THE BIG STORY: Running with the Devils. Do the Heels have a prayer? Does Wake really think they have a shot? Can Boston College come from nowhere to win? Face it, March will be real madness as usual but Coach K will likely turn the Heels-raiding off-season into an NCAA-clenching year. Like it or not, the Devils are due.

THE BIG STORY: The Legend of Pinehurst. The US Open returns to Pinehurst, and if it’s anything like the 1999 debut, and nothing like last year’s Shinnecock debacle, we’re set for some of the best competitive golf you’ve ever seen..

THE BIG STORY: JR., The Face Of NASCAR.  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has become the bridge from old school to new, the center of controversy, and the great hope of NASCAR. A Nextel Cup Win in 2005 could propel the sport at speeds previously thought impossible.