Ah, college rivalries. According to some media outlets, the best rivalry in sports is driven by a passion that comes from attending an extended education institution of choice — not to mention, a strong dislike for an opposing school in the region. Such is the case with Florida and Florida State fans. [...]

Google released their 2008 Year-End Zeitgeist, and as expected, names like “Obama” and “Sarah Palin” represented quite well.
Oh, those feisty hockey moms.
Speaking of hockey, Google also analyzed search terms related to sports and as one might expect, the New York Giants had the highest search volume, reaching a peak in January [...]

This is an absolute brilliant find by Orson over at EDSBS (via the SEC Football Blogger). Absolutely brilliant. What we have is an Alabama fan waxing poetic about the joys of the Tennessee Volunteers. Observe:

I think he said “I hate Tennessee” about nine times… in one minute and sixteen seconds. [...]

When Kevin Durant won last year’s NCAA Player of the Year award, it was the first time ever a freshman had done so. Now, it looks like a freshman might win the award in back-to-back fashion as Kansas State’s Michael Beasley EASILY looks like the best player in college basketball and after last night’s 84-75 [...]