West Coast Notebook Much was made of the 36 point first half performance Kobe Bryant turned in last week in the first game of Shaq’s suspension. Last night, I witnessed the collegiate version, a 34 point run by Gonzaga’s standout senior guard Dan Dickau against the Loyola Marymount Lions. Technically, […]
Month: January 2002
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Notebook Buckeyes on Fire The Ohio State Buckeyes are off to an impressive 5-0 start in the Big Ten after Saturday’s 73-67 victory over the previously unbeaten Hoosiers. The Buckeyes, who have always desired to get little respect, are clamoring for some of the accolades that they claim […]
WAC Notebook
WAC Notebook Leaders This country needs to pay more attention to the WAC because Hawaii is for real. At 6-0 in WAC play, the Rainbow Warriors are at their best this season, having just handed SMU its first conference loss, 83-74. In this conference, however, it’s going to be difficult […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Notebook The Big Three At this early juncture of conference play, it appears there are clearly three top teams in the OVC: Tennessee Tech, Eastern Illinois and Tennessee-Martin. Anything can happen once the OVC Tournament rolls around, but it looks like these three schools are the class of […]
Get your Brackets!
It’s Never too early for Brackets by Jonathan Gonzalez During my normal perusing of various sports websites (don’t tell my editor), I have noticed March Madness has started early. That’s right, it’s only January and the NCAA prognostications have already begun. This team will win the Horizon, those teams will […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Notebook Leaders It isn’t often that a .500 team will end up winning a division title, but in the case of the Big South, it would blow away the competition. At 7-9, Elon is one of only four teams with at least a .400 winning percentage this season. […]
Carolina Blues
Carolina Blues by Bill Thayer I couldn’t force myself to watch the Florida State/North Carolina game last night. I tried, I really, REALLY tried to sit and watch as the Seminoles and Tar Heels battled for the right not to play in the Les Robinson Invitational (aka the 8/9 game […]
The “Other” Crimson Tide
Harvard: That “Other” Crimson Tide by Adam Shandler I am writing this article on the Brooklyn Bridge-bound 6 Train. The rider sitting to my left has generously turned the volume up on his Discman, loud enough so that the other riders might enjoy the latest Jay-Z album. Ahh, gone are […]
Part 2
The Junior Tar Heels – Part 2 by Dan Hauptman Back to Part 1 While almost all JV players consider wearing North Carolina uniforms in the Dean Dome as a top incentive, some student-athletes play for other reasons. “I am playing to stay in shape, keep out of trouble, and […]
Part 1
The Junior Tar Heels – Part 1 by Dan Hauptman The baby blue uniforms have “North Carolina” written in white on the players’ chests, but this is not the legendary team that has won four championships and advanced to 15 Final Fours. The backs of the hand-me-down uniforms don’t even […]
