Undefeated NCAA DI teams for games played through 12/9/2012 No. 17 Dayton, 10-0 No. 24 South Carolina, 10-0 No. 6 Georgia, 10-0 No. 1 Stanford, 8-0 No. 2 Connecticut, 8-0 No. 4 Duke, 8-0, South Florida 8-0 No. 16 Oklahoma State, 7-0 Quinnipiac, 7-0 Kansas State, 7-0 Colorado, 7-0 (1 vote in AP … [Read more...]
Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 12-03-2012
Top 25 Results (2) Connecticut 63, (9) Maryland 48 (23) Miami (FL) 68, Alcorn State 53 Other Results Campbell 84, Columbia College 54 Elon 64, Western Carolina 48 Howard 54, Delaware State 40 Morgan State 70, Coppin State 63 South Carolina State 62, Norfolk State 59 Appalachian State 79, Georgia … [Read more...]
Preseason results roundup: Friday, November 2, 2012: DII Anderson shocks Clemson, Mississippi State barely survives Shorter
Connecticut, Michigan and other DI schools cruised to preseason victories Friday night. Mississippi State had trouble with a new DII team. DII Wayne State defeated Western Michigan. And, in an eye-opener, DII Anderson University shocked Clemson, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Trojans … [Read more...]
Preseason results roundup: Thursday, November 1, 2012
There were plenty of routs of DII teams at the hands of top 25 DI teams in exhibition play last night. Stanford, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M performed as expected. On the flip side, North Dakota State, Marshall, Seattle University, Tennessee State and surprisingly Kansas … [Read more...]
Game 2 of the WNBA Finals most viewed WNBA postseason game on ESPN since 1999
Game 2 of the WNBA Finals between the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday, Oct. 17 was the most viewed and highest rated WNBA Playoff game on ESPN since 1999 reported the league Thursday. Overall, the game had 778,000 viewers and a .6 household rating, according to Nielsen. It peaked with … [Read more...]
U.S. extends streak to 40-0 in Olympic competition, beats Australia 86-73 to reach gold medal round
Sylvia Fowles. The U.S. overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Australia 86-73 in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games. The Americans seek to win their fifth straight gold medal after extending their Olympic winning streak to 40-0. The Aussies, led by Liz Cambage, had no problems scoring against … [Read more...]
U.S. Basketball ready for the running game of Angola
London Olympic Basketball Arena Full Schedule and TV/Streaming links The U.S. women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s national team faces Olympic women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s basketball first-timers Angola on Monday during the second day of the preliminary round. Angola qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2011 FIBA Africa … [Read more...]
Australia falls to France, 64-58, in pre-Olympic exhibition
Celine Dumerc. Photo: Ann-Dee Lamour/FFBB. The French national team took down Australia, 64-58, in an Olympic warm-up game in Lille, France Sunday. France earned the victory just a week after they lost to the Opals, 69-59, in the Standard Life Invitational Challenge in Sheffield, England. The Opals … [Read more...]
USA throttles Croatia, 109-55, in exhibition
Sue Bird rejoined USA Basketball Saturday for their warm-up game vs. Croatia. Photo: USA Basketball. Additional Quotes +AHw Photo Gallery With Sue Bird back in the lineup, the USA beat Croatia 109-55 in an exhibition game in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday. Led by Sylvia Fowles, who scored 15 points and … [Read more...]
USA Basketball Women’s National Team ready to face Brazil
2012 USA Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Basketball team at practice. Bender Arena, American University in Washington, DC. July 15, 2012. (Photo by Mark W. Sutton) Photo gallery: USA Basketball Practice, Sunday, July 15, 2012 at American University Video: Diana Taurasi on USA Basketball facing challenges from other … [Read more...]