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Iowa stuns Northwestern in Softball
2008-04-14 01:07:00 The Northwestern Wildcats have been, for the most part, the bully of the Big 10 softball scene. But on Sunday, the Iowa Hawkeyes, despite losing the opening game of the doubleheader, scored 5 runs in the first inning against Northwestern, and that was all they needed in the victory, upsetting the Wildcats and handing them ... More About: Softball
Can Minnesota be a dark horse in Big Ten next year?
2008-04-13 00:52:00 Minnesota’s football program hasn’t exactly had many credentials to support a great turnaround. But here they are, after a dismal season, and yet they had one of the best recruiting classes in the Big 10–and even the nation. How can this be? Well, much like Ron Zook did for Illinois’ program last year and is ... More About: Minnesota , College Football , Dark , Dark Horse , Year
Six Big Ten Teams In NCAA Men?s Gymnastic Final
2008-04-11 03:23:00 The Men’s Gymnastic Final s are taking place in Palo Alto, California at the home of #1 Stanford. However, even with that huge advantage, the Final has a distinct Big 10 flavor, with six teams out of twelve at the meet. The teams invited are Penn State (ranked #3), Illinois (#5), Michigan (#6), Ohio State (#7), Minnesota ... More About: Teams
It?s official: Gordon bolts for NBA
2008-04-08 02:20:00 Not that it was really any surprise. I talked about this months ago (as did about every blogger who discussed Indiana basketball), and it was just the icing on the cake. Eric Gordon is going to the NBA. Even though he was getting a class coach in Tom Crean and perhaps could better himself in ... More About: College Basketball , Official
Delaney fires her way to Big 10 Pitcher of the Week
2008-04-03 03:41:00 …And heeeeeeeeeere’s the pitch… Northwestern’s Lauren Delaney, you could say, was in a zone. Over the weekend, she simply was on fire–and so were her pitches. Not only did she compile a 1.02 ERA and a whopping 31 strikeouts in 20 innings of work, she also showed pinpoint control by only walking two–an average of 1 ... More About: Week , Fires , Pitcher
Can Indiana?s Crean keep Hoosiers clean?
2008-04-02 05:38:00 I apologize for the delay in posting–I’ve been fighting some ickiness in the change of seasons, but you don’t want to hear about that. If you do, email me and I’ll give you the gory details. So Indiana has a new coach–Tom Crean. The man who brought Marquette back to national prominence is now taking his ... More About: Clean
Curry too spicy for Badgers? taste
2008-03-29 03:09:00 Wisconsin came in with the resume. They had the ranking and the seeding. Davidson was the tournament’s darling, the team that Georgetown is still shaking their head about. Well, add the Badgers to the head shaking. Riding 33 points from Stephen Curry and great defense, as well as taking advantage of the first-half injury to ... More About: Spicy , Taste
Wisconsin to face dangerous Davidson team, Curry
2008-03-26 04:53:00 When the Wisconsin players picked their brackets, they probably thought that they would be facing USC in the second round and maybe even bit their nails a bit thinking about frosh phenom O.J. Mayo. That didn’t happen. They faced Kansas State and their balanced attack, but the Wisconsin defense and solid game play was too ... More About: Team , Curry , Face , Davidson
Michigan State rocks Pitt for trip to Sweet 16
2008-03-23 04:52:00 The Michigan State Spartans have proved me wrong. Not like that’s new. Heck, I’ll be proven wrong probably by my six year old by the end of the night. But in this wild and woolly NCAA Tournament, anything can happen, which is about as cliche as…well, any cliche. More About: Sweet , Trip , Rocks
Purdue explodes for 90 in opening round win versus Baylor
2008-03-21 04:18:00 Purdue is too young. Baylor has something to prove. Blah blah blah. Take that Baylor. How does 90 points taste? To the Purdue Boilermakers, it was a culmination of the hard work and chemistry the team had put together over the entire season. To Baylor, it was a nightmare of epic proportions. The Bears normally play up ... More About: Opening , Versus , Round , Purdue
Spartans advance with balanced attack against Owls
