Month: February 2004

SEC Notebook

SEC Notebook by Matt Jones This past Sunday was an absolute great day to be a sports fan. Everywhere you turned, there was compelling action that left me absolutely glued to my seat. In NASCAR, the Daytona 500 produced a compelling race, complete with big crashes and high drama, resulting […]

Metro Atlantic Notebook

Metro Atlantic Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann ‘Cuse Transfer: Asset or Liability? Iona guard DeShaun Williams (Paterson, NJ) is known for his off-the-court antics and this past week, his actions were rewarded with an indefinite suspension for the remainder of the season. According to the Iona athletic department, Williams, once […]

Ohio Valley Notebook

Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Jeff Smith February 14 means hearts, love and Valentines for most of the free world, but not so this past Saturday night for 6,000 plus fans of the Austin Peay Governors or the Murray State Racers. The two teams met for a regular season showdown […]

Missouri Valley Notebook

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Takin’ care of business – again Two weeks still remain in the regular season, and Southern Illinois already has at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title wrapped up. Just one more victory or a loss by Creighton will give SIU […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Breakthrough of the week Last week it was East Carolina winning on the road. This week it was USF winning – period. The last team with no conference wins finally cracked the ‘W’ column with a 68-60 against Southern Miss Saturday. Even without […]

Horizon League Notebook

Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Even though the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a two-game lead in the league standings heading into play this week, the race for the bye into the semi’s is heating up. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Wright State are tied at 9-3 in the […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 18th Marquette assistant coach gets lung transplants: Marquette special assistant Trey Shwab, who was suffering from an incurable lung disease, received a life-saving double lung implant Tuesday. Schwab underwent the seven-hour procedure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital. He is expected to make a […]

Touring the Northeast

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Split Two After getting a big overtime win in Miami on Wednesday night, Boston College returned home to face their nearest Big East rival, Providence. Jared Dudley came up big in the extra session against Miami, scoring 9 of his 24 points […]

Mid-Continent Notebook

Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Six Teams Within Striking Distance of Conference Title With only two weeks left in the regular season six teams still remain in the hunt for the number one seed in the conference tournament. Three teams – Valparasio, Centenary, and IUPUI – have four losses […]