| S9 March 23, 2013 "Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it."- Dalai LamaAMHERST, Mass. - There is no truth to the rumor that I agreed to cover the UMass-Stony Brook NIT for Big Apple Buckets just to see how tall Chaz Williams actually is.I mean, I'm 5-foot-8, and completely convinced I have ... [more] |
| S9 February 11, 2013 The game between Stony Brook and Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) featured two teams that have gone in opposite directions in recent years. Back in 2008, the Retrievers were champions of the America East Conference, the only time in school history they've been to the NCAA Tournament. However, things... [more] |
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3. Blackout Fail by Raymond Curren
S9 January 30, 2013 "In this world, you get what you pay for." - Kurt VonnegutALBANY, N.Y. - I have no general disdain for free stuff, even though free food tends to curtail any diet plan I try to introduce. But I generally don't go too far out of my way when the siren call of "while supplies last" or "no purchas... [more]
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| S9 January 16, 2013 STONY BROOK, N.Y. - I don't often like making blanket statements with absolutely no empirical data to back it up, which probably disqualifies me from many government jobs and positions on television.However, Long Island traffic is the absolute worst.I've lived in Dallas, and that could be tough. Ne... [more] |
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5. The Sleepwalk by Tim Delehaunty
S9 January 4, 2013 My eleven year-old Ian and I wake early enough on New Year's Day to walk the hundreds of steps at Manhattan College, up past the banners of priests in front of O'Malley library, up through the tight quadrangle, to reach Draddy Gymnasium. We find general admission seats under the basket in the secon... [more]
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| S9 January 2, 2013 BRONX, N.Y. - Sometimes when you're in a rut, you just need something small to make you smile.After driving 12 hours back to New York between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, I barely had time to stop to grab a bagel before heading up to Draddy Gym for a fairly interesting contest between struggl... [more] |
| S9 December 12, 2012 Game #9-151: Stony Brook Seawolves at Saint Francis (NY) TerriersDecember 11, 2012 7:00 pmPhysical Ed. CenterBBState Stats/Recap "I'm standing in Brooklyn just waiting for something to happen.I can't help but look thinking that everyone doesn't get it."- Fun., One FootBROOKLYN, N.Y. - Would you bel... [more] |
| S8 March 12, 2012 Game #8-737: Vermont Catamounts at Stony Brook SeawolvesMarch 10, 2012 11:00 amHartford, CTBBState Stats/RecapFor what will likely prove to be my final game for the 800 Games Project, I figured that I’d bring back a concept that seems to be very popular when I do my high school writing: the running ... [more] |
| S8 March 11, 2012 Game #8-737: Vermont Catamounts at Stony Brook SeawolvesMarch 10, 2012 11:00 amHartford, CTBBState Stats/RecapFor the second consecutive weekend, I had no original intention of cheering on the University of Vermont Catamounts in person. The championship game of the America East Conference was simply... [more] |
| S8 March 6, 2012 Game #8-708: Binghamton Bearcats vs. Stony Brook SeawolvesMarch 3, 2012 12:05 pmHartford, CTBBState Stats/RecapThe America East conference can’t thank the Binghamton men’s basketball program for much in last couple of seasons. By now, most of you know the scandal that has pretty much crippled the Be... [more] |
| S8 February 27, 2012 Game #8-632: Maine Black Bears at Stony Brook SeawolvesFebruary 26, 2012 12:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapDay Four of our four day weekend of hoops concluded on Sunday with a tripleheader. First, it was Maine vs. Stony Brook, then a St. Peter's - Iona double feature; the women's game fol... [more] |
| S8 February 10, 2012 Game #8-540: Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers at Stony Brook SeawolvesFebruary 9, 2012 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapSeventeen years ago, Wolfie made his debut as the mascot of the Stony Brook Seawolves. Seventeen years ago, Stony Brook wasn't even a Division I basketball team. The... [more] |
