Spanning the globe on a Wednesday morning. ...

In advance of the next round of television negotiations, the Big East has hired a TV exec as its new commissioner. It's probably just a coincidence that he looks like Craig T. Nelson, star of "Coach." Probably not the same guy. ...

Students who produce the "Missourian," the campus newspaper at Missouri, took an SEC road trip in the spring. Sounds interesting, and you can see more of it on Thursday. ...

On Tuesday Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze complained of fatigue that has set in in the Rebels' camp. New Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is sending out a similar message. ...

Ashlee Palmer, a standout in the secondary on Houston Nutt's first Cotton Bowl team, is having a good camp with Detroit. Palmer is now in his fouth NFL season. ...

Speaking of former Ole Miss players, reports say Mike Wallace will be back with the Steelers by Week 1 of the regular season. ...