WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey The Western Athletic Conference race is starting to heat up as it approaches the halfway point of the conference season. Leading the way for the WAC crown may be a bit of a surprise to some, but remind many of previous years. After losing its […]
Conference Notes
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan This past weekend was a very entertaining weekend of basketball in the Patriot League, with a large share of very good basketball games. Conversely, there were also a few games that were decided before the first 20 minutes had concluded. But most importantly, the […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Alright, how much more can Cleveland State take? Everything but good has happened to the Vikings so far this season under first-year head coach Mike Garland. Losing two players due to academic ineligibility to injuries, the Vikings have seen it all. And it got […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Stanford got a scare, but the Cardinal remained perfect. Arizona appears to be back on track after a midseason hiccup and Cal did something it hasn’t done all season. Both SoCal schools ride losing streaks into tonight’s L.A. showdown at Pauley Pavilion, while Oregon, […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette Rewind back two months to the supposed big match-up of the early NEC conference season, Quinnipiac at Central Connecticut State. Recall the big snowstorm that postponed the game which was then rescheduled for this Wednesday. Well, what has changed since then? Just about everything. […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Turning Back the Clock Indiana and Michigan State will go retro when the Hoosiers travel to East Lansing on Saturday. Both teams will be fitted in 1980 era jerseys. The announcers for the game will also be fitted in disco era threads. Graphics […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Matt Jones It is coming to the point that I am beginning to hear the shrieking sounds of Chris Matthews and Simon Cowell in my sleep. It has now become common for me to pick out one night out of a week to watch Democratic primary returns […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 30th Pitino is back: Louisville head coach Rick Pitino returned to the team on Thursday and resumed his coaching duties after taking a two-day medical leave. The 51-year-old Pitino underwent tests at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine the cause of […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 29th Utah coach Rick Majerus enters hospital: Two days after Rick Pitino took an indefinite leave of absence due to a urological related pain, Rick Majerus, head coach of the University of Utah’s basketball team for fifteen years, was in the hospital complaining of […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Made For TV Big South teams do not get a whole lot of TV time during the year, but if they consistently performed as they did this weekend on the tube, the networks may want to think about picking up a few more […]
