Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook by Kristy Shonka Surprising Knights on Hot Streak The University of Central Florida men’s basketball team was picked to finish second-to-last in the Atlantic Sun Conference’s South division this season, but someone forgot to mention that to the Golden Knights. Kirk Speraw’s team currently sits atop […]
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Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook by Jason Haslam Yale Grieves For Fallen Athletes At approximately 5 a.m. on January 17, four Yale students were killed and five seriously injured while driving back to their campus from New York in their SUV, when they slammed into a flatbed trailer that had veered into […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 26th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki There are several cliches that could be applied to Saturday’s prime matchup in Lawrence between No. 1 Arizona and No. 6 Kansas, but instead, we’ll cut to the chase. After a turnover-filled first half where they also allowed Kansas […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 24th, 2003 by Jon Gonzalez How far will the No.10 Creighton Blue Jays climb up the polls? After Creighton’s 74-66 loss to Evansville on Thursday night, that ascent will be put on hold. Steve Merfeld and his plan to shut down Creighton’s Kyle Korver […]
Southland Notebook
Southland Conference Notebook by Jason Orts Stephen F. Austin proves it is for real The Lumberjacks, who were picked to finish in the middle of the Southland Conference pack at the beginning of the season, proved they are for real with victories over highly-regarded teams Lamar and Sam Houston to […]
Fantasy Centers
Fantasy Centers: Combo Players are the Best by Rick Young Center is the position you have to have to win it all. Well not anymore! The player you want in today’s game can do more than dunk and shoot from the limited two – foot range of past centers. Today’s […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 19th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki My colleague, Brian Strong, spoke of how big the rivalry between the last two national champions has become in yesterday’s Morning Dish. With the outcome of yesterday’s game between No. 1 Duke and No. 16 Maryland, the game took […]
Sun Belt Notebook
Sun Belt Notebook by Andria Wenzel Road Trip Proves Profitable Alone at the top of the heap is where the University of Denver Pioneers sit. They are not flashy or record breakers – they don’t sell out their arena every night. But after going on the road to open up […]
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook by Jason Haslam Harvard Continues To Get By With Very Little Depth The Crimson have won three straight, including back-to-back wins over Dartmouth, to open up league play (10-5, 2-0). Led by Ivy League Player of the Week, guard Patrick Harvey, the Crimson defeated the Big Green, […]
Fantasy Guards
Fantasy Guards: Stronger is Better by Rick Young In fantasy play, the perfect guard is not necessarily what you think of. Most teams want a point guard who distributes the ball and can score when necessary, and a shooting guard who can fill it up from downtown. In fantasy, it’s […]