Horizon League Tournament Semifinal Recap by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – Three games played, 415 points scored, one win for each team and one point separates the two teams. It came down to just one possession in overtime, and on that possession Butler’s defense was able to collapse on Loyola’s […]

Horizon League Tournament Quarterfinal Recap by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – Two out of three ain’t bad, or maybe it is the third time is a charm. The University of Illinois-Chicago, which had defeated Loyola in their two previous meetings, could not complete the season sweep as they fell to […]

Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Hearts on Fire What do you think of that article title? Not only did I make a pun for a Valentines Day article, but I did using a song lyric from any number of the epic movies in the Rocky saga. Let’s stick with […]

Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Two-Horse Race With only five games remaining in the conference season, the Horizon League championship is going to come down to two teams, the No. 9 Butler Bulldogs and the Wright State Raiders. Since it seems pretty certain only these two teams have a […]

Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Ramblers Ramble Out, Raiders and Bulldogs Running Away The Loyola, Ill. Ramblers may have missed their opportunity to make another run at the regular season Horizon League championship. Last Thursday, the Ramblers were only a game and a half out of first place when […]

Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve After another hard-fought week in the Horizon League, the conference standings have flip-flopped more than someone walking along a sandy beach. Last week saw Wright State leading the way, but after the Raiders lost a tough game at Wisconsin-Milwaukee 73-69 (proving once again how […]

Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Tis the Conference Season It’s already two full weeks into the conference season, and three teams have jumped out to impressive starts. Wright State, Illinois-Chicago and Butler are off and running. Let’s start with Illinois-Chicago. The Flames have started 4-1 in conference play, including […]

Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Coaching Shake-up in the Horizon Jimmy Collins, who holds the record for all-time wins at Illinois-Chicago, took a personal leave of absence from the team on Saturday citing personal reasons. There is no specific timetable for Collins to return, and associate head coach Mark […]

Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Butler and Loyola (Ill.) Class of the Horizon At this point of the season it’s usually too early to tell who the best teams in the league are and who are the worst, but in the case of the Horizon League, two teams are […]

Horizon League 2006-07 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The 2006-07 Horizon League season will be unpredictable and unfamiliar. For each of the past seven seasons, Butler or Wisconsin-Milwaukee have claimed the conference title. This year should be different because both teams lost a lot of talent, while the traditional chasers return […]