By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler had little trouble with mediocre St. Bonaventure, winning 77-58 on Wednesday. Sure, the game was at Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the Bulldogs are now 12-0. Yes, the Bonnies played without starting guard Matthew Wright, who has a torn plantar fascia in his left foot and ordinarily accounts for nine […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor For many, Christmas comes in February in the form of national signing day for college football, and that most anticipated day of the year is almost here. Schools will be anxiously awaiting players’ autographs tomorrow as they put the finishing touches on their 2013 recruiting classes. One of the […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As the conference season reaches the midway point, the Atlantic 10 is shaping up as a three-team race. VCU, Butler and Saint Louis pretty much hold the balance of power. Charlotte has a chance to reach 10 wins, but the 49ers are entering the toughest portion of their schedule and […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent This time, the rebound careened away from Cody Zeller, instead of right to him. And when the loose ball headed for the other side of the lane in the direction of Nik Stauskas and Trey Burke, Zeller absolutely seemed out of the picture. But Zeller shot forward like an overgrown […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor You don’t need anyone to tell you that tonight’s matchup between No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Indiana should be every college basketball fans’ dream matchup. After all, it’s being dubbed the “Game of the Year” and for good reason. The Wolverines and Hoosiers are a combined 39-3, are […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent When ninth-ranked Butler faces Saint Louis tonight in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network, it’s big for a number of reasons. Let’s consider some of the storylines in the matchup of two of the top teams in the Atlantic 10. — Rotnei Clarke is back just in time […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 standings is on the line Thursday night when No. 9 Butler visits Saint Louis. The two schools are meeting for the first time as A-10 foes after competing together for nine seasons in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in the 1980s and early 90s. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent These are not your younger brother’s Indiana Hoosiers, not with Cody Zeller roaming the middle and defensive stalwarts like Victor Oladipo and Yogi Ferrell clogging driving lanes, and they reestablished supremacy again Wednesday night. Purdue’s Baby Boiler era looks for all the world like a fading memory, a four-year blip […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor What’s your favorite Purdue-Indiana game? Perhaps it’s the Hoosiers’ 41-point blowout over the visitors in 1992 or IU’s 1987 double-digit home win over No. 4 Purdue. If you’re a Boilermaker backer, thoughts of the Austin brothers slaying Bob Knights’ IU teams in the 1990s come to mind and so […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor This morning, IndySportsLegends.com interviewed long-time Purdue radio play-by-play announcer Larry Clisby to get his thoughts on the Boilermakers as they prepare for third-ranked Indiana tonight in Mackey Arena. Following is what Clisby, the “Voice of the Boilermakers,” had to say about Purdue, who is 11-9 this season. IndySportsLegends.com: Do […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent A projection Sunday by John Templon, who forecasts the National Invitation Tournament field for the Big Apple Buckets website, has seven Atlantic 10 teams in the 32-team NIT. For some schools, such as Charlotte, an NIT berth would be an improvement on preseason expectations. For others, like Saint Joseph’s, missing […]
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