Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart FDU, SHU Early Favorites We’re all familiar with the scenario. One team starts the season of sizzling, establishes itself on the radar with a collection of victories both in and out of conference, before another team emerges out of the blue to take the […]
Month: December 2006
Brian Cusworth
On the Charles, Cusworth Shows What Might Have Been by Jay Pearlman He’s in his fifth year, and there are few of those in the Ivy League, fewer still at Harvard. There is no redshirting in this old conference, not even for medical reasons. You play your first 8 semesters […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal It’s only one month into the season, but the Big Ten picture is starting to clear up. Hopes of a successful season with a new coach, new batch of players or new attitude have been both realized and slashed. For some, the preseason […]
McNeese State: Cowboys Forward Returns to Lineup
Cowboys Forward Returns to Lineup: Eric Massey, a 6-6 forward for McNeese State, received word Thursday that he is eligible to play after missing the first nine games because of academic deficiencies. The sophomore will rejoin the Cowboys when they take on Mississippi State in Starkville. Last season, Massey played […]
Washington: Romar Honored as Developmental Coach of the Year
Romar Honored as Developmental Coach of the Year: The 2006 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year award was given to Washington men’s’ basketball coach Lorenzo Romar and DePaul women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno. Bruno and Romar led a 12-member group of elite athletes to perfect 4-0 records and gold […]
Florida: As Brewer Returns, Horford Exits
As Brewer Returns, Horford Exits: Florida, which only recently got Corey Brewer back from a bout with mononucleosis, may now have lost Al Horford. Horford wore a protective boot yesterday and did not practice. The team expects to receive results from today’s re-evaluation soon. The Gators face Florida A&M Sunday, […]
NCAA: White Men Run the NCAA
White Men Run the NCAA: According to a study by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports, white men still dominate most leadership position in the NCAA, and women and minorities are making slow progress. All 36 Division I conference commissioners are white, not counting […]
USC: USC’s Pruitt May Soon Be Eligible to Play
USC’s Pruitt May Soon Be Eligible to Play: Gabe Pruitt’s professors told him that he passed all his classes, and once his grades are posted, which could have happened as early as yesterday, he should be eligible to play. However, USC’s NCAA compliance officer wants to make sure that the […]
Syracuse: McNamara Jammin’ on the Cheap
McNamara Jammin’ on the Cheap: Former Syracuse standout Gerry McNamara has returned to the United States. Rather than going back to the snowy confines of Syracuse, he’ll be heading to a much warmer spot because he signed with the NBDL’s Bakersfield Jam. He gave up a $200,000 salary with a […]
Harvey Leads Seton Hall
Harvey Leads Hall Past Penn State by Ray Floriani EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Exit the Seton Hall campus and make a right turn you are on South Orange Avenue. Following the road will take you into the Vailsburg section of Newark. As you proceed through the neighborhood, the avenue will […]
