A Rendezvous With History: Game time at McArthur Court by Bill Kintner EUGENE, Ore. – On a cold, foggy night in Eugene, Oregon, fans stream into one of the oldest arenas in college basketball. As they enter the arena with anticipation of some great college basketball and getting out of […]
Month: December 2005
West Virginia Keeps Winning
Mountaineers Pick Up Where They Left Off by Zach Smart West Virginia entered last year’s NCAA tourney with a group of three-point marksmen and one of the nation’s elite shot-blockers down low. By the time they were finished, the Mountain State’s hoopsters had made a more sizable impression than most. […]
Gonzaga’s Famous Morrison
Another Morrison Makes His Mark by Mitch Schneider Every generation or so, history bestows upon us another great “Morrison.” The 1960’s gave us the Doors’ lead singer, Jim Morrison – arguably the greatest front man of all-time. In the 70’s, Toni Morrison made a name for herself as one of […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing To modify an old axiom, getting the unexpected, at least when it’s the bad kind of unexpected, can leave a bad taste in your mouth. And if that’s true, the Big 12 Conference has a bit of halitosis right now. At the top […]
Princeton: Princeton Takes Slow Offense to Record-setting Low
Princeton Takes Slow Offense to Record-setting Low: The Princeton offense is a well-documented style of play in which teams run deliberate sets to find open cuts to the basket or long-range shots. But Princeton took the offensively limiting strategy to a new low last night, scoring only 21 in a […]
SEC: The Other SEC Leads to Official’s Resignation
Georgia: Bulldogs Go West Minus Woodbury
Bulldogs Go West Minus Woodbury: Georgia freshman swingman Terrance Woodbury will not be available when the Bulldogs play Oregon State and Nevada during the next week. The West Coast trip is a good opportunity for the rising Bulldogs to show that they could become a force in the SEC this […]
UTEP: Miners Forgive Williams
Miners Forgive Williams UTEP senior swingman Jason Williams punched teammate Stefon Jackson last week and broke the frehman’s jaw. After a week-long suspension, coach Doc Sadler reinstated Williams after talking with Jackson and considering Williams’ clean history. Jackson did not want Williams to be suspended for the punch during a […]
Syracuse: Orange Tap Football Team for Bench Depth
Orange Tap Football Team for Bench Depth: Syracuse redshirt freshman wide receiver J.J. Bedle has joined the Orange’s basketball team as a backup guard. At 5-9, Bedle is undersized but athletic. Coach Jim Boeheim liked Bedle’s defensive fortitude during a two-week trial run, and he decided to keep Bedle on […]
BC’s First ACC Game
Eagles Can’t Pull Out ACC Debut by Phil Kasiecki COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Welcome to the ACC. That was the message from nearly 18,000 screaming fans at the Comcast Center on Sunday night, as Boston College played its first-ever ACC game against Maryland. Right from the outset, the fans were […]
