Archive for March, 2015
UCLA Football: Burning Questions Ahead of Spring Practice
With spring practice less than two weeks away, there are three burning questions when it comes to Jim Mora and the UCLA football program.
Two of these questions relate solely to assistant coaches on the squad. One coach is facing some serious allegations, while another has been awarded a fresh start.
The third question focuses on a new member of the squad. This player enters UCLA with tons of hype and plays the most significant position on ...
Graham Glasgow Suspended by Michigan: Latest Details and Comments
The Michigan football program was in the midst of a resurgence this offseason after Jim Harbaugh took the coaching job, but it received some unfortunate news Monday regarding offensive lineman Graham Glasgow, who has been suspended by Michigan for violating his probation.
Angelique S. Chengelis of The Detroit News passed along a statement from Michigan on the developing situation:
Nick Baumgardner of MLive.com reported the following details on Glasgow's probation violation:
Senior offensive lineman Graham Glasgow admitted to a ...
Jim Harbaugh Infiltrates Urban Meyer’s Recruiting Pipeline with Latest Hire
Two weeks ago, former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel said that in order for Jim Harbaugh to be successful at Michigan, he's going to have to successfully recruit the state of Ohio.
Apparently Harbaugh was listening.
The new Wolverines head coach sent shockwaves through the Ohio high school coaching community on Friday when he announced he had hired Rick Finotti as his director of football operations. The former head coach at St. Edward's in Lakewood, Ohio, ...
Arkansas-Vanderbilt Baseball Game Features Wild Play at the Plate
The first game of Saturday's doubleheader between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Vanderbilt Commodores featured one of the wildest plays at the plate you will see all year.
With the game tied at 7 in the bottom of the 10th inning, Vanderbilt's Ro Coleman, who was on third with one out, represented the winning run. A flyout by Commodores first baseman Zander Wiel set the stage for a rather unusual play.
Coleman tagged up on the flyout and attempted ...
Notre Dame vs. UNC: Score, Twitter Reaction for ACC Championship 2015
In just its second year in the conference, Notre Dame was able to take home the 2015 ACC tournament title with a 90-82 win over North Carolina.
ESPN's Andy Katz explained what this meant for the conference:
The Fighting Irish showcased their offensive firepower as they shot 54.2 percent from the field, including 10-of-20 from three-point range. Jerian Grant was the catalyst, finishing with 24 points and 10 assists, although this wasn't a one-man effort. Pat Connaughton ...
Villanova vs. Xavier: Score, Twitter Reaction for Big East Championship 2015
The 2015 Big East tournament was Villanova's to lose, and although they took some lumps on their way to the title contest, the Wildcats were in top form on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
Led by 16 points from Dylan Ennis, top-seeded Villanova (32-2, 17-2 Big East) handily defeated No. 6 Xavier (21-13, 9-9 Big East), 69-52, in the Big East Championship Game.
NBA.com's Adam Zagoria noted it's Villanova's first piece of Big East hardware in ...
Oregon vs. Arizona: Live Score and Highlights for Pac-12 Championship 2015
Arizona and Oregon are going at it at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 tournament championship.
The game is being shown live on ESPN, but stick with us for real-time updates, analysis, statistics, pictures, tweets and anything else worth noting from this title bout.
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Harvard Earns 2015 NCAA Tournament Bid with Ivy League Playoff Win over Yale
The Harvard Crimson secured their place in the 2015 NCAA tournament following a one-game playoff win, 53-51, over the Yale Bulldogs Saturday evening in Philadelphia. The game decided the Ivy League champion after both teams finished an identical 11-3 in conference play and split their regular-season series.
Crimson guard Wesley Saunders led the way, scoring 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Eighteen of those points came in the second half as Harvard erased Yale's 27-23 halftime lead.
With ...
After Big 12 Win, Iowa State Fans Chant Name of AD Who Recently Had Heart Attack
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard was hospitalized earlier this week after suffering a heart attack. Early Saturday morning, Pollard tweeted to the fanbase an image of him recovering from triple bypass surgery:Later that afternoon, Pollard was sent an uplifting response.Upon winning their second straight Big 12 tournament championship after beating Kansas 70-66, Cyclones fans chanted out the AD's name in chorus.Not a bad little pick-me-up.[Twitter, h/t College Spun]Read more College Basketball news on BleacherReport.com
Southern’s Trelun Banks Upends Texas Southern Player with Hard Foul
Texas Southern edged Southern 62-58 to win the SWAC tourney on Saturday.However, the play everyone keeps talking about was the hard foul committed by Southern's Trelun Banks.With the Jaguars leading the game 58-57 with just under 30 seconds to go, Banks upended Tigers junior Malcolm Riley during a layup attempt.Banks, the son of Southern head coach Roman Banks, was assessed a flagrant-2 foul and ejected from the game.Riley looked in bad shape after the play.[YouTube, Vine, ...