Urban Meyer has won at every school he has ever coached at in college football. He began his career as head coach at Bowling Green. He immediately turned the Falcons around by going to a bowl in both his two seasons and had a total record of 17-6. 

Brian Johnson

Michael Vick is returning to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA to play his former team, the Atlanta Falcons as the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Matt Ryan replaced Vick as the starting quarterback of the Falcons after Vick was convicted for a dog fighting ring, and has played great, now in his fourth year in the NFL.

A. K.

How ridiculous is this starting to sound: you want a book to read well hey "there's an app for that". You lock your keys in the car... don't worry "there's an app for that". Don't get me wrong, I love the convenience of everything being right at my fingertips, but what if the locking your keys in the car gets a little more serious: you locked your phone in there too. Is there an app for that? Will someone know what to do (that causes the least damage) now that they don't have their phone? I was sitting in the bowling alley with my best friend the other day and he wanted to see the best bowling situation with how the oil was laid out on the lanes... well guess what "there's an app for that". I was like "what the heck?!". I think this app thing is getting a little out of control and is possibly making it so people don't know what to do if they DON'T have their phone with all its apps.

Carly Davy

The Notre Dame hockey team starts its 2011-12 season right where the 2010-11 season ended:

Playing Minnesota-Duluth.

The 38-game schedule opens on Oct. 2 with a preseason contest versus the Western Ontario at the Joyce Center Ice Rink.

The Irish first regular-season home series will be Oct. 14-15, when the Irish host Ohio State at the Joyce Center in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association opener for both teams. The site for an Oct. 21 date against Rensselaer will be determined at a later date.

The month of November will open the new 5,000-seat Compton Family Ice Arena era for Notre Dame hockey. The Alaska Nanooks visit for a series on Nov. 11-12. The dedication of the Compton Family Ice Arena will occur on Friday, Nov. 18. The Irish play host to Boston College that night in a 7:35 p.m. game.

The public sale of season tickets will begin on July 7 at 8:30 a.m. Fans can order tickets by calling 574-631-7356 or logging onto und.com/tickets. Prices start at $252 for adults and $126 for youth/seniors.

2011-12 NOTRE DAME SCHEDULE

All times Eastern

Home Games in Caps

(Note: All home games after Nov. 1 will be played at the news Compton Family Ice Arena)

OCTOBER

2: WESTERN ONTARIO (exhibition - at Joyce Center) 6:05 p.m.; 7: at Minnesota-Duluth 8:07 p.m.; 8: at Minnesota-Duluth 8:07 p.m.; 14: OHIO STATE* (at Joyce Center) 7:05 p.m.; 15: OHIO STATE* (at Joyce Center) 7:05 p.m.; 21: RENSSELAER (at TBA) 7:35 p.m.; 28: at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.; 29: at Bowling Green * 7:05 p.m.

NOVEMBER

4: at Northern Michigan* 7:35 p.m.; 5: at Northern Michigan* 7:35 p.m.; 11: ALASKA* 7:05 p.m.; 12: ALASKA* 5:05 p.m.; 15: WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7:05 p.m.; 18: BOSTON COLLEGE 7:35 p.m.; 22: at Western Michigan* 7:35 p.m.; 25: at Lake Superior State* 7:05 p.m.; 26: at Lake Superior State* 7:05 p.m.

DECEMBER

2: NORTHEASTERN 7:05 p.m.; 3: NORTHEASTERN 7:05 p.m.; 9: at Ferris State* 7:05 p.m.; 10: FERRIS STATE* 7:05 p.m.; 31: BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7:05 p.m.

JANUARY

3: RUSSIAN RED STARS (exhibition) 7:05 p.m.; 7: at Minnesota (Hall of Fame Game) 8:07 p.m.; 13:. WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7:05 p.m.; 14: at Western Michigan* 7:05 p.m.; 20: MICHIGAN* 7:05 p.m.; 21: Michigan* 7:05 p.m.; 27: at Alaska* 11:05 p.m.; 28: at Alaska* 11:05 p.m..

