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Michael Dyer-to-Arkansas State rumors won't go away

With 210-pound bruiser Michael Dyer around to break tackles and punish defenders, McCalebb and Mason were never needed in the downhill running game. “When Mike was with us, he was the downhill-type runner,” lead blocker Philip Lutzenkirchen said. Throw in the possibility of Auburn stud RB Michael Dyer transferring to Jonesboro and the Red Wolves [...]

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Sugar Bowl: Michigan Wolverines top Virginia Tech Hokies 23-20 in OT

Coach Brady Hoke's seniors went out with an 11-win season, capping a career that has been anything but smooth sailing. “I don't know when the movie is coming out,” DE Ryan Van Bergen said. “That's what our career has been – a fairy tale. The victory capped an impressive debut season for head coach Brady [...]

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Bucky Badger: Lately "Always Bridesmaid, Never Bride" at the Rose Bowl

How De'Anthony Thomas, Darron Thomas, Kiko Alonso and Terrance Mitchell figure into four key plays that led to the Ducks first Rose Bowl championship since 1917. An highest-scoring game Rose Bowl history didn't resonate in the ratings Monday, indicating that the BCS move from an over-the-air network (Fox) to cable (ESPN) has sliced into the [...]

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Sugar Bowl preview: Hard work in the Big Easy for Michigan Wolverines

Previously here: ACE FFFF! I check out VT's game against Duke: offense and defense. Seth provides corporate-logo-free bowl images. Other stuff: BWS bowl preview archive. MZone's Know Your Foe. University of Kentucky football player Jacob Lewellen is attending the 2011 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La., as a member of the 2011 Good Works Team [...]

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Oregon gets its signature win, 45-38 over Wisconsin in Rose Bowl

Do you expect a shootout in the Rose Bowl, or will a defense rise up to the challenge? "The sunlight reflecting off the Nike-designed Oregon helmets is going to be a distraction," The Oregonian's Ken Goe says. "So bright it hurts to look directly at them." After several years of coming up short, Ducks outlast [...]

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Rose Bowl Live Blog: Wisconsin-Oregon

Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade? Pish posh. As any red-blooded American will likely confess, it's the parade preceding the annual Rose Bowl that rea. "The sunlight reflecting off the Nike-designed Oregon helmets is going to be a distraction," The Oregonian's Ken Goe says. "So bright it hurts to look directly at them." Do you expect a [...]

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South Carolina cruises past Nebraska in Capital One Bowl

Decrease font. Enlarge font. Welcome to the Capital One Bowl, which used to be the Tangerine Bowl and is played in the Citrus Bowl. The 2012 Capital One Bowl is just hours away. We're sure you have so many questions. Their last bowl win came at the expense of Fresno State in the 2001 Silicon [...]

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Rose Parade 2012: Thousands thrill to floats, marching bands

The accompanying parade, the Rose Parade, predates the game, dating way back to 1890. It's a tradition that normally goes off without a hitch–that is, until this year, when “Occupy the Rose Parade” has decided to disrupt the Undeniably, military might and corporate cachet will be front and center in the Just Imagine Rose Parade. [...]

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Rose Parade: Thousands eagerly line Colorado Boulevard

Let's get this straight: The century old Rose Parade uses gazillions of living fresh natural flowers and all natural organic green materials to decorate floats built by thousands of volunteers, many of them children, and is paid for As Pasadena prepares for the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, officials noted it was illegal to disrupt [...]

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122nd Rose Parade to kick off with pomp, pageantry and political protest by …

Last year, overnight campers for the Rose Parade braved bitter cold temperatures. This year, the weather has been comparatively balmy with the temperature around 60 degrees around 2 am The low is forecast to dip to 45. Ric Linares, owner of Choza Mama, Let's get this straight: The century old Rose Parade uses gazillions of [...]

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