Cory McCartney

Knight Calls It A Career In Lubbock

07:57 PM ET 02.04

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Unexpectedly, Bob Knight's reign at Texas Tech has come to a close. The winningest coach in Division I men's history resigned Monday, leaving the program in the hands of his youngest son, Pat.There's no denying Knight's place in the lexicon of college basketball with his 902 victories, three national championships and enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. Yet, it was the personality that all too often overshadowed the on-court accomplishments. Brash, opinionated and controversial, his temper spawned legend and doomed him at Indiana. There was the infamous…

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Tigers Strengthen SEC's Dominance

12:23 AM ET 01.08

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There is no southern comfort for Jim Tressel and Ohio State. It was like '06 all over again. Once again the Buckeyes struck first – and once again an SEC team took complete control of the game as LSU gave the conference a second consecutive BCS title game win over Ohio State. It wasn’t exactly 41-14 (last year’s score in Florida’s win over OSU) but the conference that everyone can’t help but fawn over has again flexed its collective muscle on the game’s biggest stage with the Tigers’ 38-24 win -- a flexing that gets all the more…

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Tebow's Win A Sign of Change?

11:22 PM ET 12.08

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He runs. He passes. He makes history. Florida's Tim Tebow became the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy during Saturday's presentation. Tebow beat two-time runner-up Darren McFadden of Arkansas by 254 points, while Hawaii's Colt Brennan was third and Missouri's Chase Daniel finished fourth.Tebow, who accounted for 51 touchdowns, was the first major college player to run for 20 TDs and pass for 20 in the same season, received 462 first-place votes. He is the third Florida player to win, following Danny Wuerffel in 1996 and Steve Spurrier in 1966.Does Tebow's win…

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