Anthony Davis, you sure did show out on the biggest stage of your burgeoning career Monday night. The Most Outstanding Player after only putting up six points? That’s what 16 boards, 6 blocks, 5 dimes and 3 steals does for […]
Tag: NCAA Basketball
A storied National Championship game
Their history is among the best in college sports. The list of program alumni reads like a hoops encyclopedia. Coaches include Adolph Rupp and Rick Pitino. Pat Riley and Jamal Mashburn resonate among the faithful. They are seven-time national champions […]
Oregon State Beavers send Washington Huskies home, 86-84
So, excuse me for a second while I go incredibly Mr. Homer Hometown Fanski on you all. Again. But it’s a great day to be an Oregon State Beaver. Today, the Beavers upset the top-seeded Washington Huskies in the Pac-12 […]
Auburn PG Varez Ward being investigated for point shaving
Alarming news from the Crimson Tide Thursday as reports surfaced that Auburn point guard Varez Ward is being investigated for allegedly point shaving. The report surfaced first on Yahoo! Sports. Thursday Yahoo! ports cites anonymous sources saying that the FBI […]
Winthrop fires basketball coach Peele
Winthrop’s Athletic Director, Tom Hickman, announced that the school has dismissed men’s basketball coach Randy Peele after five seasons. The team finished this season 12-20, their first 20-loss season in more than a decade. Add to that the first back-to-back […]
Calapari indirectly shows us: Pay players
It’s another year, another dollar (or millions) for John Calipari. The old Kentucky hoops coach has got this recruiting thing down huh? John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight leave. Enter Terrence Jones, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and […]
UConn’s Calhoun returns to bench
Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is a fighter. Less than one week after having back surgery the Hall of Fame coach is back on the sideline. Calhoun received a standing ovation as he walked on the court before the UConn-Pitt […]
NCAA reinstates Miami’s Reggie Johnson
Miami center Reggie Johnson has been at the center of attention the last few days. A story surfaced that his family received impermissible benefits from a Miami assistant coach. Well, the NCAA has ruled in his favor, and he will […]
UCLA Responds to SI Article
From the L.A. Times: Chancellor Gene Block: “It is disheartening for our Bruin community to be confronted with the type of assertions contained in the Sports Illustrated story. We take seriously any challenge to who we are and what we […]
Sports Illustrated reports UCLA basketball in disarray
Ryan Finney, the Assistant Sports Information Director at UCLA in charge of Men’s Basketball probably wishes he hadn’t gotten out of bed this morning. Or skipped that extra cup of coffee. That’s because a Sports Illustrated report is painting the […]