Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

Tyler on SI cover

Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at 6:41 AM

Sports Illustrated

Here's this week's Sports Illustrated cover featuring Tyler Hansbrough.

So how's he doing? Well, this item was the last I found:

CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough, who has been sidelined since Oct. 28 with a stress reaction in his right shin, will be re-evaluated Tuesday, coach Roy Williams said.

The senior was not available for interviews after the Tar Heels' 102-62 exhibition victory over UNC Pembroke, and it is still unknown whether he will be ready to play when No. 1 UNC opens the regular season on Saturday against Penn.

"It's been weird for me in practice, because he's only missed 2 and a half practices in three years,'' Williams said. "So it's really difficult for him; it's been like nine or 10 days now, and the only thing we've let him do is shoot free throws. I don't know that the youngster, since he's gotten here, has every taken three days in a row off in July, much less right now. So it's been difficult for him, much more so than the others."

Hansbrough was one of four players on the bench in street clothes Saturday, joining Marcus Ginyard (out until December after foot surgery), Michael Copeland (still rehabilitating from offseason knee surgery) and freshman Justin Watts (who hurt his knee during Friday's practice, and is still being evaluated.