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Big Ten has ties to SI?s Fortunate 50
2008-06-04 04:39:00 Although it’s not as many as Big Ten fans would like to hear…. Sports Illustrated names a list of what they call the “Fortunate 50″, which is a spin of the business world’s “Fortune 500″, but this is just for athletes. This takes into account not only the salaries that the players make, but also ... More About: Wisconsin Badgers , Michigan Wolverines
Illinois names top 10 QBs of all time
2008-06-04 03:05:00 One of the honors that is bestowed upon a player is when they are named to their college’s “best ever” team. In an effort to reward these historic players, Illinois will be having the ten best at every position in parallel with its “Renaissance” celebration with the new and improved Memorial Stadium in attendance at ... More About: Time , Names
Hey, Ohio State, what have you done for me lately?
2008-06-01 06:02:00 Ok, that sounded pretty petty, didn’t it? But perhaps for Buckeye fans, it is the truth. While Coach Jim Tressel has brought home a national championship in his tenure, perfection is the only thing that matters in Columbus when it comes to football. And with two national championship games in the toilet while getting manhandled ... More About: Ohio , College Football , State , Ohio State
Ohio State to pitch hosting Big 10 baseball tournament permanently
2008-05-30 18:46:00 The new Huntington Park, being built in Columbus, will more than likely be far and away the nicest and obviously more state-of-the-art facility in all of the Big 10 as the home field for the Ohio State Buckeyes. According to reports, the officials at THE Ohio State university feel so strongly about it that they ... More About: Hosting , Baseball , Pitch
BTN to start airing 24 hours of yearly highlights for each Big Ten School
2008-05-30 18:05:00 If you watch the Big Ten Network for just random games, or just love to watch the Big Ten in general, the network certainly loves you! However, for those of you that are rock-chalk solid as just watching one team and one team only (and of course the other team that plays), the BTN is ... More About: School , Start , Highlights , Hours
Big 10 places 2 on NFCA All-American Team
2008-05-29 21:30:00 Northwestern and Michigan have pretty much been the class of the Big 10 in terms of softball for the entire 2008 year. Sure, Iowa looked pretty good at times, but the Wildcats and Wolverines certainly dominated when it came down to it. So it really wasn’t a huge surprise when the two players that got ... More About: Places , American , Team , Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten Network and Comcast deal still under wraps
2008-05-29 20:52:00 I’ll admit it, I have been like a lot of people in my anger at both sides of this epic battle of the Big Ten Network and Comcast, as it seems it always comes down to money. Heck, I’m not real happy with Comcast in the least, they came in as the big bully and ... More About: Basketball , Golf , Tennis , Deal
MLB Draft to have little Big 10 representation
2008-05-29 18:57:00 Alright, alright, I know that the Big 10 is known for the big moneymakers for college sports, that being basketball and football. While the conference has good strengths in normal non-revenue sports like wrestling, volleyball, tennis, and what not, baseball has always been one where there just doesn’t seem to be a whole heckuvalot of ... More About: Draft
Indiana nabs Rivers from Hoyas
2008-05-29 18:38:00 Jeremiah Rivers obviously has the talent, he obviously has the genes (his father is Doc Rivers, former NBA great and now-Boston Celtics coach), but he wasn’t happy. Playing at Georgetown, the depth was choking to Rivers, who as a 6-4 guard, got to play in all 34 games–but not as much as he would have ... More About: Indiana , College Basketball
Big ten runs Men?s basketball attendance streak to 32
2008-05-28 23:10:00 Now that’s an impressive number. You can say what you want about the overall performance of certain conferences like the Big 12, Big East, SEC, and what not, but you can never say that Big Ten fans take a backseat to any one–as it was recently announced that the Big Ten won the nation’s conference ... More About: Basketball , Runs
NU Women stunned by Cal in NCAA quarterfinals
2008-05-19 04:05:00 The Northwestern Wildcats Women ’s Tennis team marched into the NCAA Championship bracket in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with swagger and a top seed. They breezed through the first two rounds with little difficulty, dispatching Illinois-Chicago, Indiana, and Fresno St. in pretty easy fashion. But then they ran into the 19-5 California Bears, and the wheels fell ...
NFCA names 13 Big 10 softballers to All-Region
2008-05-16 20:58:00 We all knew that the Big 10 was strong in softball, but how’s this for a number: 13. That’s how many players were selected by the NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) to the All-Region teams that are broken down into nine regions across the country. This once again gives credibility to the strength that ... More About: Michigan Wolverines , Names
Athlon tabs Illinois football as #16 preseason
2008-05-15 04:40:00 Last season, Illinois ’ football team went back into a territory that it hadn’t been to since the turn of the century: the BCS. Sure, they got smacked around by USC, but no one in their right mind thought that the match up was even to begin with: the Illini got a little bit too ... More About: Football , Tabs , Preseason
Lerg named Michigan College Athlete of the Year
2008-05-14 02:39:00 Sure, when you consider that a state college player of the year award normally goes to the universities that are the biggest and best overall, it’s really not a surprise that the Michigan college athlete of the year went to a player from Michigan State. However, when you really consider the number of division ... More About: College , Year , Athlete
Northwestern takes home 1st Big 10 Softball Crown
2008-05-12 02:59:00 The first for the last. That’s what the summation of the Big 10 Women’s softball tournament really breaks down to; Northwestern beat Iowa 1-0 to win its first conference tournament crown, but it will be its only one for the immediate future, as the conference tournament is being disbanded as voted on by Big 10 ... More About: Home , Softball
Purdue Women?s Golf team in 3rd for NCAA Central Regional
2008-05-10 04:02:00 While #1 seed UCLA came out firing in the NCAA Women ’s Golf Central Regional , ending up at five under as a team. However, sixth ranked Purdue hasn’t backed down, standing in third after day one at even par. While the draw they had wasn’t exactly the best in the world as UCLA has long been ... More About: Team
Big 10 Women?s Volleyball attendance best in NCAA
2008-05-08 05:25:00 Women’s volleyball has always had a strong following in the Big Ten, dating back to the early 80s when Illinois really broke onto the national scene normally dominated by California teams. Since that time, the programs throughout the conference have grown in size and stature amongst the masses, and when Penn State joined the Big ... More About: Women , Wisconsin Badgers , Volleyball
Hawkeyes? Brown named Co-Big Ten POW
2008-05-07 04:55:00 Katie Brown had a good weekend. That’s an understatement. The Iowa Hawkeyes’ sophomore was only sent down 1 time in six at bats against the Illinois Fighting Illini softball team this weekend, and the times that she did get on, she put on maximum damage by having 3 HR, 1 double, and six RBI with ...