2008-03-21 03:43:00 Drew Neitzel had been the scoring option for Michigan State in the past. In the opening round against the Temple Owls, suddenly Neitzel couldn’t find…well, anything. Good thing for him he has teammates now that can score quite a bit. The Spartans took control in the second half against a spirited but outmanned Temple team ... More About: College Basketball , Attack
2008 NCAA Tournament Outlook: Michigan State
2008-03-20 14:25:00 Ugh. The dreaded 5 seed. Sure, it means that your team is worthy of top 25 mention, but ugh…the dreaded 5 seed. Michigan State not only pulled a 5 seed in the South regional of the NCAA tournament, but they also drew the Temple Owls, one of the hottest teams in basketball and winners ... More About: College Basketball , Outlook , Michigan State
2008 NCAA Tournament Outlook: Purdue Boilermakers
2008-03-20 04:41:00 The “Baby Boilers”, which the Purdue Boilermakers have been dubbed with the frosh phenoms leading the way for the team, come into the NCAA tournaments as a six seed, and while they had hoped for better (who doesn’t?), the fact remains that Matt Painter is very happy with what the team has accomplished thus far. ... More About: Outlook , Tournament , 2008
2008 NCAA Tournament Outlook: Wisconsin Badgers
2008-03-19 21:11:00 It’s hip to be square. Right? In, Wisconsin ’s case, it better be. They aren’t pretty on offense, they do not have a dominant scorer that can take over games, and they’ve gotten by on tenacious defense to earn them a number 3 seed. So….what can you do with that in the NCAAs? Well, more than ... More About: College Basketball , Outlook , Wisconsin Badgers , Tournament
NCAA Tournament Outlook: Indiana Hoosiers
2008-03-19 03:35:00 The Big 10 conference has been taking all kinds of hits this week in the media and also across forums from facebook all the way to ESPN team boards. And maybe they are right–maybe it’s just time to ‘fess up that this conference is just a mediocre pool of talent that is a throwback model ... More About: Indiana , College Basketball , Outlook , Tournament
Your Big 10 Tournament Champions: Wisconsin Badgers
2008-03-16 23:19:00 Wisconsin came in with the resume, and they left with the trophy. Facing the starry-eyed Illinois Fighting Illini in the finals, who had upset everyone to get to the championship game, the Badgers were looking to methodically dismantle the spirit of the Illini, and that’s exactly what they did. Hustling for loose balls, hitting big shots ... More About: Champions , Wisconsin , Wisconsin Badgers , Tournament
Illini?s improbable run continues to Big 10 Championship game
2008-03-16 18:16:00 In the women’s Big 10 basketball tournament, the Illinois Fighting Illini had upset after upset to reach the Big 10 final versus Purdue. They were on the brink of gaining the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament when they were beaten on a last second shot. In the men’s basketball tournament, the Illini have duplicated ... More About: Championship , Game
Big 10 Tournament Preview: Minnesota-Illinois Match Up
2008-03-15 19:32:00 Frankly, I am shocked that I am even writing this post. The last second shot heard round the world that propelled Minnesota into the semifinal matchup against the hot-shooting Illinois Fighting Illini, who have upset two teams in the process, is one that is about as far-flung as far as predictable as it is one ... More About: Preview , Match , Tournament
Big 10 Basketball Tournament Preview: Wisconsin-Michigan State Matchup
2008-03-15 17:38:00 While the Wisconsin -Michigan and Michigan State-Ohio State games weren’t as dramatic as the night session’s games, it still showed the air of dominance that these two teams have played over a long string of time; defense first, execute, lull teams to sleep, win games. Boring but efficient–and Bo Ryan and Tom Izzo wouldn’t have it ... More About: Basketball , Preview , College Basketball
Illinois and Minnesota dump Indiana teams to reach semifinals
2008-03-15 16:41:00 Indianapolis, Schmindianapolis. While Purdue and Indiana held the higher rankings, had the fresher legs, and basically were playing home games, the consensus is that the Indiana teams would walk away with wins and face each other in the semifinals of the Big 10 basketball tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse. I guess there will be a lot of fans ... More About: Minnesota , Illinois , Indiana , Teams , Reach
