Choosing the right college is an important yet difficult task, and it appears that some colleges are trying to make that decision somewhat easier: the University of Missouri has been courting students in and around the Chicago area at an alarming rate, and students are responding positively to Mizzou's active recruitment. Accordingly, Chicago is one of the largest "feeder cities" that has students attending the University of Missouri. For instance, applications to Mizzou from the Chicago area reached to about 3,000 applications last year and is pretty close to matching the number of applications the St. Louis area generated last year, which was around 4,700. more ›

The latest object of Big Ten affection will surely raise eyebrows across the NCAA landscape: the Texas Longhorns. The Lawrence Journal World reported yesterday that the conference has started “preliminary exchanges” with the school about possibly becoming that much sought after 12th team for the Big Ten, certainly a big step up over other rumored schools like Cincinnati, Pitt, Rutgers, and Mizzou. more ›

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After missing two games for the birth of his newest child, Derek Lee returned to the lineup in dramatic for the Cubs, hitting a pair of homers that helped the Cubs down the Mets 5-3. Down 1-0 in the fourth, it was Aramis Ramirez that got the Cubs rolling with a two-run homer. After the Mets tied the game in the bottom of the inning, Lee hit his first homer of the game - a two-run shot - which proved to be the winning runs. Lee then added another homer in the eighth to give the Cubs a little breathing room. Rich Harden struck out 10 over five innings for the win and - after the bullpen held - Carlos Marmol got the save. The two teams tussle again today at 12:10 (WGN). more ›