My early top-25 college basketball poll for 2009-10 (updated version)
Updated edition, because it’s based on final NBA Draft decisions. Early edition, because we’re still five months from tipoff and much can change … injuries, suspensions, academic problems, and second...
View ArticleCollege basketball: Winners and losers from a chaotic spring
I’m considering everything here … draft decisions, coaching hires, NCAA investigations, recruiting, suspensions … everything. Winner: Kentucky. Rebuilt the program in a manner of weeks with the hiring...
View ArticleAction/reaction: USC to start Matt Barkley, Cal football, Stanford hoops,...
Quick commentaries on developments from the past few hours and weeks … Action: USC Coach Pete Carroll names true freshman Matt Barkley the starting quarterback. Reaction I: That’s good news for all...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Cal, Stanford, Pac-10 and WCC basketball, USC football and...
Starting with football and moving to Thursday night basketball … Action: Norm Chow shuns USC’s advances, stays with UCLA. Reaction I: So the Trojans don’t quite have their Dream Team staff. But the...
View ArticleAction/reaction: St. John’s hires Lavin, UCLA’s trouble, USC’s crackdown,...
Plenty to address, but we’ll start in the eye of the Red Storm … Action: St. John’s hires Steve Lavin. Reaction I: Bad move for both sides. Reaction II: While covered Lavin’s teams at UCLA for four...
View ArticleAction/reaction: SJSU’s Whitmore resigns, the Wears and UCLA, the BCS and...
Wednesday 3:30 p.m. updates: 1) Yes, the Wear twins have to sit out the 2010-11 season and will be eligible in the fall of ’11. 2) The APRs are scheduled for release on June 9, according to an email I...
View ArticleNBA Draft winners and losers: The college perspective
Here’s the Hotline’s annual look at the draft, with one quick programming note: Now that things are slowing down on the expansion front, I plan to address several topics — including Pac-10 football and...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament: Sweet 16/Elite 8 winners and losers (and thoughts on...
A few housekeeping matters first: * The Hotline will work spring football into the rotation coming up, with Stanford’s second session beginning and Cal (this week) and San Jose State (next week)...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Coaches preseason top-25 poll, football scheduling, Stanford...
Please note: The Associated Press preseason top-25 will be released later this month (our ballots are due soon). Also, consider this the last call for Pac-12 Network questions (go here) before I...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament: Best bets for the Final Four (and five keys to beating...
What will it take to beat Kentucky? The tournament’s No. 1 overall seed and betting favorite has the most talent, the best big man and more ways to score than anyone else in the Final Four. That...
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