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February 13th, 2008

UPDATED February 13: Hoosiers head coach in hot water…again.

UPDATED February 13: The NCAA announced today in a “notice of allegations” that Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson and members of his staff violated numerous telephone recruiting restrictions that were in place because of his previous violations at Oklahoma. The NCAA also indicated that Sampson about it to the school and NCAA investigators. The NCAA […]

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December 17th, 2007

UPDATED 12/17: Stanford’s Twin Towers are back together

Things have gone from bad to worse for Stanford Cardinal sophomore forward Brook Lopez. Earlier this month, Lopez was ruled academically ineligible for the fall quarter. Now, the Cardinal have suspended Lopez indefinitely for a violation of team rules.
Tags: academically-ineligible, Brook-Lopez, Cardinal, cricket, Pac-10, Palo-Alto, power-forward, Robin-Lopez, Stanford, twin-towers

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November 26th, 2007

Top 25 rankings - ESPN/USA Today poll - 11/26

We have a new #1 team in the latest ESPN/USA Today rankings, as UCLA squeaked past North Carolina to take the top spot. A team to watch is BYU, who upset #6 Louisville and pushed North Carolina to the limit last week. The Cougars enter this week’s rankings at #23.
 1. UCLA (12 first place votes) […]

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November 19th, 2007

Top 25 rankings - ESPN/USA today poll - 11/19

We have a tie atop the latest ESPN/USA today Top 25 rankings, with North Carolina and UCLA tied with 744 points:
1. North Carolina (14 first place votes) 2-0 744
1. UCLA (10) 3-0 744
3. Memphis (6) 4-0 718
4. Kansas (1) 3-0 680
5. Georgetown 2-0 636
6. Louisville 2-0 612
7. Tennessee 3-0 […]

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November 17th, 2007

Quote of the day - 11/17

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is a quote from Coach K, Mike Krzyzewski:
Destruction isn’t necessarily a bad thing; it can be a good if what you’re destroying is immaturity, the fear of failure, jealousy or lack of commitment.
Tags: cricket, […]

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November 15th, 2007

There are stupid ideas…and then there are STUPID ideas

One of the most popular sporting events in the world is the NCAA basketball tournament. March Madness. Bracketology. One Shining Moment. Princeton versus Georgetown.
For two weeks in March, it captivates the American sports scene.  College basketball is kind for those two weeks.
Apparently, The Gazelle Group believes that more college basketball in March is a good […]

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November 10th, 2007

Quote of the day - 11/10

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s quote of the day from the legendary Red Auerbach…
People say, “Relax, the game is over. The game is over.” Well, the game is never over.
Tags: cricket, Red-Auerbach, wisdom

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November 7th, 2007

UPDATED: And this is why you play the games, take 3…

The college basketball season is barely a few hours old, and we’ve already had a couple of huge upsets.
And please don’t tell me that these games don’t matter because they are in the “pre-season”.
They DO matter…
Tags: Billy-Gillespie, cricket, Daequan-Cook, Division-II, ESPN/USA-Today-Top-25, Findlay, Gardner-Webb, Grand-Valley-State, Greg-Oden, Herm-Edwards, Kentucky, Michigan-State, Mike-Conley-Jr, Ohio-State, Tubby-Smith, Twin-Cities

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November 6th, 2007

AP Pre-season All-American team announced

The highly anticipated AP pre-season All-American team has been announced, and its members shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone:
PF Tyler Hansbrough - North Carolina
C Roy Hibbert - Georgetown
G Chris Lofton - Tennessee
G Drew Neitzel - Michigan State
G Darren Collison - UCLA
What blows my mind is that Hansbrough was not a unanimous selection to the team […]

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November 5th, 2007

More hoops trivia…

Here are some more mind-benders to test your basketball IQ:
1. Which men’s basketball team was the winningest team during the 1960s and 1970s?
2. Which team holds the NCAA record for longest winning streak at 88 games?
3.Where did Larry Bird play college basketball?
ANSWERS:
1. UCLA led the NCAA in both wins and winning percentage during the 60s […]

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