Illini get Georgia Tech in Big Ten ACC Challenge
Matchups for the 14th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge have been determined. Illinois will host Georgia Tech at the Assembly Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
The Fighting Illini and Yellow Jackets will meet for the eighth time overall and first in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. [...]
The Sports Bank.net: Butler officially leaves Horizon League for Atlantic 10
Butler University will join the Atlantic 10 Conference beginning with the 2013-2014 season, President James M. Danko announced today.
The move will cover all Butler athletic teams except football, which will remain in the Pioneer League, and woman’s golf.*The Atlantic 10 adds a recently historically [...]
Pat Summitt steps down as Tennessee Lady Vols head coach
After 38 years as head coach, a diagnosis of early onset dementia-Alzheimer’s type has forced Pat Summitt to step down as Lady Vols head coach.
Longtime assistant Holly Warlick will be promoted to replace Summitt.
Summitt will assume the title of [...]
NCAA Final Four: Where are 2011′s Stars Now?
The Final Four is coming up on Saturday night and there appears to be a ton of NBA talent on the rosters involved. There are lots of names we’ll probably be hearing for years after this weekend’s games.
But last year’s Final Four was special because the teams that reached [...]
The Sports Bank.net: Brad Stevens to the Illini? Settle down everybody
After swinging and missing on Shaka Smart, the University of Illinois has gone full throttle after Butler head coach Brad Stevens. Multiple sources confirm that there has been contact between Stevens and the University. There is confirmed interest on Illinois’ part, but no confirmed interest on Stevens’ part- yet. [...]
Alex Oriakhi: first of several UConn players leaving the program
According to a report in the Connecticut Post, power forward Alex Oriakhi has decided to transfer from UConn. With the Huskies banned from being able to compete in the 2013 NCAA Tournament due to poor academic standing and Jim Calhoun‘s coaching future in question, Oriakhi could be the first domino to fall in an exodus of UConn players from the program. [...]
North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall has broken wrist
North Carolina is a favorite in many of your brackets. Your bracket may have just taken a major hit as the Tar Heels suffered another set back today, as their floor general Kendall Marshall suffered a severe fracture to his right wrist. Just as they were getting John Henson back and healthy from a wrist sprain. Marshall suffered the injury [...]
Cries from the Crowd: The 16 over 1 upset could be closer than you think
When it comes to filling out a bracket one of the golden rules of it is that there’s always a 12 over 5 upset. You also always know there’s going to be upsets across the board. Maybe not a 15 over 2, but after this year those are going to get a longer look. One thing we always know though, is that you can take the 1 [...]
Ohio St.’s Jared Sullinger: NBA “star calls” in college
In today’s media world, never overlook the power of the “retweet,” or the “RT.” It’s today’s online journalistic currency because it serves as a cosign statement or endorsement of what you just tweeted.
And I get my highest number of RTs whenever I tweet things like [...]
“The Stack” 3-8-12
Thursday’s “The Stack” is once again talking plenty of college basketball. More bids were awarded last night and more are up for grabs tonight. Plus more tournaments get under way today. We’ll have some of the other big news from Wednesday as well so let’s get right to it and see what made “the stack” for today, Thursday March 8: [...]
