Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman What an exciting week in the CAA! Teams showed character in must-win games, even against the league’s best teams and on those teams’ home courts. The race for tournament byes is heating up, now with just three games to go. Never has the […]
Month: February 2008
Indiana: Knee Might Sideline Indiana’s White
Knee Might Sideline Indiana’s White: Indiana senior forward D.J. White has a sprained left knee and might miss the Hoosiers’ game against Purdue. White, the second-leading scorer in the Big 10 and the leading rebounder in the league, hurt himself during Indiana’s win over Michigan State. Purdue has won 11 […]
Conference USA: C-USA to Investigate Memphis-UAB Postgame Madness
C-USA to Investigate Memphis-UAB Postgame Madness: Conference USA will investigate the aftermath of Alabama-Birmingham’s near upset of Memphis. After the Tigers’ squeaker of a win in Birmingham, the Blazers’ student section threw cups and other debris at the team as they exited. The C-USA is still gathering information about the […]
North Carolina: UNC’s Lawson to Miss 5th Consecutive Game
UNC’s Lawson to Miss 5th Consecutive Game: Sophomore point guard Ty Lawson will miss his fifth game in a row for North Carolina with a sprained left ankle. Lawson won’t appear against North Carolina State, and Quentin Thomas, who has started the last four games, is battling the flu. [2/19/08]
New Jersey IT: Highlanders Near Total Imperfection
Highlanders Near Total Imperfection: Memphis’ run at a perfect season is getting all the headlines, but New Jersey IT is one loss away from completing its own perfect season — losing every game. The provisional Division I squad lost 96-78 at Longwood tonight, leaving Saturday’s game at Utah Valley State […]
Green Goes For 400, St. Peter’s Women Bounce Back
Number 400 Will Wait For FDU Mentor by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – Mount St. Mary’s spoiled Tom Green’s first bid for number 400. Last Thursday the Mountaineers entered Rothman Center and scored a convincing 78-61 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. A celebration of Valentine’s Day was in order but the […]
Louisville Playing As Expected
Cardinals Starting to Live Up to Expectations by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – This is the Louisville team most people figured we would see before the season. This team – the one that’s now in a tie atop the Big East standings and has a lot of momentum there – […]
Saturday Notebook
Fighting Friars Just a Little Short by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – They didn’t win on Saturday, but any notion that Providence doesn’t have any fight left in them should be dismissed right away. Their 80-72 loss to Louisville certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort or fight on their […]
Pepperdine: Waves Bring Asbury Out of Retirement
Waves Bring Asbury Out of Retirement: Pepperdine is going back to the future. The Waves have hired Tom Asbury to replace Vance Walberg as the team’s head coach. Asbury led Pepperdine to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a 125-59 record during his 1988-1994 tenure. He plans to hire Marty Wilson […]
Indiana: Bearcats Suspend Freshman Mitchell
Bearcats Suspend Freshman Mitchell: Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin has suspended freshman forward Alvin Mitchell indefinitely for violating team rules. Mitchell averages 2.8 points per game for the Bearcats. Cincinnati will play South Florida Wednesday. [2/16/08]