| S8 January 17, 2012 Game #8-405: New Hampshire Wildcats at Stony Brook SeawolvesJanuary 16, 2012 5:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapOften one of the key ingredients to a team's successful season is the ability to win at home. Seven times this season, Stony Brook has hosted a game in Pritchard Gym and seven tim... [more] |
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14. SUNY Supremacy by Gary Moore
S8 January 9, 2012 Game #8-370: Albany Great Danes at Stony Brook SeawolvesJanuary 8, 2012 2:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapThe universities in the State of New York school system used to be known with their names starting with SUNY. There was SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Albany and SUNY Binghamton, to name a few... [more]
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| S8 December 31, 2011 Game #8-315: Rider Broncs at Stony Brook SeawolvesDecember 30, 2011 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapLast night was the second game I saw in Pritchard Gym in three days. On Wednesday, Stony Brook gave up a twenty point lead to Cornell but won in overtime 68-59. This time the defensive-min... [more] |
| S8 December 29, 2011 Game #8-303: Cornell Big Red at Stony Brook SeawolvesDecember 28, 2011 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapIf red is your favorite color, then last night's Cornell vs. Stony Brook contest was the game for you. You had the Big Red taking on the Seawolves, whose motto on their tickets is "Get ... [more] |
| S8 December 8, 2011 Game #8-201: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Stony Brook SeawolvesDecember 7, 2011 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapWatching live college basketball games, something I absolutely love, has been an outlet for me since I really started following Hofstra in the early 2000's. Previously, I had... [more] |
| S7 March 13, 2011 If college basketball has taught us anything, it's that there's nothing that becomes irrelevant more suddenly than Championship Fortnight. Once the NCAA Tournament bracket is released, the previous two weeks slip into history... very quickly. But one thing that has to be remembered: the teams that w... [more] |
| S7 March 13, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;} Bullet PointsOn the penult... [more] |
| S7 March 12, 2011 [12] Saint Joseph's Hawks vs. [9] Dayton FlyersMarch 12, 2011 1:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap [3] Richmond Spiders vs. [2] Temple OwlsMarch 12, 2011 3:30 pmBBState Stats/Recap AP The Atlantic Four become an Atlantic Two, without any Philadelphia representation for the first time since 2007. It does alw... [more] |
| S7 March 12, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsA hearty 'Ray'... [more] |
| S7 March 7, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsCongratulation... [more] |
| S7 March 7, 2011 [6] Hartford Hawks vs. [2] Boston University TerriersMarch 6, 2011 7:34 pmHartford, CTBBState Stats/Recap In the aftermath of yet another top seed crash on Severance Sunday (Vermont), No. 2 Boston University fights homestanding Hartford for the right to host the championship game. Turnovers vs. mi... [more] |
| S7 March 7, 2011 [4] Saint Peter's Peacocks at [1] Fairfield StagsMarch 6, 2011 2:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap [3] Rider Broncs vs. [2] Iona GaelsMarch 6, 2011 4:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap It's the MAAC semifinals. Anthony Kiedis howls in a cavernous arena. It's a day of Tri-State recollection: we remember the Iona 'ha... [more] |
| S7 March 6, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsCongratulation... [more] |
| S7 March 6, 2011 [5] Stony Brook Seawolves vs. [4] Albany Great DanesMarch 5, 2011 12:05 pmBBState Stats/Recap [9] Binghamton Bearcats vs. [1] Vermont CatamountsMarch 5, 2011 2:15 pmBBState Stats/Recap [7] New Hampshire Wildcats vs. [2] Boston University TerriersMarch 5, 2011 6:05 pmBBState Stats/Recap [6] Hartford... [more] |
| S7 March 5, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsNow it's mad, ... [more] |
| S7 February 23, 2011 CHICAGO -- Every single one of the conference games going on tonight, and tomorrow, and Friday and Saturday too, were scheduled months in advance by a league office (or, in some cases, years ago). Some were circled rivalry games worth driving a day for, others were just-anothers. In early March, t... [more] |
| S7 February 20, 2011 Butler Bulldogs at Illinois-Chicago FlamesFebruary 19, 2011 2:00 pmUIC PavillionBBState Stats/Recap The power, passion and glory of #ALLCAPSGAME 2011. @midmajority Game Tweets14:11 ROBO KREPS HAS SCORED THE FIRST BASKET OF THE #ALLCAPSGAME #BEEP #BOOP14:13 COREY GRAY HITS A #SUPERHOOP AND UIC IS ... [more] |
