Sylvester Croom came to Mississippi State with much fanfare, deemed by many a pioneer, the first black man hired to be head coach of an Southeastern Conference football team. After five seasons he’s out, gone for the most basic reason: His team didn’t win enough. Croom resigned Saturday, less than 24 hours after an embarrassing [...]
Undefeated Boise State has a message for the BCS: Compute this. The No. 9 Broncos put together a dazzling audition for college football’s big-money bowls in a 61-10 blowout of Fresno State on Friday night. Kyle Wilson returned a punt 90 yards, wide receiver Tanyon Bissell threw for another touchdown on a smooth reverse pass, [...]
Tennessee and Lane Kiffin have reached a tentative agreement for the former Oakland Raiders coach to lead the Volunteers, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Friday. A formal announcement was expected early next week, said the person, who requested anonymity because the deal had not been finalized. Kiffin, 33, replaces [...]
The Boston Celtics’ “Big Three” looks like it might need to make room for a fourth. Although the season is young, the Celtics also look intent on making room for an 18th championship banner in the rafters of TD Banknorth Garden. Red-hot point guard Rajon Rondo and the surging Celtics go for their season-best seventh [...]
Colt McCoy finally notched a win over Texas A&M, and No. 4 Texas put a historic whipping on a bitter rival. The question now is, was it enough? Was a 49-9 victory impressive enough to give McCoy a fighting chance for the Heisman Trophy and keep his team in the hunt for the Bowl Championship [...]
Donovan McNabb got pulled for Kevin Kolb again. This time, he earned a seat on the bench with a superb performance instead of a stinker. McNabb threw four touchdown passes, Brian Westbrook tied a team record with four scores and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Arizona Cardinals 48-20 on Thursday night. “Adversity always happens in [...]
The Dallas Cowboys are ready for December. On the verge of collapse just a few weeks ago, Tony Romo, DeMarcus Ware and the Cowboys guaranteed they will be a team to watch in the final month by crushing the Seattle Seahawks 34-9 Thursday for their third straight victory. Romo got it rolling with touchdowns on [...]
The Tennessee Titans wanted to re-establish the run to get back on track after losing for the first time. The Detroit Lions were very accommodating. Chris Johnson ran for 125 yards and scored twice in the first quarter and LenDale White had two touchdowns in the second and finished with 106 yards rushing, setting up [...]
Ball State had everything planned Tuesday night. It hand-picked the celebratory music, and fans crashed the party by waving signs and flags as they danced with players near midfield. Yes, after waiting nearly 60 years for a perfect regular season, the Cardinals made sure they got this one right. MiQuale Lewis ran for three touchdowns [...]
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin touched base via telephone late Tuesday with Greg Genske, the lead representative for CC Sabathia, but came away with no better idea of how many teams had submitted formal offers for the free agent left-hander, or whether his own team had a realistic shot. Melvin checked out Wednesday evening to [...]
