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Archives for March 2012

Illini basketball introduces John Groce: I hope reality is inverse of press conference

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You've heard the expression "win the news conference." Well, for the University of Illinois and the Illini basketball coaching hire of John Groce, that ship sailed weeks ago. Any time you get your sixth (possibly seventh) choice in a men's basketball coach at a basketball school, your news conference is...well, you just hope there's no pitchforks and flaming torches. Most … [Read more...] about Illini basketball introduces John Groce: I hope reality is inverse of press conference

North Carolina Tar Heel trio (Barnes, Henson, Marshall) entering NBA Draft

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The University said Thursday that Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Kendall Marshall will enter the 2012 NBA draft. The school didn’t state whether the three sophomores planned to hire agents or not, or if they already had, in its press release announcing the departures, though it appears they’re in the draft to stay. On the same day, Marshall won.... … [Read more...] about North Carolina Tar Heel trio (Barnes, Henson, Marshall) entering NBA Draft

Bengals Cheerleader who won $11 Million Now Being Investigated

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Remember our good friend Sarah Jones who was once a member of the Cincinnati Bengals cheerleading squad? In October 2009, Bengals players called her saying they saw a posting on TheDirty.com claiming she had been seen around town with a Cincinnati Bengals player and had sex with the entire Bengals football team. Jones eventually won $11 million in a libel lawsuit stemming … [Read more...] about Bengals Cheerleader who won $11 Million Now Being Investigated

Ohio St.’s Jared Sullinger: NBA “star calls” in college

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In today’s media world, never overlook the power of the “retweet,” or the “RT.” It’s today’s online journalistic currency because it serves as a cosign statement or endorsement of what you just tweeted. And I get my highest number of RTs whenever I tweet things like: “BREAKING NEWS: Jared Sullinger gets away with changing his pivot foot.” Or “BREAKING UPDATE: Jared … [Read more...] about Ohio St.’s Jared Sullinger: NBA “star calls” in college

Nation’s #1 recruit, Shabazz Muhammad, narrows school choices down to four

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The Nation's #1 recruit, Shabazz Muhammad, will not be staying at home to play college basketball this fall. Cross UNLV off his list, as the Las Vegas native now has his own set of final four schools left remaining for his services.Two of them will be competing this Final Four weekend as Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, and UCLA remain in the mix. On the day after he won the high … [Read more...] about Nation’s #1 recruit, Shabazz Muhammad, narrows school choices down to four

Michigan State 2012 season recap, 2013 look ahead

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As the first #1 seed to bow out of the NCAA tournament, the Michigan State Spartans can only look at all the improvements they made this season and see success. The team finished with the number one SOS, 12 top-50 RPI wins, 16 top-100 RPI wins and 12 road/neutral wins in the nation's top conference. They went from being unranked at the beginning of the season to earning a … [Read more...] about Michigan State 2012 season recap, 2013 look ahead

Future Kentucky Wildcats Goodwin, Poythress dominate McDonald’s All-American game

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Kentucky Wildcats fans have a lot to be excited about in the present, as they're taking on their hated rival Louisville in the 2012 Final Four, but last night's McDonald's All-American Game also might have made UK fans think about the future for a bit. Usually, you don't think about next year's recruiting class until the season is over. However, the way incoming UK freshmen … [Read more...] about Future Kentucky Wildcats Goodwin, Poythress dominate McDonald’s All-American game