| S7 February 16, 2011 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- March really is here before we know it, because there's half a week missing out of February. This month wasn't designed that way -- and nothing was adjusted for our benefit or anything -- but it's still disorienting and disruptive to look at a calendar and realize that in two ... [more] |
| S7 January 31, 2011 As is annual tradition here at TMM, we've put together a full rundown of all the announced BracketBusters matchups, and this will likely be the most clicked-on page of the season once again. It's incredibly difficult to find a complete list of all the non-TV games, which are quietly announced by the... [more] |
| S7 January 29, 2011 Binghamton Bearcats at Boston University TerriersJanuary 26, 2011 9:00 pmCase GymBBState Stats/Recap New England has had a tough winter. Snowstorm after blizzard after Nor'Easter has dumped feet and feet of snow on the upper right-hand corner of Hoops Nation; it's piled high along the sides of roa... [more] |
| S7 January 11, 2011 CHICAGO -- America has one more month in its ongoing annual quest to figure out how to allow violence to thrive in tightly-controlled, non-contaminated petri dishes. But as you might have heard, last night marked the conclusion of the Ugly Season. For those of you just joining us this year, we sav... [more] |
| S7 January 5, 2011 I felt like I ought to write in about the end of the 100GP, since I have to admit I felt a pretty big sense of disappointment (though not surprise) when you said it wasn't going to happen in the future...I think the road is an important part of the site. In general, I think a good outcome would b... [more] |
| S7 December 1, 2010 Canisius Golden Griffins at Binghamton BearcatsNovember 30, 2010 7:00 pmMid-Majority Events CenterBBState Stats/Recap I want to just talk to the Binghamton people for a second. Just the Binghamton people. OK, does 30 percent of the student population have red hair? Seriously, what's the deal? @mi... [more] |
| S6 March 15, 2010 INDIANAPOLIS -- We pause to repect the accomplishments of Utah State, Richmond and Xavier. Heck, even Gonzaga. And even though we don't draw the line between power conferences and "none of the above" the same way as the people on TV, there were some other schools that don't play in the Premier Leagu... [more] |
| S6 March 8, 2010 Bullet Points All hail Northern Iowa, repeat winners of the Missouri Valley Conference's Arch Madness. The top-seeded Panthers put on a strong second-half burst to defeat No. 2 Wichita State, 67-52. Four of Sunday's semifinals set up Monday championship games. The Colonial title comes down to a m... [more] |
| S6 February 25, 2010 Big Games Atlantic 14: at Temple 49, Dayton 41 TU - 23-5 (11-2) [RPI: 13, State: 21] UD - 18-9 (7-6) [RPI: 43, State: 51] Star of the Game: Lavoy Allen 9 Pts (3-8 FG, 3-5 FT), 17 Reb #18/20 Men's Basketball Tied For First In A-14 With 49-41 Win Over Dayton - PHILADELPHIA – Sophomore Ramo... [more] |
| S6 February 20, 2010 Big Games BracketBusters: at Northern Iowa 71, Old Dominion 62 UNI - 24-3 (14-2) [RPI: 21, State: 12] ODU - 21-8 (13-3) [RPI: 41, State: 48] Star of the Game: Ali Farokhmanesh 23 Pts (6-10 FG, 6-6 FT) Farokhmanesh's 23-Point Second Half Pushes #24 UNI Past Old Dominion, 71-62 - CEDAR FALLS, I... [more] |
| S6 February 10, 2010 Colonial: at George Mason 82, Virginia Commonwealth 77 (OT) GMU - 16-9 (11-3) [RPI: 132, State: 104] VCU - 17-6 (9-5) [RPI: 49, State: 41] Star of the Game: Michael Morrison 18 Pts (8-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 10 Reb Men's Basketball Rallies Late, Downs VCU in Overtime - Cam Long hit a pair of free throws ... [more] |
| S6 February 8, 2010 Big Games Atlantic 14: at Richmond 71, Temple 54 RICH - 18-6 (7-2) [RPI: 31, State: 41] TU - 19-5 (7-2) [RPI: 17, State: 35] Star of the Game: Kevin Anderson 29 Pts (11-17 FG, 5-5 FT) Richmond Topples Temple, 71-54 (via Richmond) Atlantic 14: at Dayton 90, Xavier 65 UD - 16-6 (5-3) [RPI: 33, S... [more] |
| S6 February 3, 2010 I'll never forget Christmas 1987. The anticipation made my little underdeveloped heart jackrabbit in its bony cage. I recall bounding down the old toasty staircase, pushing my little sister aside, my eyes wide as canned hams. And there, 'neath the tinsel-topped tree, was the box I'd longed for so ... [more] |
