Archive for the ‘College Basketball’ Category

Butler’s Blue II Ready to Chomp on the Atlantic 10

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

After losing Charlotte to Conference USA and Temple to the Big East, the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Conference appeared destined to spiral down the crapper like a stale floater on a scorching hot summer afternoon. Alas, the clouds dissipated and two beacons of light shined down from the heavens in the forms ...

Reeves Nelson Suing Sports Illustrated for $10 million

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Former UCLA basketball player Reeves Nelson has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Sports Illustrated and writer George Dohrmann after a March article that alleged Nelson was cancer that tore the Bruins apart from the inside. The article portrayed Nelson as a bully who intentionally injured teammates and was generally a ...

Isiah Thomas Fired by Florida International

Friday, April 6th, 2012

You have to give Isiah Thomas credit; the man is really convinced that he's just around the corner from winning forever even when things are at their absolute worst. And they have been bad for a while now. Thomas, if you didn't already know, was fired from his head coaching job ...

Kentucky’s Anthony Davis Breaks NCAA Freshman Block Record

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

I guess Anthony Davis felt like he hadn't done enough to prove himself during his freshman season, so the 6'10" forward/center decided to break an NCAA record on top of everything else. During the first half of the national championship game against Kansas, Davis broke the NCAA freshman block record by ...

NCAA Final Four: Where are 2011′s Stars Now?

Friday, March 30th, 2012

The Final Four is coming up on Saturday night and there appears to be a ton of NBA talent on the rosters involved. There are lots of names we'll probably be hearing for years after this weekend's games. But last year's Final Four was special because the teams that reached the ...

Kentucky, Louisville Fans Fight At Dialysis Clinic

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Back when I covered Indiana basketball in college, I only received hate mail from two opposing fanbases: Louisville and Kentucky. The fact that both had fans reading the columns from the student newspaper of a team they played once a year says everything about the maniacal devotion they have to ...

Buzz Williams: SMU Wants Marquette Coach

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Buzz Williams has a great thing going at Marquette. The 39-year-old head coach has a 96-44 record during his four seasons in Milwaukee, but would he be willing to leave to head back to his home state of Texas to coach? The SMU Mustangs certainly hope so. SMU is trying to ...