Toledo Rockets

DEKALB — Northern Illinois punched its ticket to a third straight Mid-American Conference championship game in Detroit after it rallied in the second half to defeat Toledo 31-24 Wednesday night at Huskie Stadium. Quarterback Jordan Lynch finished...

DEKALB — In the kitchen outside his parents' bedroom, Jordan Lynch tried not to wake his mom and dad in the middle of the night as he chased his college football dream one peanut-butter sandwich at a time. "I knew I needed to gain more weight to...

Rankman's steadfast "Never play on Election Tuesday" rule came back to bite Toledo when the Rockets forfeited their poll position by joining Mitt Romney in the loss column. Toledo, located in swing-state Ohio, lost to Ball State. Otherwise, it was...

Seven games, five losses, one recruiting faux pas and a pinch of chewing tobacco into his tenure, Illinois coach Tim Beckman will enter Memorial Stadium on Saturday for his first homecoming game. And there already is a faction that wants to kick...

The volume of berating from defensive coordinator Bud Foster after Virginia Tech's 35-17 loss at Pittsburgh last Saturday isn't what bothered defensive end James Gayle. Every Tech defensive player had been chewed out by Foster before, so his postgame...

For the second time in three games this season, Virginia Tech’s offense stalled repeatedly in scoring position and failed in short yardage. “We moved the ball all day,” quarterback Logan Thomas said after Saturday’s 35-17 loss...

Week 4 has some nighttime treats on Saturday night and plenty to get you ready leading up.   ++++++++++++++++++++ || Date || Game || Time || Network || || Wed., Sept. 19 ||  Kent State at Buffalo ||  7 p.m. ||  ESPNU || || Thurs.,...

(This is in response to Grantland's Bryan Curtis, who wrote "The Rules of College Football Fandom" and "Part Two" for the site this week. Halfway through part two, Curtis uses a tweet of mine to explain why as a Ball State graduate, I can't have a...

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL Aberdeen Smittys vs. Mandan, N.D., Fossum Field, 5 p.m. doubleheader AMATEUR BASEBALL District 2B at Britton Redfield Dairy Queen vs. Mobridge Cardinals, 6:30 p.m. Britton Lumberjacks vs. Northville Merchants, 8:30 p.m....

TV SPORTS NBA Basketball--Playoffs, Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Softball--NCAA Division I Playoffs, Super Regionals, 7 and 9 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball--Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 7 p.m. (FXSP) TODAY...

The Orlando Sentinel has ranked all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 120 to our projected No. 1 team. We will not be including the four teams the...

The Orlando Sentinel has ranked all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. We’ll take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 120 to our projected No. 1 team. We will not be including the four teams the NCAA...