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NCAA: Top the same, Kentucky & UCLA dive
(Above- Gonzaga winning the Old Spice Classic has helped fuel their quick rise in the polls). There were no big surprises in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Associated Press and the USA Today/Coaches Poll Top 10 this week, but the rest of the Top 25 had a few major moves with some previously ranked squads falling heavy after unexpected loses and some new clubs knocking on the door of the Top 10 with some big wins.
Read MoreMajerus dies of heart failure at 64
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rick Majerus, the jovial basketball-obsessed coach who led Utah to the 1998 NCAA final and had only one losing season in 25 years with four schools, died Saturday. He was 64. Utah industrialist Jon Huntsman, the coach’s longtime friend, confirmed in a statement released through The Salt Lake Tribune that Majerus died…
Read MoreACC sues Maryland over $50 million buyout
University of Maryland President Wallace Loh went on record earlier this year saying he did not think the $50 million Atlantic Coast Conference exit fee would hold up in court. He will now get a chance to find out for certain. The ACC has filed a lawsuit in Guilford County, N.C., against founding member Maryland…
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: Indiana still 1, Duke jumps to 2
The Hoosiers of Indiana University seem to be living up to the pre-season hype and are widening their margin on their ‘poll competition’ with the voting results of the week for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Associated Press and the USA Today/Coaches Poll Top 25. Indiana is still firmly in the top spot in both polls…
Read MoreMaryland and Rutgers to move to the Big Ten
The University of Maryland has decided that the Atlantic Coast Conference is no longer the place to be athletically, so the Board of Regents voted to apply for acceptance in the Big Ten on Monday. Shortly after they made their decision, the Big Ten presidents held a vote and accepted the Terrapins into the growing…
Read MoreJack Taylor drops in a cool 138 in NCAA DIII Contest
GRINNELL, Iowa – Jack Taylor ’15 may be just three games into his career as a Grinnell College basketball player, but Tuesday night he made an impact that rippled across the nation. The Pioneer shattered the NCAA record for points in a game, regardless of level, when he poured in 138 points … yes, that’s…
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: Indiana remains at the top
The Indiana Hoosiers kept the top spot on all the week 3 NCAA Division 1 Polls with three wins last week over North Dakota State 87-61, Sam Houston St. 99-45, and Georgia 66-53. The Hoosiers picked up 46 of 65 first place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll (1,602 total points) and 25…
Read MoreNCAA reverses decision on Shabazz Muhammad
The NCAA has reversed their decision regarding UCLA freshman Shabazz Muhammad and has declared him eligible as of today. In a statement the governing body of US collegiate athletics stated that they have agreed to terms with the Muhammad family and UCLA to resolve the matter. That resolution involves as three-game suspension (10% of the…
Read MoreSyracuse downs SDSU on top of USS Midway
They tried three times to get an NCAA game played on an Aircraft Carrier this past weekend and yesterday, they were finally able to complete a game when the number 9 ranked Syracuse Orangemen defeated number 20 San Diego State University on the flight deck of the USS Midway in San Diego, 49:62. The game…
Read MoreNCAA: Collegiate Top 25 look solid in openers
The first weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball season got off to rocky start as two top 25 teams were upset in their opener, three games scheduled to be played on United States Naval Aircraft Carriers docked in three different cities in the US were canceled due to condensation on the courts and a highly…
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