Valparaiso Crusaders

Key to tournament success: Be yourself

When packing for Illinois' trip to Austin, Texas, to play Colorado in Friday's NCAA tournament matchup, Illini coach John Groce will skip the cowboy hat and boots. He cannot vouch for his wife, Allison. "I'll leave that to her,'' Groce said Sunday...

Tags: Tennessee Volunteers, Doug McDermott, Wisconsin Badgers, Southeastern Conference, Super Bowl

Long list of candidates if NU cans Carmody

Bill Carmody has elevated Northwestern basketball from Point C to Point B. Or is it Z to B? He took over after Kevin O'Neill's 1999-2000 misfits went 5-25. The point guard, Collier Drayton, was legally blind in one eye. Two years later, Carmody's crew...

Tags: South Florida Bulls, USC Trojans, O.J. Mayo, Wisconsin Badgers, Virginia Tech

Purdue finds Big Ten title drought motivating in historic 2012

WEST LAFAYETTE - The weight of expectation literally smacks him right in the face on a daily basis.  Walking into the Purdue baseball office for the past 14 years Doug Schreiber has taken a look at an old photograph on the wall. "There's a picture of...

Tags: Baseball, Purdue Boilermakers, Southeastern Conference, National League, College Sports

Butler announces it will compete in the Atlantic 10 starting in 2013-14

The Indianapolis-based Horizon League is losing its highest profile institution as Butler is moving to the Atlantic-10 Conference. Fox 59 has learned that the school officially notified the League Wednesday morning of its intentions will indeed join the...

Tags: Atlantic 10 Conference, Butler Bulldogs, George Mason, College Sports, Temple Owls

Indiana defeats 2nd Ranked Ohio State to cap off a busy, successful day for In-State Schools

When the college basketball schedules were released for this season, New Year's Eve stood out as a very exciting day. December 31st was pretty special in that six in-state schools were in action, all at home. The participants made sure their fans would...

Tags: Indiana State Sycamores, Indiana Hoosiers, New Year's Day, Purdue Boilermakers, Ohio State Buckeyes

ESPN’s Bracketbusters showcases potential NCAA Tournament Cinderellas

Orange City University pair Garrett Rothenberg, Kyle Jones headed to Valpo

Orange City University teammates Garrett Rothenberg and Kyle Jones have both signed to play college football at Valparaiso University in Indiana. Rothenberg, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound tight end, was used mostly as a blocking tight end at University, and...

Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Football, Sports

Oakland upbeat after joining Horizon League

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Citing increased exposure, a schedule with proximity to home and a higher level of competition, Oakland athletic director Tracy Huth said the program’s membership to the Horizon League is one it can hardly wait to begin. “Let’s just...

Tags: Missouri Valley Conference, Loyola Ramblers, Butler Bulldogs, College Sports, Horizon League

Oakland headed to Horizon League

Tags: Missouri Valley Conference, Youngstown State Penguins, Loyola Ramblers, College Sports, University of Detroit Mercy

Oakland to replace Loyola in Horizon League

Oakland University is the latest school to change conferences, announcing Tuesday that it will move from the Summit League to replace Loyola in the Horizon League. Oakland, which is located in southeast Michigan, will officially join the Horizon...

Tags: Missouri Valley Conference, Loyola Ramblers, Youngstown State Penguins, University of Detroit Mercy, College Sports

College basketball | Catching up with Cully Payne at Loyola

Cully Payne first made news as an eighth-grader by committing to DePaul, and seemed to fulfill his promise with a solid freshman season at Iowa in 2010. Then the All-Stater from Schaumburg stepped out of the spotlight for a while, just like Loyola....

Tags: Loyola Ramblers, College Sports, Horizon League, Iowa Hawkeyes

NCAA Tournament: Michigan State defeats Valparaiso, 65-54

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Derrick Nix got a pass down low, backed up his beefy body to put an opponent on his back and scored. For much of Michigan State's NCAA tournament-opening win, it was as easy as giving Nix the ball and getting out of his way....

Tags: Gary Harris, Bryce Drew, Michigan State Spartans, College Sports, Keith Appling