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NCAA: Field Announced For Early 2006 Tournament

Field Announced For Early 2006 Tournament: The field for the 2006 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer has been announced, with St. John’s, Maryland, Michigan State and Texas hosting the Regional Rounds. The Regional Rounds will be played November 7th-11th, with the four winners convening at Madison […]

Vermont: Sophomores to Transfer

Sophomores to Transfer: Just days following the America East championship game, Vermont sophomore forwards Josh Duell and Ryan Schneider were granted their release from the program and will transfer. As freshmen, both were key role players off the bench in helping the Catamounts to their third straight America East title. […]

Villanova: Ray Clear to Play

Ray Clear to Play: Just days after a gruesome and frightening injury, Villanova senior guard Allan Ray received word from doctors that he can fully practice and play with the team. During the Big East Tournament semifinals vs. Pittsburgh, Carl Krauser accidentally poked Ray in the eye while the two […]

Oregon: Ducks Clip Brooks’ Wings for Two Games

Ducks Clip Brooks’ Wings for Two Games: Oregon suspended junior guard Aaron Brooks for two games, effective next season, because he hit Washington’s Ryan Appleby with a forearm during the teams’ quarterfinal match up in the Pac-10 Tournament last week. Appleby needed six stitches to close the wound. Brooks will […]

Delaware: Delaware Cuts Ties With Henderson

Delaware Cuts Ties With Henderson: Delaware officials fired coach David Henderson Monday after the Blue Hens finished a disappointing 9-21 season. Henderson coached at Delaware for six seasons, compiling an 85-93 record. But the last two seasons have yielded at least 20 losses, and home attendance figures have been declining. […]

Temple: Chaney to Retire

Chaney to Retire: ESPN.com is reporting that Temple head coach John Chaney will announce this morning that he will retire. The 74-year-old coach is a Hall of Famer and has posted a 516-252 record at Temple and has 741 wins as a college head coach. More details will come later […]

Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Championship

Pac-10 Conference Championship: No. 1 UCLA settled any question whether the Bruins are the best team in the Pac-10 Conference this season. The Bruins won the conference championship against No. 3 California 71-52, their third consecutive game in which a UCLA opponent failed to score more than 60 points. The […]

Big East: Big East Conference Championship

Big East Conference Championship: No. 9 Syracuse completed one of the greatest runs in Big East Conference Tournament history with a 65-61 championship victory against No. 6 Pittsburgh. The memory of this tournament will be the heroics of senior guard Gerry McNamara, recently dubbed “overrated” by Syracuse’s own student newspaper. […]