Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Notebook by Courtney Eiland MEAC Celebrates Dr. King Day by Airing Three Nationally Televised Games The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by having three of its games nationally televised on ESPNU. With this honor being firsts for many of the teams, […]
Month: January 2006
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Welcome back to conference play, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. We’ve got a circus show on tap for you this year, if the first week is any indication. What’s next, creepy music? It wasn’t an alternate universe that descended on Big 12 […]
Arizona: Wildcats Down Second Guard in Two Days
Wildcats Down Second Guard in Two Days: Arizona lost a second important member of its backcourt for the second consecutive day. Sophomore guard Jawann McClellan had surgery to repair an injured wrist, which will force him to miss the remainder of the season. McClellan had earned a spot in the […]
Colorado State: Ram’s Toughness Punished
Ram’s Toughness Punished: Colorado State junior point guard Cory Lewis must sit out the Rams’ game against TCU tomorrow because he punched an opponent during the team’s loss to UNLV Wednesday. Lewis punched the Rebels’ Dustin Villepigue, who said that he didn’t do anything instigate the incident. According to NCAA […]
Xavier: Finn Finishes Rough Breakup
Finn Finishes Rough Breakup: Xavier senior point guard Dedrick Finn survived a hard fall to the court during last night’s overtime win against Cincinnati. He has also survived possible legal trouble after his ex-girlfriend accused him of stealing her dog. Finn was charged with stealing a pug when the two […]
NCAA: NCAA Programs Graduate Students
NCAA Programs Graduate Students: When the NCAA initiated academic performance standards a couple of years ago, it sought to improve the image of student-athletes. Data now supports the program’s success. According to a recent report, 76 percent of all student-athletes graduate within six years of enrolling at a school. That […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston League race tightens: UNI downs SIU in double overtime Northern Iowa has racked up some huge victories on its home floor during the last two seasons, but perhaps none were as large as the 71-65 double-overtime victory over Southern Illinois on Monday night. […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos At some point this season, Duke, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Maryland, Boston College and Wake Forest have been ranked. That’s six teams. With roughly a quarter of the conference schedule complete, only two figure to be locks for the NCAA Tournament. Let’s […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best Conference Play Begins It feels as if there is a little Jekyll and Hyde going on in the West Coast Conference. Maybe a couple of these teams had us fooled with their non-conference performance. Most notably, what happened to San Diego? The Toreros […]
Oregon State: Beaver Will Miss Trip Up North
Beaver Will Miss Trip Up North: Oregon State senior point guard Lamar Hurd will miss the Beavers’ games at Washington and Washington State later this week while nursing a strained groin. Hurd injured the muscle during the Beavers’ loss to Arizona State last weekend. The team wants to be cautious […]
