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In AP survey, ADs raise worries about womens college sports Follow Us Question of the Day FILE - Stanford players, top, and a Utah Valley player warm up before their college basketball game in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, in this Sunday, March 21, 2021, file photo. ... more > By HOWARD FENDRICH and EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press - Thu...

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports Hey Syracuse Orange fans we know you’d rather be spending your Thursday morning talking about how good it was to see Bourama Sidibe and Kadary Richmond back in the starting line-up but instead you’ve got this.....you’re welcome! Sources at the Downtown Y told me that the lunchtime players are mad at that anonymous ACC coach for suggesting all they want to do is shoot. There’s always that one guy who tries to draw charges....there’s always that one guy, unl...

UConn podcast: Hot sauce guys Bryan Jackson (@BPenfieldJ), Kevin Solomon join this weeks show David Borges FacebookTwitterEmail In the few months since Hearst Connecticut Media’s UConn men’s basketball podcast began, numerous high-profile guests have joined. Big East coaches (Ed Cooley, Dave Leitao, UConn assistant Tom Moore), league commissioner Val Ackerman, UConn athletic director Dave Benedict and several national media members have been among the guests. But perhaps none had as much bu...

LINKS: Georgetown Still on Pause, Recruiting Updates Share this story Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Georgetown Hoyas are still on pause due to a player or coach apparently having COVID-19. We certainly wish everyone health and safety, but it’s tough to watch other basketball without Georgetown participating. Be sure to commiserate with our friends on Kente Korner. So the big question is....was @ossoff at the Georgetown - Duke game in 2006?— Bobby Bancroft (@B...

No. 3 Villanova now has 4 games postponed by COVID, next game would be against Seton Hall Updated Jan 08, 2021; Facebook Share Seton Hall is supposed to have two big opportunities to take on No. 3-ranked Villanova this month, but at this point at least one of them appears up in the air. The Big East announced Friday that Villanova will now have to postpone its next four games due to COVID-19 issues, meaning their next scheduled game is Jan. 19 on campus against Seton Hall. The two teams are al...

Photo by Joshua Huston/NBAE via Getty Images Lauren Jackson, one of the greatest women’s players to ever play the game, and seven-time WNBA All-Star Yolanda Griffith are both eligible for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the first time, the hall announced on Tuesday. Joining them is current Big East commissioner and inaugural president of the WNBA Val Ackerman. Michael Cooper, a former WNBA coach for the Los Angeles Sparks and Atlanta Dream, has also been nominated due to his...

Getty Images Longtime player, coach and broadcaster Doug Collins was among the first-time nominees announced Tuesday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Also announced as candidates for the first time were Paul Pierce, Michael Cooper, Howard Garfinkel, Lou Henson, Val Ackerman, Yolanda Griffith and Lauren Jackson. Finalists are scheduled to be announced during NBA All-Star Weekend, with those elected unveiled during the NCAA Final Four. Collins coached the Bulls ...

Former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce headlines new Hall of Fame candidates Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Former Boston Celtic Paul Pierce attends the NBA basketball game between the Celtics and the Houston Rockets in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP Facebook Share Paul Pierce is officially eligible for the Hall of Fame. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday its list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2021, including eight...

Seton Hall’s Kevin Willard on Duke’s Coach K: ‘Just because someone thinks something doesn’t mean they’re right’ Updated Dec 12, 2020; Posted Dec 12, 2020 Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, March 7, 2020. Creighton won 77-60. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP Facebook Share Gary Cohen asked Willard his thoughts on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski making that suggestion. “I have a lot of t...