NCAA Big Ten Basketball Preview

The season is finally among us and here's a look at the Big Ten Conference, which has been called the best conference in college basketball this year.

Projected Conference finish

*- makes NCAA Tourney

1. Michigan St*- Key players-Green/Lucas/Summers- Izzo's squad has the veteran leadership and experience to make it back to the Final Four once again.

2. Ohio St*- Lighty/Buford/ Sullinger- The Buckeyes need their young, talented freshmen to blend well with the upperclassmen in order to make a run this March.

3. Illinois*- Davis/Mccamey/Tisdale- Illinois's most talented squad since 05-06, but will need the three seniors to step up and lead this team.

4. Purdue*- Jackson/Johnson/Moore- When Hummel went down, so did the Boilermakers dreams of a Final Four. This team can still make some noise in the tourney however.

5. Wisconsin*- Gasser/Leuer/Taylor- Even with losing some major play makers from last year's team, Bo Ryan's team can never be counted out.

6. Northwestern*- Thompson/Crawford/Shurna- I think NW finally gets their ticket punched, as Shurna and Thompson will lead the Wildcats.

7. Minnesota- Sampson/Joesph/Nolen- The Golden Gophers will be on the border the entire season and we'll have to see how Tuby manages them.

8. Michigan- Douglass/Novak/Hardaway Jr/- Losing Manny Harris and Deshawn Sims hurts badly, but a solid Freshmen class will be something to look forward to.

9. Indiana- Creek/Jones/Pritchard- Tom Crean's third year is still a rebuilding one, but Hoosier nation is heading the right way.

10. Penn St- Battle/Brooks/Frazier- Taylor Battle is a flat out stud, and is at least 10 wins to the Lions alone.

11. Iowa- Payne/May/Cole- Bringing in Coach McCaffrey was a great move for this program, but the former Siena Saint still needs time to recruit and get his players.

All Freshman Team

Jared Sullinger OSU

DeShaun Thomas OSU

Jereme Richmond ILL

Keith Appling MSU

Tim Hardaway Jr MICH

1st team Big Ten

John Leuer Wis

Kalin Lucas MSU

Taylor Battle Penn St

Jared Sullinger OSU

JaJuan Johnson PUR

NCAA Basketball preview

This season has everything to make sure it is action packed this year. Lets take a look at a couple of things:

My Preseason top 15

*-denotes predicted conference winner

1 Duke*-key players- Kyle Singler/ Kyle Irving

2 Michigan St*- Draymond Green/ Kalin Lucas

3 Ohio st- John Diebler/ Jared Sullinger

4 Pitt*-Ashton Gibbs/ Brad Wanamaker

5 Kansas St*- Jacob Pullen/ Jamar Samuels

6 UNC- John Henson/ Harrison Barnes

7 Nova- Corey Stokes/ Corey Fisher

8 Kentucky*- Brandon Knight/ Enes Kanter

9 Kansas-Josh Selby/ Markieff Morris

10 Syracuse- Rick Jackson/ Scoop Jardine

11 Florida- Kenny Boyton/ Chandler Parsons

12 Illinois- Mike Davis/ Demetri Mccamey

13 Virginia Tech- Malcom Delaney/ Jeff Allen

14 Gonzaga- Steven Gray/ Demetri Goodson

15 Baylor- LaceDarius Dunn/ Perry Jones

Pac 10 champ- Washington- Isiah Thomas/ Venoy Overton

4 big match ups to watch:

Feb 15- Ohio St at Michigan St- Only meeting between the top 2 teams in the Big Ten.

Dec 4- Butler vs Duke- Shelvin Mack vs Kyle Irving should be fun to watch, as rematch of the championship will be a rocking one in New Jersey.

Jan 29- Kansas St at Kansas- Fear the Beard! Pullen and co. go marching into Jayhawk territory to show they're no fluke

Nov 30- UNC at ILL- A rematch of the '06 championship and also rematch of freshman Barnes and Richmond in an ACC-Big Ten showdown.

My Preseason All Americans-

G- Kalin Lucas-Michigan St

G-Jimmer Fredette-BYU

G- Malcom Delaney-VT

F-Kyle Singler-Duke

F-JaJuan Johnson-Purdue

14 Fab Freshmen- These names you will all know by season's end.

1 Brandon Knight-Kentucky

2 Enes Kanter-Kentucky

3 Terrence Jones- Kentucky

4 Josh Selby- Kansas

5 Perry Jones- Baylor

6 Jared Sullinger- OSU

7 Jereme Richmond- ILL

8 Kyle Irving- Duke

9 Harrison Barnes- UNC

10 Fab Melo- Cuse

11 Will Barton- Memphis

12 C.J. Leslie- NC State

13 Tobias Harris- Tenn

14 Patric Young- FLA

RS- Seth Curry- Duke

3 Cinderella Teams

San Diego St- Defending MWC champs return 5 starters and look for best finish in school history.

Gonzaga- Has eerie, similar talent to Butler's team last year. We all know what they did last year.

Dayton- Even while losing 7 seniors, the Flyers return tons of toughness and athleticism in the always tough A-10

My Early Final Four Picks:

Duke, Nova, Tenn, and Baylor

My big ten conference preview will also be out this week. Sorry for the long article, but i'm pumped for this season.

