Notre Dame players wore "I can't breathe" T-shirts in pregame warm ups today, in support of the family of Eric Garner, who died in New York in July after being placed in a police chokehold:The players wore the shirts while warming up before their 70-50 win over Michigan. Starters took them off for … [Read more...]
Rachel Banham, Lauren Hill, and more news
Rachel Banham:The Minnesota star senior, who tore her ACL Wednesday, is eligible for a medical hardship waiver. But she is deciding whether or not to return.Lauren Hill:Mount St. Joseph's freshman Lauren Hill is terminally ill but "knows she will be fine."Player news:Two Pepperdine players are suing … [Read more...]
Naismith Award watch list
Amazing list of players:Lindsay Allen Notre Dame Soph. G ACCJillian Alleyne Oregon Jr. F Pac-12Rachel Banham Minnesota Sr. G Big TenBrittany Boyd California Sr. G Pac-12Crystal Bradford Central Michigan Sr. G Mid-AmericanLexie Brown Maryland Soph. G Big TenNatasha Cloud Saint Joseph's Sr. G Atlantic … [Read more...]
USA Today top 25 poll
Changes in this week's USA Today top 25 poll:1. South Carolina2. Connecticut3. Texas4. Notre Dame5. Texas A&M;6. North Carolina7. Stanford8. Kentucky9. Baylor10. Louisville11. Maryland12. Duke13. Tennessee14. Oregon State15. Nebraska16. Oklahoma State17. California18. Georgia19. Rutgers20. West … [Read more...]
Team RPIs this week
Fascinating stuff:1 3 Kentucky Southeastern 8-1 2-0 2-1 4-0 0-02 1 Arizona St. Pac-12 6-1 1-0 2-1 3-0 0-03 2 UConn AAC 6-1 2-1 3-0 1-0 0-04 6 Southern California Pac-12 5-2 3-2 1-0 1-0 0-05 5 Green Bay Horizon 6-2 2-1 2-1 2-0 0-06 22 South Carolina Southeastern 8-0 1-0 2-0 5-0 0-07 11 Fresno St. … [Read more...]
A-shifting they will go: AP top 25
To no one's surprise, a lot of shifting in this week's AP top 25 poll:1. South Carolina2. Connecticut3. Texas4. Texas A&M;5. Notre Dame6. North Carolina7. Stanford8. Kentucky9. Baylor10. Louisville11. Tennessee12. Nebraska13. Duke14. Maryland15. Oregon State16. Georgia17. Rutgers18. … [Read more...]
Louisiana Tech wins home opener, with Pat Summitt in the house
So much to pull out of this story:RUSTON, La. -- On Dec. 7, 1974, Pat Summitt coached her first game for the University of Tennessee. Forty years later to the date, her son, Tyler, coached his first home game for Louisiana Tech."Gives you chills almost," Tyler Summitt said when told of the … [Read more...]
Upset-fest
Upset city today in college hoops.The one that has me scratching my head is Kansas routing #10 Cal, 62-39. The Golden Bears held the Jayhawks scoreless for the first four minutes, but Kansas had the lead by the first media timeout, and kept it the rest of the way. It was Cal's lowest point total in … [Read more...]
Results; Lauren Hill; Mo’Ne Davis; third Schimmel rising
A let down:#2 Notre Dame was spanked by #3 UConn, 76-58.It was tough medicine for the Irish. More results:#17 Oregon State whooped Sacramento State, 109-61.Cal State Bakersfield rallied to edge Riverside, 66-65. They are 6-1.Oral Roberts escaped Eastern Michigan, 63-62.Tulane handed Arkansas-Little … [Read more...]
Notre Dame and UConn set to face off again
No top 25 games today, but the showdown is real tomorrow as the rivalry resumes: #3 UConn at #2 Notre Dame.Fort Wayne is ready.ESPN says the secret to the game is the score with ten minutes left.Husky cheat sheet.Notre Dame's Brianna Turner, injured in Wednesday's game, is still being … [Read more...]