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Most conferences use geographical terms in naming their divisions like north and coastal but the Big Ten, not sure of their statement with Legends and Leaders. Whatever they choose as a moniker, of the TWELVE teams in the Big Ten, look for Nebraska and Wisconsin to take their respective division titles, but not without a fight.

Certainly not one of the moré dominant conferences in college football, with an influx of new coaches (Pitt, Connecticut), more parity and bottom feeders like Louisville and Syracuse stepping up their game, the Big East hopes to trim back on the Big Least heckling of recent years.

With the flurry of programming announcements from NBC at the Television Critics Association (TCA) conference in Los Angeles touting mostly new dramatic, comedic and reality series, perhaps the most important was revealing plans for the highest rated prime time show in all of television, Sunday Night Football and using the powerful platform of Super Bowl XLVI to promote its new shows.

With reports that a new feature film about auto racing is in the works (Ron Howard reportedly set to direct a Formula One picture entitled Rush), one of the sport’s better feature films was released 40 years ago

They swing from both sides of the plate. They maximize the time to see the pitch. They get a head start to first base. They come from many different positions (even catcher, Ted Simmons).

The cable sports giant, ESPN, is reportedly going to become the subject of a new film.

National Football League owners and players have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement ending the 136-day old lockout, the longest labor stoppage in league history.

Second baseman Roberto Alomar, pitcher Bert Blyleven and former General Manager Pat Gillick were inducted into baseball’s hall of fame over the weekend

After twice finishing second in the sport’s greatest race (2007 and 2008), and 20 Tour Stage victories to his credit, Cadel Evans finally stood on the top of the podium in Paris.

Coming on the market one month after Tom Thomas’ shutout of the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7, the Boston Bruins’ road to the Stanley Cup title is now out on DVD.