Why Kentucky Won’t Win The National Championship
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 18 2015 05:05 PM
PREDATOR OR PREY? Kentucky can't be beaten, many say. But starting tomorrow, 63 teams will be trying to do just that. Photo courtesy AP
It was not long after the NCAA Tournament Bracket was announced Sunday evening that Vegas gave ...
College Football Week 5: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
In NCAA Football | By Nathan | On September 29 2013 06:56 PM
It's the end of an era at USC. Photo by Matt Kartozian/USA TODAY Sports
The Good
Georgia: In what was arguably the marguee matchup of the day, the Bulldogs held on to beat LSU 44-41 in a game where both teams' ...
College Football Week 4: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
In NCAA Football | By Nathan | On September 22 2013 06:02 PM
David Shaw is keeping his Cardinal team firing on all cylinders. Photo by Kelley L Cox/USA TODAY Sports
The Good
Stanford: The Cardinal had a rather uneventful first 2 games of the season, but got back to their brand of football ...
2013 College Football: Disappointments & Surprises
In NCAA Football | By Nathan | On August 23 2013 08:00 AM
Will Manziel be able to match the offseason hype? Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images
The college football prognostication series continues with a look at the what could be the biggest disappointments and surprises of the upcoming season. Some are obvious, ...
The Anatomy of an NCAA Scandal
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On April 6 2013 01:24 AM
HOLIER THAN THOU: It was only after pressure from the state (seeing as Rutgers is no longer a private church-affiliated school) that guys like Tim Pernetti started getting the axe. Photo courtesy Elsa/Getty Images
In news that isn't really news, ...
The GN Sports Oscars 2013
In Movies | By Bryan Lienesch | On February 26 2013 12:30 AM
COOPED UP: Sorry, Bradley, your one scene at an NFL game didn't make Silver Linings Playbook a sports flick. We'll just have to get creative now. Photo courtesy The Weinstein Company
This year was a particularly weak year for the ...
NFL Combine: 5 Big Names with Big Pressure on Them
In NCAA Football | By Bryan Lienesch | On February 20 2013 12:37 AM
IMAGE ACADEMY: In the last month, we've practically forgotten Manti Te'o plays football (pretty well, too). Now, at the combine, is his time to remind us of that. Photo courtesy J. Meric/Getty Images
The annual cattle call that is the ...
The GN National Signing Day Report
In NCAA Football | By Bryan Lienesch | On February 7 2013 12:58 AM
BROTHERS IN ARMS: The Nkemdiche brothers will play wearing the same colors in college at Ole Miss. Photo courtesy Dave Tulis/AP
National Signing Day seems to become a bigger and bigger event every year. Most of it is due to ...
Sports Illustrated Shows Te’o, Armstrong How You Do Right by the Public
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On January 27 2013 01:43 AM
CLOWN POSSE: Manti and Lance have been the butt of most jokes in the sports world after their respective fiascoes. Photos courtesy Getty Images
Let me preface this column by saying I love Sports Illustrated. I won't deny it. If ...
Manti Te’o Round Table Discussion
In NCAA Football | By Rob | On January 19 2013 06:46 PM
Everyone in the world of news (and news-like entertainment) wants to talk about Manti Te'o, so I put together the Round Table to kick up discussion.
When was the first time you heard about the Manti Te'o storyline involving a girlfriend ...