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A basketball coach in Peoria earns $419,000 a year
The Peoria Pundit | December 27th 2009
Mazr read this in the Bradley Scout: This: Salaries: University President JoAnne Glasser 421,000/yr. Head Basketball Coach Jim Les 419,000/yr. He’s starting his eighth season as Bradley University’s head basketball coach. This job has no read more
LostLettermen.com Tracks Down UK Basketball Assistant
Bluegrass State Basketball | December 26th 2009 by Anthony Wireman
LostLetterman.com has tracked down Kentucky basketball assistant Rod Strickland. Who’s Hot? DePaul’s Rod Strickland Moves With CalipariDid you notice a familiar face with perusing the Kentucky bench this season? Rod Strickland was a two-time All read more
WJHC 2009-10 Preview - Jordan Schroeder
Canada Card World - The Blog | December 26th 2009 by Tim
Vancouver Canucks prospect Jordan Schroeder will play in his third straight World Junior Hockey Championship this year. He was selected 22nd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and will be eager to improve on Team USA's fifth place finish last year. read more
Moya, Devvarman and Bopanna Receive Chennai Wildcards
Tennis Connected | December 25th 2009 by Dan
Former world No. 1 Carlos Moya, who missed most of 2009 with pelvic and foot injuries, was given a wildcard into the upcoming Chennai Open in India. Moya, a two-time winner and finalist at the event will pair with local star Yuki Bhambri in the doubl read more
Conference USA Better Off Without John Calipari?
Bluegrass State Basketball | December 24th 2009 by Anthony Wireman
Several basketball coaches in Conference USA believe the conference is actually better off now that John Calipari is no longer in the league. Here is an excerpt from an article on FoxSports.com:Ask the coaches in Conference USA.Finally, there’s ox read more
PAC 10 - Quick thoughts
az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports | December 24th 2009 by Matt Blake
More photos » by Reed Saxon - AP about 1 month ago: FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2009, file phot read more
Suns welcome Thunder to town
az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports | December 23rd 2009 by Matt Blake
There was plenty of rain in the Valley on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we’ll have some Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder come to town to take on the Phoenix Suns tonight at U.S. Airways Center. The Thunder come into tonight’s game at 13-14 a read more
Owls Battle to Sink the Pirates
The Owls' Nest | December 22nd 2009 by Owlified
The Temple Owls earned themselves another important win for their NCAA tournament resume, taking out another Big East opponent in the Seton Hall Pirates.The Owls were able to pull out a 71-65 victory, but the score was not representative of the overa read more
SI Lists Notable Basketball Wins in UK History
Bluegrass State Basketball | December 22nd 2009 by Anthony Wireman
SI.com lists some of the most notable victories in Kentucky basketball history.Here is an excerpt of the list:Feb. 18, 1903 - Kentucky (then known as State College) beats Lexington YMCA 11-10 for its first-ever win.Feb. 28, 1933 - Wins first SEC tou read more
NCAA Basketball Weekly: Texas, Kansas, Duke, & Syracuse Early…
Hip 2 Da Game | December 22nd 2009 by Antone
Here are the top 10 teams in Overall Efficiency heading into conference play with strength of schedule in parentheses:1. Texas .992 (193)2. Duke .985 (76)3. Kansas .983 (315)4. Syracuse .974 (239)5. Purdue .967 (153)6. West Virginia .965 (162)7. Minn read more
Arizona 83 vs. Lipscomb 82 Recap
az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports | December 22nd 2009 by Matt Blake
More photos » by A.J. Mast - AP 9 months ago: Arizona's Nic Wise takes a shot agianst Louis read more
Make Some More Shots And Reap The Benefits
Detroit4lyfe | December 21st 2009 by Bob Biscigliano
10 games into the season and the Michigan Wolverines are 5-5, but actually for NCAA Tournament sake they are 4-5, the Northern Michigan win means absolutely squat. On Saturday Michigan played at Allen Fieldhouse versus, according to the polls, t read more
Game 11: vs Cornell (Holiday Festival Championship)
The East Coast Bias | December 20th 2009 by pico dulce
(repost of my article originally published on Johnny Jungle) Ambiance: Dizzee Rascal, Holiday (club swagger music from Britain, Not quite SFW; pops up in new window) Ambiance: The Office’s Andy Bernard. He went to Cornell, you may have heard of read more
Did You Know Who Won the NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament?
