Snyder Runaway Pick As AP Big 12 Coach Of Year
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is the runaway pick as the AP's Big 12 coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to a 10-2 finish and an appearance in the Cotton Bowl.
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Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is the runaway pick as the AP's Big 12 coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to a 10-2 finish and an appearance in the Cotton Bowl.
No. 8 Texas A&M, the defending national champion, has made a habit of following Jim Valvano's motto: "Don't ever give up."
Stanford's Andrew Luck is returning to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist, just not as the favorite. That distinction belongs to Baylor's Robert Griffin III.
A heated football rivalry turned into a hot-tempered brawl during a high school playoff rematch between Alvarado and Henderson.
Monday, things got a little brighter for dozens of young patients in care centers in both Dallas and Fort Worth. The sick kids, and their parents got visits from the Dallas Cowboys players and cheerleaders.
The average figures to go up next year, with the minimum salary rising from $414,000 to $480,000 under the new labor contract.
The Dallas Cowboys made mistakes throughout their 19-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. No one in that department was in a brighter spotlight than coach Jason Garrett.
By landing Oklahoma State and Stanford, two dynamic teams that just happen to be Nos. 3 and 4 in the BCS standings, the Fiesta Bowl got the golden game it needed.
Kurt Busch and Penske Racing have parted ways after yet another embarrassing incident for the 2004 NASCAR champion.
"Selfishly, we're excited to be going to the Dallas/Fort Worth area," Tulsa coach Bill Blankenship said. "I think it gives us an opportunity to engage our fan base and the timing couldn't be better."
Texas A&M hasn't won a bowl since 2001. DeRuyter hopes that streak will end this year, and he indicated he'd be interested in the full-time head coaching job with the Aggies.
The Robert Griffin-led Bears (9-3, 6-3 Big 12) finished the season with five straight wins for their longest streak since 1991. The Bears' nine wins are their most since 1986.
The Longhorns and Golden Bears will play in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28, the first matchup between the schools since 1970.
After missing out on a third straight BCS bowl berth, No. 16 TCU will play Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 21.
Kansas State and Arkansas will meet in the Cotton Bowl in a matchup of top-10 teams left out of the Bowl Championship Series.