The Morning Dish – Tuesday, October 28th Melvin Crash: NC State senior forward Marcus Melvin can consider himself lucky, as he was not injured when his vehicle went down an embankment. Apparently Melvin pulled into traffic, hit a slick spot, and ended up jumping a curb, vaulting his SUV down […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, October 27th Big Ten in Hoosierland: No, it’s not an announcement that Notre Dame is joining the Big Ten. The Big Ten has announced that it has selected Indianapolis to host the 2006 Big Ten Tournament, which takes place three weeks before the NCAA Final […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, October 23rd Montgomery Apologizes: Stanford coach Mike Montgomery apologized to Florida head coach Billy Donovan for making a statement that implied that Montgomery believed Donovan cheated at recruiting. In a Washington Post interview last week, Montgomery obliquely referred to a cheating coach that had gone […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, October 23rd Two More Jump: In what’s becoming a weekly occurrence, two teams have jumped from the Sun Belt Conference to the recently-beleaguered WAC. New Mexico State and Utah State have announced that they will leave the Sun Belt in time for the 2005-06 season. […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, October 22nd Countersuit: Miami filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Big East and the four football schools suing them, claiming that substantial monetary damages were suffered by Miami by remaining in the Big East for so long. Another suit was filed by Miami against UConn […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, October 21st Deacon Surgery: Wake Forest sophomore center Chris Ellis broke a bone in his foot Saturday, and will be out of action for the start of the season. Ellis, who broke the fifth metatarsal of his right foot in the first practice of the […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, October 20th Montgomery Honored: Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery was named the winner of the 2004 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. The award is given annually for long-term contributions to the game, and success at one institution. Previous recipients include Coach K, Dean […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, October 17th The Summit: Over 300 head coaches attended the NABC meeting in Chicago Wednesday, and agreed to establish an ethics code. Coaches also agreed to provide the NCAA with recommendations on stiffer penalties for violations, including a new type of NCAA infraction – the […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, October 16th Conference Madness: You can now add Marshall to the conference fray. Thundering Herd Athletic Director Bob Marcum has announced that he has been contacted regarding a possible Conference USA expansion slot. A Tampa paper reported yesterday that Marshall, along with SMU, Rice, Tulsa […]