Ivy League Crowns Unlikeliest of Co-Champions As Columbia Beats Cornell 17-9 To Finish Atop League
Once the laughingstock of college football, Columbia added another moniker that was
farfetched at the start of the 2024 season: Ivy League Champions.
Father Schools Son in Epic Matchup Between St. John’s And New Mexico
The elder Pitino saw all five of his starters score in double figures as No. 22 St. John’s defeated the younger Pitino’s New Mexico team 85-71 on Nov. 17 in front of 12,310 fans inside Madison Square Garden.
Notre Dame Hockey Skates Past Buckeyes 5-2
It wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination. But in the end, Notre Dame got the job done.
Ohio State Wrestling Find Groove in 36-6 Rout of Illini
Over the last two weeks, it seems the new-look Buckeyes are beginning to take on the look of a team that could emerge as a challenger for lofty finishes come tournament time at season’s end.
Late College Football Legend Roy Kidd’s “Pride He Felt in Being an EKU Colonel Was Apparent to Everyone He Met”
“College football is better for having Roy Kidd on the sidelines, EKU is better for having Roy Kidd on its campus, and we are all better for knowing and working with him,” Roan said.
GAME PREVIEW, 9/9/2023: Ole Miss at Tulane
Ole Miss is scheduled to New Orleans on Saturday to take on Tulane in one of just two games across the nation between ranked teams.
VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW, WEEK OF 9/8/2023: Four of Nation’s Best on Display at Stanford
Before Pacific Athletic Conference (PAC-12) foes go their separate ways, there is one last time for the league to showcase the high level of volleyball the league has been known for when Stanford plays host to the final Big Ten/PAC-12 Challenge.
No. 2 Michigan Near Perfect in 30-3 Rout of East Carolina in Opener
On a near-perfect afternoon in Ann Arbor, J.J. McCarthy and his Michigan teammates were almost as flawless as the No. 2 Wolverines had little trouble in cruising past East Carolina 30-3 on Sept. 2 in the season opener for both teams.
Spartans Pull Away to Win Season Opener Against Central Michigan 31-7
The Spartans scored three touchdowns in a span of eight minutes in the send half to pull away from Central Michigan 31-7 on Sept. 1 in front of 73,216 fans in the season opener for both teams.
VOLLEYBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW, 9/1/2023: Pitt, Kentucky Tangle in Non-Conference Battle of Titans
While Nebraska was busy setting a collegiate volleyball attendance record earlier this week by playing host to a match against in-state foe Omaha inside historical Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Nebraska, two other collegiate powers are set to take on one another in a pair of matches between ranked foes.
MICHGAN FOOTBALL: Wolverines Kick Off Season With High Expectations
While Jim Harbaugh’s absence from the sidelines in Ann Arbor for the season opener has been getting plenty of attention, even his absence cannot hide the fact Michigan figures to be one of just a handful of teams that has the potential to unseat Georgia as the top team in the country when the dust settles on the 2023 college football season.
MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL: Tucker, Spartans Looking for Quick Start to 2023 Season
Just two years removed from being voted the top coach in the Big Ten Conference, Mel Tucker has to be feeling some heat as Michigan State prepares to open the 2023 season.
AUBURN VOLLEYBALL: Tigers Look For Rare Back-to-Back Winning Seasons
While sustained success on the court has been hard to come by for the Auburn volleyball team, Brent Crouch has instilled optimism to a program that has continued to climb the ladder in terms of wins since his arrival at the school in 2020.
MICHIGAN VOLLEYBALL: Virtue Takes Over for Legendary Coach in Ann Arbor
A change of coach often is enough to change the fortunes of any collegiate program. And that’s what the University of Michigan was hoping would happen when Erin Virtue was hired to replace Mark Rosen as volleyball coach of the Wolverines.
FLASHBACK: Illini, Wolverines Lead Nation in 1923
Conference rivals kept pace with one another throughout the 1923 college football season and in the end it was almost impossible to determine a true national champion.
Columbia Rallies Past Fordham 78-73 in WNIT
The win moves the Lions, who improved to 25-5 on the season, into the Super 16 round where they will play in-state foe Syracuse of the Atlantic Coast Conference on March 24 at home.
