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2103 NBA Scouting Combine: GlenOak graduate C.J. McCollum hopes to be a lottery pick
The Akron Beacon JournalC.J. McCollum spent four years as a journalism major at Lehigh learning how to ask questions and find answers. He put that to good use at the NBA combine, when GlenOak High School's all-time leading scorer did his best to reverse roles with the general...Tags: John Wall, Jarrett Jack, Klay Thompson, Otto Porter, Dion Waiters
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College Football Countdown: No. 121 Akron
The Orlando Sentinel’s college insider Matt Murschel has ranked all 125 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country entering the 2013 season. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 125 to our...
Tags: College Sports, College Football, Sports, Miami RedHawks, Mid-American Conference
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College football spring game schedule
Groller's CornerCourtesy of the National Football Foundation ACC Date Time Game Network/Notes Sat., April 6 1 p.m. Virginia ESPN3 Fri., April 12 7 p.m. Maryland Fri., April 12 7 p.m. Pittsburgh ESPN3 Sat., April 13 2 p.m. Florida State ESPN3 Sat., April 13 3 p.m. Miami... -
Lonnie Kauppila bounces back with Stanford baseball
Keeping tabs on local athletes competing in college. Lonnie Kauppila (Burbank High, 2010) junior infielder, Stanford University baseball: The former Bulldog has bounced back nicely after missing the final two months of his sophomore season last year...Tags: College Sports, Buffalo Bulls, Golf, Mid-American Conference, Utah Utes
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NCAA Tournament: Virginia Commonwealth routs Akron, 88-42
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Virginia Commonwealth set an NCAA tournament record with the largest victory by a fifth-seeded team over a No. 12. And it could've been an even bigger rout. Troy Daniels had 23 points, Juvonte Reddic scored 21 and the Rams...
Tags: College Sports, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Commonwealth Rams
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1 man, 12 hours of March Madness
For RedEyeCharles Barkley has it right: Watching the first couple rounds of the NCAA tournament before the switch to a new format wasn’t great. "We all take it for granted now but the tournament used to suck [on TV]," Barkley told SI. "It used to be: Why...Tags: College Sports, Syracuse Orange, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Television Industry, Dining and Drinking
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VCU-Akron NCAA pairing matches coaching brothers Smart, Dambrot
RICHMOND — As Akron prepared for the Mid-American Conference tournament, VCU coach Shaka Smart sent the Zips a 45-second motivational video. "It was all about how much I believed in their team and how good they could be," Smart said Tuesday....
Tags: College Sports, Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Commonwealth Rams, Mid-American Conference
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Teel Time: Final Four picks Miami, Kansas, Louisville, Ohio State
VCU versus Michigan in suburban Detroit. North Carolina against Kansas in Kansas City. A Duke-Louisville rematch in Indianapolis. North Carolina State encountering preseason No. 1 Indiana. Much of the regional contingent in the NCAA basketball...
Tags: College Sports, UMass Minutemen, Mid-American Conference, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Indiana Hoosiers
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Virginia has only itself to blame for not making NCAA field
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Middle Tennessee State has one top-100 victory. Virginia boasts eight. The Blue Raiders defeated two teams that made the NCAA tournament. The Cavaliers bested four. Yet when the NCAA unveiled its 68-team bracket Sunday, Middle...
Tags: Human Interest, College Sports, Boston College Eagles, Long Island, Mid-American Conference
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For What It's Worth: March 18th
For What it’s Worth---March 18 -- Was it a bigger deal that yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, or Selection Sunday? Ho-Hum number 1--- Kansas is a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time and for the fifth time in seven...
Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Arizona Wildcats, Virginia Commonwealth Rams, Pittsburgh Panthers
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Scoreboard -- March 16, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| College Softball--East Carolina at Alabama-Birmingham, 11 a.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup,...Tags: Northwestern Wildcats, Kyle Arrington, Boston College Eagles, Houston Cougars, UMass Minutemen
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Central Michigan wins MAC title, 86-68 over Akron
CLEVELAND (AP) — Crystal Bradford scored 13 points with 10 rebounds and Central Michigan showed balance and depth to beat Akron 86-68 on Saturday for its first Mid-American Conference title and NCAA berth since 1984. The Chippewas (21-11) lost to...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, College Basketball, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Eastern Michigan Eagles
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