NO. 3 KANSAS (23-1, 12-1) AT NO. 1 BAYLOR (24-1, 13-0) ESPN College GameDay; Waco, Texas, Ferrell Center (10,284) Saturday Feb.22, Noon ET ESPN (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Holly Rowe) By KEN DAVIS It’s time for college basketball to step into the national spotlight. The Super Bowl has passed. Selection Sunday is […]
Special UConn Squad Still Dreaming After 30 Years
February 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
By Ken Davis STORRS – Smitty and The Microwave greeted each other with a firm hand clasp, followed by a man hug that symbolized their time as teammates on the UConn basketball team 30 years ago. Smitty is Chris Smith, the all-time leading scorer at UConn. The Microwave is John Gwynn, that guy who came […]
After 50 years, another Chiefs title would be sweet music
February 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS Super Bowl Sunday has arrived. Finally. The wait has been excruciating. The past two weeks, since the Chiefs and 49ers won their conference championships, have crawled along with all the speed of a tortoise racing a snail. The last week alone seemed to take 50 years. Yes, I’m a Chiefs fan. I […]
Big East welcomes home UConn, but football may go independent
June 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
BY KEN DAVIS A week of rumors, speculation, breaking news, sourced confirmations, presidential votes, and trustee meetings ended with a press conference Thursday at New York’s Madison Square Garden. University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst tied it all together with one brief and rather memorable statement. “We feel like we’re home,” Herbst said. Home meaning […]
UConn, Providence to play charity exhibition hoops game
October 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
When hurricane season caused flooding, wind damage, electricity outages and the need for basic daily supplies, no one was thinking about college basketball. But now, as the recovery continues, NCAA teams are finding charitable methods to assist in the process. Connecticut and Providence, long time New England rivals who first played in 1928, announced Tuesday […]
Cincinnati narrowly nudges Wichita State in AAC preseason poll
October 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA – Wichita State was the topic of the day but, in a bit of a surprise, Cincinnati emerged as the favorite to win the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference men’s basketball regular-season title in a vote of the AAC head coaches released Monday at conference media day. It was the second consecutive year that Cincinnati […]
Wichita State to begin AAC journey in Hartford
September 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Wichita State is preparing for its first season in the American Athletic Conference and with the release of the 2017-18 men’s basketball schedule Friday, the AAC made it clear the Shockers could quickly become the league’s predominant team. That schedule will give Wichita State every opportunity to grab the spotlight as the Shockers open the […]