Posts Tagged ‘NIT’

Penn State, Face Plants, And the NIT

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

The primary also-ran tournament came to an end last night as the Nittany Lions of Penn State won the NIT, beating Baylor, 69-63. Along the way, Penn State senior Danny Morrissey absolutely crushed his own face while diving for a loose ball. Over at PennLive.com, they have an article praising the work Jamelle [...]

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Who Knew The NIT Could Be This Dramatic?

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

For the first time in my adult life, I’ll be watching the opening round of the NIT tonight — well, at least one game. Such is the price of being a Kentucky fan; rooting for a team that’s missing the real tournament for the first time in 18 seasons. While most basketball scribes [...]

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Bubbles Burst (March Madness)

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Time for you afternoon conference tournament update. Lots of stuff going on this Friday the 13, which was quite unlucky for teams like Kentucky, Minnesota (Possible NIT match-up?), and Virginia Tech, all of whom saw their tournament bubble with conference tournament losses. All three teams needed to at least get to their respective [...]

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Billy Donovan Chomps His Team Some More

Monday, March 17th, 2008

If you remember, last week, Florida coach Billy Donovan ripped his team for their poor play down the stretch of the regular season. Apparently, the message didn’t get through. Now we get word that the Gators have been banned from their state-of-the-art practice facility.
I guess that’s the price you pay when [...]

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