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Warrant issued after alleged fight

Tim Griffin, ESPN.com

An arrest warrant has been issued for Longhorns freshman safety Kenny Vaccaro for misdemeanor assault after he was involved in an alleged fight with another Texas student during a pickup basketball game.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Kansas St. will introduce Currie as AD

Tim Griffin, ESPN.com

Tennessee executive associate athletic director John Currie will be introduced Monday as the new athletic director at Kansas State.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2009

Mizzou gets back on winning track

Tim Griffin, ESPN.com

Missouri has been involved in an embarrassing string of off-court incidents in recent seasons. But the focus is now back on the court, where the Tigers are excelling.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Instant Analysis: Baylor vs. Missouri

Tim Griffin, ESPN.com

Tim Griffin provides instant analysis from Missouri's win over Baylor in the Big 12 championship game.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2009

Setting up Baylor-Missouri

Tim Griffin

...We'll see later tonight. Missouri also will be gunning for its first Big 12 men's basketball championship title in school history. The Tigers finished second in 2003 under Quin Snyder and 1997 under...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2009

Mizzou defense swarms in to save the day

Tim Griffin

...and creating organized chaos among opponents with a frenetic style that is seldom seen in modern college basketball. Such descriptions might be considered mere coaching buzzwords. But with the way that Missouri coach Mike Anderson...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2009

Baylor's tourney hopes live another day

Tim Griffin

...to ponder it. The Baylor Bears won't have many fans among the collective group of college basketball teams that are considered "on the bubble" as far as NCAA tournament hopes are concerned. "That's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009

Eaton is the everyman point guard

Tim Griffin

...s roster. That's to take nothing away from the Oklahoma State senior point guard's immense basketball skill set. But seeing him listed at 5-foot-11 and 218 pounds makes him everyman's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Travis Ford gambles … and wins

Tim Griffin

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Somewhere in the middle of film study early Thursday morning, an idea came to Travis Ford that was daring and bold in its utter simpl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Halftime thoughts from Bedlam

Tim Griffin

...8 behind the 3-point arc. Oklahoma also needs to do a better job of protecting the basketball. The Sooners contributed 10 first-half turnovers that led to 13 Oklahoma State points. I get the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Fan cam makes presence felt

Tim Griffin

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Not too long ago, the unbridled enthusiasm of a college basketball tournament was enough. Apparently, that's not the case anymore. During a break in each Big 12...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

One last look back at Singletary's historic night

Tim Griffin

...Mike Singletary, Texas Tech vs. Texas A&M, 2009 25 - Adam Hess, William & Mary vs. Hampton, 2003 Basketball trivia buffs will remember Mlkvy as the legendary "Owl without a vowel." He played at Temple in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Young, Durant to join Williams, Ford with retired UT jersey numbers

Tim Griffin, ESPN.com

The University of Texas will retire jersey numbers of nine athletes in three sports during ceremonies during the 2008-09 school year, Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds announced Friday.

Story | Conversation | July 18, 2008

Fresno State attributes early season struggles to postseason success

Tim Griffin, ESPN.com

After surrendering a three-run lead in Game 1 and falling into a 5-0 hole early in Game 2, most teams would have thrown in the towel. But Fresno State's struggles early in the season taught the Bulldogs how to bounce back from adversity.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2008

Pat Knight proving he's not quite like his father

Tim Griffin, ESPN.com

After 15 games as Texas Tech's head coach and a few months of perspective since the end of the season, Pat Knight is putting his unique (and un-Bob-Knight-like) mark on the program, writes Tim Griffin.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2008