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Deion Sanders Earned Hall of Fame Spot Despite Some Missteps Off Field

It was a big weekend for the former Atlanta Falcons cornerback Deion Sanders. He got in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for being a great football player. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, but his performance off the field makes you wonder about his judgment. He was part of the Dez Bryant fiasco and cost Bryant half...

Sloppy Play Clouds West Virginia Victory That Clinches Tie for Big East Title

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith wove through the Rutgers defense, straining to reach the goal line. His daring 10-yard dash should have put the Mountaineers up 28-7 against listless Rutgers, but a defender popped the ball out just inches from the goal line. It was that kind of sloppy offensive...

Folksy Bill Stewart Leads West Virginia to Victory Over Cincinnati

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia coach Bill Stewart is the kind of cat who readily uses his allotted nine lives. Folksy and idiosyncratic, the third-year Mountaineers coach has guided a winning program through the wake of Rich Rodriguez's bitter departure. While he has aggressively embraced the state and the program,...

Big East Report: Vortex of Parity

The good news for Dave Wannstedt's Pittsburgh Panthers is they've essentially wrapped up the Big East championship after just three conference games. Credit the collapse of everyone else around them. The Panthers need to go but 2-2 the rest of the way for an outright conference championship no matter what else the...

Syracuse Upsets West Virginia 19-14

West Virginia entered the game as easily the best team in the Big East Conference. The Mountaineers were 5-1 -- with the only loss coming at undefeated LSU -- and ranked No. 20. Syracuse was coming off a 45-14 beatdown at the hands of Pittsburgh, so things figured to be elementary for West Virginia, especially at home --...