| S6 January 13, 2010 NEW YORK CITY -- Who is the poet laureate of Long Island? I pondered this question as I walked along the Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike from the train station towards Hofstra University, past Mexican laundromats and dimly lit gyro joints. In a flourescent storefront, ladies with tall hair were gettin... [more] |
| S6 December 8, 2009 A whole three of you e-mailed me and asked if I was doing the holiday gift guide again. My first response was, "What holiday gift guide?" It's been five years and a day since I spent half an hour writing up the last one, and if people remember it, they either have been spending time in the archives... [more] |
| S5 March 16, 2009 Bullet Points Stephen F. Austin punched Hoops Nation's final NCAA Tournament ticket Sunday afternoon, its first appearance ever. Championship Fortnight is over, and the national postseason is just ahead. Completed brackets and scores for all 23 TMM leagues are included below. Southland Texas... [more] |
| S5 March 12, 2009 KATY, Tex. -- Quick programming note: we've run into some technical difficulties here in Texas, so that marathon chat we promised has to be postponed. Next week seems a better fit anyway, since there will be an actual 65-team bracket to talk about. We'll do a regular chat tomorrow from Cleveland at ... [more] |
| S5 March 8, 2009 Bullet Points Radford (Big South), East Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun) and Morehead State (Ohio Valley) have qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Cleveland State, the Horizon No. 3, eliminated No. 2 Green Bay in that conference's semis, and Illinois State upended Creighton in the Missouri Valley... [more] |
| S5 March 7, 2009 Bullet Points Cornell became the first school to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament. For the second straight year, the Big Red claimed the Ivy League title, beating Penn 83-59. The upsets began in earnest on Friday. Ohio Valley No. 4 Morehead State took out No. 1 Tennessee-Martin. CAA No.... [more] |
| S5 March 2, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS -- Every day we get just a little more physically vulnerable, every day another step closer to the inevitable finish line of life. The positive trade-off is that whether we've cheated the reaper by strengthening our bodies or not, our minds are always increasing in power. Every day, we ... [more] |
| S5 January 23, 2009 "Like many Web sites that traffic partly in gossip, The Big Lead's information is not always correct." - SI.com, March 2008 CLEVELAND -- What is the truth? The truth is one part fact, one part perspective, and zero parts perspiration. The truth is the vessel, the conduit that carries it, and it cann... [more] |
| S5 January 2, 2009 POCATELLO, Id. -- First of all, we have a chat today over at ESPN SportsNation at 4 p.m. Eastern, or 2 p.m. Mountain Standard. Don't forget! One last blast of mid-major mystery before we turn our attention solely to conference races, and forget that the top eight conferences exist -- a luxury we'll ... [more] |
| S4 March 17, 2008 Bullet Points In the final final in mid-majordom, Texas-Arlington emerged as surprise Southland champs. All hail! We had 78 entries into our "guess-the-play-in-matchup" contest on Saturday, and not a single correct answer. The correct pairing, as we all know now, is Coppin State (MEAC) against Moun... [more] |
| S4 March 9, 2008 Bullet Points Three autobids were given out yesterday. All hail mighty Winthrop of the Big South, Austin Peay of the Ohio Valley Conference, and the Atlantic Sun's Belmont. All are off to the Big Dance! One final today -- the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference. Drake and Illinois State... [more] |
| S4 March 8, 2008 Bullet Points Today, three autobids to the NCAA Tournament will be awarded! The Big South, Ohio Valley and Atlantic Sun will crown champions. The No. 6 was a lucky number yesterday -- surprising Tennessee State moved to the finals of the OVC, Northern Iowa upset No. 3 Southern Illinois in the MVC, ... [more] |
| S4 March 7, 2008 Bullet Points There was an upset in the Atlantic Sun quarters, as No. 6 Gardner-Webb routed No. 3 Stetson. The Big South final is set: UNC Asheville and Winthrop, the league's top two seeds. The game will be played Saturday. In the MVC first round, No. 8 Indiana State and No. 7 Missouri State adva... [more] |