FEBRUARY

3: BOWLING GREEN* 7:05 p.m.; 4: BOWLING GREEN* 7:05 p.m.; 10: FERRIS STATE* 7:05 p.m.; 11: at Ferris State* 7:05 p.m.; 17: at Miami* 7:35 p.m.; 18: at Miami* 7:05 p.m.; 24: MICHIGAN STATE* 7:05 p.m.; 25: MICHIGAN STATE* 7:05 p.m.

MARCH

2-4: First Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA; 9-11: Second Round CCHA Playoffs (at Campus Sites) TBA; 16-17: at CCHA Championships (at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich.) TBA; 23-25: at NCAA Regional (at regional sites) TBA

APRIL

5 & 7: at NCAA Frozen Four (St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, Fla.) TBA

* CCHA Conference games

Jeff Evans

Father of the little girl, Christina Green, the youngest victim in the recent Tuscon Massacre, decided to donate his young daughters organs to save another child's life. This took a lot of courage and heart on the part of John Green, and he says he would like to one day meet the little girl living in Boston whose life was saved with Christina's organs.   

Merideth Sanders

Michael Vick is one of the most electrifying players in the National Football League. He is a threat to score a touchdown whenever the ball is in his hands. He was the first pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. In six seasons with the Falcons, he led them twice to the playoffs and made the Pro Bowl three times. 

Joe Lee

Julio Jones, WR for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, and AJ Green, WR for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, are considered the two best wide receivers entering the 2011 NFL Draft. 

WhosRight-NFL Draft

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s hockey team announced its 2011-12 schedule Tuesday. The Buckeyes, under second-year head coach Mark Osiecki, will host 16 games and travel for 17 contests.

The Buckeyes’ Central Collegiate Hockey Association schedule includes four-game series with Michigan, Michigan State and Miami, with two home and two road games against each. The squad will host series with Alaska, Northern Michigan and Ferris State and will play road series at Notre Dame, Bowling Green, Lake Superior State and Western Michigan. 

After beginning the season with an exhibition game against Windsor Oct. 1, the Buckeyes will host Quinnipiac in a non-conference series in Value City Arena Oct. 7-8. CCHA play opens with back-to-back road series for Ohio State, heading to Notre Dame Oct. 14-15 and Michigan State Oct. 20-21 in a Thursday/Friday series. October ends with the Buckeyes hosting Alaska Oct. 28 and either Oct. 27 or 29. 

November opens with a non-conference road series at Alabama-Huntsville Nov. 4-5 before returning to Columbus Nov. 11-12 for a matchup vs. Northern Michigan. The final series in the month is at Michigan Nov. 18-19 with a bye Thanksgiving weekend. 

Three of the Buckeyes’ final four games in the first half of the season are in Columbus, hosting Lake Superior State Dec. 2-3 before a home-and-home series with Miami Dec. 9 in Columbus and Dec. 10 in Oxford. 

The Buckeyes will return to action in the RMU Hockey Showcase at Consol Energy Center, home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Ohio State and Robert Morris will meet at 7:35 p.m. Dec. 30. 

The squad closes the regular season with 14 CCHA games, beginning on the road against Bowling Green Jan. 7-8 in a Saturday/Sunday set. A home series with Michigan follows Jan. 13-14 and Ferris State comes to Columbus the next week (Jan. 20-21). January wraps up with a two-game set at Lake Superior State Jan. 27-28. 

Michigan State visits Columbus Feb. 3-4 for two games before three-consecutive road games at Western Michigan Feb. 10-11 and at Miami Feb. 24. The final game of the regular season will be against Miami in Columbus and is scheduled for Feb. 25. 

All 11 CCHA teams qualify for postseason action. In the opening round, the Top 5 teams from the regular season receive byes, with seeds 6-8 playing host to seeds 10-12 in best-of-three series (12 at 6, 11 at 7, 10 at 8). The three series winners advance to take on the Top 3 seeds, along with seeds 4 and 5 facing off, in best-of-three series. The four quarterfinal series winners advance to the CCHA Championship at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit to compete for the Mason Cup and the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. 

2011-12 Ticket Information

Current season ticket holders will receive renewal invoices in July. Season tickets are currently on sale for new accounts. To speak with an account representative about ticket options, call 614-292-0043 or email AthleticSales@osu.edu. Tours can be arranged to view season ticket locations currently available.

