By Paul Schmidt and Paul M. Banks We're live from the headquarters of The Sports Bank, at our top secret Chicago headquarters. We're live blogging the game. We're wearing orange and blue. I think we might be pulling out the rooting clothes tonight, boys and girls!! Tip off is in just a few minutes, so let's get this stupid Rhode Island/Virginia Tech NIT … [Read more...] about NIT Quarterfinals, Illinois vs. Dayton LIVE!
Archives for March 2010
BREAKING: Ben Howland Headlines List of DePaul Coaching Candidates
By Paul M. Banks ESPN.com Insider listed the current strongest candidates for the open DePaul job. But they dropped the ball on this one. Rumors are UCLA's Ben Howland is now the front-runner, and the large, Chicago Catholic school has thrown a very expensive multi-year offer at him. More from Bruins Nation. … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Ben Howland Headlines List of DePaul Coaching Candidates
Chicago Fire News and Notes
Veteran Play-By-Play Announcer and Long-Time Fire Analyst Team Up for Locally Televised Fire Matches … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire News and Notes
NCAA Tournament West Regional Sweet 16 Breakdown
By: David Kay Syracuse looked like the team to beat in the West Regional despite playing their opening weekend games without starting center Arinze Onuaku. Do any of the remaining teams in the region have what it takes to knock the 'Cuse off their path to the Final Four? David Kay is here to break down the Sweet 16 match-ups. … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament West Regional Sweet 16 Breakdown
NCAA Tournament East Regional Sweet 16 Breakdown
By: David Kay The East Regional will feature the classic favorite versus underdog match-ups as top-seeds Kentucky and West Virginia have advanced to face #12 Cornell and #11 Washington respectively. David Kay is here to break down the match-ups. … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament East Regional Sweet 16 Breakdown
What Kalin Lucas means to Michigan St.
By Paul M. Banks and Jeff Ghiringhelli By now you all know that Michigan State's Kalin Lucas will be out for the remainder of the tournament with a ruptured achilles tendon. Rehabilitation will last 4-6 months, but head coach Tom Izzo is confident that he will make a full recovery and be ready for next season. … [Read more...] about What Kalin Lucas means to Michigan St.
NFL Mock Draft 3-24
NFL Mock Draft 3-24 Round 2
By Paul M. Banks For round 1 click here Click on the following highlighted/bold phrases to read our: NFL Team Needs listing NFL Draft Big Board As always, you can check out my College Football and NFL blogs on the Washington Times.com by clicking the hyperlinked text. For our NBA Mock Draft click here And don't even think of the Jags taking Tim Tebow here … [Read more...] about NFL Mock Draft 3-24 Round 2
Midwest Swing 2nd Round Edition
By Paul M. Banks MILWAUKEE- So far the most entertaining exchange of the first half of the "Midwest Swing" tour took place down the stretch of Pittsburgh-Xavier. My press row seat placed me in the midst of a trash talk cross-fire between drunk Xavier fans in the Bradley Center's third row and Pitt's mascot "Roc". They taunted him with "we're going to shut you up Roc!" So … [Read more...] about Midwest Swing 2nd Round Edition
Mauer Keeps it Small Market, Gives Fielder Fans Hope
By: Melissa S. Wollering Prince Fielder and Joe Mauer are two very different MLB players. The one thing they could have in common—a desire to buck the trend of big market baseball and stay with their respective clubs, steering clear of the free agent market free-for-all. If Joe Mauer’s eight-year $184 million deal Sunday sounded a lot like Mark Teixeira’s, your memory … [Read more...] about Mauer Keeps it Small Market, Gives Fielder Fans Hope