| S4 February 26, 2008 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- We're all just getting over the thrills of BracketBuster weekend, but there's plenty to get to as the regular season winds down to its electrifying conclusion. Just 19 days until Selection Sunday... Saint Mary's. In last night's G!O!T!N!, the Gaels proved that yes, they can ... [more] |
| S4 December 10, 2007 New Jersey Tech (Independents) at Stony Brook (America East) USB Sports Complex - Stony Brook, NY 7:00 PM EST Tonight's eight game slate gives us this standout contest, between two schools that have combined for 18 losses so far, with only one win between them. Lest you think that finals w... [more] |
| S4 November 25, 2007 The Long One Steel-colored first light above a lengthwise highway, rolling gun-metal hills beyond, a scene set off by a row of spindly and barren trees in crisp black focus. There's something comforting, regular about the standard tableau that I usually wake up to on the road, a simple chalk draw... [more] |
| S4 November 12, 2007 Pittsburgh Late Saturday night, in the temporary Saint Louis locker room underneath the University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center, new Billikens head coach Rick Majerus rubbed his face crosswise and lengthwise, trying to invent things to say about a blowout win over Houston Baptist. Failing... [more] |
| S3 March 28, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I., Mar. 28 -- All animate organisms, from the globbiest amoeba to the most intricate human machine, share one thing in common: life. Life is what keeps you going, it's the light before the beginning of the tunnel. The meaning of life is simply this: it means so much that nobody can sur... [more] |
| S3 March 3, 2007 Bullet Points In the first real shocker of Championship Fortnight, Appalachian State was upset by College of Charleston in the SoCon semifinals. Four leagues crown champions today on the ESPN family of networks. The Big South, Ohio Valley, SoCon and Atlantic Sun seasons will conclude with autobids b... [more] |
| S3 March 2, 2007 Bullet Points No. 6 seed Virginia Military Institute has advanced to the Big South final after defeating the tourney's Nos. 2 and 3 seeds. Furman, the No. 5 seed in the SoCon, advanced to the semifinals by defeating No. 4#North Carolina-Greensboro. The Atlantic Sun quarterfinals played according to ... [more] |
| S3 February 2, 2007 PHOENIX - O, layover... Haven of annoying cell-phone talk, home of heavily made-up airline employees yet unhelpful gate agents (that'll be seventy-five bucks to fly standby, please), opportunity to gorge oneself on 3,000-calorie Cinnabons, chance to catch up with increasingly irrelevant color period... [more] |
| S3 January 30, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Before we begin our supersized DP, I just want to share with you something I wrote yesterday. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition, 2004, published by Houghton Mifflin) defines the word "champion" as "One that wins first place or first prize in... [more] |
| S3 November 20, 2006 PAWTUCKET, R.I. - By November 19, 2005, there had been 16 games in which a school from one of the eight major conferences had been beaten by a school from one of the 23 other D-I conferences*. [*Unnamed Major Program From the Northwest excluded] This year, on that date, there have been 26. This i... [more] |
| S2 February 20, 2006 Senior Day is a special occasion, a chance for the fans celebrate the careers of your outgoing players one last time. And while preseason America East favorite Boston University hasn't had much to crow about this season (they're 10-15, 7-7), the senior forward pictured to the left had the game of hi... [more] |
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67. Viewer Mail by Kyle Whelliston
S2 December 16, 2005 Time to put a dent in the ol' mailbag.
What chance do you think there is for the NCAA to allow a 5th year of eligibility in basketball? There are a number of reasons it would be a good idea. First, it will enable kids to remain on scholarship another year and enhance their graduation rates. Second,... [more]
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68. America East Wonk by Kyle Whelliston
S2 November 24, 2005 Game 103: Michigan 51, at Boston University 46
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Agganis Arena - Boston, MA
(with full and absolute apologies to John Gasaway)
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Is There A Triaminic For Coughing Up the Ball?
