johnson has scored 10 points for the Boilermakers to lead them off the bench, but Purdue's struggles from the free throw line continue.

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WASHINGTON — Talk about getting the royal treatment: President Barack Obama, an avid basketball fan, is bringing British Prime Minister David Cameron to an NCAA Tournament game in Ohio, showing off one of America's most popular sporting events.

The NCAA finishes filling its Division I men's basketball tournament bracket on Sunday, and the rapturously unpredictable event tips off two days later. By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY There were plenty of seats behind the USC pep band during a Pac-12

Sunday NCAA Basketball Chat. Bluepaws_tiny by a2d2 on Mar 4, 2012 2:24 PM EST in College Basketball · Tweet · 130 comments; Story-email Email; Printer Print. CATS I am opening another thread to talk about all the games going

By Mike Rutherford – College Basketball Editor Suspended Auburn guard is at the center of a federal investigation into potential point shaving according to a new report from Yahoo! Sports. Mar 8, 2012 – Auburn University point guard Varez Ward is being

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The opening round of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament concludes tonight with Nebraska vs. Purdue at 7 pm locally, which will give way to a host of top 25 teams in action tomorrow. Before the big boys of the conference like Michigan State, Ohio State,

By ESPN.com staff ESPN.com's Myron Medcalf talks with Indiana's Christian Watford after the Hoosiers defeated Penn State in the Big Ten tournament. By Myron Medcalf Overview: Hoosiers fans have been waiting for this. In recent years, they haven't been

There isn't a team in the Big Ten that can stack up to a completely healthy Ohio State. That is going to be painfully obvious this week at the Conference Tournament in Indianapolis. Now that they're healthy (per USA Today), OSU is in fantastic position

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by Jess Root • Mar 7, 2012 11:00 AM MST Even though they aren't going to go after him, the New Orleans Saints have to be elated that the news broke that Peyton Manning would be released by the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday, a day before he is due a

By Cindy Boren Peyton Manning and the San Francisco 49ers? His former coach with the Indianapolis Colts raised that possibility Wednesday, but then possibilities are being raised all over the place now that Manning is becoming a free agent.

You know, the one where a shadowy figure reputed to be Peyton Manning throws four passes to an unidentified receiver at what appears to be the Duke football facility. "Pretty good," Battier said before Wednesday night's Heat-Hawks game.

BY STEVEN WINE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMIAMI (AP) — Touchdown, Peyton Manning. The former Indianapolis Colts quarterback landed late Wednesday afternoon in South Florida, drawing the attention of local TV news

Peyton Manning's best revenge would be winning the Super Bowl next season. Which team gives him the best chance?

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The NHL's new alignment impacts each team in its own way. We break things down on a team-by-team basis, judging who the winners and losers of the process were in the end.

Pluses and minuses to the N.H.L.'s realignment plan, what it means for rivalries and the playoffs.

There would be considerably more parity in traveling time for all of the NHL teams. The realignment also would bring each team to Joe Louis Arena once per season, including the great, old Red Wings rivals, the Canadiens, the Maple Leafs and,

The NHL's board of governors unanimously passed commissioner Gary Bettman's plan for conference realignment Monday night, which was inevitable with a team in Winnipeg and not Atlanta. Instead of the current Western and Eastern conferences,

The Post Sports Live crew debates whether or not the NHL realignment plan is good for the Capitals. (/The Washington Post) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area sports and teams

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Paul Sakuma / AP Sharon Ellman / AP Alabama running back Trent Richardson runs by a Tennessee defensive lineman during a game in Tuscaloosa Ala. John Bazemore / AP LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu (7) returns a punt in the third quarter against Georgia

(93-7 The FAN/AP) — Andrew Luck entered the season as the overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.

NEW YORK — Stanford's Andrew Luck is returning to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist, just not as the favorite. That distinction belongs to Baylor's Robert Griffin III.

By David Ubben We've reached the season's conclusion, and with it, the Big 12 has only one Heisman finalist among the five that will go to New York this week for Saturday's announcement. Last week: 15-22, 320 yards, 2 TD, INT. 12 carries, 32 yards,

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Personally, I think it's a two horse race between RGIII and Luck but mainly just because of the head start Luck got before the year even started. Richardson is an outstanding player, but about as deserving of a Heisman Trophy

(93-7 The FAN/AP) — Andrew Luck entered the season as the overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.

The 2011 Heisman finalists have been announced. Either Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Tyrann Mathieu or Montee Ball will be named.

When the Heisman Trophy ceremony kicks off in New York on Saturday, the SEC will account for 40% of the candidates. Alabama tailback Trent Richardson and LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu are among the five finalists for this year's award.

Kiffin had campaigned for Barkley to be among the Heisman finalists, but the junior was not among the top five vote-getters. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Louisiana State

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Mathieu is one of five finalists named Monday for the Heisman Trophy. LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu (right) earned the nickname "Honey Badger" for hits like this one, against Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson on Nov. 25, 2011.

The 2011 Heisman Memorial Trophy presentation will air on ESPN on Saturday, Dec. 10, from the Best Buy Theatre in New York's Times Square. Since you likely didn't have a vote in that, here's something you can help to determine that same day: The cover

Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Tyrann Mathieu and Montee Ball are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

If the Heisman were based simply on numbers, finalist Andrew Luck might not have much of a chance. Sure, he's fifth in the nation in quarterback rating (167.5) and fifth in touchdown passes (36), but

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