Freshman Cleared to Practice: Arizona State freshman forward Jeff Pendergraph has been cleared by his family physician to resume practice for the Sun Devils. Pendergraph, a 6-10 native of Etiwanda, Calif., had a benign tumor removed from behind his kneecap in August. While he is beginning practice late, head coach […]
Month: October 2005
Columbia: Former Coach Lou Rossini Passes at 84
NYU, Columbia Coaching Legend Passes: Longtime New York University head coach Lou Rossini passed away yesterday from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. Rossini coached the Violets from 1959-71, and led NYU to the 1960 Final Four (losing to Cincinnati), as well as two other NCAA tournament and four […]
John Winchester
Bobcats Have High Hopes For Tennessee Transfer Winchester by Zach Smart HAMDEN, Conn. – At the opposite end of the Recreation Center on the campus of Quinnipiac University sits a bandbox gymnasium. Students are constantly walking by and peeping in on practices, as there is already mounting anticipation for the […]
East Tennessee State: Bartow to Lead Bucs’ Ship Two More Years
Bartow to Lead Bucs’ Ship Two More Years: East Tennessee State officials signed coach Murry Bartow for two more years, keeping him on the Bucs’ sidelines through 2009. Bartow has been coach for two seasons and has compiled a 37-25 record, including a Southern Conference championship in 2004. The Bucs […]
Villanova: Now Sumpter is Injured, and He May Miss the Entire Season
Another Wildcat Down: It’s getting dangerous to be a Villanova Wildcat. Villanova forward Curtis Sumpter re-injured his knee in practice Wednesday, and will have surgery in the next week. Sumpter, who originally tore his ACL in Villanova’s victory over Florida in the NCAA Second Round last March, re-injured the knee […]
Weber State: Wildcat Legend Willie Sojourner Killed in Auto Accident
Weber State Legend Killed in Auto Accident: Weber State legend Willie Sojourner was killed in an automobile accident in Italy yesterday. He was 58. Sojourner, a three-time all-Big Sky selection, played at Weber State from 1968-71, leading the Wildcats to three consecutive conference titles. At the time he was the […]
St. Joseph’s: Freshman Guard Lashley Out with Mono
St. Joseph’s Freshman Out: St. Joseph’s freshman guard Edwin Lashley is out indefinitely after coming down with mononucleosis. A 6-4 guard from Salisbury, Maryland, Lashley came to Philadelphia from St. Thomas More school in Connecticut, and was expected to contribute off the bench this season. He will be each week […]
Bradley: NCAA Tells Braves to Find a New Name
NCAA Tells Braves to Find a New Name: Bradley must change its nickname after the NCAA decided that the nickname “Braves” fosters hostile and abusive attitudes toward American Indians. In its recent sensitivity movement toward American Indians, the NCAA listed 18 schools that use nicknames or logos that are not […]
Arkansas State: Adidas Offers Olive Branch
Adidas Offers Olive Branch: Adidas will send a representative to meet with Arkansas State senior swingman Jerry Nichols, who refuses to wear shoes from the company because he tore his ACL in 2001 while wearing adidas shoes. The school has a contract with the company, and the athletic director said […]
Cincinnati: Winds of Change in Cincinnati
Winds of Change in Cincinnati: Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher started to put her personal touch on the school’s athletic department by hiring Mike Thomas as athletic director. Thomas comes to the Bearcats from Akron, where he spent the past five years earning a reputation as an academics-first administrator. That’s just […]
