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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
The beauty of the NCAA Tournament is not just the upsets, the near-upsets and the close games. Of course, they certainly are a big part of it, and we saw at least two of those categories tapped in games Thursday such as those between Yale and Baylor, Arkansas-Little Rock and […]
The Ivy League race may be thinning out on the last light Friday of the season. Plus a meaningless reprimand, a new coaching contract and a coaching job gets posted, and the gridiron beckons for a bruising Big 12 post player.
Conversation about the “bubble” will dominate college basketball for the next 3 1/2 weeks. Though at times it will encroach on being overkill, it’s pretty hard to ignore at the moment, and unfortunately for a number of teams that’s not a good thing.
January and February belong to conference play in college basketball, and that’s how it should be. That doesn’t mean the sport couldn’t use a few more games like those furnished Saturday.
On an emotional night at Oklahoma State, the Cowboys very nearly were successful in reprising the spoiler role they are going to continue to take on in this year’s Big 12 race.
Michigan State lost at home to Nebraska Wednesday night 72-71 for its third loss in a row. So it’s time to worry about the Spartans, right? No way. Not a chance.
With conference play in full swing, some teams have more work to do regarding their NCAA Tournament hopes than others.
Oklahoma is finding a nice home away from home in Hawaii. And Hawaii should be quickly becoming a favorite of TV networks for furnishing exciting games at home on the island.
Coming into this season, it was natural and perfectly fair to wonder just how SMU would be affected by the postseason ban this year that was part of NCAA sanctions against the program this summer. The Mustangs are providing an authoritative answer so far.
A great week concludes for a team that got a key player back. Plus a pair of good matchups lived up to their billing, some difficulties at an outdoor game, and a key Boilermaker is set to return.
