Central Michigan’s Winningest Coach Dies at 84: Central Michigan’s winningest coach, Ted Kholhede, died Feb. 24 at his Mount Pleasant home. He was 84. Kholhede helped the Chippewas become a Division I team and join the Mid-American Conference. He won 216 games in 15 seasons with them dating back to […]
Month: February 2008
CCSU Keeps Winning
Central Connecticut Shows They Know How to Win by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – Just under fifteen minutes remained and Fairleigh Dickinson University had a 52-44 lead over Central Connecticut. The Knights appeared to be in the driver’s seat and head coach Tom Green was ready to claim win number […]
Bad Home Stretch For Rhode Island
Rams Struggle In Key Home Stretch by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. – The past week wasn’t one for the books as far as Rhode Island is concerned. The Rams’ key stretch has come and gone, and along with it, at least most of the hope the home team had […]
Northern Illinois: Northern Illinois Returns to the Hardwood
Northern Illinois Returns to the Hardwood: Northern Illinois played the first athletic game on campus Tuesday night against Western Michigan since a gunman killed five students in a lecture hall Feb. 14 before killing himself. The Huskies lost 56-49 to Western Michigan, but the coaches and players said the game’s […]
Indiana: Sampson’s Separation From Indiana Not Done Until St. Patrick’s Day
Sampson’s Separation From Indiana Not Done Until St. Patrick’s Day: Kelvin Sampson may have resigned from Indiana Friday, but he has 21 days to back out of the agreement. The agreement also requires Sampson to continue to cooperate with the NCAA, bars him from participating in any team activities and […]
Montana Tech: Montana Tech Sticks With Sampson’s Name on Court
Montana Tech Sticks With Sampson’s Name on Court: Kelvin Sampson’s recent resignation from Indiana after a recruiting scandal has left his reputation destroyed — but at least the Montana Tech Orediggers still support him. Sampson coached at Montana Tech from 1981-85 and recently donated $50,000 to the cost of revamping […]
NCAA: Bentley Rolls to D-II Record
Bentley Rolls to D-II Record: Bentley College set a Division II winning streak record by claiming its 53rd consecutive regular season victory with a win against St. Michael’s College. Bentley, a small college in Waltham, Mass., broke the 63-year-old record of Langston University in Oklahoma. The Falcons last lost in […]
Michigan: Rose’s Return to Michigan Might Start Healing Process
Rose’s Return to Michigan Might Start Healing Process: Jalen Rose was honored at halftime of Michigan’s game Saturday – but not for his play as a member at the university’s famous — and infamous — Fab Five. Rose was instead honored for his charity work in Detroit. Although the banners […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal At this point in the Big Ten season, only four teams remain in contention for the league title. We expected Indiana and Michigan State to be there, and it’s no surprise to see Wisconsin in the running, but Purdue is a stunner. Let’s […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman With Obama now safely ahead of Hillary, McCain long since having dispatched Giuliani and Romney, and even Boston folks now over the Pats’ near-perfect season, America’s hoops-junkies can return to their true passion. And with BracketBusters Saturday behind us, one week left in […]
