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Here’s hoping Welsh-Ryan makeover isn’t far awayApr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
With a new coach and a new commitment to basketball, it's time for Northwestern to add a new arena to the mix. Mike Spellman thinks it'll happen sooner rather than later. That and much more, including talk of Michal Handzus, Roger Ebert and Bo Jackson in this week's Spellman's Scorecard.
Maybe it's time to let the athletes run thingsApr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The mess at Rutgers reinforces the notion that intercollegiate athletics would be a lot better if adults weren't allowed anywhere near them.
Minnesota hires FIU’s Richard Pitino Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Minnesota has picked 30-year-old up-and-comer Richard Pitino to take over for Tubby Smith. The university announced on Wednesday evening that it has reached an agreement to bring Pitino to the Golden Gophers after one season at Florida International. Athletic director Norwood Teague says full terms of the contract will be finished later in the week.
Points set for his second Masters Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Winfield's Kevin Streelman wasn't the only Illinois golfer earning a trip to the Masters. D.A. Points, the former University of Illinois golfer, also did it by winning the Shell Houston Open on Sunday. Len Ziehm has more on Points and a look at golf course openings in the area in this golf notes report.
Believe it: Northwestern can be a factor Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Chris Collins can build Northwestern into a highly competitive program because the bar is so much lower in this era of college basketball.
Collins a good fit to take over at NU Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Northwestern's mens basketball program picked up its first victory Tuesday when Chris Collins was formally introduced as the 24th coach in school history. As expected, Collins won the press conference, hands down.
Collins vows to build winner at Northwestern Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Chris Collins recalled playing in a packed arena at Northwestern when he was in high school and all the electricity in the building. That's something he hopes to see on a regular basis. The longtime Duke assistant and son of an NBA coach was formally introduced as the new coach of the Wildcats on Tuesday and he promised to do what no Northwestern coach has done: lead the team to the NCAA tournament.
Michigan represents Big Ten in Final Four Mar 31, 2013 12:00 AM
Wichita State shocks Buckeyes, advances to Final Four Mar 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Curry sends Duke past Michigan St. 71-61 Mar 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Seth Curry shot Duke right into the regional finals — and put Mike Krzyzewski on the verge of another major milestone. Curry scored 29 points to lead the second-seeded Blue Devils past third-seeded Michigan State 71-61 on Friday night and into the Midwest Regional final.
Burke leads improbable UM rally over Kansas, 87-85 Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points after halftime, including a long, tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation, and Michigan rallied to beat Kansas 87-85 in the South Regional semifinals Friday night.
LaQuinton Ross’ late 3 sends Ohio St past Arizona Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
LaQuinton Ross hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2 seconds to play, and Ohio State advanced to the brink of its second straight Final Four appearance with a 73-70 victory over Arizona on Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals.
Orange crushed: Syracuse takes down No. 1 Indiana Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
With its 2-3 zone defense disruptive from start to finish, and Michael Carter-Williams pouring in 24 points, fourth-seeded Syracuse upset No. 1 seed Indiana 61-50 Thursday night to reach the NCAA tournament's East Regional final.
Big Ten has four standing with a shot at Final FourMar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
The Big Ten has a nation-high four teams still in the NCAA tournament, bolstering its season-long boast that its conference is the best in college basketball. “The fact that there are four teams advancing shows that this conference prepares you for any type of team or game,” Hoosiers coach Tom Crean wrote in a text message Monday morning while preparing to play fourth-seeded Syracuse.
Minnesota fires coach Tubby Smith Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
innesota has fired Tubby Smith one day after the Golden Gophers lost to Florida in the NCAA tournament. Athletics director Norwood Teague announced the decision Monday and said it was time for a "fresh set of eyes" on the program.
Now the real work begins for Groce, Illini Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
During my first year studying at the University of Illinois in Champaign — or at least being enrolled in classes — the Fighting Illini football team won the Rose Bowl. Then the Illini succumbed to scandal, and the football program hasn’t ever been the same except for an occasional spasm of success. Over time the realization became that Illinois is a basketball school rather than a football school and a basketball state rather than a football state.
Illini lose thriller to Miami in third roundMar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
There was no question about Shane Larkin's go-ahead 3-pointer for Miami. The ball that appeared to ricochet off the hands of Miami's Kenny Kadji seconds later but went to the Hurricanes — well, look at the replay. The Hurricanes got Larkin's big shot and the close call, holding on for a 63-59 victory over Illinois on Sunday night in the East Regional. "You saw the same video I did," first-year Illinois coach John Groce said.
Florida’s big first half sinks Minnesota Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Indiana holds off Temple to reach Sweet 16 Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Ohio State hits late 3-pointer to beat Iowa State Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Aaron Craft hit a 3-pointer with a half-second left, and Ohio State escaped Dayton — a place of heartaches — as the lone high seed left in the NCAA tournament’s wild West Regional, beating Iowa State 78-75 on Sunday. No. 2 Ohio State (28-7) needed Craft’s only 3-pointer of the game — an arching shot over 6-foot-7 defender Georges Niang from the top of the key — to avoid yet another upset in the West.