Columbia Women Rout FDU 69-53 to open WNIT
Whatever Griffith and her staff put together during practice after learning the Lions had been left out of the NCAA Tournament played out near-perfectly as Columbia rolled past Fairleigh Dickinson 69-53 on March 17 at Levien Gymnasium on the Columbia campus.
Fordham Women Withstand Historic Performance in WNIT Triumph
Drexel’s Keishana Washington, the Colonial Athletic Association player of the year, scored a game-high 43 points in the game and reached double figures in scoring for the 65th straight game.
Maryland Women’s Hoops Topple Rutgers, 78-67
Maryland wasted little time in setting the tone on the way to an impressive 78-67 win over Rutgers on Jan. 2 in Big Ten women’s basketball action at Jersey Mike’s Arena.
Columbia Shakes Off Rust to Improve Record to 11-2, Overtakes Ohio 81-59
Columbia did some things with a bang. But it was being masterful at doing the little things with a slow and deliberate precision that allowed the Lions to put themselves in a position to fire on all cylinders and eventually rolling past Ohio University 81-59 in women’s college basketball Dec. 29 at Levien Gymnasium.
UCLA Extend Winning Streak to Seven With 63-53 Win over Kentucky
The winning continued for UCLA as the No. 16-ranked Bruins took advantage of woeful shooting on the part of Kentucky in defeating the No. 13 Wildcats 63-53 in the second game of the CBS Sports Classic inside the World’s Most Famous Arena.
Tar Heels Rally Late to Defeat Buckeyes
The Tar Heels rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half and got the game into overtime before delivering the knockout punch in the extra session to defeat Ohio State 89-84 on Dec. 17 in the opening game of the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Shannon Provides Late Spark as Illini Knock Off No. 2 Longhorns in Jimmy V Classic
That only left Matthew Mayer to make his mark until Shannon got going. And in the end, it was enough as the Fighting Illini overcame a double-digit lead in the second half on the way to an 85-78 overtime win over the Longhorns on Dec. 6 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Sun Devils Roll Past Michigan to Win Legends Classic
Few prognosticators were giving Arizona State much recognition heading into the start of the 2022-23 basketball season. The Sun Devils proved them all wrong with a history-making performance that lifted Arizona State to the championship in the Legends Classic on Nov. 17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
OVC Title Still Up For Grabs
It all comes down to this.
Graduate Transfers Play Big Role as Vanderbilt Remains Undefeated
Battle-tested teams are normally the ones standing at the end of the season. And Vanderbilt passed the latest test on Nov. 13 in New York City.
Another Big Day by DeMorat Sparks Fordham Past Leopards
The numbers Tim DeMorat continues to put up is reminiscent of the tote board at a Jerry Lewis Telethon.
OVC Recaps and Weekly Preview, Week of 11/13/2022
It was only a matter of time before Geno Hess put his name atop the record book at Southeast Missouri State University. And he did so in a resounding way as the Redhawks rolled over Tennessee State 42-0 on Nov. 5 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
Dingle’s Record-Setting Night Steals the Show as Fordham Dominates St. Peter’s 81-39
Three players reached double figures in scoring and two other players just missed out by netting nine points each as the Rams improved to 2-0 on the season by rolling all over visiting St. Peter’s 81-39 inside historic Rose Hill Gymnasium.
OVC Recaps and Weekly Preview, Week of 10/1/2022: OVC Title Race Coming Into Focus
Little by little, week by week, the crystal ball is coming into focus in the Ohio Valley Conference as UT Martin and Southeast Missouri both picked up wins on Oct. 1 to remain perfect in league play as the halfway point of the 2022 season looms on the horizon.
OVC Recaps and Weekly Preview, Week of 10/1/2022: Sparse Schedule Offers Glimpse Into OVC Expectations
Southeast Missouri and UT Martin will look to post back-to-back wins after earning victories a week ago when they return to action this weekend.
OVC Recaps and Weekly Preview, Week of 9/25/2022: Conference Champs Begin Title Defense
Ohio Valley Conference newcomer Lindenwood will put its perfect season on the line when the Lions tangle with defending conference champion UT Martin on Sept. 24.
OVC Recaps, Week 2: Drama Reigns Supreme Across OVC, 9/12/2022
After winning just one of six games in the opening week of play, Ohio Valley Conference teams fared better the second time around.
