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Coach Cal and Coach K don’t see eye to eye on Duke’s flopping
Nov 14, 2012, 12:58 AM EDT
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ATLANTA – Kentucky head coach John Calipari is never afraid to pick a fight, and he did just that on Tuesday night. Interviewed on ESPN at halftime, Cal told Andy Katz that “Duke is flopping all over the place and if they were in the NBA they would be getting fined.” Combining a well-known stereotype…
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ATLANTA – Sparked by a 21-7 second half run, No. 9 Duke beat No. 3 Kentucky 75-68 on Tuesday night in the nightcap of the Champions Classic. Seth Curry led the way for the Blue Devils with 23 points, while Mason Plumlee added 18 points, 16 of which came in the first half. Freshman wing…
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ATLANTA – Keith Appling finished with 17 points and four assists in Friday’s season-opening loss to UConn on Ramstein Air Force base in Germany, but that solid stat-line does an impressive job of hiding the truth about his performance: Appling played far from his best game, failed to get Michigan State consistent quality shots down…
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ATLANTA – Keith Appling scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half as Michigan State used a 13-5 run over the final four minutes knock off No. 7 Kansas in the thrilling opening game of the Champions Classic, 67-64. Appling hit a three to give the Spartans a 65-61 lead with about a…
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The latest player ensnared in the web of the NCAA’s impermissible benefits rule is San Diego State freshman Winston Shepard. Shepard has been provisionally suspended three games and will sit out tonight’s home opener against San Diego Christian. SDSU is appealing the ruling. Here’s the statement from SDSU: “The penalty is a result of Shepard…
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Did we all underrate Xavier this year? Just four days after putting up 117 points on Fairleigh Dickinson, the Musketeers extended a not-so-cordial invite to new conference rival Butler, whipping up on the Bulldogs 62-47. Travis Taylor and Jeff Robinson combined for 32 points, 17 boards and three blocks and Brad Reford added three big…
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On Friday, the NCAA announced that star UCLA recruit Shabazz Muhammad was ineligible to play, but they didn’t really elaborate beyond that. How long is he out? Can he ever play in college? When will an official announcement be made? No one knows. What we do know, however is how the Muhammad family feels about…
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What’s wrong with North Texas? Loss to D-II Alabama-Huntsville raises concerns
Nov 13, 2012, 12:48 PM EDT
North Texas was supposed to be one of the nation’s best mid-major programs coming into the season. With Tony Mitchell ready to play his way into the lottery and some impressive talent surrounding him, the Mean Green were a trendy preseason pick to make a run in the NCAA tournament. But the sleepers apparently haven’t…
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Ryan Harrow was sick when Kentucky played Maryland on Friday, which is a major reason he looked, well, awful and only managed 10 minutes. He didn’t practice over the weekend, either, and as Kentucky head coach John Calipari promised us on Monday, missing Monday’s practice cost Harrow the trip down to Atlanta to take on…
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Marathon Madness begins!!! Join in on the conversation with us!
Nov 12, 2012, 11:40 PM EDT
To read through all of the Marathon Madness posts, click here. Marathon Madness is here! Finally! And trust me, we have you prepared for the next 24 hours. You need advice on how to make it through all 24 hours? We got you covered. You want to know which games you can power nap through?…
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The Missouri Valley is the nation’s preeminent mid-major conference regardless of whether or not the league is having a good season or a down year. The league is loaded with programs that have a long history of success, gobs of tradition and hoards of fans that would make some of the smaller programs in the…
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First and foremost, Tuesday’s schedule (all times ET): 12:00 AM: West Virginia at No. 19 Gonzaga (ESPN) 2:00 AM: Davidson at New Mexico (ESPN) 4:00 AM: Houston Baptist at Hawaii (ESPN) 6:00 AM: Stony Brook at Rider (ESPN) 8:00 AM: Northern Illinois at Valparaiso (ESPN) 10:00 AM: Harvard at Massachusetts (ESPN) 12:00 PM: Temple at…
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The NCAA tournament returns to Madison Square Garden in 2014
Nov 12, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
Earlier today, Raphielle Johnson brought you the news that the First Four would remain in Dayton for the 2014 and 2015 NCAA tournaments. The NCAA has since sent out the full release for the sites of the 2014 and 2015 NCAA tournaments, the most notable of which is Madison Square Garden. The Garden played host…
