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NCAA: Duke back to No. 1 – Kansas at the door
The Duke Blue Devils regained the honor of being ranked as the No. 1 NCAA basketball team in the US this week after a brief (one week) time at the No. 3 spot. Duke jumped back in the top spot after last week’s No. 1 squad, Louisville, fell to No. 7 Syracuse and No. 2 Indiana dropped a Big Ten Contest to unranked Wisconsin.
Read MoreBrandon Richardson inks contract with Reykjavik
Reykjavik (Icelandic Express L league) has announced that American guard Brandon Richardson (182 cm, Nebraska’12) has inked a deal to join the franchise from college team Nebraska. 25-year-old Richardson has just graduated from Nebraska, so the move to Reykjavik will mark his first professional contract. Brandon Richardson had been with Nebraska for four seasons,…
Read MoreNCAA: No. 2 Indiana falls to Wisconsin
As the pre-season No. 1 team in the NCAA, Indiana had everyone around college basketball talking. They had the pre-season pick for player of the
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: Louisville takes over as No. 1
It only took one week… A week ago there were just three unbeaten teams in the ranks of NCAA basketball. Three powerhouse clubs, Duke, Michigan and Arizona came into the week with perfect records and one-by-one they fell until there were no more. First it was Arizona, who has had a number of close calls…
Read MoreUSC Trojans release coach Kevin O’Neill
Off to an underwhelming 7-10 start, and coming off an abysmal 6-26 campaign last year, the USC Trojans announced Monday they have fired head coach Kevin O’Neill. USC basketball coach Kevin O’Neill was fired Monday during an 08.00 meeting with athletic director Pat Haden and associate athletic director Steve Lopes. “They informed me they were…
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: No. 1 Duke falls to NC State
The NCAA unbeaten squads are dwindling daily as No. 1 Duke was upset by neighbor university, No. 20 ranked North Carolina State, 84:76 on Saturday, in Raleigh, NC. The loss leaves No. 2 Michigan the current sole possessor of an unbeaten record at 16-0. Michigan faces No. 15 Ohio State on Sunday, in Columbus, so…
Read MoreJack Taylor, scoring mark holder, breaks wrist
Jack Taylor, the Grinnell College sophomore who broke the NCAA single-game scoring record with 138 points during a game in November, 2012, has broken his wrist and will be out for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Taylor, playing in a contest against Cornell (Iowa) on Wednesday, broke the radius of his shooting arm requiring…
Read MoreNCAA: No. 4 Arizona falls to Oregon
And then there were two… No. 4 ranked Arizona, sporting a perfect 14-0 record, packed their bags and headed north to take on unranked Oregon
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: Only Three Remain Undefeated
Another week of college hoops and another week with three undefeated teams remaining. NCAA Top 25 teams Duke, Michigan and Arizona all took care of business this week and have kept their places in the Top 5, along with perfect records on the season. The rest of the Poll had some serious movement with Ohio…
Read MoreNCAA: Let the Conference Schedules begin…
On Monday, a number of NCAA Top 25 squads played their final games of 2012, while a few also opened their conference schedules. No. 5 Indiana opened their Big Ten schedule with a road win over
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