The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 26th Chaney Suspended for Rest of Regular Season: After some reflection, Temple University officials decided that coach John Chaney’s self-imposed one-game ban was not sufficient. They suspended Chaney for the team’s remaining three games during the regular season. Chaney admitted earlier in the week […]
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Team Chemistry
Fun Teams Win by Michael Ermitage The date was Feb. 16, 2005, and the undefeated Illinois Fighting Illini were playing at Penn State. It was a packed house, as usual, to see the #1 team in the country play. And while Penn State was 20-point underdogs, there is always a […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll MAAC seeding fight The conference tournament looms and the MAAC has its own share of drama the final week of the regular season before the MAAC tournament enters stage right. Two teams will tangle for the top seed and the middle conference […]
Patriot Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Where has the season gone? Just seven short weeks ago, the Patriot League season was just beginning and every team had their eyes on the Patriot League title. But after Wednesday’s games, there remains only one day of regular season play before the Patriot […]
Holy Cross Wins
Champions Again by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross has done it again. Holy Cross wrapped up the Patriot League regular season championship on Wednesday night with a 69-54 win over visiting Bucknell. The win is their 13th straight, with the last team to beat them being, ironically enough, […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Michael Protos The field of 65 is becoming a little clearer as February winds down and March Madness approaches. But the seeding of these teams is extraordinarily fluid. The top teams are beating each other up right now. Boston College rejoins the No. 1 seeds […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Gomes, Boone Mid-season Wooden Award Selections Ryan Gomes has made the cut. Gomes, a 6-foot-8 senior forward from Providence was selected to the 2004-05 Mid-Season Wooden Award and All-American list. Gomes was a candidate for the preseason Wooden Award and was named preseason […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 25th Arizona Escapes Wazzou with a Victory: Arizona narrowly escaped the embarrassment of being swept by Washington State with a narrow 57-56 overtime victory in Pullman Thursday night. Ivan Radenovic hit two free throws with nine seconds remaining to provide the winning margin. Radenovic […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 24thd Illinois Embarrasses Wildcats: Illinois closed in on an undefeated regular season with a resounding 84-48 stomping of in-state rival Northwestern. The Wildcats haven’t been a legitimate threat to upset the Illini in years, so the rivalry is based solely on proximity. But the […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Regular Season Champs With one week remaining in the regular season, Winthrop clinched its fourth regular season Big South title of the last seven years with a pair of victories this past week. The regular season championship gives the Eagles the top seed […]
