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Steve Ungrey Mon, 11/21/2011 Women’s Basketball Game Previews 11/21 – 11/24Most of the games this week revolve around tournaments or one-sided matchups, but what a shock delivered on Sunday, right? While top-ranked Baylor was winning, sixth-ranked Tennessee took it on the chin at the hands of Virginia. No one can promise each game will be this exciting, but … [Read more...] about Women's Basketball Game Breakdowns 11/21-11/24

Joel Welser Sat, 11/05/2011 Who Will the Big Ten Send to the Rose Bowl?Every week the Rose Bowl picture for the Big Ten seems to be in more and more disarray. Not long ago, Ohio State was way out of the picture. But now Daniel Herron is back and the Buckeyes are on a roll with three straight wins over Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. The Buckeyes have a manageable schedule … [Read more...] about Who Will the Big Ten Send to the Rose Bowl?

Steve Ungrey Fri, 12/16/2011 Men’s Basketball Games of the Weekend 12/16 – 12/18 This weekend’s action resembles that of a thick sandwich, the type you might see Dagwood eating in the Blondie comic strip. The pieces of bread are the games on Friday and Sunday, one Friday and two on Sunday. The meat in the middle is 10 Saturday games, including some strong top-25 matchups … [Read more...] about Men's Basketball Games of the Weekend 12/16 – 12/18

Steve Ungrey Mon, 12/19/2011 Men’s Basketball Games of the Week 12/19 – 12/22 If it seems like this early-week schedule is a little busier than usual, that’s because it is. With teams not playing over the Christmas weekend (the last games are Friday and the schedule doesn’t resume until Tuesday), some teams are racing to get their games in before the holidays hit. Some … [Read more...] about Men's Basketball Games of the Week 12/19 – 12/22

Steve Ungrey Fri, 12/30/2011 Men’s basketball Games of the Weekend 12/30 – 1/1 The 2011 portion of the current basketball season comes to an end this weekend when the calendar turns to 2012. Unlike last weekend, when Christmas meant a shortage of strong basketball games, there is no such shortage on the horizon this weekend. The Big Ten and Big East have a few solid games, … [Read more...] about Men's Basketball Games of the Weekend 12/30 – 1/1