Wildcats Hang Tough, Hold Off Quinnipiac by Sam Perkins DURHAM, N.H. – Dane DiLiegro opened and closed the game with authority, but it took a team effort during his absence to overcome a tenacious Quinnipiac team and earn a 77-70 victory. With the win UNH improved to 3-1 on the […]
Month: November 2007
MEAC Notebook
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Notebook by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. The season maybe a little over three weeks old, but Howard and North Carolina A&T have already posted some impressive victories against powerhouse teams from the Big East, Ivy League and the Patriot League. Recently, the Aggies picked up perhaps their […]
NIT Season Tip-Off News & Notes
NIT Season Tip-Off Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The NIT Season Tip-Off served as a reminder not to write off Texas A&M. Acie Law is gone, and Billy Gillespie is roaming the sidelines in the Bluegrass State. Regardless, there is talent, coaching and a defense certain to give […]
Texas Tech: Bob Knight Channeling Dick Cheney?
Bob Knight Channeling Dick Cheney?: Two people said Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight or his hunting companion hit them with hunting pellets twice last month. Mary Ann Chumley and James Simpson, who did not require medical treatment or press criminal charges against Knight, said they were struck by the […]
Iowa State: Iowa State Will Miss German Standout This Season
Iowa State Will Miss German Standout This Season: Iowa State’s German guard Lucca Staiger will have to sit out the 2007-08 season after the NCAA decided that he violated rules regarding amateurism. The 19-year-old freshman had played in Germany for a team, Ehingen, that the NCAA ruled a professional squad […]
Air Force: Air Force Coach Reprimanded Over Criticism of Officials
Air Force Coach Reprimanded Over Criticism of Officials: The Mountain West Conference issued a reprimand to Air Force coach Jeff Reynolds Wednesday for criticizing officials after his team’s 59-57 loss to Montana at a weekend tournament in Spokane, Wash. Reynolds’ criticism targeted an official who changed a call that would […]
Clemson: Clemson Senior to Miss Purdue Game
Clemson Senior to Miss Purdue Game: James Mays, a senior forward for Clemson, fell hard on his hip during the Tigers’ win against Gardner-Webb, only briefly returning to the game. He will sit out tonight’s game against Purdue in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. He is averaging almost 15.5 points and […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart Blackbirds A Pleasant Surprise, Pioneers Freefalling In a conference that’s about as predictable as a Mike Tyson interview, the clear favorite has abruptly sunk to the bottom-echelon while the team that the skeptics figured would be flattened due to the loss of their go-to, […]
Florida A&M Loses At UConn
FAMU loses in first-ever meeting with UConn by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. HARTFORD, Conn. – Florida A&M’s first ever tangle with UConn didn’t go the way Rattlers head coach Eugene Harris envisioned. FAMU got a game-high 18 points from Jermonte Bush, but a sloppy first-half that included offensive miscues and […]
St. Peter’s Knocks Off Rutgers
St. Peter’s Scores Big Win in Battle of New Jersey by Phil Kasiecki JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Back in July, John Dunne had a feeling this could be a long season. His team at St. Peter’s has nine freshmen and sophomores, so there’s plenty of youth, and the Peacocks were […]
