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Home » NCAA

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Posted inBlogs

UNC investigation could bring glory to Illini basketball—in 2005

by Michael Miner April 4, 2017August 18, 2021

Should UNC be stripped of its championships, it would be nice if its previous national titles were passed to the teams it beat—including the University of Illinois.

Posted inBlogs

There must be more to Derrick Rose than what we’re getting

by Michael Miner March 17, 2015August 18, 2021

On the media’s shallow coverage of Derrick Rose

Happy Valley screens this week at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Posted inFilm

Happy Valley casts a wider net in the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal

by J.R. Jones November 26, 2014August 18, 2021

A new documentary on the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal indicts the larger community.

Posted inBlogs

In football, colleges fatten calfs and the NFL sacrifices them

by Michael Miner September 22, 2014August 18, 2021

The strange life of an NFL player begins long before the pros

Posted inBlogs

Waiting for Andrew Wiggins? Might as well wait for Godot.

by Michael Miner March 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Saviors don’t save in the NBA.

Simeon’s Leroy Franklin has amassed 738 total varsity victories, making him the fourth-ranked coach on the state’s all-time win list and second among active managers.
Posted inNews & Politics

The man who transformed high school baseball on the south side

by Adam Doster April 25, 2013August 19, 2021

Will the coach who transformed high school baseball on the south side finally get the recognition he deserves?

The 1963 NCAA regional semifinals pitted all-white Mississippi State against integrated Loyola—and helped change the color of college basketball.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The story behind the story of the game that changed college basketball

by Michael Miner March 6, 2013August 19, 2021

The story behind the story about the 1963 game that changed college basketball

Posted inBlogs

I will not judge Derrick Rose. But you can.

by Michael Miner February 6, 2013August 18, 2021

The Derrick Rose file—let God sort it out.

Posted inBlogs

Pay college football players: yea or nay?

by Drew Hunt September 5, 2012August 19, 2021

Is college football in need of financial overhaul?

Posted inBlogs

Something’s in the air, like pollen and college football

by Mick Dumke August 30, 2012August 19, 2021

A look at this week’s matchups in the Big Ten and beyond

Posted inNews & Politics

Cheering for losers

by Mick Dumke February 9, 2012August 19, 2021

I only cheer for losers

Lauren Cook
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Someone should have said, ‘This stinks’

by Michael Miner December 1, 2011August 19, 2021

The press goes easy as a Nebraska volleyball star gets a sweet deal

Posted inBlogs

Oliver vs. NCAA

by Tim Foley April 8, 2009August 19, 2021

An Oklahoma State baseball star’s successful lawsuit against the NCAA offers a look at the association’s tyrannical tactics when it comes to eligibility cases.

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