Practices and things

Collegiately speaking.....

The Vols' take on earlier practice starts.

Meet the Oregon Ducks.

Up the road, the Oregon State Beavers had their first practice today.

ESPN's Mark Lewis has an insightful column on the evolution of college recruiting.

International.....

The Australian basketball powers are again calling for their superstars to skip next year's WNBA season. That's selfish, not to mention a waste. I'm going to be blunt: Australia is good, but they're never going to take the gold medal from the USA.

High school.....

One more great ESPN tip sheet.