Pac-12 preview: the University of Arizona
This is the tenth of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.by Daniel UribeThe Arizona Wildcats have seen consistent progress in the last few years towards making a home in top half of the former…
This is the tenth of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.by Daniel UribeThe Arizona Wildcats have seen consistent progress in the last few years towards making a home in top half of the former…
This is the ninth of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.It's been a whirlwind six months for the Huskies, who got a top-notch new head coach and then saw their star player lose the…
On the heels of a study last month that found many college athletes were living in poverty, the NCAA is considering increasing athlete grants by $2,000, "to more closely approach" the cost of college.USA Basketball:The…
Click all the tabs and watch all the videos on Cal's new website. Especially loving the "who I am" section, and the coaches gangsta photo under the "back stage pass" tab.This is quite possibly the…
The US was out-scored by five points in the last five minutes to lose 70-75 to Puerto Rico. It's their second loss in as many days.Box score.Quotes.Pan American Games schedule for the week.
Not a great first round, as the US lost 55-58 to Argentina. Box score, and quotes.FIBA:Weekly Euro roundup......Galatasaray is very happy to have Diana Taurasi aboard. Angel McCoughtry and Penny Taylor are doing well for…
Now here's some respect: Today the Albury Sports Stadium was re-named the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre. Jackson arrived to the ceremony in a black convertible.Background of re-naming.
It would have been easy for this movie to be sappy.The central message of "The Mighty Macs" is to never give up on your dreams. But the fuel behind such efforts is to believe in…
As mentioned in this space before, former Lady Vol Kara Lawson and her husband Damien Barling will run Nov. 5 and 6 to raise money for Alzheimer's research and awareness. It is their way of…
This is the eighth of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.As the Oregon Ducks enter the third season of the Paul Westhead era, they look to recapture some of the momentum that propelled them…
It looks like the University of Missouri is ready to leave the Big 12. But to go to the SEC? They can't hang.Other news:Virginia is taking is slow under first-year coach Joanne Boyle.Los Angeles Sparks…
Today is Taj McWilliams-Franklin's 41st birthday, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune tells this heart-warming story about her. Happy birthday, Mama Taj.Tina Thompson received the National Action Network Triumph Award last night for her contributions outs...
Pac-12 coaches voted, and picked Stanford to win the conference this year:2011-12 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES’ POLL1. Stanford (11) 1212. USC (1) 1113. California 984. UCLA 835. Arizona State 686. Utah 617. Washington State 598.…
The two men arrested in the shooting death of Murry Bergtraum High School guard Tayshana Murphy have pleaded not guilty. Their next court date will be Dec. 20.
"The Mighty Macs" introduces us all to a piece of women's basketball history, and Cathy Rush and Theresa Shank.ESPN's Mechelle Voepel loved it. The making of the movie.
I still think it should be draft by worst record, but so be it.
Bless the heart of young basketball player Katie Collier, but she is continuing her fight against leukemia with chemotherapy treatment.It was less than three months ago that I watched her and her Seattle-based Tree of…
Cal Poly is tabbed to top the Big West Conference:Media Poll Results1. Cal Poly (11) - 2002. UC Santa Barbara (11) - 1913. UC Davis (2) - 1694. UC Riverside - 1205. Cal State Fullerton…
This is the seventh of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.Fans said of last year's Cardinal team that, after so many years of "almosts," that the 2010-2011 team was the one that could finally…
Media representatives have tabbed Miami as the ACC preseason favorite, followed by Duke, Maryland, Florida State and Georgia Tech.Whoops.....North Carolina junior center Waltiea Rolle will be out until at least December because she's pregnant.Virginia ...
Top-ranked Mater Dei High School point guard Jordan Adams is about to make her decision from five schools: UCLA, USC, Washington, Maryland and Tennessee. But what does this quote mean?......."I didn't have the best high…
This is the sixth in a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.by Daniel UribeThe complexion of women's basketball in the former Pac-10 Conference has a new look this season because of the addition of two…
College:North Carolina Coach Sylvia Hatchell's contract has been extended to 2018.Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt talks about the Vols' 6 a.m. practice this morning.Meet the Cal coaches.USA Basketball:The Pan American Games Team is practicing in Houston.Pr...
Trailer.Story behind the movie, which opens Friday.Sign me up to go.
Tournaments + regular schedule = droolfest.Pre-season polls.C'mon, November.
