Michigan State Returns to Jud’s Home
(Written By Tom Shanahan) Michigan State is playing in Jud Heathcote’s backyard for the Spartans’ opening game of the NCAA tournament for the second time in five years, but he’s […]
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No Need For Jabari, Michigan State Thrives with Dawson
(Written By Tom Shanahan) Ah, now we know what Duke freshman Jabari Parker meant when he said Branden Dawson’s presence on Michigan State’s roster was one reason he chose the […]
Dickie V at Work: The Dumbing Down of America
(Written By Tom Shanahan) Mercifully, another year enduring Dick Vitale broadcasts and wondering how he became famous has wrapped up. He reminds me of the cultural trend known as the […]
College Hoop Seniors Serve Kentucky with Reality
(Written By Tom Shanahan) The calendar says four months ago Kentucky ranked as the preseason No. 1 team based solely on a recruiting class that was preposterously labeled the best in […]
Clinton Jones Long Overdue for College Hall of Fame
(Written By Tom Shanahan) Michigan State football fans rejoiced for two reasons last May when Percy Snow was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame: — 1) The 1989 […]
Stanford’s Two-Sport Man Pursues NFL Draft
(Written By Tom Shanahan) Beano Cook, the late football historian, publicist extraordinaire and TV/radio personality, would have loved Tyler Gaffney. The former Stanford running back would have captured his football-shaped […]
The Son Also Rises: Army-Navy Looms for Swann
(Written By Tom Shanahan) Hall-of-Famer Lynn Swann’s football career at USC and with the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers has taken him to his sport’s grandest stages. Swann has one Rose Bowl […]
