Month: January 2004

Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes by Nicholas Lozito I belong on the basketball court as much as Dick Vitale belongs in a preschool’s napping room. I’ve stared sheepishly into the eyes of teammates after my man scored eighteen points in a game of 21. I’ve stood flat-footed at the 3-point line […]

SEC Notebook

SEC Notebook by Matt Jones For those of you who have been asking yourselves where the new SEC basketball column is, I come today to tell you, it is back and more informative than ever (not that this is a great accomplishment). Due to the holiday season and the residual […]

Big Ten Notebook

Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein The Big Ten week that was Inconsistency, unpredictability and ever changing lineups have marked the first half of the season for the Big Ten. The opening week of the conference season certainly illustrated that. Indiana defeated Michigan after being embarrassed by Wisconsin. The Wolverines […]

America East Notebook

America East Notebook by Adam Reich Vermont’s Finest Junior forward Taylor Coppenrath continues to shine for the first-place Catamounts. Last year’s America East Player of the Year, Coppenrath has emerged as one of the best players in the country. Most college basketball enthusiasts have never heard his name because he […]

Atlantic 10 Notebook

Atlantic-10 Conference Notebook by Stephen Dahl Hawks Steamrolling Through Competition St. Joseph’s, which is ranked 6th in the Hoopville top 25, could very well be the 2nd Atlantic-10 member to make the Final Four. At 13-0 and 3-0 in the conference, the Hawks could legitimately go undefeated heading into conference […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 15th Maryland commands ‘Tar, Heel, good North Carolina’: Maryland has trouble with the West Virginia’s of the world, but it can beat the likes of Wisconsin, Florida and now North Carolina. Maryland out-worked a shallow North Carolina team in the second half to make […]

Touring the Northeast

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Schooled By National Champs Boston College has continued to win close games, some closer than they should be (such as last Saturday’s win over St. Bonaventure, where they led 28-8 early and had to hold off the Bonnies late). But on Saturday, […]

Roddy’s Rant: Referees

Roddy’s Rant: Referee Who? by Chris Roddy I was watching the Duke women upset the Huskies of Connecticut, a damned fine match of talent and a historical upset, when BAM — I had an epiphany. Yes, one of those sit up straight, look around quickly in a confused manner, and […]

Ivy League Notebook

Ivy League Notebook by Owen Bochner It was a week of ups and downs for the Ivy League, as the conference prepares to dive into conference play beginning this weekend. The ups belonged to Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, and Penn, while the week was a downer for Brown, Dartmouth, and Yale. […]

Pac-10 Notebook

Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen A Stanford-Arizona duel in the desert highlighted last weekend’s Pac-10 action, as UCLA remained hot and Washington continued its skid. Arizona State’s winless in conference play as well, while Washington State’s turnaround continues. Cal, USC and Oregon remain painfully mediocre and Oregon State has […]