Did You Know? | December 20th 2009 by silken
Did you know who won the NCAA women's volleyball tournament?In a heartbreaking loss for the University of Texas, Penn State won their third consecutive title. The Longhorns burst out with a 2-0 lead. The Lions then regrouped and came back to win the read more
Concordia Baseball – 2010 Preview
Northern Sun Baseball | December 20th 2009 by Bill Wallace
Today I continue with my series looking at the top teams in the Northern Sun Conference by previewing Concordia. I look back at their results in 2009, key roster transitions and what 2010 might hold for the team. Concordia 2009 The Golden Bear read more
James "Fly" Williams: "Fly is Open, Let's Go Peay!…
Bluegrass State Basketball | December 19th 2009 by Anthony Wireman
Today is Austin Peay day and a great opportunity to take a look at one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the Ohio Valley Conference.James "Fly" Williams was born February 18, 1953 in Brownsville, Brooklyn (New York). He made a nam read more
Western Illinois releases 2010 Schedule
The College Baseball Blog | December 18th 2009 by Brian Foley
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois head baseball coach Mike Villano announced the 2010 baseball schedule, Thursday, Dec. 17. The Fighting Leathernecks will face three opponents who participated in the 2009 NCAA Baseball Tournamen read more
Temple to Tackle Seton Hall
The Owls' Nest | December 17th 2009 by Owlified
Coming off Sunday's upset of #3 Villanova, the Temple Owls will back out on the road this Saturday to take on their fourth Big East opponent in Seton Hall.The Owls will be looking to tie up the series between Temple and Seton Hall at just one win. Si read more
The Top 10 Moments/Stories in Cleveland Sports in 2009
WaitingForNextYear | December 17th 2009 by Scott Sargent
This is part three in our ten-part series chronicling the top 10 moments/stories in Cleveland sports during the 2009 Calendar year. #10 was the Indians 11 run comeback win over Tampa Bay, #9 was Cleveland State’s run to the NCAA Tournament, an read more
UK Makes List of Decade's Best Basketball Upsets
Bluegrass State Basketball | December 17th 2009 by Anthony Wireman
The Kentucky Wildcats have made a not-so-great basketball list.The SI.com editors' complete Top 10 "Best College Basketball Upsets of the Decade":1) George Mason's Patriots winning in overtime over Connecticut, 86-84, in a 2006 NCAA Tournament regio read more
Colborne Wanted Shot At Team Canada Camp
Let's Go DU-Denver Hockey | December 17th 2009
(above) Joe Colborne is another DU player who's not happy to be home for the holidaysFrom: Cochrane Eagleby Jeremy NolaisUnlike most people, Joe Colborne was looking forward to working this holiday season.Unfortunately the Cochranite, who is a first read more
Kenpom Says Hoyas are Okay. Terps, Not So Much
Stet Sports Blog | December 16th 2009 by Jarrett Carter
Kenpom is a fancy pythagorean-calculative program that projects the wins for college basketball teams. Independent of sweaty blazers, argumentative guards and failed Princeton offenses, it uses stats and trends to measure what it team is likely to do read more
Win Emerald Bowl Tickets! USC vs Boston College!
www.formertrojans.com | December 16th 2009 by Eric
Our friends at All by Students at USC are giving away a pair of tickets to the Emerald Bowl game between USC and Boston College! All you have to do is join their ABS’ Facebook Fanpage and The winner will be selected on Friday, December 18, 200 read more
Gonzaga fans don't like to play fair
Just South of North | December 16th 2009 by Casey Knopik
Today on one of the morning sports talk shows, the host stated that he thought that Gonzaga shouldn't get to play in Spokane for the opening round of this year's NCAA Tournament - saying that it's an unfair advantage. He was flooded with calls from G read more
Soccer Table Update as on 12/14
The Free Kicks Report | December 14th 2009
With the UEFA Champions League group stage concluded and on a break until the new year, top contenders in England and Italy were able to refocus on the domestic front. The big match of the weekend saw Liverpool take on Arsenal at Anfield. Meanwhile b read more
Gonzaga climbs in the polls, better than the entire Pac-10
Just South of North | December 14th 2009 by Casey Knopik
Okay so they beat a Div. III school and a scrappy Davidson team with a bad record. Does that warrant a jump up to No. 15 in the country? Sure it does when a bunch of people ahead of you lose.It was a tough week for teams that were ranked just in fron read more
Travis Ford's Search for Oklahoma State's Floor Leader Continues
period forcing atmosphere retreat concerns | December 14th 2009 by scaffeldfa
Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford has a team that's 8-1 but has yet to face any real challenge. That one loss came to in-state rival Tulsa when the Cowboys played without any fire. Last season, on a team that made it to the second round read more
All the teams we lost to lost to one of their regional rivals???!…
Testudo Times | December 14th 2009
Cincinnati lost to Xavier "Xavier pulled ahead by 10 points in the second half, but Stephenson made a pair of jumpers and a 3-pointer during an 11-0 run that gave Cincinnati a 55-51 lead. With the score tied at 61, Xavier's Jackson made a basket at t read more
Tourney prospects - MU needs to win 3 of 7 swing games to go 9-9,…
Cracked Sidewalks | December 14th 2009
This year I expected to simply cheer Marquette through a rebuilding season. I hoped MU could simply stay out of the bottom four in the Big East and have a good showing in the NIT while waiting for Junior and Vander to lead us back to NCAA Tourney wi read more
Is Butler Over-Rated?
College Basketball 24/7 | December 13th 2009
I've been asking myself this question for a while now, and despite the Bulldogs recent victory over Ohio St. (-Evan Turner at home), I still think the answer is yes. Taking a look back at last season, when Butler had almost the exact same team as it read more
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