The Big 12 and Pac-10 play one of these, too
Andy Katz...t. Another aspect of the event is that they don't deviate from one year to the next. These are home-and-home series over a two-year period. In the Big Ten/ACC Challenge...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009With five straight wins, Wildcats back on track
Andy KatzBill Carmody didn't have some grand plan to shake up his Northwestern lineup once Kevin Coble went down with a season-ending foot injury. Nope. Th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009Schedule allows Lobos to be MWC contenders
Andy KatzDecember allows us to separate some pretenders from contenders in respective conferences. New Mexico may be one of the contenders. The Lobos weren't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009Why the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matters
Andy Katz, ESPN.comACC 10, Big Ten 0. That's the tally in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. And if you think that doesn't matter, just ask any fan, coach, player or administrator on either side.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Six things to take away from the 76 Classic
Andy KatzANAHEIM, Calif. -- West Virginia won the 76 Classic, in what may go down as the toughest tournament this season when the bids are handed out in March....
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009Assessing where UCLA, Butler stand after Friday
Andy Katz...the Bruins can find a way to produce an upset or two (like over No. 1 Kansas next weekend or at Notre Dame) in the nonconference schedule before going into a down Pac-10. But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 27, 2009Mystery Ags provide a good first clue vs. Clemson
Andy Katz...huge win for us because now we get West Virginia and a really good team in the next game [Sunday],'' Texas A&M head coach MarkTurgeon said. "If you look closer at our schedule, we...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009Portland trouncing leaves UCLA stunned
Andy Katz, ESPN.comIt was the lowest point total and the most lopsided loss of the Ben Howland era at UCLA. And it came at the hands of … Portland? The Pilots appear legit. Can we say the same about the Bruins?
Story | Conversation | November 26, 2009Mazzulla happy to be back with Mountaineers
Andy Katz...finish second in the Big East, are just happy at the prospect of three games in the next four days. "We're probably the only top 25 team that has played only two games,'' Mazzulla...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Golden Gophers try to avoid legal distractions
Andy Katz...suspended by the school for a violation of team rules. Smith said Bostick should be back for next week's Big Ten/ACC Challenge game at Miami on Dec. 2. Bostick did what he was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Butler one of several ranked teams at 76
Andy Katz, ESPN.comFour ranked teams and several more NCAA tourney contenders make this year's 76 Classic field the best of any early-season tournament. Andy Katz offers a breakdown of the teams and explains what's at stake.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009Return of Ebanks is key for Mountaineers
Andy Katz...Charleston, W.Va. He wouldn't say whether Ebanks would be with the Mountaineers in Anaheim, Calif., next week for the 76 Classic. He wouldn't confirm or deny that Ebanks was in Morgantown or...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009Let's remember: It's still just November
Andy Katz, ESPN.comSome teams look unbeatable. Some look awful. Some conferences look great. Some not so much. But are we really ready to make definitive statements after just one full week of games? Let's hold off on that.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009California struggles without two key parts
Andy Katz...without discomfort. "He wants to get to the point where he can practice hard and play the next day," Montgomery said. "He doesn't want to play, sit out and then play again." Against the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009JT3 wants Hoyas to be tested with schedule
Andy Katz...some weak 250-plus power-rating puff. Taking on reshuffling Temple, which is always a drain, was next on the schedule. Georgetown won both of those games. On Saturday, the Hoyas will face a road...
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