Step One: Deny Everything
Friday May 29, 2009
The University of Memphis has released its initial response to the allegations of academic fraud and improper financial benefits that surfaced yesterday. Unsurprisingly, they're denying everything.
On the matter of the ... Read More
Gillispie vs. Kentucky Escalates
Friday May 29, 2009
The increasingly-bitter divorce between coach Billy Gillispie and the University of Kentucky basketball program seems headed for a climax right out of The War of the Roses.
In response to Gillispie's ... Read More
Billy Gillispie: Six Million Dollar Man
Thursday May 28, 2009
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart is having a very bad week. His newly-hired basketball coach, John Calipari, may be facing NCAA sanction stemming from violations committed on his watch at ... Read More
Memphis Accused of "Major Violations"
Thursday May 28, 2009
The Memphis basketball program stands accused of major violations, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
According to the report, one of the 2007-08 Tigers received some sort of special assistance in achieving ... Read More
One-Handed Center to Play for Manhattan College
Tuesday May 26, 2009
Developing one's "off" hand -- the left, right righties -- is one of the toughest skills for a basketball player to master. Even at the NBA level, certain players have ... Read More
Stephenson's Day In Court, College Decision Nearing
Sunday May 24, 2009
The Lance Stephenson recruiting saga continues to drag on.
Stephenson -- the last remaining top-100 recruit in the class of 2009 -- has reportedly decided to postpone his college decision until ... Read More
John Wall to Kentucky
Wednesday May 20, 2009
Kentucky's decision to hire John Calipari is looking better by the day.
The latest feather in Calipari's well-adorned cap: a commitment from point guard John Wall. The top unsigned recruit in ... Read More
Report: USC Coach Tim Floyd Paid O.J. Mayo's Handlers
Wednesday May 13, 2009
USC coach Tim Floyd made direct cash payments to O.J. Mayo's representatives while recruiting the star guard, Yahoo! Sports reports. The source of the allegation is Louis Johnson -- the ... Read More
For Your Next Game of H-O-R-S-E...
Tuesday May 12, 2009
Most people consider basketball to be a city game... but that's terribly short-sighted. Tractors, barn roofs and shotguns can add a really interesting dimension to your next game of H-O-R-S-E... ... Read More
Rick Pitino is Not Walking Through That Door
Monday May 11, 2009
Louisville coach Rick Pitino will not leave the Cardinals to take over the NBA's Sacramento Kings.
According to various internet reports, Pitino's camp made the initial contact with Sacramento management. The ... Read More
Isiah Thomas: Already Making Enemies
Tuesday May 5, 2009
If there's one common theme that flows through the last several entries on Isiah Thomas' resume, it's his uncanny ability to make enemies. As the new head coach at Florida ... Read More
The Next Big Recruiting Scandal?
Tuesday May 5, 2009
Ordinarily, signing a recruit like Renardo Sidney would be considered a real coup for a school like Mississippi State. Instead, this sounds like a "be careful what you wish for" ... Read More
Wall Charged with Breaking and Entering
Monday May 4, 2009
John Wall has been charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering, WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., has reported.
Wall, the top unsigned recruit in the class of 2009, was detained by police who ... Read More
Obama CAN do the impossible...
Monday May 4, 2009
President Obama's critics have branded him as having a "messiah complex," saying he actually thinks he can be all things to all people.
Well, I have evidence to suggest that he ... Read More