Michigan beat Boston University 51-46 last night at the gleaming... [more]
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| S2 November 18, 2005 This is 7 in a series of 10 early-season essays.Karl Marx was a smart guy, he had some revolutionary ideas about class struggle and stuff. But even though the East German city named in his honor would field a dominant women's team named the Karl-Marx Stadt Chem Cats, the father of modern communism d... [more] |
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70. Point Taken by Kyle Whelliston
S1 March 8, 2005 Game 079: (2) Northeastern 86, (6) Maine 73
America East Semifinals
Sunday, March 6, 2005
Events Center - Binghamton, NY
The point guard position has enjoyed a long and strange evolution. From Bob Cousy to Jerry "The Logo" West, and later to Magic Johnson and Allen Iverson, players of all sizes, ... [more]
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71. Foiled Again by Kyle Whelliston
S1 March 6, 2005 Game 077: (6) Maine 47, (3) Boston University 45
America East Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5, 2005
Events Center - Binghamton, NY
When you drive east into Boston along the MassPike, you'll pass by the home of the local pro baseball team. Last May, Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino asked Tom Brennan to ... [more]
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72. Free Wolfie by Kyle Whelliston
S1 March 6, 2005 Game 076: (2) Northeastern 90, (7) Stony Brook 79
America East Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5, 2005
Events Center - Binghamton, NY
Jose Juan Barea of Northeastern scored 41 points on 17-for-32 shooting, and his Huskies prevailed over the Stony Brook Seawolves in an America East quarterfinal. Tha... [more]
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| S1 March 5, 2005 Bullet Points Two one-seeds went down: Tennessee Tech lost in the OVC semifinals, and Davidson was eliminated in the Southern Conference semis. Four automatic bids will be handed out today, as the ESPN networks begin a schedule of court-stormings every two hours or so. We have the Big South's matc... [more] |
| S1 March 3, 2005 Game 070: at New Hampshire 76, Stony Brook 66 Sunday, February 28, 2005 Lundholm Gymnasium - Durham, NH On a cold and clear Senior Day just off the New Hampshire seacoast, the 100 Games Project entered the seventies. The 100GP tied Mark McGwire's single-season home run record, an aesthetically plea... [more] |
| S1 February 28, 2005 Mid-American: Bowling Green 57, Miami (Oh.) 56 (story) - Despite the fact that the game's telecast was cancelled after an hour's delay because BGSU's Mawel Soler shattered a backboard during pregame warmups, Falcon senior forward Josh Almanson's jumper with six seconds remaining was a shot heard 'ro... [more] |
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76. Bad Seeds by Kyle Whelliston
S1 February 26, 2005 Game 066: at Boston University 66, Maine 50
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Case Gymnasium - Boston, MA
The scoreboard records the points, the newspaper keeps track of the wins and losses, and the banners hanging in the rafters immortalize the championships and dynasties. Lights, paper, cloth - that's ... [more]
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| S1 February 17, 2005 Colonial: George Mason 74, Old Dominion 58 (story) - Shall I compare last night's performance by the Old Dominion Monarchs to a summer day? Hell, no. The CAA leaders shot just 33 percent from the floor, because their hosts did a lot of spear-shaking on the defensive end. By handing ODU their second ... [more] |
| S1 February 10, 2005 Firstly, a big "yo" to all Philadelphia Inquirer readers who scoped Janet Paskin's piece instead of the sports-section leader about Donovan McNabb's vomit. Welcome to TMM, here's the first page. Despite both what The Official Wife Of The Mid-Majority™ says and Herculean efforts by the gentlema... [more] |
| S1 January 27, 2005 Missouri Valley: Southwest Missouri State 92, Southern Illinois 77 (story) - The homestanding Bears took a 14-point lead into halftime, and stepped on the gas out of the break with an 11-4 run. Despite what the two teams' records would indicate, this was a classically-styled "romp" - a 57%-38% field... [more] |
| S1 January 7, 2005 Game 027: at Boston University 73, Hartford 22 Thursday, January 6, 2005 Case Gymnasium - Boston, Massachusetts 1. Boston University Terriers - The top defensive team in the America East, and the only squad on this list that has actually beaten the Hartford Hawks within the past 24 hours. 2. Longw... [more] |
| S1 January 4, 2005 Game 024: Boston University 72, at Albany 69 Sunday, January 2, 2005 Recreation and Convocation Center - Albany, New York When you play college hoops on your PlayStation or XBox, you have the option to enter something called "legacy mode." As you take the reins of a bottom-feeding school and try to... [more] |
| S1 November 16, 2004 The Magnificent Spitlers: USA Today profiles four brothers who all gained spots on Division I basketball teams (Saint Peter's, Stony Brook,Canisius and Holy Cross) the walk-on way. Says Chris Spitler, "What's amazing to me is that all of us could be mediocre enough not to get a scholarship." Air Fo... [more] |
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