James Madison Fills Vacancy: Former Marist coach Matt Brady will be replacing Dean Keener as the new coach of James Madison. Brady led Marist to a MAAC conference title and a school record of 25 wins. The Dukes were 13-17 this season. [3/26/08]
Month: March 2008
NCAA: Blame It on Easter
Blame It on Easter: The NCAA Tournament ratings declined 9 percent compared to last year. CBS is attributing the decrease to Easter. In 2007, the tournament had a 5.3 rating and a 12 percent share in the fast national TV ratings, while this year’s rating dropped to 4.8 and an […]
Mississippi State: Stroud, Former Mississippi State Star, Dies
Stroud, Former Mississippi State Star, Dies: W.D. “Red” Stroud, a former Mississippi State player, has died from leukemia at 66. Stroud was a member of the 1963 team that left Mississippi to play against an integrated Loyola team in the NCAA Tournament – something segregationists in the state did not […]
North Carolina: Roy Williams Wants Logos Removed
Roy Williams Wants Logos Removed: North Carolina coach Roy Williams has asked the NCAA to remove floor logos they have placed on courts at NCAA Tournament sites. Junior forward Tyler Hansbrough was one of several North Carolina players who slipped on the logos, and players also slipped on them at […]
Connecticut: UConn’s Price Tears ACL
UConn’s Price Tears ACL: A.J. Price, a junior point guard for Connecticut, tore the ACL in his left knee during the Huskies’ upset loss to San Diego in the NCAA tournament. Price is expected to have surgery this week. The recovery time is expected to be six months, and the […]
Clemson: Clemson Coach Gets Extension
Clemson Coach Gets Extension: Coach Oliver Purnell was given a two-year extension by Clemson, meaning he will be with the Tigers until 2014. Purnell is 94-67 with Clemson and has a school record 49 wins the last two seasons. This year, he brought the Tigers to their first NCAA tournament […]
Tough Season-Ending Loss For Old Dominion
Singletary Gives Virginia Comeback Win Over ODU in CBI by Jay Pearlman In last week’s article about Old Dominion’s CBI win over Rider, we noted that while nominally more for seniors (Virginia’s Craig Littlepage called UVA’s participation in the tournament a “reward”), this tournament is really more of an opportunity […]
Tale Of Stephen Curry
Curry Turning Heads, Finishing What His Father Started by Zach Smart There’s a quaint, old-world Deli/Bakery on the corner of the Ichabod’s Landing in the historic village of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. You ever heard of Sleepy Hollow? Every Halloween this area garners some national visibility due to that classic, legendary, […]
NCAA: No. 1 Seeds Struggle Academically
No. 1 Seeds Struggle Academically: Of the four No. 1 seeds in this year’s NCAA tournament, only one, North Carolina, graduates at least 50 percent of its basketball players. North Carolina has a six-year graduation rate of 86 percent. Kansas is at 45 percent, and UCLA and Memphis each have […]
SEC: SEC to Refund Tickets
SEC to Refund Tickets: After being forced by a tornado to move the conference championship from the Georgia Dome, the SEC is prepared to refund fans for the tickets they couldn’t use. The championship was moved from the 26,000-seat dome to Georgia Tech’s 9,000-seat Alexander Memorial Coliseum. As a result, […]