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NEW YORK – Maryland lost to Kentucky 72-69 on Friday night in the inaugural Barclays Center Classic in a game that will surely leave a bitter taste in the Terrapin’s mouth. After digging themselves a 15 point hole with a combination of poor shot selection and abysmal defense, Mark Turgeon’s club completely changed the game…
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Ryan Harrow may not travel with Kentucky to the Champions Classic
Nov 12, 2012, 11:42 AM EDT
Ryan Harrow is sick. He’s been battling the flu. That’s why he managed just ten minutes on Friday night at the Barclays Center. Kentucky head coach John Calipari went as far as to say that Harrow should not have played on Friday. And if he doesn’t get better quickly, he won’t be playing tomorrow night…
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1. Roosevelt Jones, Butler’s playmaker?: The Bulldogs notched a win in their opener on Friday, beating Elon 74-59. Rotnei Clarke and Kellen Dunham were as good as advertised, finishing with a combined 39 points while knocking down eight of their 18 threes. The concern for this group heading into the season, however, was at the…
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College Hoops Week in Review: Team of the Week – UConn Huskies
Nov 12, 2012, 9:30 AM EDT
Team of the Week: UConn Huskies UConn wasn’t supposed to be relevant this season. Not with their postseason hopes taken away. Not with two players entering the NBA Draft and two others transferring out of the program. Not with Jim Calhoun retiring. This was supposed to be the year where UConn scrapped and clawed and…
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College Hoops Week in Review: Player of the Week – Ahmad Starks
Nov 12, 2012, 8:29 AM EDT
Player of the Week: Ahmad Starks, Oregon State The Beavers got off to a terrific start in the post-Jared Cunningham era, knocking off Niagara and New Mexico State the season’s opening weekend. There was no bigger star for the Beavers than junior point guard Ahmad Starks. After hitting six threes in the opener, Starks exploded…
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Jarrod Polson, victory formations, and one walk-on’s unforgettable night
Nov 10, 2012, 1:25 AM EDT
NEW YORK – Anyone who watches football at any level knows what the ‘Victory Formation’ is. When the game is out of reach and the final minutes and seconds simply need to be bled off the clock, the winning team surrounds the quarterback while sticking one player — a safety valve, if you will —…
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NEW YORK – Kyle Wiltjer finished with 19 points and six boards as No. 3 Kentucky was able to hold off a scrappy Maryland team 72-69 in the inaugural Barclays Center Classic. Maryland was down by 13 at halftime and as much as 15 in the second half, but the Terps used a 21-4 run…
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Real, live college basketball games start on Friday, and with all of our glorious preseason content finally finished, this week we will be providing you with water cooler fodder as we roll through a series of Burning Question. You can read them all right here. Final Four Predictions!
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It’s finally here! As of noon on Friday, college basketball season will have officially begun, which more or less means that November 9th is Christmas morning for everyone that writes (and, hopefully, reads) this site. So without further ado, here are the 60 things that we’re looking forward to the most this season. Feel free…
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Weekend Preview: Nate Wolters, Indiana headline the Best of the Rest
Nov 9, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT
Sunday 1:00 p.m.: Marshall at Villanova (ESPN3): After a rough 2011-2012 season, Villanova looks to bounce back this season and make a push for the NCAA tournament. They’ll be tested immediately, as Deandre Kane and the Thundering Herd are the biggest challengers to Memphis for Conference USA supremacy. Friday 9:00 p.m.: Montana at Colorado State:…
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Weekend Preview: The most important story lines as CBB kicks off
Nov 9, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
So about this new Kentucky team… There are a myriad of intriguing and important story lines surrounding the headline game of the Barclays Center Classic between No. 3 Kentucky and Maryland. It’s the first college basketball game to be played in Jay-Z’s new arena. (I don’t care if it’s not ‘technically’ Jay-Z’s arena.) It’s the…
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Weekend Preview: Syracuse-SDSU highlights a strong weekend slate
Nov 9, 2012, 11:30 AM EDT
Game of the Weekend: Sunday, 4:00 p.m. No. 9 Syracuse at No. 20 San Diego State (Fox Sports) Syracuse flies out to sunny Southern California to take on the Aztecs in a game that was postponed from Friday evening due to a rainout. Seriously. With wet weather settling in over San Diego and the Battle…
