Duke’s Big Man Goes Down: Duke sophomore center Brian Zoubek broke his left foot Monday and will miss an undetermined amount of time. The injury does not require surgery, but the Blue Devils will probably finish the season without their only player taller than 6-8. Zoubek averages 4.3 points and […]
Month: January 2008
UCLA: Collison Spends Night in Hospital
Collison Spends Night in Hospital: UCLA junior guard Darren Collison spent Sunday night in the hospital because of food poisoning. Coach Ben Howland said Collison must have eaten something after the road trip to California and Stanford that caused the illness. Collison averages 12.4 points and 4.0 assists per game […]
Detroit-Mercy: Detroit-Mercy Coach to Take Indefinite Medical Leave
Detroit-Mercy Coach to Take Indefinite Medical Leave: Perry Watson, Detroit-Mercy’s coach, is taking an indefinite leave of absence for medical reasons. Kevin Mondro, the team’s associate head coach, will take over the lead position. In 15 seasons at Detroit-Mercy, Watson has 10 winning seasons and has led the team to […]
North Carolina: Stephenson to Return for Tar Heels
Stephenson to Return for Tar Heels: Sophomore forward Alex Stephenson will return to North Carolina’s lineup after missing a week because of an illness in his family. The Los Angeles native returned to California Jan. 2 and missed two games. The return of the 6-9 reserve forward should help the […]
UNH Finally Over The Hump
Christensen, Gibbs, lead gutsy Wildcats to dramatic Victory by Sam Perkins DURHAM, N.H. – Albany head coach Will Brown summed it up perfectly following his team’s Thursday night contest against the University of New Hampshire. “Superior effort and superior toughness won this game,” remarked the Great Danes’ leader. When games […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman What an opening week in the CAA! If you thought the top of the league could be weaker this year (VCU, Old Dominion, Hofstra and Drexel could all be weaker than last year), the so-called second division just keeps on keeping on! This […]
Don’t Forget UMBC’s Holdovers
UMBC Has Good Holdovers, Too by Phil Kasiecki DURHAM, N.H. – To many who don’t follow UMBC or the America East Conference, there’s a limited amount of knowledge out there about the Retrievers. Chances are, most know that they have three transfers that have given them a major infusion of […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal It’s tough to win on the road in the Big Ten. It was tough, last year. But in the first week of the 2008 conference season, road teams went 5-4, and Penn State nabbed wins at both Illinois and Northwestern. PSU had two […]
Sowell Reaches Milestone, UConn/Seton Hall Notes
Peacocks Win Tale of Two Halves by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – With four minutes remaining in the first half at Yanitelli Center on Friday evening, Canisius held a 28-12 lead. The visiting Golden Griffins were clicking offensively while St. Peter’s couldn’t find the mark. In the final four […]
BC’s Struggles Against Kansas Are Telling
Eagles’ Struggles Against Kansas Don’t Bode Well by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Those who weren’t sure what to make of the 10-2 Boston College was off to may have an idea now. And there were probably quite a few, considering the Eagles’ were winning, but not against the […]
