Rebels add Grensing: UNLV head coach Lon Kruger has announced the hiring of former Creighton assistant Greg Grensing to his Runnin’ Rebel coaching staff. Grensing, 47, started as an assistant with current Creighton head coach Dana Altman at Kansas State, both under Kruger. Grensing followed Altman to Creighton and the […]
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NCAA: Midnight Madness Moved up to 7 p.m.
Evening Madness!: The NCAA board of directors has approved a measure to move up the first practice for the 2005-06 season to be October 14th at 7 p.m. local time, thus doing away with the traditional Midnight Madness clock-watching. The measure, sponsored by the Pac-10, ensures that fans and players […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, May 12th Nicholls State on Probation: NCAA officials placed Nicholls State on probation for four years following revelations that an academic adviser and assistant football coach completed schoolwork for several athletes, including two basketball players. The offenders remained nameless, but the report cited three former […]
Five-Star Invitational Recap
2005 Five-Star Invitational by Phil Kasiecki NEW LONDON, Conn. – After two years in Massachusetts, the Five-Star Invitational moved to Connecticut College this year. That wasn’t the only thing different about this year’s version, which featured a 16-and-under division after having 32 teams in one division last year. Five-Star has […]
Jersey Shore Invitational
Jersey Shore Invitational by Ray Floriani TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A week ago Wednesday, I received the call from Joe Held. A Northeast Conference official, Joe and I have worked together in camp and on high school games. “We need a third partner,” Joe says. “Rene Ruth (another NEC official […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, May 11th Romar Hires Former Husky Star: Washington coach Lorenzo Romar hired Paul Fortier to be an assistant coach. Fortier comes to Washington after working at Cornell as an assistant for the past two seasons. He is one of Washington’s all-time leading scorers, playing four […]
Patriot League Recap
Patriot League 2004-05 Season Recap by Steve Sheridan Another incredible Patriot League season is in the books, and it certainly gave fans all they could possibly hope for. There were surprises (Holy Cross, Colgate), disappointments (Army), and a lot of shuffling in the standings as the league season progressed. But […]
Mountain West Recap
Mountain West Conference 2004-05 Recap by John Eisel 2005 was the year of the Utah Utes in the Mountain West Conference. After Alex Smith led the football Utes to an undefeated season, a blow out win in a BCS bowl and a No. 4 ranking at the end of the […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, May 10th Four More Years for Boeheim: Syracuse officials rewarded the continued excellence of coach Jim Boeheim by extending his contract by four years. Boeheim had only two years remaining on the contract before the extension. In 29 years as a coach, Boeheim has a […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, May 9th Southern Miss Not Part of In-State Rivalries: Southern Miss coach Larry Eustachy tried and failed to add Mississippi and Mississippi State to the Golden Eagles’ schedule for next season. Eustachy said he sent a proposal that would have allowed Southern Miss to visit […]
