Creighton Bluejays

The Chicago Tribune reported late Saturday night that Loyola University has accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference. A formal announcement is expected to come early next week. The Ramblers come to the Valley replacing Creighton,...

For What it's Worth-- April 13th -- I'm sure that coaches and players wouldn't agree, but I'm ready for college hoops to start again.  One week's hiatus is enough, even with the grind of the post season-I've found myself going through hoops withdraw.  No,...

Black and yellow were the winning colors Saturday night in Los Angeles as Wichita State celebrated their Elite 8 win over Ohio State. But somewhere behind the scenes with the Shockers was a man wearing pink. - Click here for game photos "I...

Wichita State is off to its first Final Four since 1965 with the appropriate nickname: Shockers. The ninth-seeded team from Kansas concluded its siege through the West Regional on Saturday with a 70-66 win over Ohio State in front of 17,998 at Staples...

For What it’s Worth---March 29 -- “They just overwhelmed us” -- La Salle coach Dr. John Giannini on Wichita State Mismatch--- Gregg Marshall and his staff had a great game plan last night and their team executed it perfectly. La...

The Final Four is more than a week away, but college basketball’s annual offseason intrigue already is at full boil, especially here in our little corner of paradise. We’ve got it all, from conference realignment to the coaching carousel and...

PHILADELPHIA -- Let upsets take down other heavy favorites. Duke is back to business as usual. Rasheed Sulaimon scored 21 points, Seth Curry scored had 17 and No. 2-seeded Duke held off seventh-seeded Creighton, 66-50, on Sunday to advance to the...

For the second consecutive season, Creighton has drawn an ACC icon in the NCAA tournament, and once again, Steve Merfeld is the Blue Jays’ lead scout for the matchup. A former Hampton University head coach, Merfeld is in his second year as a...

PHILADELPHIA -- Doug McDermott can put his decision on hold about whether to stay at Creighton or leave. McDermott had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Gregory Echenique scored 13 points to help Creighton hold on to beat Cincinnati, 67-63, on Friday in...

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...

Of course the baseball game that I was doing last night went 15 innings finishing just shy of midnight before a 6 a.m. flight, it's either Murphy's Law or March Madness. So it begins--- Off to Salt Lake City where three years ago I covered one of the...

The New Big East has made it official with regards to membership and television deals. The group, which has been known as the Catholic 7 held a press conference at 10 a.m. to make a "major" announcement. During that time, they announced that Butler,...