20-SECOND TIMEOUT WITH . . . MIKE CONLEY JR., OHIO STATE
Oregonian - Who’s the most popular athlete on campus — Troy Smith, Greg Oden or Mike Conley Jr.? A: I gotta go with Troy Smith. It’s still a football school, believe it or not. Troy Smith runs the city. Q: What can you learn from the football team’s run to the

‘The Greatest’ celebrates his 65th
CNN - Maybe the greatest athlete of all time.” Ali was a remarkably gifted athlete during his years in the ring but Parkinson’s disease has slowed his gait considerably. Ironically, the most outspoken sports figure of his generation now has trouble talking.

Obikwelu says things can only get better
Reuters - Obikwelu, 28, was named Europe’s male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the Prague championships in 1978 — the year Obikwelu was