It looks like some trouble for Auburn and Heisman candidate quarterback Cam Newton. In an ESPN.com story former Mississippi State quarterback John Bond has claimed that his former teammate Kenny Rogers (not the pitcher or singer) claimed to be representing Newton and asked for $180,000 in order for the Bulldogs to land the quarterback while he was being recruited last year. Bond claims that Rogers said that other schools were offering to pay $200,000, but since Newton had a relationship with head coach Dan Mullen at Florida he would offer a discount. Mullen was the offensive coordinator at Florida during Newton’s brief tenure there hidden in the depth charts behind Tim Tebow. more ›

San Jose Sharks defeat LA Kings 3-2 (SO). The Kings really brought their A-game at the Staples Center against the best team in the league. They took an early 2-0 lead in the first period, but the Sharks naturally came back to tie things up in the second period. However the Kings stayed with it and kept the Sharks scoreless for the remainder of the game. The Kings get a point for the overtime loss, and they are really showing the promise of good things to come in the future. more ›

It’s taken me a while to put this weekend of college football into writing. Never before have I witnessed upsets of this magnitude. It just proves that as much as any experts or I think we know about football, in reality we know absolutely nothing. One of two things can be gleaned out of these games. Either there is parity in college football where a team can beat any other team regardless of ranking... more ›