Friars Show What They’re Capable Of by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The second half of Providence’s 79-65 win over DePaul gave us a look at what this team can be. It was a half that they would surely love to bottle up and take to the next game, and […]
Month: February 2008
Division I Newcomer Visits Wright State
Wright State Takes Out Division I Newcomer by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – The good Calvinists from Presbyterian College visited the Nutter Center and the results of the game were pretty predictable; Wright State beat the dog crap out of the Blue Hose 58-42. I will get to the game […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Now the season begins. At the midpoint of the conference season, we can begin to see the eventual shape of the league, which teams have postseason life, and the players to keep an eye on down the stretch. With that, a look at […]
Oklahoma: Longar Could Miss Rest of Season
Longar Could Miss Rest of Season: Oklahoma senior center Longar Longar broke a bone in his right leg against Texas A&M and is out indefinitely while recovering. Coach Jeff Capel said he does not know how long it will take Longar to recover from the broken bone, which is right […]
Arizona: Wildcats Lose Wise
Wildcats Lose Wise: Arizona sophomore guard Nic Wise will miss at least a month after having knee surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus. Wise injured his knee against USC and tried to play through the injury against UCLA but was not improving. Wise averages 8.3 points per game and […]
Bucknell: Flannery Remains Absent
Flannery Remains Absent: Bucknell coach Patrick Flannery missed his second consecutive game because of an undisclosed illness. Flannery missed the Bison’s 91-85 win at Colgate after missing Sunday’s loss to Army. Assistant Nathan Davis has filled in as acting head coach while Flannery recovers. Flannery did not specify the nature […]
Brown: Robinson Balances Coaching and Campaigning
Robinson Balances Coaching and Campaigning: It’s election season in addition to the final laps of the 2007-08 men’s basketball season. That makes coaching Brown and campaigning for Sen. Barack Obama difficult for the Bears’ Craig Robinson, who is a brother-in-law of the Democratic hopeful. For Tuesday’s recent slate of primaries, […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The Super Bowl is over, and the first North Carolina/Duke clash is on tap Feb. 6. It’s early February, and as usual, ACC rivalries and battles for position in the standings come to the fore. The only significant change in the standings in […]
Vermont Rides Blakely To Road Win
Just call them the Comeback Catamounts by Sam Perkins HARTFORD, Conn. – With three and a half minutes remaining in, Hartford was once again surging against Vermont. The feisty Hawks, playing the role of undaunted underdogs to perfection, had wrestled the lead away from the heavily-favored and high-powered Catamounts for […]
NCAA: BracketBusters Weekend to Provide Quality Games
BracketBusters Weekend to Provide Quality Games: ESPN announced the pairings in the made-for-TV BracketBusters slate of games Feb. 22-24. The made-for-TV event highlights some of the best teams from the mid-major conferences. The marquee match up is probably Drake at Butler — a clash of two top 15 teams. At […]
