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Despite Oklahoma's blowout win over Texas Tech Nov. 22, the Big XII's South Division remains a three-team race heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Head football coach Mike Leach isn't leaving Texas Tech anytime soon, after last-minute contract negotiations were resolved.

The Big 12 football tie-breaker scenarios could become the key to not only deciding the winner of the South Division, but also the national champion.

Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach has to get his team past Oklahoma and then get a win over Baylor.

The Houston Cougars are ranked No. 17, and they'll be at home after an extended rest, facing an unranked opponent. So ideally, Houston should be a bonafide favorite.

Some critics say Bob Knight's all-time NCAA basketball win mark is tainted, because Knight coaches at Texas Tech. Knight's legacy, though, is firmly entrenched.

The Houston Cougars needed to drive 95 yards in 5 minutes, 47 seconds to beat Texas Tech. They did it with time to spare.

Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell has passed, rushed and fought his way to the front of the Heisman pack for the 2008-2009 Division 1 football season.

Playing a driving rainstorm, on a hostile field, against an unbeaten foe, and seemignly against all odds, Nebraska delivered a football win that had an epic look to it.

With a new NCAA basketball season underway, it's time to examine all the early excitement of college hoops, including its coaches, teams and players.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the reason that Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns did not make it to the Big 12 championship and the national championship in 2008.

According to David Wells, Crabtree's cousin and adviser, "Michael just wants fair market value." However, with no professional experience, is he entitled to more money?

Up is down and down is up in the Big 12's weakest division, where Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri are off to very slow starts. Also Texas continues to roll.

Missouri's impressive all-around victory at Kansas State highlights this past week of games in the Big 12 Conference. Meanwhile, Texas A&M collapses.

Fans stormed the field after Houston edged Texas Tech 29-28 last weekend. That was a dead giveaway that Cougars football is not yet accustomed to being nationally ranked.

This year's edition of the draft will no doubt feature a slew of underclassmen hungry to test their game against the next level of competition.

Elsewhere, Oklahoma State makes a great escape on a Thursday night, and Oklahoma's defense can't keep up with Taylor "Nick" Potts and Texas Tech.

Beating Oklahoma was one thing but the destruction of the Missouri Tigers shows just how good the Texas Longhorns are.

NCAA college basketball conference play is underway, and fans are already thinking about 2007 March Madness. Suite101 evaluates the favorites and underdogs.

The Texas Longhorns are angry and looking for satisfaction. The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking for redemption after their last two BCS bowl game appearances.

Despite having one of the toughest schedules in the country, the Oklahoma Sooners could win the national title because of a strong offense and balanced defense.

Many weren't aware that the University of Houston has a very solid football program. But thanks to a recent upset of Oklahoma State, that's beginning to change.

BYU hopes for a big win to boost the MWC's push for National Championship recognition, and Tennessee looks to knock the Gators from the AP25 throne in week 3.

In another telling sign that nothing goes entirely to script in the Big 12, Baylor shocks Missouri and Colorado storms back to defeat Texas A&M.

In other games, Nebraska looks sluggish at Colorado, while Missouri graciously accepts a late-game gift from Kansas in the annual Border War.

Oklahoma State couldn't keep pace in its most important home game in years, reinforcing the dearth of good teams in the league.

The Big 12 North has become the very small, insignificant brother of the Big 12 South; it may be time to fix that.

Although it's not the biggest event, the mysteriousness of the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) extinction gets the most attention from the public, media and even scientists.

A redshirt sophomore with more touchdowns than many fifth year seniors at his position, Crabtree is the near unanimous choice for top player in the draft.

The Sooners hope to get another shot at the national title and prove themselves this season. Oklahoma has lost its past five BCS games, three were for the national title.

The New Year's Day hockey game between the Sabres and Penguins at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the NFL Bills, was a raging success. So let's have more.

The spread offense is an offensive scheme used in every level of football today. By spreading the offense out defenses are forced to open seams for the offense.

The Kansas Jayhawks wrestled the number overall seed from contenders, Oklahoma and Missouri, who will each receive a first-round bye along with Kansas State.

Excitement is building for the 2009 NFL draft, which will take place on April 24th and 25th in New York.

After going 12-1 a season ago and being shut out of the National Title game, the Texas Longhorn's Football team is looking to take the top spot in 2009.

Trojans keep BSC ambitions alive with win in a wild offensive game against the Oregon State Beavers

Two conference championship games, the Big 12 and SEC Championship Games, both scheduled for Dec. 6, will greatly affect the chase for the BCS Championship Game.

March Madness and the NCAA tournament captivates everyone's attention. And for this year's Oklahoma Sooners, it can't get any more exciting than now.

History - recent and otherwise - is against the Kansas Jayhawks. Not only are they on a five-game losing streak, they haven't defeated Texas in football since 1908.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys did not cave in when they lost Dez Bryant, lost Kendall Hunter or lost to Houston. But will they hold up against the unbeaten Texas Longhorns?

As the 2008 college football season winds down, 60 college football teams have become bowl eligible after the recent weekend's games, compared to 68 available bowl slots.

The 2008 Heisman Trophy voting was the closest in over a decade and while Tebow did receive the most 1st-place votes, the results were right on with Tebow in 3rd.

Injuries to key players have put several NCAA Tournament contenders into difficult situations with the Tournament set to begin three weeks from today.

The life and accomplishments of one of the world's most beloved folk singers.

Bob Knight will soon be the winningest coach in NCAA history, and Daniel Gibson is a rookie standout. These are just a couple of the Suite101's NCAA & NBA news and notes.

Many detractors of the Bowl Championship Series have found their standard bearer.

The San Francisco 49ers are looking to improve on last season's 7-9 record with head coach Mike Singletary at the helm. Here is a preview for the 2009 season.

It seems like we have an endless amount of college football teams that were supposed to run the table and make it to the end in Atlanta.

Everyone is counting Ohio State out in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl. But who will really have the edge?

Lawyer and former deb Carlisle Cushing returns home to Texas from Boston to help the troubled Hundredth Annual Willow Creek Symphony Association Debutante Ball.