FOX Sports Oklahoma and Cox Communications will combine to televise and webcast OSSAA boys and girls basketball state championship games beginning this week. Coverage tips off with this weekends Class A and Class B boys and girls championships from the Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Title games on Saturday, March 2 will be streamed on FOXSportsOklahoma.com. Cox Communicati... read more...

Ball State linebacker Jonathan Newsome has been suspended for the first two games of the season for violating team rules. Coach Pete Lembo announced the suspension Thursday. The Muncie Star Press reported that Newsome was arrested Monday after a bag containing marijuana was allegedly found in his wallet. The newspaper says he is facing a preliminary charge of possession o... read more...

Papa John’s John Schnatter is kind of a big deal in Louisville. The face of the pizza empire not only has his headquarters there, he actually has donated more than $20 million to the University of Louisville. This donation included a $5 million lead gift in 1996 to help build the Cardinals’ football stadium, Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium — also known as “The Oven.” Pretty n... read more...

Ball State has an offensive style Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris admires. While the hyper-driven Tigers got off 87 plays in their season-opening victory over Auburn, Ball State went even faster on offense with 96 plays in its win against Eastern Michigan. The 12th-ranked Tigers (1-0) face Ball State (1-0) on Saturday at Death Valley. The Cardinals are a team ... read more...

College is a time for learning -- a time for, say, growth. Or, it's when you get caught stealing male enhancement pills with your buddy. According to Doug Zaleski, Ball State football players Jonathan Newsome and Toney Williams were both caught trying to shoplift male enhancement pills. Zaleski reports that Newsome was arrested on Monday on charge of marijuana possession a... read more...

Ball State has fired coach Billy Taylor less than 24 hours after losing to Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference tournament. There had been speculation all season that Taylor was on his way out, but when the Cardinals won five straight and seven of eight to advance to Cleveland in the tourney, some thought Taylor may have saved his job. The Cardinals were 15-15, includi... read more...

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- Ball State has hired James Whitford as its new basketball coach. Whitford spent the past four seasons as an assistant at Arizona working under Sean Miller. The 41-year-old replaces Billy Taylor, who was fired March 14 after six seasons. Whitford takes over a Ball State team that went 15-15 this season. The school said Saturday the new coach will be i... read more...

The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed C Dan Gerberry. Dan previously spent time with the Detroit Lions but has never seen the field for an NFL game. Jags longtime Center Brad Meester was signed to a one-year deal this off-season but Gerberry doesn’t have a shot at taking that spot. He’ll likely push Mike Brewster and Mark Asper for backup duties. Gerberry also played colleg... read more...

Steve Yoder's career as a basketball man has taken him to gymnasiums across the country in the 21 years since he last coached a game at the University of Wisconsin. During that time, he has broadcast Big Ten games on television and served as a pro scout for the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. In all, Yoder admits it has been a fulfilling, enjoyable, exciting ride. But... read more...

Steve Yoder's career as a basketball man has taken him to gymnasiums across the country in the 21 years since he last coached a game at the University of Wisconsin. During that time, he has broadcast Big Ten games on television and served as a pro scout for the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. In all, Yoder admits it has been a fulfilling, enjoyable, exciting ride. But... read more...

Check out Ball State forward Majok Majok dunking at the buzzer to beat Norfolk State last night at Worthen Arena. Not often you see that wide open of a dunk to end a game.  We are more used to game winning three pointers or free throws.  The Cardinals won 62-61 on the last second dunk. Majok finished the game with 7 points and 8 boards. Video below. Check out our Home... read more...

Ball State named James Whitford as the new Men's Basketball Head Coach on Saturday and will formally introduce him in a press conference on Wednesday. read more...

Ball State has hired James Whitford as its new basketball coach. He spent the past four seasons as an assistant at Arizona working under Sean Miller. The 41-year-old coach replaces Billy Taylor, who was fired March 14 after six seasons. Whitford takes over a Ball State team that went 15-15 this season. The school said Saturday the new coach will be introduced Wednesday. ... read more...

Getting you up to speed on all of the offers that Ball State has given out in the past few days read more...

Who: Ball State Cardinals (9-3) vs UCF Knights (9-4) Where: St Petersburg, Florida When: Friday, December 21st, 7:30 PM ET TV: ESPN Line: UCF by 7   Jay: This game is all about how UCF has responded to their heartbreaking loss to Tulsa in the Conference USA title game. The Knights had held Tulsa scoreless in the second half and appeared on their way to victory... read more...

After attending Ball State’s sixth practice of the spring session last Wednesday afternoon, I was able to catch up with star running back Jahwan Edwards, who rushed for over 1,400 yards and scored 14 touchdowns for the Cardinals last season: 1. How has practice been? “It’s going well. It's nice just to get out here. We’ve been going hard for 10 or 11 weeks jus... read more...

After 14 days – names have emerged, but not too much is known about who the Cardinals next Men’s Basketball Coach will be. read more...

Central Florida's loss in the Conference USA championship game has the Knights staying close to home for the holidays against Ball State in the Beef `O' Brady's Bowl. UCF (9-4) will make the 100-mile trip west from Orlando to St. Petersburg to face the Cardinals, who will carry a six-game winning streak in the Dec. 21 matchup at Tropicana Field. Ball State (9-3) received... read more...

Concord High School (IN) senior Franko House sent the home crowd into a frenzy when he made a shot from full-court Friday night. The moment came after Westview High School (IN) made a free throw with just 0.5 seconds remaining in the third quarter. A Concord player then inbounded the ball to House who launched it one-handed to the other end of the court. The result? Three... read more...

The Ball State Cardinals held their sixth practice of the spring session on Wednesday, April 3. Practice was available to media, scouts and fans, allowing me to catch up with coach Pete Lembo, quarterback Keith Wenning and running back Jahwan Edwards afterward. Here are some spring notes for the team: 2013 Schedule 8/29 Illinois State  9/7 Army  9/14 at North Texas 9/21 ... read more...