Practice, cross-dressing kick off South Florida basketball season By Mark Lennox – The Oracle TAMPA, Fla. (U-WIRE) — As if homecoming weekend couldn’t get any wilder, the University of South Florida basketball program had to join the mix. The hoops season officially kicked off at the Sun Dome on Friday […]

UNM basketball teams give fans something to howl about By Riley Bauling – Daily Lobo ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (U-WIRE) — Howls and booms could be heard from within the confines of the Pit on Saturday. The howls hyped up the UNM men’s and women’s basketball teams and the booms showed 6-foot-7 […]

Cowboy basketball begins practices with Bash By Kylee Glover – Daily O’Collegian STILLWATER, Okla. (U-WIRE) — The Oklahoma State Cowboy basketball team kicked off the first day of practice Saturday with their annual Basketball Bash. After last year’s trip to the Final Four, 12,000 fans came out to support the […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, October 18th UConn’s Price Out of ICU: Connecticut freshman guard A.J. Price was released from Hartford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit ten days after being admitted for a brain hemorrhage. Price, who recently was upgraded from critical to stable condition, was moved to a private room, […]

Ewing Jr. wins slam dunk contest, Tapak captures 3-point crown By Josh Weinfuss Indiana Daily Student BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (U-WIRE) — For nine young men, Friday night was their introduction into the Hoosier mystique. Seven freshmen and two transfers donned the Crimson and Cream for the first time in front of […]

Madness begins at Mid-Day for Illini By Ian Gold Daily Illini CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (U-WIRE) — Saturday afternoon was like Christmas. It started in the football game, when Michigan quarterback Chad Henne tried to gift wrap the first half for Illinois. And it ended with several unveilings at Assembly Hall. Illini […]

Hung joins Gators for Madness By Bryan App Independent Florida Alligator GAINESVILLE, Fla. (U-WIRE) — Gators basketball fans experienced showtime at the O’Connell Center on Friday night at UF’s annual Midnight Madness. While anxious orange-and-blue-clad spectators counted down to the midnight tip-off of the basketball season, listening to competitors in […]

Late Night draws crowd at KU By Miranda Lenning – University Daily Kansan LAWRENCE, Kan. (U-WIRE) — Few schools celebrate the start of college basketball season the way Kansas fans do. Friday night, players, fans and coaches gathered in Allen Fieldhouse for the season’s kick-off party, Late Night in the […]

Cats kick off new season in style By Roman Veytsman – Arizona Daily Wildcat TUCSON, Ariz. (U-WIRE) — After a year’s absence, Midnight Madness returned to the Arizona campus Friday night as 9,500 people packed McKale Center to watch Arizona’s first basketball practice of the season. The night was a […]