Just call them the Comeback Catamounts by Sam Perkins HARTFORD, Conn. – With three and a half minutes remaining in, Hartford was once again surging against Vermont. The feisty Hawks, playing the role of undaunted underdogs to perfection, had wrestled the lead away from the heavily-favored and high-powered Catamounts for […]
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NCAA: BracketBusters Weekend to Provide Quality Games
BracketBusters Weekend to Provide Quality Games: ESPN announced the pairings in the made-for-TV BracketBusters slate of games Feb. 22-24. The made-for-TV event highlights some of the best teams from the mid-major conferences. The marquee match up is probably Drake at Butler — a clash of two top 15 teams. At […]
Tennessee: Vols to Honor Grunfeld Against Kentucky
Vols to Honor Grunfeld Against Kentucky: Tennessee will retire the No. 22 jersey of Ernie Grunfled, the program’s second-leading scorer of all time. Grunfeld played for the Volunteers in the mid-1970s before playing professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks, Kansas City Kings and New York Knicks. He is now the Washington […]
North Carolina: Lawson Might Miss Duke Game
Lawson Might Miss Duke Game: North Carolina coach Roy Williams is pessimistic about guard Ty Lawson playing in Wednesday’s match up against Duke. Lawson, a sophomore starter, didn’t return after injuring his left ankle early in the Tar Heels’ overtime win against Florida State. X-rays showed no broken bones, but […]
Missouri: Missouri Reinstates Four
Missouri Reinstates Four: Four of the five Tigers suspended by Missouri coach Mike Anderson have been reinstated. Forwards Leo Lyons and Marshall Brown were reinstated in time for the game against Kansas State Saturday. Both were suspended following an altercation outside of a Columbia nightclub in late January. Jason Horton, […]
UCLA: Mbah a Moute to Miss Two Games
Mbah a Moute to Miss Two Games: UCLA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute will miss the Bruins’ road games at No. 17 Washington State and Washington this weekend with a sprained ankle. Mbah a Moute rolled his left ankle in the second half of UCLA’s win against Arizona. [2/04/08]
NCAA: Dickie V to Return for UNC/Duke
Dickie V to Return for UNC/Duke: Dick Vitale will return just in time for one of college’s basketball signature match ups: Duke vs. North Carolina. The ESPN color analyst, who had surgery in December to treat ulcers on his left vocal cord, will be announcing Wednesday’s game in Chapel Hill […]
College of Charleston: College of Charleston Suspends Two
College of Charleston Suspends Two: Forward Dustin Scott and guard Marcus Hammond were suspended by the College of Charleston for one game for an undisclosed violation of team rules. They will miss the team’s upcoming game against the Citadel. Scott has been averaging 10 points and six rebounds a game. […]
Bucknell: Bucknell Coach out of Hospital
Bucknell Coach out of Hospital: After checking in to a hospital last week, Bucknell coach Pat Flannery was released, and he was not on the sidelines during the Bisons’ 68-52 loss to Army. Flannery checked into Evangelical Community Hospital after apparently slipping on the sidelines during Bucknell’s loss to Lehigh. […]
Texas Tech: Knight Retires at Texas Tech
Knight Retires at Texas Tech: Texas Tech coach Bob Knight has announced he is retiring, effective immediately, and his son Pat, a Red Raider assistant, will take over as head coach. Knight said he retired at this point in the season to give Pat Knight an opportunity to coach the […]
