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07/13/11 Bria Hartley, despite winning a gold medal and reaching the Final Four, is still hungry for more.
07/12/11 Before last season began, the popular opinion was that the UConn women would extend their winning streak to 79 games by beating Holy Cross, which they did, then have significant trouble against another 2010 Final Four alum, Baylor, in Game 2 at the XL Center.
07/07/11 Seven matches versus 2010 NCAA Tournament teams that advanced to the Sweet 16 or further, including Final Four participant Texas and national power Minnesota, highlight the 2011 Kansas volleyball schedule. In all, KU will play 10 matches against foes that appeared in the postseason last year.
07/07/11 Autopsy is pending on Gilliam, who died while playing basketball Tuesday night. Armen Gilliam , who was part of the UNLV basketball team that made a run to the Final Four in 1987 and played for several NBA teams died at 47. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday that Gilliam died Tuesday night at the LA Fitness gym in Bridgeville, Pa., while playing basketball. The office ...
07/07/11 Last year, NU, UST, UE, and UP failed to make it to the Final Four. But with retooled rosters bolstered by former juniors MVPs, foreign players and, well, Ray Parks, some of them are hopeful of crashing the party this year -- in a big way.
07/07/11 Seven matches versus 2010 NCAA Tournament teams that advanced to the Sweet 16 or further, including Final Four participant Texas and national power Minnesota, highlight the 2011 Kansas volleyball schedule. In all, KU will play 10 matches against foes that appeared in the postseason last year.
07/06/11 Armen Gilliam, who was part of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team that made a run to the Final Four in 1987 and played for several NBA teams, has died. He was 47.
06/26/11 For the Pac-10, this is it. Come Friday, the conference officially welcomes in Colorado and Utah and becomes the Pac-12. Since 1978 -- when Arizona and Arizona State joined the conference to increase membership to 10, the Pac-10 has produced nine Final Four teams and two national champions. Which teams were the best? That's a tough call. Comparing eras is difficult, near impossible. But here's ...
06/22/11 After losing an All-American goalkeeper to graduation in Jeff Attinella, USF men's soccer coach George Kiefer has upgraded the competition to take over between the posts, announcing Tuesday that Michigan keeper Chris Blais has transferred in for his final college season. Blais set a school record with 17 victories this past season in helping Michigan to the NCAA Final Four, and he'll compete ...
06/21/11 Duke's Kyle Singler is widely figured to be a second-round pick for Thursday night's NBA Draft, which would make him just the second player in the 21st century to be named Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four yet not be selected in Round 1 of the draft.
06/20/11 Kentucky fans witnessed some of the best perimeter shooting in school history last season, as it propelled the team all the way to the Final Four. The team's most impressive outside shooter was easily freshman Doron Lamb, as he flirted with an average of almost 50 percent from beyond the arc all season long. Lamb is only the latest in the line of great perimeter shooters in Kentucky's long and ...
06/17/11 Todd Dillon is the 15-year head coach of Lodi High School and led the Flames to the Final Four of the 2011 Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Championships. A former professional football player with Houston (USFL, 1984-85), the Canadian Football League (1986-93) and a record-setting quarterback at Long Beach State (1982-83), Dillon was Most Valuable Player of the 1980 Lions All-Star Classic. Dillon ...
06/14/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press RADFORD, Va. Virginia Commonwealth assistant coach Mike Jones has been named head men's basketball coach at Radford. Radford announced Jones' hiring Tuesday and says he will be introduced at a news conference on Wednesday. As an assistant to Shaka Smart, Jones helped VCU make its first Final Four appearance last season. Jones replaces Brad Greenberg, who ...
06/11/11 I first met Joe Mazzulla back in 2004, before he ever went to West Virginia and the Big East, back before he ever went to the Final Four and had big moments on the college game's biggest stage, back before he saw so many of his basketball dreams come true. Back before his two arrests and a suspension from the team, back before a basketball journey that no one ever could have envisioned, not even ...
06/10/11 Quick hitters for the weekend: • I've been convinced since the Final Four in Houston that UConn coach Jim Calhoun wasn't going to retire. I've been around him a few times -- including at the White House, when the Huskies were honored for their national championship -- and saw no sign that he's ready for retirement. UConn will be in the mix for the Big East title this upcoming season ...
06/09/11 Both the E.C. Glass boys and girls tennis teams expect to be in for grueling battles in this morning’s Group AA state team semifinals against Western Albemarle’s boys at Virginia Tech and Fauquier County’s girls at Radford University, starting at 9 a.m. “It’s the state Final Four, so you’re going ...
06/09/11 A national championship in men's basketball, a Final Four appearance in women's hoops, a Fiesta Bowl berth in football and, last but not least, a Super Regional trip for the baseball team.
06/08/11 Bradford Burgess represented VCU and the city of Richmond in the Final Four this past season. Now the biggest star returning to the Ram basketball team has the chance to compete for something bigger.
06/04/11 The Deer River Warrior baseball team advanced to the Section 7A Final Four unbeaten game with two convincing victories over Hill City and Chisholm on Thursday evening at the Al Nyberg Field in Hibbing.
06/04/11 Every year at every Final Four, regardless of the sport, someone brings up the wisdom of playing third-place games.
06/01/11 Rick Dudley knows Atlanta is a tremendous sports town, an opinion that leaves little room for debate. It has staged two Super Bowls and three Final Fours. It played host to the 1996 Summer Olympics. The PGA Championship will be held in suburban Atlanta in August. The Final Four returns in 2013. |