http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/ Final Four Report Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:05:01 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2007. http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:02:27 GMT Valparaiso coach Keith Freeman likes challenges. His schedule seems tougher every year with 10 of 29 games this season against teams that made the postseason. The toughest test likely comes tonight at No. 17 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish (8-1) have won six straight capped by their first victory in 10 trips to Purdue's Mackey Arena, 61-48, Saturday. Sophomore guard Ashley Barlow got 19 of her career-high 22 points in the second half as the Irish rallied. Charel Allen added 10 points and Lindsay Schrader eight points and 10 rebounds. Purdue fell to 3-5. The Crusaders lost a... (more) http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5 http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:17:38 GMT When Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final was over, after general manager Jim Rutherford left the dressing room, he decided to go with the fans. "I don't usually tailgate. But as you know, tailgating is a big thing here," he told the mass of media on press conference day yesterday prior to the Stanley Cup final. "On the way out of the game my wife and I stopped with my assistant Kelly and I sat in a chair there and I looked around and remembered when I came here. "It was just a big pile of dirt there. "There wasn't any arena. There wasn't anything." There certainly wasn't any... (more) http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:34:34 GMT Former St. John's standout Tony Jackson passed away on Friday after several months of illness, the school reported. Jackson was 62. Jackson, a native of Brooklyn, starred for St. John's under the late Joe Lapchick, lettering three times from 1958-59 to 1960-61. "There is no doubt that Tony is one of the greatest basketball players to ever play at St. John's University," said Lou Carnesecca, the former St. John's legendary head coach. "Besides his qualities as a basketball player, he was a sweetheart of a guy. He was a gentle, considerate human being and was loved by all." Jackson, a... (more) http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:32:52 GMT Take four returning senior starters from a 27-win team. Add a bunch of big-time freshmen. What do you get? The nation's No. 1 team. That talented mix of experience and youth has carried Duke to the top spot in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll. The Blue Devils (27-6 last season), returning All-Americans J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams, received 28 of a possible 31 first-place votes and 767 points, easily pushing them past Connecticut, which landed at No. 2 despite not receiving a first-place vote and still dealing with the ongoing suspensions of point guards Marcus Williams and... (more) http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:30:38 GMT DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke practiced Wednesday without coach Mike Krzyzewski, something that almost never happens. But it's not as if the program fell apart for a day. Everything seemed to be going along just fine for ESPN.com's preseason No. 1 pick. Krzyzewski was in New York for the news conference announcing him as USA Basketball's men's senior national team coach for 2006-08, which will include the 2006 World Championships in Japan and then, if the U.S. qualifies, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. On Wednesday, the Duke machine rolled on without him -- and when it needs to in the springs and... (more) http://finalfourhockey.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1