Trojans, Cardinal Try to Stay Alive
By Art Thompson III
Either USC (7-2, 4-2) or Stanford (6-3, 5-2) will be eliminated from the Pac-10 championship race Saturday afternoon, when the Cardinal visits the Coliseum. Stanford is coming off a signature victory over Oregon while USC struggled last week to defeat Arizona State. USC’s offense has been in a funk the last few weeks and the probable injury absence this week of standout wide receiver Damian Williams won’t help matters. ...more

OSU's Challenge Might Be Tech's Ground Game
By Keith Whitmire
Texas Tech and Oklahoma State is a matchup that has featured a lot of offensive fireworks over the years, but this season both teams have been known to play a little defense. The stakes are fairly high for Oklahoma State, which has bounced back from tough losses to Houston and Texas. Now the Cowboys need to close strong to finish with a 10-win season....more

World MMA Awards: Leading Man of the Year
By Ariel Helwani
The Leading Man of the Year award should probably be renamed the Dana White Award because I suspect the UFC president will win this one for many years to come. Nevertheless, each individual included on this particular ballot can certainly make a case for themselves to be considered....more

KSU Best Not Look Ahead
By Keith Whitmire
Before the Wildcats can address a possible North showdown with the Huskers, they have to take care of business against a Missouri team that has seen its bottom drop out. Since conference play began, the Tigers haven’t resembled the team the opened the season with a rousing win over rival Illinois....more

Arizona Rising
By Art Thompson III
Arizona has been a member of the Pac-10 since 1978 and remains the only school that has not represented the conference in the Rose Bowl game. But the Wildcats control their own destiny and a victory Saturday would set up a possible conference championship deciding game next week against visiting Oregon....more

World MMA Awards: Best Promotion
By Ariel Helwani
Here’s the problem with this award: each organization nominated offers something completely different and unique.  WEC – They are the UFC’s sister organization, but nothing like big brother. At the moment, WEC only has three weigh classes –...more

Plenty of Bite in the Tank
By Mike Heika
With a 6-0-1 start on home ice this season, the San Jose Sharks are 38-5-5 in their last 48 regular season games at HP Pavilion. That’s especially impressive in the NHL, where home ice has not always provided a guaranteed advantage. ...more