Barry Temkin

Recruiting runs on information, so the latest trend in college football shopping should be no surprise. What is surprising is how big football combines for high school players have become....

Considering the gene pool she's part of, it's hardly surprising Hillary Werth has big-time athletic ability. The only suspense has been where she would finally decide to use it. First...

Jeff Hobbs was nervous. He had run in many a race when he labored alone for minutes after even his slowest opponent was done and felt nothing but elation afterward....

Rozell Hodges is a young man with a plan . . . a big plan. At an age when most kids' thoughts don't extend beyond movies or the mall, the...

Rebecca Much's life as a teenage cycling star may border on the unique, but it is not altogether shocking. Her mother suspected years ago that Much's choice of athletic endeavors...

Kirkland Thornton is a standout hurdler, but there are obstacles even he can't clear. The biggest may turn out to be a simple math problem. It's 1-plus-1-plus-1, and it could...

This Thursday the NCAA's board of directors likely will approve a proposal aimed at cleaning up the academic mess in college sports. Last Thursday 15 people, ranging from Chicago Public...

In 1995 Rich Gardner enrolled at a high school that didn't have a football team. As a senior he didn't have an NCAA Division I-A scholarship offer. This weekend he...

Emina Sehalic has survived a war and almost lost a leg. She lost a parent instead. Basketball, which then became almost everything to her, was unexpectedly snatched away. Despite all...

Corey Bitzer competes like Michael Jordan and spends up to 20 hours a week pursuing her love for sports. Yet most people wouldn't consider her a real college athlete. A...