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Kentucky Wildcats Basketball: "King" Rex Chapman Showed Us How Fortune Favors The Bold
When thinking about a player who might be defined as bold, fearless or daring, the first Wildcat to come to the minds of many in the Big Blue Nation is Rex Chapman. Rex Chapman is mostly remembered for his heroics against the Louisville Cardinals, but in two short years at Kentucky, Chapman made...
Mid-Major Tournament Success No Guarantee Of Success At Next Level
In SI's Luke Wynn's latest college hoops power rankings, he tracks the last 10 mid-major coaches that got hired by major programs the year after reaching (at least) the Sweet 16. I thought the below chart was interesting for two few different reasons. The first (and most obvious) is that Gene...
THE DEFINITIVE IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
We know who Iowa's next coach is going to be. It's a familiar name, but a total surprise all the same. And we can prove it. And that's all you get before the jump. SO. Our FlightAware spies alerted us to this strange happening-- a single-prop plane registered to the State of Iowa, flying out of...
It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It Is Sounding the INTERNET RED ALERT
There's no telling whether this Twitter thing has gotten with the program; please advise: We have important news for everybody today. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos--or DJK, as the kids call him--apparently has a Twitter account. We can't verify that it's him or anything, so if he twitpics a closeup...
Utes defeat Lobos, stay in first
What a finish to a very ugly and sloppy game by the Utes. New Mexico is a tough team and has given Utah trouble in the past, but this was an extremely sweet victory. With the win, Utah continues their march to the postseason and hopefully they can keep it rolling!
Iowa Basketball Prevukakke: Our long statewide nightmare is over
Believe it or not, the 2007-2008 basketball season is almost upon us. Iowa will tip off against perennial powerhouse Idaho State tonight. The Bengals are the first of four straight home opponents to open the year for Iowa, then the Hawkeyes travel to South Padre Island for a two-game quickie with...
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