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All eyes will again be on Ohio State this season.

Burning questions for each team entering Big Ten football media days

August 23, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

Some SEC coaches used the conference's media days to gripe about the timing of NFL draft grades and their oh-so-rough schedules. ACC coaches complained about Notre Dame's one-foot-in, one-foot-out Golden...

Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall runs for a touchdown against USC in the third quarter at the 2008 Rose Bowl.

Former Illini football star now writes for HBO’s ‘Ballers’

May 10, 2019 at 7:15 p.m.

We know the narrative of sportswriters as frustrated athletes. Rashard Mendenhall flipped that last year in retiring from the NFL at 26. "I no longer want to put my body...

Cardale Jones lifts the Big Ten trophy after his team defeeated the Wisconsin Badgers 59-0 in the 2014 Big Ten Championship.

Marquee players mostly missing from Big Ten media days

May 22, 2019 at 11:33 a.m.

Big Ten football ... the stage is yours. You have the nation talking about the epic quarterback battle between Ohio State's J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones, the selfless shift to...

Ohio State's Braxton MIller (5) and J.T. Barrett watch the spring game in Columbus, Ohio.

Media predict greatness for Ohio State football

August 23, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

The media have unanimously selected Ohio State (duh) to win the Big Ten, according to a poll of 40 voters, including the author of this piece. Could be a bad...

Northern Illinois' Perez Ford has to focus on keeping his weight up.

NIU’s Perez Ford may not be heavy, but he’s no lightweight

June 15, 2018 at 12:12 p.m.

Perez Ford took down eight chicken wraps and a plate of pasta salad Thursday at Northern Illinois media day at Ditka's. And he probably burned all those calories shaking hands...

Organizers hope this year's BMW Championship at Conway Farms will be a lot easier on the fans than 2013's event.

2015 BMW Championship should be better for fans at Conway Farms

August 23, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

The 2013 BMW Championship at Conway Farms marked the PGA Tour's first stop on Chicago's North Shore since the early '70s. The event was notable for the extreme weather swings...

Michigan State football coach Nick Saban has a laugh with his players during media day in 1998.

In age of Twitter (and lawyers), college coaches no longer hold all cards

August 23, 2019 at 6:09 p.m.

There's a holiday for every occasion, right? Well, we need to add one more: Give a College Coach a Hug Day. If you haven't noticed, these leaders of young men...

Rickie Fowler speaks at a press conference ahead of the 144th Open Championship at The Old Course on July 14, 2015 in St Andrews, Scotland.

Five players to watch at British Open — not named Jordan Spieth

August 23, 2019 at 6:09 p.m.

Dustin Johnson Tee to green, he's a legend. Green to hole, he's a disaster. He gift-wrapped the U.S. Open for Jordan Spieth and will be reminded of it Thursday and...

Jordan Spieth celebrates with his grandfather Bob Julius after Spieth won the John Deere Classic.

Jordan Spieth heads to British Open with another victory under belt

August 23, 2019 at 6:08 p.m.

SILVIS, Ill. — The path from the 18th green to the clubhouse at TPC Deere Run is like the world's narrowest par-4, with screaming, autograph-seeking spectators roped off on both...

Jerry Smith watches his birdie putt on the first green during the second round of the Encompass Championship golf tournament Saturday in Glenview.

Journeyman Jerry Smith takes Encompass Championship lead

August 23, 2019 at 6:07 p.m.

Jerry Smith's golfing life has taken him to China, South America and Europe, to the PGA, Nike, Nationwide, Web.com and Champions tours, from a birthplace of Council Bluffs, Iowa, to...

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