While college football again staged its light beer version of a national title game on Monday-and used an interminably long amount of time and an equally way-too-long list of cable channels to do so-the vast majority of NCAA Division I college basketball conferences once again punted on an opportunity for some […]
The Morning Dish
A quick look at key results and/or top stories from the night before, as well as a look ahead to key games during the season, to lead a reader into the new day
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 9, 2017
The Pac-12 appears ready to give us another great race this time around, especially after Sunday’s thriller to close the day. Plus a wipeout in Chapel Hill and another school fined for a post-game celebration.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 7, 2017
The first of a few showdown games in the Atlantic 10 went about as expected – a close one. Plus an ACC team gets a player back, and a winter storm leaves its mark down south.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 6, 2017
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has furnished more than its share of scoring machines in the league’s 36-year history, and Fairfield’s Curtis Cobb put his name among some heady company Thursday night.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 4, 2017
One Big 12 team earned a signature win Tuesday night, the kind that may well be a golden ticket right into the NCAA Tournament in March. Another Big 12 team had a chance to do the exact same thing-and missed in excuciating fashion. Texas Tech and Kansas State are two of […]
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 3, 2017
On the second day of 2017, a medium-weight college basketball schedule included quite a few games, though few of the high profile variety. Regardless of the stories developing early in some conferences (the Metro Atlantic and Southland being turned upside down, for example), it can’t be ignored that the biggest […]
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 2, 2017
Sunday capped off a wacky first weekend of conference play, and could be the start of quite a couple of months. Plus a tough loss for an Atlantic 10 team that already lost another player.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 1, 2017
Good morning, Happy New Year and welcome to 2017! Wishing all a blessed and prosperous year ahead.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 31, 2016
As conference play gets under way, some teams look like contenders and others like pretenders. Plus one conference saw some road wins, and a battered and bruised team goes to 2-0 in early conference play.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 30, 2016
Like most of the year anyway but especially now at the end of December, this is a time when football traditionally takes center stage in the Southeastern Conference. Thursday also marked the open of the conference season for SEC basketball as well, though, and an entertaining night it was.