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Duke alum and well known author/columnist/broadcaster John Feinstein underwent successful heart bypass surgery on Monday "and is recovering well," according to an update on his website, feinsteinonthebrink.com . In a Sunday blog post, Feinstein announced that he was undergoing surgery the following morning. He said that an angiogram late last week revealed “'four to six,' blockages in my heart—one of them 100 percent." Feinstein known for such works as A Good Walk Spoiled, A Season On The Brink, The Last Amateurs and Caddy For Life recently RIPPED the BCS a new one for the comments Oregon Athletic Director David Frohnmayer made following the BCS’s ... Read Full Story

Read the debate intro and Bleacher Fan’s argument that the Big 10 should avoid adding another team. Before I begin, I just want to say that I, like Sports Geek, am also looking forward to the college football season… or football in general for that matter. Don’t get me wrong, I love baseball. It still remains the national pastime to me. But, it’s tough to beat those fall weekends every year. On to the debate… The Big 10… or as I call it, the WEAK 11, most definitely needs a championship game. And to do that, they need to add another team to make ... Read Full Story

Sixteen athletics teams at Alabama have been penalized for their involvement in improperly obtaining free textbooks for other students , with the football team ordered to vacate an unspecified number of victories between the 2005 and 2007 seasons, the NCAA Committee on Infractions announced Thursday. Alabama could be forced to vacate as many as 21 football wins that came under the watch of former coach Mike Shula and current coach Nick Saban, sources at the university told ESPN.com’s Mark Schlabach. Citing a source, the Birmingham News reported the number of victories to be at least 10. The football program, which will not lose future ... Read Full Story

2009 Conference USA College Football Predictions Southern Mississippi: The schedule is pretty tough as they open with Alcorn State, UCF and Virginia at home and then takes on Kansas on the road. They also face Louisville on the road in mid-October. The East divsion may be decided when they take on East Carolina on the road at the end of the season. This team is loaded, not just on offense, but the defense is also strong enough to make them a contender. They are a certain bowl team this year. 2009 Southern Mississippi College Football Predictions East Carolina: The Pirates open with a very ... Read Full Story

2009 Big 10 Conference College Football Predictions Ohio State: The schedule features USC at home in the second game of the season and that game will determine whether Ohio State is ready to be a title contender. Navy, Toledo and New Mexico State should be gimmes. They also face Penn State on the road along with Michigan at the end of the season. The Buckeyes’ defense is good enough to keep them up top of the Big 10, but that’s not saying much. 2009 Ohio State College Football Predictions Penn State: The Nittany Lions have a ton of talent and a very soft schedule ... Read Full Story