Single-game tickets, as well as multi-game packages and group tickets, will go on sale at a later date – check OhioStateBuckeyes.com for information later this summer. Again this year Ohio State students are admitted free with a BuckID. 

Jeff Evans

"Green Lantern" is, sadly, like a lot of its genre counterparts.

Superhero flicks are being churned out faster than offspring from the womb of Octomom these days. Apart from a few true gems, they tend to be hollow, lifeless affairs, the product of an era overwrought by two-dimensional storytelling, computer-generated environments and pretty faces devoid of much thespian talent.

"Green Screen" – err, I mean "Green Lantern" – is more of the same.

"Green Lantern" chronicles the rise of Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), a maverick pilot, who is chosen to become a member of the Green Lanterns – an intergalactic coalition that fights to maintain peace in the universe – following the death of another.

When a monster called Parallax begins preying on fear throughout the cosmos, the Green Lanterns must stop it and Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), who has stumbled upon its power, before it comes after them, Earth, and Hal's love interest, Carol Ferris (Blake Lively).

"Green Lantern" suffers from the same symptoms that have plagued many of its fellow cinematic superhero ilk: it's void of any sense of significance. Instead, "Green Lantern" is a soulless and unsatisfying 114 minutes of cinema wholly dominated by tiresome exposition and cheap popcorn thrills.

The film does show promise, like in its almost-rousing third act in which the visually impressive (and downright terrifying) Parallax wreaks havoc on an unsuspecting city. However, once it finally seems as though "Green Lantern" finds its feet as a piece of harmless, summer fun, the joy is over and the credits begin to roll.

I don't ask for much when it comes to tentpole summer releases other than pure, unadulterated entertainment value. I don't expect every superhero film to carry the same kind of narrative and allegorical weight as "The Dark Knight" or "Watchmen," but if it's going to be entirely superficial, at least don't make it two-plus acts of coma-inducing dénouement.

Director Michael Campbell – who helmed two widely loved Bond films, "GoldenEye" and "Casino Royale" – deserves much of the blame. His direction plods, skips mischievously around any semblance of character development and is inert and plastic.

Even the CGI – and it was disappointingly abundant – was lackluster, an admonishment unforgivable when much of the film takes place in outer space. If I have to say "'Thor' did it better," something is clearly amiss.

Even more egregious is the fact that Reynolds' Green Lantern suit is entirely CG, a decision I am yet to fully comprehend the merits of.

If "Green Lantern" can be praised for anything, however, it's Blake Lively … and not because of her acting, but because she's eye candy. In fact, the cast's performances are subpar all around, even with the inclusion of the once-mighty Tim Robbins. Shame, because there are flashes of wit and charisma from Reynolds, but they quickly dissipate as the film jolts away to more throw-away silliness.

In quite possibly the most rousing moment of the film, a follow-up to "Green Lantern" is teased during the end credits. Sadly, you have to wade through two hours of sheer boredom and lifelessness to get to it.

Even so, why bother being excited? By that time, "Green Lantern" will likely have you green in the face.

Verdict: 1.5 stars (out of 5)

Jeff Evans

The Green Bay Packers are currently 11-0 with the following five games left on their schedule:

-Sun, Dec 4 @ New York Giants (6-4 and second in NFC East)

-Sun, Dec 11 vs Oakland Raiders (6-4 and first in AFC West)

-Sun, Dec 18 @ Kansas City Chiefs (4-6 and third in AFC West)

-Sun, Dec 25 vs Chicago Bears (7-3 and second in NFC North)

-Sun, Jan 1 vs Detroit Lions (7-4 and third in the NFC North)

Joe Lee

The Green Bay Packers are favored by -2.5 points, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have the better record and overall team statistics. The Steelers were 12-4 and the Packers were only 10-6. Compare the statistics below:

Natasha Fame Leslie

This is the first of many polls that will be made covering Super Bowl XLIV between the Pittsburgh Steelers vs the Green Bay Packers. 

Simply put, Who Wins the 44th Super Bowl?

Natasha Fame Leslie

This is the first of many polls that will be made covering Super Bowl XLV between the Pittsburgh Steelers vs the Green Bay Packers. 

Simply put, Who Wins the 45th Super Bowl?

Natasha Fame Leslie

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Jeff Evans