Davey Not a Part of Santa Clara’s Future: Beloved Santa Clara coach Dick Davey will call it quits after completing his 15th season with the Broncos. Davey was not ready to step down, but Broncos athletic director Dan Coonan is ready to think of the team’s long-term future, which does […]
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Iona: Iona wins! Iona wins!
Iona wins! Iona wins! The lone winless team in Division I has finally picked up its first win of the season. Iona beat Rider 69-57 today, ending a 23-game losing streak that extended to last season’s NCAA Tournament loss. After winning the MAAC championship last season, the Gaels have fallen […]
St. Mary’s: St. Mary’s Winston to Miss Rest of Season
St. Mary’s Winston to Miss Rest of Season: St. Mary’s senior point guard John Winston has broken his right hand and will miss the rest of the 2006-07 season. He broke it during St. Mary’s loss to Pepperdine. Winston had started 11 games this season and was averaging four points, […]
St. John’s: Hill’s St. John’s Career May Be Over
Hill’s St. John’s Career May Be Over: Daryl Hill, St. John’s senior guard, may have played his last game for the Red Storm. He will be out for four to six weeks while trying to strengthen the left knee that underwent surgery last season. Hill apparently reinjured the knee by […]
Wyoming, New Mexico: Three Suspended for Roles in Fight
LSU: Tiger Tossed
Tiger Tossed: Louisiana State has kicked out junior guard Tack Minor because he committed another academic misconduct violation. Minor received a suspension in 2005 for academic reasons, and he apparently exceeded the school’s tolerance for misbehavior. Minor missed LSU’s Final Four season last year and had played sparingly this season. […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Ramblers Ramble Out, Raiders and Bulldogs Running Away The Loyola, Ill. Ramblers may have missed their opportunity to make another run at the regular season Horizon League championship. Last Thursday, the Ramblers were only a game and a half out of first place when […]
NCAA: March Madness Lands on Forbes’ Most Valuable Sports Brand List
March Madness Lands on Forbes’ Most Valuable Sports Brand List: Forbes Magazine announced the Top 10 sporting events brands in the world, and the NCAA’s March Madness came in sixth. Forbes calculated the list by adding up the TV rights fees, sponsorship revenue from signage, ticket receipts and licensing revenue […]
Michigan State: Spartans to Honor 2000 MVP
Spartans to Honor 2000 MVP: Michigan State announced Tuesday that it will retire former All-American Mateen Cleaves’ No 12 jersey. Cleaves, the all-time assists leader in Big Ten history, was most valuable player of the 2000 national champion Spartans and their only three-time All-American. He was chosen by the Detroit […]
South Carolina: Gamecocks’ Reserve Center Departs Again
Gamecocks’ Reserve Center Departs Again: South Carolina backup center Ousmane Konate has left the team for a second time this month, and coach Dave Odom doubts the 6-10 junior will play again. Konate, who took a leave of absence earlier this month, needed to take care of some personal issues, […]
