By Justin Lada SYRACUSE -- Cross-town rivals, the Syracuse Salt Cats and Syracuse Jr. Chiefs met for the first of six times on Friday evening at Hopkins Road Park. If Friday is any indication, the other five matchups are going to make it one interesting summer for the two NYCBL Syracuse franchises. The Salt Cats dropped their seventh straight NYCBL contest, 17-8 to the Jr. … [Read more...] about Salt Cats fall to Jr. Chiefs 17-8 in first 2012 battle for Syracuse
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McCollum named Lute Olson All-American
Courtesy of LehighSports.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh junior guard C.J. McCollum was one of only 25 players in the nation named a 2012 Lute Olson All-American, as announced on Tuesday. McCollum joins elite company as 14 of the 25 were from a BCS conference, including Harrison Barnes of North Carolina, Anthony Davis of Kentucky and more. McCollum was the only … [Read more...] about McCollum named Lute Olson All-American
Temple falls to South Florida, 58-44 in NCAA Tournament second round
Courtesy of OwlSports.com. NASHVILLE, TN – Junior guard Khalif Wyatt scored a game-high 19 points, but 12th-seed South Florida held his two backcourt mates, seniors Ramone Moore and Juan Fernandez to six points combined, in posting a 58-44 win over the fifth-seed Temple Owls at Bridgestone Arena in the final game of the second round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The Owls end … [Read more...] about Temple falls to South Florida, 58-44 in NCAA Tournament second round
Richmond’s Wann Honored
Led by three-time selection Teresa Noyola (Palo Alto, Calif.), NCAA champion Stanford placed four players on the 2011 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Women's Division I All-America Team. Teammate Lindsay Taylor (Los Altos, Calif.), like Noyola a finalist for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, was a first-team selection along with Camille Levin (Newport, Calif.), while … [Read more...] about Richmond’s Wann Honored
VCU-Purdue thread
A trip to the Sweet Sixteen is on the line when the Colonial Athletic Association collides with the Big Ten in the Second City. The No. 3 seed in the Southwest Region, Purdue will face VCU on Sunday for the right to advance to the Sweet 16 in San Antonio ... Purdue is one of fi ve teams in the nation that has qualifi ed for the Sweet 16 in each of the last two seasons ... … [Read more...] about VCU-Purdue thread