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Rothstein Files: Previewing The 9 Major Conference Tourneys With Predictions

Jim Larranaga’s team has had a banner season, but they’ll likely have to beat Duke for a second time this season — this time with Ryan Kelly — to reinforce their potential to go deep in the NCAA Tournament.

2013/03/13

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Kansas, K-State Favored As Big 12 Tourney Opens

Kansas State and Kansas tied for the regular-season Big 12 title, but that doesn’t mean they feel very good about themselves entering the league tournament.

2013/03/12

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany.  (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Wisch: Does College Football Need A 13-Game Regular Season?

College football seems to just keep getting bigger.

CBS Chicago–2013/02/16

Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

WVU Settles Big East Lawsuit, Will Join Big 12

West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the conference power Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July in time for the fall football season.

CBS Chicago–2012/02/14

West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Big 12 Officially Invites West Virginia To Join Conference

The Big 12 on Friday invited West Virginia to join the league next season, giving the conference a replacement for Missouri and dealing another setback to the beleaguered Big East.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/28

Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

West Virginia To Big 12 Not Done Deal

West Virginia appeared to be the choice of the Big 12 presidents after a Monday board of directors’ meeting, but now Big East rival Louisville is back in the picture.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/26

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Big Ten Misses Top Spots In 1st BCS Standings

LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State hold the top four spots in the first BCS standings, setting up two potentially huge conference games that could determine which teams play for the national title.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/16

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Reeling Big 12 Moves To Add TCU

Leaders of the Big 12 Conference have cleared the way to make TCU its 10th member.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/06

LeBron James and ESPN's Jim Gray speak at the LeBron James announcement of his future NBA plans at the  Boys & Girls Club of America on July 8, 2010 in Greenwich, Connecticut. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Estabrook Group)

Wisch: At The Root Of Sports’ Evils, You’ll Find ESPN

The Big 12 is crumbling. Big East powers are fleeing to the ACC. And practically every American outside the 305 area code (that’s Miami) carries a personal vendetta against LeBron James. And for all of it, I put the blame on ESPN.

CBS Chicago–2011/09/20

Oklahoma's Landry Jones and Texas' Jared Norton scramble for a loose ball in 2010. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Big 12′s Fate Rests With Oklahoma And Texas

Over the past dozen years, Oklahoma and Texas have teamed up to turn the Big 12 into one of the nation’s foremost college conferences, winning two national championships and playing for the title a half dozen times.

CBS Chicago–2011/09/20

Aggies fans at Kyle Field. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

SEC Officially Invites Texas A&M To Join

The Southeastern Conference says it has accepted Texas A&M’s application to the league, but the move is being held up because a Big 12 school has threatened legal action if the Aggies leave.

CBS Chicago–2011/09/07

Aggies fans at Kyle Field. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Texas A&M Announces It Will Leave Big 12

Texas A&M dealt a blow to the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday, saying it plans to leave by July 2012 if it is accepted by the SEC or another league.

CBS Chicago–2011/08/31

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Big Ten’s Delany The Highest Paid Commissioner In 2009

According to tax records recently acquired by the Associated Press, four of college football’s top conferences pay their commissioners $1 million or more, far exceeding the salary of most university presidents.

CBS Chicago–2011/06/20

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