The good, the bad and the funny of Pitino case
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Rick Pitino spent two days testifying. I spent two days reading about it. Lets do Five for Friday. 1. Did you follow Rick Pitinos testimony during Karen Syphers trial? Pitino hasnt ...
NCAA adds probation to Arizona’s self-imposed sanctions
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The NCAA added to self-imposed sanctions by Arizonas mens basketball program on Thursday, vacating 19 victories from the 2007-08 season and removing an additional scholarship for violations involving Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson. The university announced its ...
Huggins’ fall due to taking medicine on empty stomach
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »West Virginia University says basketball coach Bob Huggins rib-breaking fall occurred because medication taken on an empty stomach left him lightheaded. President James Clements and Athletic Director Oliver Luck told the Charleston Daily Mail that Huggins stood too ...
Flourishing Five: Backyard gives Matta, Bucks all they need
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The secret to the success of Ohio State basketball can be found on the roster. Dont bother with the names. Look at the hometowns. Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Solon, Ohio. Findlay, Ohio. ...
Flourishing Five: Credit Tressel for Bucks’ dominance
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »It was a throwaway line in one of the preseason magazines. Some publication or another called Ohio State a "regional dynasty." A backhanded compliment, to be sure, it sounded almost high school-ish. Ohio State University ...
T. Sypher testifies following Pitino in extortion case
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Rick Pitino asked a longtime aide to give $3,000 to a woman now accused of trying to extort millions from the Louisville mens basketball coach after she claimed Pitino got her pregnant in a one-night fling at a restaurant, the ...
Coble’s exit underscores difficulty of Northwestern’s passage
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Kentucky lost its five best players early because they wanted to become NBA millionaires, and North Carolina lost two players who figured to be in next seasons rotation because they wanted to get closer to their California home. This ...
WVU’s Huggins out of hospital after nasty fall
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »West Virginia University says mens basketball coach Bob Huggins has been released from a Las Vegas hospital. The university says Huggins was released Wednesday. He had been hospitalized since breaking seven ribs in a fall in his hotel ...
Pitino testifies to jury about sex with extortion suspect
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »A woman accused of demanding millions to stay quiet about a tryst with Rick Pitino initiated the sex by whispering to him and unzipping his pants when he got up to leave an empty Italian restaurant, he testified Wednesday. ...
Ryan molding parts into winning Wisconsin machine
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Bo Ryan sat behind a goal at Bishop Gorman High and watched the future of Wisconsin basketball late Saturday night, and I sat and watched right there with him. First thing I noticed is that the future looks a lot ...
