Friday is officially T-Day for Duke basketball.Kyrie Irving's injured toe, which has been in a cast for the better part of two months, finally gets that cast off. Those expecting him to rip the cast off and start playing right away better keep dreaming.Those with an understanding that this injury, as confusing and serious as it is, know Irving isn't likely to yield any definitive secrets today and that no announcement will be made stating a ...

National Signing Day 2011 Was A Huge Success For Florida State, But Did They Top Everyone?Remember back in the day when Florida State used to be the king of recruiting? Well, with a stellar core of athletes coming out of the state of Florida this year, Jimbo Fisher and the Seminoles made it their duty to make sure they were not going to let those top prospects get away.ESPN has reported that Florida State has ...

National Signing Day 2011 has come and gone. The after effects will be felt for some time, however. As we try to make sense of what happened throughout the day, we take a look at the Top Players Who Were Stolen on National Signing Day 2011. Throughout the recruiting process, many recruits offer their verbal commitments to schools. Undeclared players have their pending choices analyzed, predicted and discussed until the first Wednesday in February. Many ...

Staphone Anthony, a five-star linebacker from North Carolina, has added to Clemson's haul on national signing day, choosing the Tigers over North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Anthony was one of the top outside linebackers in the country this season and is yet another surprise top recruit heading to Clemson. Many pegged Anthony to be headed to Clemson, but the race was still up in the air heading into signing day. In the end, though, head coach Dabo ...

Are Syracuse players shaving points for gambling purposes? YNN's Andy Adamson has reported that Syracuse men's basketball players, Scoop Jardine, Dion Waiters and James Southerland are involved in a point shaving scandal at Syracuse.  http://twitter.com/YNNAndyAdamson Syracuse started the season 18-0, with some very impressive wins, but have lost their last four games.  Most have chalked the slump up to life in the Big East, as the best conference in the land is a brutal gauntlet night after night.  ...

Senior Bowl 2011: 10 Players Who Hurt Their NFL Draft Stock in the Senior BowlThe Senior Bowl is an annual opportunity for Seniors to make their mark on NFL scouts before the combine in a few weeks.Some players seize the opportunity; others fold under the pressure. This list is 10 guys that didn't make the most of their chances.They could still improve their standings in the NFL draft, but as of now, the Senior Bowl ...

Jadeveon Clowney: No Clowning Around Here, Where Top Ranked Recruit Should Sign Jadeveon Clowney will announce his commitment on National Signing Day, February 2 2011. That’s fine. I’m going to tell you right now where Clowney should commit. Alabama. Alabama needs Clowney. Clowney needs Alabama. Let’s stop clowning around here, fellas. Alabama is going to jump towards the top of the BCS Rankings once again when land the No. 1 five-star recruit out of Rock ...

With 44 SEC regular season championships and seven national titles, the University of Kentucky is arguably the most accomplished program in college basketball history. Yet, the NCAA's all-time winningest team could not have reached this plateau without the help of a plethora of talent.Over the years, Kentucky has produced more than 30 consensus All-Americans and 33 NBA first-round draft picks. This has inevitably led to much debate with respect to the best players in the ...

Every year, there are teams that fly under the radar before the season starts.There are a certain number of teams that have a chance to come up from low in the rankings and surprise a lot of prognosticators, especially those that pay attention.We know about the teams that are over-hyped every season.But what about the teams that aren't necessarily given enough hype?Here are five teams that are among the most underrated in the country heading ...

Saint Joseph's (PA) and La Salle have very poor basketball programs.  Neither generate much fan interest; neither have had much success.  But the performances of both their coaches has reached the level of unacceptable, and both coaches should be fired. As reported by Bleacher Report at the beginning of the season, Phil Martelli started out on the Hot Seat.  And let's just say things have not gone well for Saint Joseph's (PA) this season.  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/483203-college-basketball-coach-phil-martelli-of-saint-josephs-pa-on-the-hot-seat La Salle was ...