Ohio State Basketball Joins Football Team at the Top: For a school whose nickname is a type of nut, Ohio State is really good at sports. The Ohio State Buckeyes ascended to No. 1 today in the new USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll. The basketball version of the Buckeyes have matched […]
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UCLA: UCLA Atop AP Poll
UCLA Atop AP Poll: In another flagrant example of East Coast bias, the me-dia voted UCLA the No. 1 team in the country in this week’s AP poll. The Bruins re-ceived half of all first-place votes. Pittsburgh moved to No. 2, and Ohio State, who is No. 1 in the […]
George Mason: George Mason AD to Chair NCAA Tournament Committee
George Mason AD to Chair NCAA Tournament Committee: The NCAA selected George Mason athletic director Tom O’Connor to lead the NCAA Tournament committee for this season, making him a leader of the board that put his Patriots in last season’s tournament. George Mason proceeded to make a surprising run at […]
Marquette: Marquette Center Kinsella Will Miss 6-8 Weeks
Marquette Center Kinsella Will Miss 6-8 Weeks: Marquette senior center Mike Kinsella will likely miss six to eight weeks because of a stress fracture in his left foot, the team said. The 16th-ranked Golden Eagles recently claimed the CBE Classic championship in Kansas City after beating Texas Tech in the […]
USC: USC Basketball Team Remembers Late Point
USC Basketball Team Remembers Late Point Guard: Southern California remembered point guard Ryan Francis, who was fatally shot last May, at halftime of its Nov. 16 season opener. The 19-year-old was killed in a drive-by shooting on Mother’s Day weekend in Louisiana. The man accused of the shooting, D’Anthony Ford, […]
Baylor: Young Bear Ends Season Early
Young Bear Ends Season Early: Baylor freshman forward Djibril Thiam will miss the balance of this season after tearing his ACL against Texas Southern Nov. 20. The freshman played in four games for the Bears this season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. Thiam is a native of […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Gregg Lavoie Player of the week: Though Loyola Marymount’s Brandon Worthy struggled against an athletic Mississippi State team, he led the Lions to a big two-point victory over New Mexico State later in the week. The senior guard averaged 19.5 points over the two games. […]
Gonzaga: Downs Out for a While
Downs Out for a While: Gonzaga guard Micah Downs will miss six to eight weeks while he rehabs a foot injury. Downs injured the foot in practice a few weeks ago and was playing through the injury. But he woke up Saturday to discover that he could not put any […]
Southern Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by Tyler Annett Star Power The outstanding play of the returning stars of the Southern Conference led the way in these week’s games as well as new players arriving on the scene to give the league some fresh faces. Kyle Hines of UNC-Greensboro, a potential player of […]
Georgia: Bulldog Returns
Bulldog Returns: Georgia junior forward Takais Brown rejoins the team today after missing the first two games of the season while working on academics. Coach Dennis Felton had suspended Brown because he did not satisfy the team’s academic standards. Brown came to Georgia this season after transferring from Southeastern Illinois […]
