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Pat Forde is a senior sports columnist for ESPN.com who specializes in the coverage of horse racing and college sports, mainly NCAA Division I Football and Men's Basketball.

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Source: Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino interviews at W. Kentucky

ESPN.com's Chris Low writes about all things SEC in his conference blog. Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino traveled to Bowling Green, Ky., Saturday night to interview for the Western Kentucky head coaching job, a source told ESPN.com. The ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: ESPN

Source: Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow to play vs. LSU Tigers if medical tests OK

Quarterback Tim Tebow will play if he passes medical testing before Florida's game against LSU, a Gators source said Saturday morning. The decision will be made well before the kickoff for the 8 p.m. ET game but probably won't be known until the team ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  10 Oct 2009
Related Topics: ESPN,  Tim Tebow

Dash of Big Ten thank-you notes, conference calls and Week 1 debuts

To: Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo (7) From: Jim Delany Rod, congrats on the great victory Saturday! Sure beats the previous two season openers in the Big House, huh? Last Tuesday, The Dash predicted how each league would do in nonconference games. Time ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  8 Sep 2009
Related Topics: University of Notre Dame,  Greg Paulus,  Brian Rolle,  Pittsburgh Panthers,  Ken Niumatalolo

USC's Taj Gibson to remain in NBA draft pool

USC forward Taj Gibson confirmed to ESPN.com via Twitter Monday afternoon that he is keeping his name in the NBA draft and foregoing his remaining season of eligibility at USC. Gibson joins a crowded exodus from USC, up to and including coach Tim Floyd. ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  15 Jun 2009
Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  ESPN,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Twitter Inc,  Tim Floyd

Source: Louisville offers assistant job to Holy Cross coach Ralph Willard

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino has offered his vacant assistant position to Holy Cross head coach Ralph Willard, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com Wednesday. Willard is expected to give an answer to Pitino by June 10, according to the ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: ESPN,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Rick Pitino,  New York Knicks,  Billy Donovan

The Mississippi State Bulldogs' recruiting of Renardo Sidney has recurring characters

I read several stories about Renardo Sidney on Monday, and it made me think of Mitch Albom. Not because Albom is involved in the 6-foot-10 Los Angeles basketball player's recruiting melodrama, the latest installment of which has Sidney suddenly ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  5 May 2009
Related Topics: Reebok,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Mitch Albom,  ESPN,  Jerry Tarkanian

Pat Forde: This Kentucky Derby is the upset of all upsets

That's hard to even type with a straight face. They've been running this race for 135 years now. The sight of a 51-1 shot -- especially this 51-1 shot -- charging along the rail in the homestretch has to rank as the craziest, flukiest thing anyone has ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  2 May 2009
Related Topics: Mark Allen,  Calvin Borel,  Churchill Downs,  Bob Baffert

Final Four: North Carolina Tar Heels had to work for this trophy

DETROIT -- It's tempting to say North Carolina was formally presented Monday with a national championship it actually won last summer. It's tempting to say this thing was over on June 16, 2008. That's the day the last of the Tar Heels' potential NBA ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  7 Apr 2009
Related Topics: North Carolina Tar Heels,  Tyler Hansbrough,  Roy Williams,  Danny Green,  National Collegiate Athletic Association

Sources: Pat Chambers hired to coach Boston University Terriers

Villanova assistant coach Pat Chambers will be introduced Wednesday as the new head coach at Boston University. A news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET. The Boston Globe reported Sunday that Chambers would be hired by BU. The 37-year-old Chambers ...

From PAT FORDE AND DANA O'NEIL, ESPN,  6 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Jay Wright,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  ESPN,  Tom Izzo,  Larry Bird

NCAA tournament: Michigan State Spartans win it their way

INDIANAPOLIS -- Down 60-55 to defending national champion Kansas, clock ticking to three minutes left. Season slipping away. Detroit dreams dying. In that dire circumstance, Michigan State did what Michigan State does best. It grabbed every rebound. ...

From PAT FORDE, ESPN,  28 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Michigan State Spartans,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Tom Izzo,  Travis Walton,  Kansas Jayhawks

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