The Morning Dish – Saturday, August 30th Billiken Suspended: Saint Louis guard Reggie Bryant, a transfer from Villanova, was suspended for three games for his part in the Villanova phone card scandal last March. The suspensions were issued by the NCAA to Villanova student athletes for illegal use of a […]
Month: August 2003
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The Morning Dish – Friday, August 29th Lobo Suicide: New Mexico sophomore forward Patrick William “Billy” Feeney was discovered yesterday morning hanging in downtown Albuquerque, having apparently committed suicide. Feeney, a transfer from Portland State, had told head coach Ritchie McKay that he was going home to Boulder, Colorado, to […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, August 28th Keeping Out of It: In response to an emergency request from sports promoters, the Supreme Court refused to get involved in the case of Exempt Tournament Promoters v. NCAA. Justice John Paul Stevens had no comment on the matter, which was prompted by […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, August 27th Seven Men In: Baylor basketball now has seven players on the squad for the upcoming season. Others that had wavered, Harvey Thomas, Tommy Swanson, and Carl Marshall all started classes yesterday at Baylor. They join Ellis Kidd, Terrance Thomas, Matt Sayman, and R.T. […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, August 26th Big 12 Waiver: The Big 12 Conference voted yesterday to waive the intraconference transfer rule that forces players to sit out a year for transferring between Big 12 member institutions. The waiver will benefit two Baylor players that have transferred to other Big […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, August 25th Clemons Released: Former Missouri guard Ricky Clemons was released from jail yesterday, having completed his 60-day sentence for false imprisonment of his former girlfriend. Clemons left the Boone County Jail with two bags of possessions, but did not answer questions, and has two […]
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March Madness 2003 Review
Review: NCAA March Madness 2003 by Dean Austin Title: NCAA March Madness 2003 Publisher: EA Sports Platform: Playstation 2 Score (out of 10): 7 Help support Hoopville. Click to purchase through Amazon.com In many ways the sport of college basketball has been an after thought in the very successful […]
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The Morning Dish – Saturday, August 23rd Swan Death Ruled Suicide: William Swan, former St. Bonaventure board of regents chairman, took his own life Thursday, at the age of 55. According to emergency dispatchers, Swan had hanged himself. New York State Police released a statement that Swan had been “despondent […]
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The Morning Dish – Friday, August 22nd As usual, there’s a lot of Baylor news, so here’s the breakdown: • New Head Coach: Valparaiso head coach Scott Drew is leaving Indiana to take over the ruined Baylor basketball program. Drew, who will be announced as the new head coach at […]
