By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor For the third straight season, the Atlantic 10 tournament will have a new champion, because St. Bonaventure isn’t around to defend its crown. Before the tourney tips Thursday at noon, let’s take a look inside the event: Storyline: Imagine the possibilities. There are many. Only once in the past […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I combed through the record books for about half an hour on Tuesday evening and came to the conclusion that A.J. Hammons has just produced one of the best freshman seasons in Purdue history. It’s indisputable. Here are the numbers for the 7-foot, 280-pound center this season: 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It was an easier decision than filling out a conference awards ballot. So for a third straight week, Saint Louis – in the final edition of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings – clutches the No. 1 spot. For 17 straight regular-season weeks – and once before that during preseason practice […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor You win with class. You lose with class. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be? Apparently IU’s Tom Crean didn’t learn that, or at the very least, he forgot one of sport’s most important lessons. Instead of loving every second of his team’s 72-71 thrilling victory over Michigan Sunday, […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It’s been an unusual regular season with 16 teams in the Atlantic 10 for one year, with Butler and VCU joining the conference ahead of schedule and Temple and Charlotte completing their final season as members. While the rest of the week undoubtedly will center upon an interesting league tournament […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler concluded its regular season with crunch-time execution in a win over Xavier. The Bulldogs face Dayton on Thursday afternoon at the Atlantic 10 tournament in New York City. Let’s explore some odds and ends from the last time Butler took the court. — Chris Mack, in his […]
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By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent It’s hard not to look at sports romantically sometimes. There’s just some stories that come from these games that are hard not to look back on with a story-book feel. This group of seniors for Indiana comes with a story like that, and it’s hard to ignore. Each one of […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – If this is what the rest of March is going to be like, then ready the oxygen, please. Butler’s 67-62 win over Xavier had a little bit of everything, as the battle between the Musketeers’ isolation sets and Butler’s perimeter prowess played to a draw for 39 ½ […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Butler Bulldogs earned a hard-fought 67-62 win over the Xavier Musketeers on Saturday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Butler continued a recent resurgence heading into postseason play, winning its second straight over a feisty Xavier team. Rotnei Clarke scored 21 […]
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By SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent I am not a musician – outside of my moments bellowing out a little Teddy P or Boyz II Men in the shower – so, I don’t really know what it’s like to be on stage, with the spotlight shining and a stadium full of people watching me. I imagine […]
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From the IBCA: Eighteen players have been selected for the Indiana girls Junior All-Stars for 2013. Players in the core group include Erica Moore of Class 3A state champion Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Maura Muensterman of Class 2A state champion Evansville Mater Dei and Kindell Fincher of Class A state champion Fort Wayne Canterbury. The […]
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