Local college notes

9 February 2012, 9:22 pm

Bethune-Cookman TOP CLASS IN MEAC: This week, the Virginian-Pilot newspaper ranked the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football recruiting classes based on star ratings handed out by Rivals.com. B-CU topped the list with 20 total stars among the Wildcats' 15 signees Feb....... Read More »

Softball. UCF Softball Opens 2012 Season at National Collegiate Softball Invitational

9 February 2012, 10:46 am

The hunt for a return trip to the Conference USA Championship Game and its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance starts this weekend for the UCF softball team, as head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie's squad opens the 2012 season at Dot Richardson's National Collegiate Softball Invitational in Clerm... Read More »

Checking in with IU’s non-conference opponents and finding a few surprises

8 February 2012, 8:34 am

I can still remember Tom Crean talking before the season opener with Stony Brook and saying that this was a really good team the Hoosiers were facing. He said, on film, he thought it could be an NCAA Tournament team. And then IU went out and beat the Sea Wolves 96-66 at Assembly Hall. And even after... Read More »

Huntington East graduate to be inducted into MEAC Hall of Fame

6 February 2012, 8:51 pm

HUNTINGTON -- Alisha Hill, a former girls basketball star at Huntington East High School who led the Howard University Bison in three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1996-98) is going into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.... Read More »

Latest NCAA tourney projections

6 February 2012, 3:46 pm

Beyond the Arc: Missouri rises to a No. 1 seed in our bracket, but there are plenty of surprises in store for those wondering if their team is in.... Read More »

Who’s in, who’s out? Our latest NCAA tourney projections

6 February 2012, 11:38 am

With the Super Bowl behind us, college basketball takes center stage. The Missouri Tigers grabbed the spotlight Saturday night in Columbia by beating Kansas. That victory, combined with an earlier win at Baylor, vaults Mizzou to No. 4 on the s-curve and into the final No. 1 seed position in our late... Read More »

Sports Briefs

1 February 2012, 9:00 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL... Read More »

Arc: Could 9 Big Ten teams go dancing?

30 January 2012, 3:35 pm

Our latest NCAA tournament projections are kind to the Big Ten and Big East -- and even the Pac-12.... Read More »

UMES' Ramirez Earns 4th MEAC Bowler of the Week Honor

26 January 2012, 9:27 am

NORFOLK, Va.- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Pre-Season Bowler of the Year, Anggie Ramirez (Bogota, Colombia) once again set the bar high for her fellow MEAC bowlers. She earned her fourth MEAC Bowling... Read More »

Projecting the NCAA tournament field of 68

18 January 2012, 8:01 pm

"Selection Sunday" is March 11 and conference play is sorting out the pretenders. Here is our first look at how the NCAA tournament field might look.... Read More »