CBK Story By Ken Davis, The Sports Xchange Publish Date: February 12, 2014 10:48:50 PM Defense leads as UConn routs USF by 43 HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie stated the obvious Wednesday night after his 24th-ranked and defensive-minded Huskies defeated South Florida 83-40 in another blowout victory. “I just want an extra bucket; I want […]
Four UConn women named to Naismith midseason watch list
February 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Lots of recognition for the UConn women’s basketball program today. Here’s the press release from UConn: Four Huskies Named to Naismith Trophy Midseason 30 Watch List Dolson, Hartley, Mosqueda-Lewis and Stewart Make the Top-30 Cut STORRS, Conn. – Stefanie Dolson, Bria Hartley, Kaleena Mosquda-Lewis and Breanna Stewart represented UConn on the Naismith Midseason Top-30 […]
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – Feb. 12
February 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As we begin the sprint to the finish line for the regular season and start looking ahead to March Madness, one of the developing stories has become injuries. Who will be healthy in time for the NCAA tournament? And, on the topic of players missing from action, how will the three-game suspension of Marcus Smart […]
Marcus Smart must be suspended
February 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Oklahoma State’s Marcus Smart needs to be suspended. He needs to pay a price for his disgusting, disrespectful actions Saturday night at the end of his team’s loss at Texas Tech. The length of that suspension is in the hands of officials from the Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. The NCAA has […]
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – Feb. 5
February 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
After two months of stability at the top of the power rankings, there has been a shake-up. Arizona’s loss to Cal means the Wildcats are no longer No. 1. Syracuse, which waited patiently behind Arizona at No. 2 all those weeks, defeated Duke on Saturday and then Trevor Cooney prevented a letdown with his 3-point […]
A book signing, a history lesson, and important reminders
February 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Throughout the process of writing a book – organizing your facts, developing your thoughts, crafting chapters and beating deadlines – it is easy to lose track of the ultimate goal. In my mind, that goal is pleasing your readers. The final product should be a book that people enjoy. I was constantly reminded of that […]
Wiggins, Jayhawks starting to look very dangerous
February 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Andrew Wiggins has been called disappointing. The critics have said he hasn’t lived up to expectations. He has gone from the prize of college basketball’s freshman class, to fourth or fifth place among the rookies likely to stay just one season and then head to the NBA. It has all been blatantly […]
Battle for Michigan highlights weekend schedule
January 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Don’t know what the weather may be like where you live, but here in Connecticut we are having a heat wave. Temperatures are surging toward 30 degrees. The wind chill is in the teens, not below zero. Of course, the forecast is for some snow showers. Nothing major, but there’s absolutely no incentive to go […]
Uncle Cliffy Headed to “Survivor”
January 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Former UConn basketball great and long-time NBA star Cliff Robinson will be a cast member on the CBS series “Survivor” starting in February. Check out his introductory video.
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – Jan. 22
January 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In the aftermath of realignment, it is sometimes easy to forget who plays in which conference, who moved this season and who will move next season. And despite the name “Big 12” the most powerful basketball conference in the nation right now has only 10 teams. That is worth mentioning because most prognosticators believe seven […]