Big 10 Tournament Preview: Indiana-Minnesota 2nd Round Matchup
2008-03-14 20:33:00 Let’s face it. Minnesota is darn lucky to be facing the Indiana Hoosiers today. After falling behind seemingly hapless Northwestern by 16 points, Tubby Smith’s Golden Gophers fought back slowly but surely to edge the Wildcats, and now take on a very mysterious team in Indiana. More About: Preview , Round , Tournament
Wisconsin makes statement with Wolverine clubbing
2008-03-14 20:14:00 Alright, so a few hours ago I noted that if the Wisconsin Badgers could shut down Manny Harris that Wisconsin would have a blow out. Well, here’s a linescore for you: 1-12. That’s Harris’ field goals….so I don’t have to really give much more information other than the fact that Badgers shut him down and ... More About: College Basketball , Clubbing , Wolverine , Statement
Big 10 Tournament Preview: Purdue-Illinois 2nd Round Matchup
2008-03-14 19:10:00 Ok, Illinois ’ win over Penn State was not pretty overall. They looked great in the first half and looked even better in the second until the last five minutes of the game, when the wheels fell off and the free throws started clunking. But it doesn’t matter–a reverse layup by Dee Brown-wannabe Chester Frazier gave ... More About: Preview , Round , Purdue , Tournament
Big 10 Basketball Tournament Preview: Michigan State-Ohio State
2008-03-14 18:41:00 Michigan State and Ohio State square off in the second round matchup for the Big 10 tournament as the #4 and #5 seeds with the right to play the Wisconsin-Michigan winner. The question is–which team wants it? Hello? Anyone? More About: Basketball , Preview , College Basketball , Michigan
Big 10 Tournament Preview: Wisconsin-Michigan
2008-03-14 16:56:00 I know, I know, Wisconsin is the big bad league champion, and Michigan is the team that everybody forgets about. But what I am willing to gamble on is that Wisconsin won’t soon forget this game once all is said and done. Even though the Wolverines are 10-21, they are playing solid basketball and made ... More About: Preview , College Basketball , Tournament
Minnesota survives scare from Northwestern in Big 10 Tournament
2008-03-14 03:43:00 It can sometimes be a bad thing when you’ve faced a team two times and beaten the living daylights out of them. When you play that team for the third time, the most likely scenario is that you are going to try and follow the same game plan; the team that has gotten the snot ... More About: Minnesota , College Basketball , Tournament , Northwestern
Illinois finally guts out close win when it counts
2008-03-14 02:20:00 All season long, Illinois hasn’t exactly been terrible. Their record may not reflect this, but the fact that they had been so close with so many games indicated one thing–they just weren’t a clutch team. Every lead they had even against the best teams in the conference were whittled away, and when the final buzzer ... More About: Close , Finally
Michigan steamrolls Iowa for Big 10 Tournament first round win
2008-03-14 01:18:00 In my preview for the first round matchup between Iowa and Michigan , I noted that a key ingredient for the Iowa Hawkeyes to turn the tide of the backslide they’ve been doing over the last month was to score–I know, a genius plan, but I meant in the sense that they needed to do much ... More About: Round , Tournament
Big Ten Conference Basketball Tournament: Penn State-Illinois Matchup
2008-03-13 18:10:00 What a turn of events for these two teams. Penn State , who has long been one of the doormats of the league, finished a strong 5-5 with a big win over Indiana to finish seventh in the league, even without their best players. Illinois , on the other hand, who has had a great last four ... More About: Basketball , Penn State
Big Ten Conference Basketball Tournament: Minnesota-Northwestern Preview
More articles from this author:2008-03-13 15:55:00 If you would have looked at this game last year, there would be some hesitation in terms of who you would think would come out on top; however, this year, with the upstart Golden Gophers playing very good at times and the Northwestern Wildcats trudging through games like they’ve been up all night studying for ... More About: Basketball , Minnesota , Preview , College Basketball , Conference 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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