Sports - Jan. 6, 2009
Are Bielema, Badgers pointing in right direction?
Everything seemed pretty simple when Barry Alvarez was the football coach at Wisconsin. Now that he's the athletic director, he faces some tough decisions. For starters, he has to determine whether his hand-picked successor, Bret Bielema, is capable of keeping the program at an elite level.
Tags: badgers, bieleman, alvarez, woody hayes

Sports - Sept. 27, 2008
"Blood, Sweat and Cheers" mark Big Ten rivalries
The life of a Big Ten trophy can't be an easy thing. In Todd Mishler's "Blood, Sweat and Cheers: Great Football Rivalries of the Big Ten" -- published by Trails Books -- we learn that when it's a trophy that travels, it may be hard to keep it ensconced in a display.
Tags: big ten rivalries, Todd Mishler, Blood, Sweat and Cheers: Great Football Rivalries of the Big Ten, Trails Books, woody hayes, paul bunyn's axe, little brown jug

Sports - March 9, 2005
Temple's cantankerous John Chaney fulfills Old Man Syndrome status
When Temple's John Chaney blew his basketball gasket and "sent in the goon" (his words) to wreak havoc against 'cross-town Philly rival St. Joe's a few weeks ago, perhaps the biggest surprise was that something like this didn't happen sooner.
Tags: John Chaney, Temple, Old Man Syndrome, Phil Martelli, old men, basketball coaches, NCAA, Calipari, Woody Hayes, Charlie Bauman, Gator Bowl, Buckeyes, Bob Knight