Week 4 in the college football world set the stage for what we can expect in the always critical month of October. The first month of the season is done and we found a few pleasant surprises while some teams experienced some unpleasant ones. Here are the winners and losers from Week 4:
Can Arenas Stay Quiet As David Stern wishes? Training camps around the NBA will be gearing up soon. It's an exciting time around Washington, as the Wizards welcome #1 overall pick John Wall to its backcourt where he will team with troubled superstar Gilbert Arenas. The former "Agent Zero" returns to...
Stanford looks for its first win in South Bend in 18 years (Getty Images)The first day of autumn marks the heating up of the college football schedule. Week 4 around the college football landscape provides us a tantalizing slate of match-ups that will go some way in determining the position in the c...
Red Shirt: Vick Named Eagles Starter After Impressive Week 2 (AP Photo)Week 2 gave presented a few surprises. Surprise! The Bucs, Chiefs, Texans and Dolphins are all 2-0. Bigger Surprise: The Vikings and Cowboys are 0-2. The Biggest Surprise?: Maybe that the Steelers are 2-0 despite uncertainty unde...
McKinley finished his college career as the No. 3 receiver in SEC history. (AP Photo) McKinley Dead at 23Broncos second-year WR Kenny McKinley was found dead in his Denver-area home on Monday evening from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 23. According to reports, he was found in the master bedroom by a female friend and his son.
Mark Ingram made a triumphant return for the Tide (IGN)Week 3 didn't have the bells and whistles of last week's Monster Saturday. There were some huge matchups and good games that kept the remote busy. Here are winners and losers from Week 3: Winners:Alabama RB Mark Ingram The defending champs are c...
Brooks Reed and Arizona sacked Ricky Stanzi and Iowa in Tuscon Saturday night (Getty Images)-After their stunning victory over Notre Dame on a fake field goal for a touchdown last night, Michigan State (3-0) jumped into the polls, debuting at #25 in the AP poll and #23 in the USA Today Poll. Arizona...
USATF has troubles passing the baton. How will a search for a new CEO go? (TIME)It was bad enough that USA Track & Field had their hands full competing with Jamaica in the sprints, Africans in the long distance and the entire world in field events. Now, they add the search for a new CEO onto the...
If it wasn't for the whole Super Bowl thing, Reggie Bush would be having a lousy 12 months. Now his trophy case will lack the biggest individual achievement he has garnered to date: The 2005 award for the most outstanding player in college football.
Nadal had little trouble on his way to his first U.S. Open (Getty Images) After Novak Djokovic's shot sailed wide of the boundaries, top-seeded Rafael Nadal fell to the blue hard-court in jubilation. At 24, he's had a tennis career that would make most players 10 years his senior green with envy.
