The telephone rang in my home office. It was late morning on June 9, 1988. I remember the date because it was my birthday. For the record, my 30th birthday. One of those milestones you dread but now wish you could get back. Again, it’s 1988. No cell phone. This was the ring of the […]
Purdue breaks into FoxSports.com hoops rankings
February 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 13 No more excuses, sports fans. The Super Bowl is over. College football’s signing day has come and gone. Pitchers and catchers haven’t reported yet. If you haven’t been paying attention to college basketball, now is the time to get tuned in. March Madness is rapidly approaching and conference […]
Syracuse self-imposes ban on 2015 postseason play
February 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Syracuse, under investigation by the NCAA, announced Wednesday a self-imposed ban on postseason play for its men’s basketball team. The one-year ban not only includes the NCAA tournament, but also the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and the National Invitation Tournament. Syracuse.com reports that the school has self-imposed other penalties that will be announced when the […]
Dunn leads Providence into first place, FoxSports.com rankings
January 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It was a good day for the Providence Friars, especially guard Kris Dunn. Dunn, a sophomore from New London, Conn., recorded the first triple-double for a Providence player in a Big East game Thursday. Dunn had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists as the Friars (16-5, 6-2 Big East) defeated DePaul at the Dunkin’ […]
Notre Dame up to No. 6 in FoxSports.com Power Rankings
January 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 12 Sorting through the top of the Power Rankings continues to be an easier task than defining the teams that deserve spots 20 through 25. Blame the competitive nature of the Big 12 and the Big East for the chaos at the bottom. Kentucky and Virginia will continue to be […]
Stanford, Georgetown move into FoxSports.com power rankings
January 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 11 It has been said that college basketball’s regular season doesn’t count and that games are meaningless unless until the NCAA tournament begins. Tell that to all the crazy, screaming fans who have been packing arenas in Ames and Lexington and Charlottesville and Lawrence and Durham. Conference races matter […]
Duke takes a tumble in FoxSports.com power rankings
January 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We flirted with total chaos at the top of the rankings last week. Ole Miss put a scare into No. 1 Kentucky but it wasn’t enough to wake up the Wildcats. Next time out, Texas A&M had an even better shot at defeating John Calipari’s two-platoon team, but somehow Kentucky survived. Is there a team […]
UConn men record another perfect APR score
January 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It seems unlikely that the UConn men will repeat as national basketball champions in 2015, but for the second year in a row the program has submitted a perfect academic progress rate score to the NCAA. And that is a significant accomplishment for a program that was banned from postseason play in 2013 after falling […]
Wooden Award midseason list includes UConn’s Boatright
January 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn guard Ryan Boatright has survived the midseason cut for the 2015 John R. Wooden Award and is the only player from the American Athletic Conference to make the midseason Top 25 list. The Wooden Award, presented by Wendy’s, released the midseason Top 25 Wednesday and Boatright is one of nine seniors on the list. […]
UConn freshman Lubin was ready for his big moment
January 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn.- Back in the day, when Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun was laying the foundation for a national basketball program at UConn, someone like Lyman DePriest would step up and show the nation how to guard Shaquille O’Neal. That defensive trademark was passed along to thieves and shot blockers, from Scott Burrell to […]