Penn State Men?s Volleyball to play in NCAA Championship
2008-05-02 15:46:00 For the second time in three years, the Penn State Men’s Volleyball team has made it to the promised land–the NCAA Championship . After defeating seventh-ranked Ohio State (YEY BIG TEN!) in four games out in California, the Nittany Lions now go on to face big and bad Pepperdine in the final. Penn State is now ... More About: Play
Minnesota set for ?Golden Goldys?
2008-05-01 22:19:00 Ya gotta love college spirit, don’t ya? This weekend, the Minnesota Golden Gophers athletic department will host the “Golden Goldys” which rewards the best individual student-athletes and teams from the University of Minnesota for the Spring 2007 teams through the Winter 2008 teams. The event will be hosted by former standout Ben Utecht and his ...
Purdue-Maryland matchup to highlight ACC-Big 10 Women?s Challenge
2008-05-01 22:11:00 Purdue and Maryland have not met for over 11 years in women’s basketball, but throughout that course of time, both programs have remained strong and in the national spotlights. With the 2008 ACC/Big 10 challenge match ups released today, they will get a chance to see who’s program has come along the most as they ... More About: Women , Challenge , Highlight , Purdue
Michigan State to have tough tests at Old Spice Classic
2008-04-30 21:36:00 The field for the 2008 Old Spice Classic has been released, and Michigan State is included in the Thanksgiving affair in which Tom Izzo’s team will try to go the entire weekend undefeated and win the crown. The problem is that this field resembles a shortened NCAA bracket with all of the talent that ... More About: Tests , Tough
Michigan?s Findlay nabs second Big Ten POW award for softball
2008-04-30 21:21:00 This just in: Samantha Findlay is good. The Michigan Wolverine sophomore, who went 6 for 10 over the weekend against Michigan State and Northwestern, not only got timely hits for her team, but she also extended her hitting streak to seven games. For her efforts, she has nabbed her second Big 10 player of the ... More About: Michigan Wolverines , Award , Softball
Wildcats set Big 10 record with 10th straight Women?s Tennis Championship
2008-04-30 21:07:00 There are dynasties. And then there are DYNASTIES. Much like the New York Yankees of the 20’s, the Chicago Bulls of the ’90s, the New England Patriots of the earyl 2000s, the Northwestern Wildcat Women ’s Tennis team has made its mark on history in a big, big way. This time, NU won its tenth ... More About: Championship , Wildcats , Record
Campillo brings home individual medal; Hoosiers finish fourth
2008-04-29 03:53:00 While Michigan State finished with a four shot victory over second place finisher Minnesota to win its second consecutive men’s golf Big Ten Championship, Jorge Campillo from Indiana won the individual championship, leading the Hoosiers to a fourth place finish. More About: Medal , Home , Individual , Finish
Illinois? McMurray named Big Ten POW
2008-04-29 03:39:00 If there’s one player that the Penn State Nittany Lions do not want to see again, it’s Illinois ’ Casey McMurray. In the weekend series versus Penn St., the freshman outfielder had at least one hit and one run in every game against the Nittany Lions, including a five-hit night in the series opener and a ...
Jake Long to make Big Ten Proud
2008-04-25 00:50:00 So, the NFL draft is a couple days away. While some conferences will be able to boast perhaps more players drafted than the Big 10, they won’t be able to claim the number 1 spot, which is overwhelmingly in favor of Jake Long , the behemoth offensive tackle from Michigan. (The Miami Dolphins were reportedly already negotiating terms). Some mock drafts even have the number 2 pick going to Vernon Gholston, the speedy defensive end from Ohio State. If that happens, you had better bet Big Ten coaches will be smiling ear to ear. (more…) More About: Make , Proud
Penn State?s O?Neil tabbed for possible ?stopper? award
2008-04-22 03:44:00 Ok, so I have to admit, this is kind a lame press release considering the ridiculousness of it all, but it still shouldn’t take away from the year that Drew O’Neil is having for the Penn State baseball team. The “Midseason Watch List” has been released by the NCBWA. What’s the NCBWA, you say? ... More About: Award , Stopper
Purdue?s Gold-Black Game highlights
2008-04-21 05:20:00 The Spring game for the Gold -Black was the last one for Joe Tiller; but for the Purdue football team, it was just the beginning for what could be a very good year for the Boilermakers. The Gold team ended up beating the Black team 28-14 behind two touchdowns apiece from quarterbacks Joey Elliott and ... More About: Game , Highlights
2008 ACC-Big Ten Challenge Match ups Announced
More articles from this author:2008-04-16 05:02:00 Ahhh, the ACC-Big Ten Challenge . Such history. Such a ridiculous pairing of two conferences. Sorry guys, but this is heads and above my least favorite thing that the Big 10 does. Not because I feel like they shouldn’t play against tough teams, but the fact that this is a “match up” of two conferences battling against each ... More About: Match , 2008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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