OVC Teams Struggle in First Week
While the arrival of a new college football was welcomed by a throng of fans from coast to coast, the Ohio Valley Conference had a less than rousing performance in the first week of the new season. UT Martin was the lone OVC squad to come away with a win as the league combined for.
Penn State Delivers Late Knock-Out Punch In Stunning 35-31 Win Over Purdue
The Nittany Lions got a late touchdown pass from Sean Clifford to KeyVone Lee that covered 10 yards with just 57 seconds left in the game to lift Penn State to a 35-31 win over the Boilermakers on Sept. 1 at Ross-Ade Stadium in front of more than 57,000 fans.
RB Chase Brown Powers Illinois Past Wyoming in 2022 Opener, 38-6
It took Chase Brown and Illinois just 41 seconds to secure all the points needed as the Illini opened the 2022 college football season with a 38-6 win over Wyoming on Aug. 27 in front of 37,832 fans at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
North Dakotan Lute Olsen Earns Place in Naismith Hall of Fame
The list of honors and other accolades garnered by Lute Olson during his illustrious coaching career could nearly rival the number of miles he logged on the road going from coaching stops in Minnesota, Colorado, California and Iowa, before ending his brilliant career in Tucson, Arizona.
Clemson Tabs Utah State’s Smith to Lead Inaugural Gymnastics Program
“We’re fired up to have (Smith) lead our women’s gymnastics program,” Clemson athletics director Graham Neff said when introducing Smith, who has spent the last five seasons as the head coach at Utah State.
Kansas State’s Bill Snyder Succeeds Where No One Else Had
Snyder resuscitated a once-moribund program, dubbed “Futility U” in a Sports Illustrated article a short time before Snyder’s arrival. The school had appeared in just one bowl game in school history and Snyder turned the Wildcats into one of the most consistent programs over the course of the next three decades.
College Softball Legend Honored at Arizona
Everyone knew it was just a matter of time, but officials at the University of Arizona wasted little time in assuring Mike Candrea’s name will forever be remembered at the school.
Columbia Women Claim First WNIT Victory
In the concrete jungle of New York City, and not far from the noisy subway system that transits millions of patrons to points throughout the city each day, from the standard continued to be raised as Columbia achieved another milestone in the history of the women’s basketball program.
Gillespie Clutch as Wildcats Win Big East Crown
The six-foot, two-inch guard, who was held scoreless in the first half, ended the game with 17 points, with eight of those coming in the final three minutes of play as Villanova rallied to defeat Creighton 54-48 to win the Big East championship on March 12 at Madison Square Garden.
Creighton, Villanova to Battle for Big East Supremacy
“We beat a really good team … and we did it our way,” McDermott said after watching his team’s impressive performance. “We did it with defense.”
Top Seeds Survive to Meet in Big East Semifinals
Despite all efforts to the contrary, the top four seeds all survived to remain alive in the 2022 Big East Tournament, albeit in mostly dramatic fashion, being held at Madison Square Garden.
Butler, Seton Hall Win Thrillers in First Round of Big East Tournament
There has never been a shortage of exciting games at the Big East Tournament and the 40th edition of the tournament at the world’s most famous arena continued that long line of drama.
Sherri Coale Establishes Sooners as National Power
Coale’s decision to close her coaching career in 2021 caught many by surprise, but she says it had been on her mind for the past few seasons.
Columbia Matmen Sweep Harvard, Brown
On a night when Columbia University honored its senior class, it was easy to see the future looks bright for the Lions on the wrestling mat.
Black History Month: Simon Roberts Helped Pave Way for African-American Success in Wrestling
Long before Black History Month was officially recognized in the United States, Simon Roberts made a name for himself and began to kick in doors that were previously closed to African-Americans in the sport of wrestling.
Pirates Ward Off No. 25 Musketeers 73-71
Seton Hall defeated No. 25 ranked Xavier 73-71 in a men’s basketball game on Feb. 9 at the Prudential Center.
Ford, Sun Devils Look to Return to WCWS
ASU coach Trisha Ford is hoping to end a title drought in June with her Sun Devils hoisting the coveted trophy on the field at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla.