Bowl Projections and Heisman Hopefuls

Heres my ballot for The Heisman, from fifth to first place:

1. Cam Newton-Auburn-QB

2. LaMichael James-Oregon-RB

3. Kellen Moore-Boise St-QB

4. Justin Blackmon-Oklahoma St-WR

5. Andrew Luck-Stanford-QB

BCS Bowl Projections:

Rose- TCU vs Wisconsin

Sugar- LSU vs Boise St

Orange- VT vs Pitt

Fiesta - Nebraska vs Ohio St

BCS- Auburn vs Oregon

Randy Moss Destinations

Well, that worked out well for the Vikings. Only 2 TD catches in four games and a third round pick later, he's looking for a new job. 4 teams that Moss might be in their jersey by tomorrow:

Rams- #13 in waiver order- This is the first legit team that might take a shot with Moss. The Rams are down 3 receivers( Alexander, Avery, and Clayton) and have a young stud QB in Bradford, who needs veteran receivers for a team that is surprisingly in contention.

Saints-#21- Can you imagine Moss to go along with Brees and all those weapons already there? You talk about scary. Brees would also get Moss to behave better, since he owns that locker room.

Titans-22- Coach Jeff Fisher said they would give Randy Moss " a good, hard look", especially since emerging wide out Kenny Britt went down last week.

Seahawks-#16- Randy probably doesn't get past their spot, as Pete Carroll is always looking for talent for his "sea birds" in the wide open NFC West.

We should know where he lands by 3pm tomorrow. Happy hunting!

NBA Season Preview

Here are 3 headlines to follow this year, plus award predictions and playoff picks.

Headlines:

1. Can Miami share the ball?- Chemistry is the only thing keeping this team from the finals, as The Big Three need to learn to share the ball and trust each other in order for them to reach their goal.

2. Can anyone play with the Lakers in the West?- The Mavs, Rockets, Thunder, and Jazz have the best shot to challenge Kobe + company, but still look for them to reach their third consecutive finals.

3. How will the big free agents fair this season?- Besides Bosh and Lebron, Boozer and Stoudemire try to help their new teams go far in the playoffs, while Joe Johnson, Dirk Nowitzki, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce try to keep their teams' wining ways intact.

Coach of year- Scott Skiles-Bucks

Rookie of year-John Wall-Wizards

Most Improved-Eric Gordon-Clippers

6th Man-Jamal Crawford-Hawks

Defensive player-Dwight Howard-Magic

MVP-Kevin Durant-Thunder

East conference Finals- Celtics vs Heat

West- Jazz vs Lakers

Finals- Celtics vs Lakers

Champs-Celtics in 7

World Series 2010

After 7 grueling months, 2 teams are left standing, fighting for the ultimate prize. I break down some key components and a prediction for the Rangers-Giants series.

Big Question- Is Cliff Lee hittable?- In only 3 starts this postseason, Lee has 34 strikeouts and only one BB. He has proven to be the most dominant pitcher in this year's postseason. Even more bad news for the Giants: He might start 3 game this series.

Mystery player- Cody Ross and Juan Uribe provided the offense the Giants needed in the NLCS. The Giants will need one of their big hitters to step up in order for them to compete this series. Will it be stand out rookie Buster Posey? Veterans Aubrey Huff or Pat Burrell? One thing that is certain is that they can't rely on Ross and Uribe again.

Key match up- Giant's starting pitchers vs Ranger's lineup- The Rangers lineup has been surging this entire postseason, as their contribution is coming from top to bottom. The pitching for San Francisco has been good also, as Lincecum and Matt Cain need to make a statement to this lineup in the opening games at home.

Prediction- Even with home field advantage, i see the Giants falling to the Rangers in 7. I think Texas finally gets that long awaited championship for new owner Nolan Ryan, and veteran and well deserving Micheal Young steps up to win MVP.

NCAAF Undefeated teams: Part 2

Here are the final five undefeated teams and their schedules' ahead.

#6 LSU- Les Mile's team has two humongous games back to back against Auburn and the Alabama. The Tigers will have a chance to silence all their critics with a W in both games. If they make it to their last game undefeated, they still have a tough Arkansas Razorbacks team.

#8 Michigan St- The Spartans have been high on emotion while playing for their health beaten coach. The real test now begins as they face the Iowa Hawkeyes, with a potential Big Ten Championship on the line. Don't overlook Northwestern this week, as the Wildcats go for the upset.

#9 Utah- Utah is getting absolutely no attention, as the rest of the media is all over the other BCS Busters. (Boise St and TCU) They still have a decent schedule with opponents like Notre Dame, Air Force, and BYU left. The big game for them is against TCU, when the Utes can jump into the spotlight with a win.

#17- Oklahoma St- The Cowboys have had a fairly easy schedule so far, but 3 ranked opponents in 4 games, and a date with the #3 Sooners in the last week will show the nation their true colors.

#18 Missouri- Mizzou has had an even easier schedule than Oklahoma St, and with games against Oklahoma and Nebraska, its doubtful they'll be ranked after this.