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Southern Mississippi: Eagles Bailing Out

Eagles Bailing Out: Southern Mississippi qualifies as one of the worst teams in college basketball with several ugly losses to the likes of Samford and Sam Houston State. The team has scored less than 40 points in three games already. Now the Golden Eagles must address a short-handed lineup after […]

Wagner: Seahawks Dismiss Webb

Seahawks Dismiss Webb: Wagner dismissed junior guard Jamal Webb from the team for undisclosed reasons. Webb has played in eight of nine games for the Seahawks this season, averaging 2.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Webb is a solid but not spectacular contributor for Wagner off the bench. He […]

Northwestern: Wildcat Has Emergency Surgery

Wildcat Has Emergency Surgery: Northwestern senior guard Mohamed Hachad had an emergency appendectomy last week and is out indefinitlely while he recovers from the surgery. Northwestern didn’t miss Hachad yesterday as the Wildcats started 2006 with a dominating 82-47 win against Northern Colorado. That’s 13 more points than they’ve scored […]

Arkansas: Brewer’s Flu Abates

Brewer’s Flu Abates: Arkansas junior swingman Ronnie Brewer has almost fully recovered from a flu virus that limited him to two points against Texas – Pan American Friday. Fortunately, the Razorbacks didn’t need much help from the SEC’s leading scorer to put up a 66-38 win. Brewer had a big […]

Stanford: Cardinal No Longer Rules

Cardinal No Longer Rules: Stanford entered the season with a lot of expectations. So their miserable start with losses to Montana, Cal – Irvine and Cal – Davis has been well-documented. And the Cardinal can’t catch a break. Seniors Matt Haryasz and Chris Hernandez may miss time with injuries. Haryasz […]

Northeastern: Short-handed Huskies

Short-handed Huskies: Northeastern played Friday’s game against Holy Cross without head coach Ron Everhart and star senior Jose Juan Barea. Everhart received two technical fouls in Tuesday’s 72-67 loss at Wright State, and received a one-game suspension per Colonial Athletic Association policy. Barea, who leads the nation in assists, sat […]

Texas Tech: Coffman Leaves Red Raiders

Coffman Leaves Red Raiders: Texas Tech junior guard Drew Coffman has decided to quit the team because he said he is not helping the team and does not want to play basketball anymore. He played 11 games this season, averaging 4.3 points and 2.5 assists in 14.8 minutes per game. […]

Akron: Akron’s Latest Marketing Ruse a Hit

Akron’s Latest Marketing Ruse a Hit: When you’re the Akron Zips and a kangaroo named Zippy is your mascot, you need a creative marketing team to instill respect — nevermind intimidation — in your athletic programs. But Akron has struck a well of success with a new slogan — Fear […]