Well, they ran off to the SEC but now they don't want to abide by their rules. Poor aggies.

The governing board of the University of Texas is expected to extend the length of football coach Mack Brown's contract by four years, through 2020, a well-placed source told the American-Statesman this evening.

The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak publicly, said Brown would continue to receive annual raises of $100,000. His current compensation is $5.2 million.

"Simply put: on the gridiron there's Texas and there's everyone else."

I do declare Mr. Glicksman, but you're making me blush.

"I honestly feel this is the first year somebody is getting screwed by the system because they beat a team on the road, won the division, won the conference and now the system is saying, 'Play it again, this time on a neutral field.'" The 39-year old radio host in Albuquerque, N.M. is going to vote LSU No. 1 pretty much win or lose following the BCS title game.

Texas coach Russ Springmann names son Durant.

(Nice story about Kevin by Jay Mariotti)
LOS ANGELES -- Up in the restaurant of a swank, oceanside hotel, actor Edward Norton is noticed by all as he lunches with Hollywood types at a corner table. Down in the lobby, a few feet away, people walk past Kevin Durant like he's a potted plant. He sits and talks about his nascent career in comparative anonymity, smiling as he relates a story that outlines perfectly his status as The Best Young Athlete America Needs To Know.

(Sorry but I thought we could use a laugh)

OKLAHOMA CITY—Thunder guard Kevin Durant dribbled the ball 73 times in the fourth quarter, leading all dribblers with 186 bounces in Oklahoma City's win against the New York Knicks Saturday. "At first I was trying to just be patient and dribble only when I had to, like to avoid traveling and to run the offense," said Durant, who is third in the league with 147.6 dpg and a 99.8 dribble percentage. "I know we're not supposed to admit it, but yeah, by the end I was counting. 182, 183, 184, 185, 186 bounces. It felt good. Honestly, I was in such a zone that it felt like I was dribbling on a court twice as big." Durant also led both teams with 43 jumps and 1,227 steps taken.

The Virginia High School League recognizes cheerleading as a sport, offering district, regional and state competitions.

However, when school districts work to comply with Title IX, the federal legislation that mandates college and high school athletic programs offer equitable opportunity and treatment to both genders, cheerleaders do not count as athletes.

Chesapeake Schools Superintendent W. Randolph Nichols would like to change that.

And don't miss Alabama considering making bass fishing a H.S. sport

The Obama administration is considering several steps that would review the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series, the Justice Department said in a letter Friday to a senator who had asked for an antitrust review.

In the letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch, obtained by The Associated Press, Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote that the Justice Department is reviewing Hatch's request and other materials to determine whether to open an investigation into whether the BCS violates antitrust laws.

By Tim Griffin
The Big 12 had two national championship teams and five others that played in the BCS title game in the decade.

The two championship teams were the best of the conference's last 10 years. Some of the other BCS title participants were good, but not necessarily among the very best teams during the conference's recent history.

Here's how I rank the Big 12's top 10 teams over the last decade.

6:21am: Wake up in hot sweats from wet dream having gone sideways. "How did my mother wind up A) nude and B) beating me violently with my own belt? What was Brent Musberger doing in the corner watching?"

Seniors invited to participate in the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine, Feb. 24-March 2 at Indianapolis

President Obama called Brown today to compliment Texas...

Texas' football trainer said his staff could not clear quarterback Colt McCoy to return to the BCS championship game after he injured his right throwing shoulder in the Longhorns' 37-21 loss to Alabama.

Alabama and Texas settled the 2009 crown in Pasadena and now they're set to face off for the 2010 mythical recruiting championship during the next 3½ weeks.

In a shocking turn of events, John Swofford announced today that the Bowl Championship Series would not select undefeated Texas for the championship game, instead opting for Florida State. "After listening to the argument the Gator Bowl was making," Swofford said, "we decided that Bobby Bowden deserved a larger stage on which to play his final game. They were just a natural fit for the Championship game."