Big East goes walking in Memphis

The Big East will make it official with a conference call set for noon today -- Memphis will join as the 12th member of the league. Though the Tigers have been terrible in football of late, they add a boost in basketball and are in a top 50 TV market -- two of the biggest reasons they are on board. Their addition means the Big East has now added four schools from Conference USA, and would give the Big East 12 teams in time for the 2015 season. "I am thrilled that my hometown team and alma mater, the University of Memphis, is being invited to join the Big East," U.