Brian Hamilton: Notre Dame TE Troy Niklas declares for 2014 NFL draft
When it was revealed that Notre Dame asked for an NFL draft evaluation for Troy Niklas, the junior tight end seemed almost as surprised as anyone else, not quite processing what it might mean nor...
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: Notre Dame athletics set for deal with Under Armour
One of the most abiding brands in college sports is poised to stamp the insignias of a relative newcomer on its equipment.
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: Notre Dame's Everett Golson welcomes the pressure
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- At 7:22 a.m. on Monday, Everett Golson walked out of the locker room and into a hallway at the Notre Dame football complex, though not quite into plain sight. Unlike other players...
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: Fed by Joakim Noah's intensity, resilient Bulls take down Heat
CHICAGO -- As most of the 22,000-plus United Center fans rose and roared at the end, Joakim Noah trailed the action to mid-court and pumped his fist with every step. He then stuck his thumbs underneath...
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: Mercer, Stephen F. Austin and the "Nae Nae" make for a great...
On Thursday, the NCAA tournament went off like a box of fireworks dumped into a furnace.
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: Kentucky freshmen, freed to have fun, bounce into the Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS -- The stadium operations carts waited outside the locker room for the Kentucky Wildcats, ready to roll down a long hallway to the team bus. Alex Poythress emerged from the postgame meal,...
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: For Florida's seniors, a thrilling journey comes to a bitter end
ARLINGTON, Texas -- When he entered a huge locker room filled with silence and bloodshot eyes, Billy Donovan thanked his team. He told his Florida Gators all the things coaches tell their players when...
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: Rutgers AD Julie Hermann clueless again with latest comments
Give Julie Hermann this: She fully understands that the less people know about her, the better off they are. The Rutgers athletic director stood before a journalism class a few weeks ago and declared...
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: As union effort progresses, Northwestern focused on bouncing...
EVANSTON, Ill. -- On March 1, a Saturday, Northwestern players received an outline for the attire they'd wear for three spring practices the following week. Shells, shells, pads, they were told. Two...
View ArticleBrian Hamilton: Seniors at NBA combine hoping to prove they have room left to...
CHICAGO -- On Thursday night, a former Creighton sharpshooter connected with another, fittingly via long distance: Doug McDermott called up Kyle Korver before another day at the NBA combine to collect...
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