The Chicago Tribune Skip Myslenski On Colleges Column: Spartans' Mugging Stirs Sleeping Giant
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By Skip Myslenski, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 5--EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The snapshots Saturday were so different from the ones viewed just 25 days earlier. That evening in Wisconsin's Kohl Center, Ohio State center Greg Oden appeared paralyzed by the clammy grip of languor.
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Illinois and Boston College, the last two unbeaten teams in major college basketball, knocked off their latest challenges Tuesday night, Michigan State and West Virginia, respectively.
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With Rice and San Jose State having made a mockery of the concept of defense, the Spartans picked a most opportune time for a defensive stand.
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In Boston College's hockey notes disseminated last night prior to the Eagles' scoreless tie with North Dakota, a bombshell of a news item was buried beneath many less important facts.
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TOMORROW COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon -- SMU at Memphis, ESPN; Louisville at Villanova, ESPN2; James Madison at Delaware, CN8; Richmond at UMass, WCRN (830), WATD (95.9), WRNX (100.9); Rutgers at UConn, Ch. 5; Women: George Washington at Richmond, CSTV
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The biggest news of the past week has been the basket brawl at Auburn Palace in Detroit between the Pistons and Indiana Pacers. If you havenât heard by now, the Pacersâ Ron
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In Connecticutâs win over St. Johnâs on Jan. 8, ESPN analyst Bucky Waters, while extolling Jerome Dysonâs nine steals, went too far with analogies of crime.
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Students could avoid thousands of calories a year if their schools offered smaller servings of brand-name chips and sodas. And college kids can avoid the Freshman
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CLEVELAND - Out here, they try to distract opposing free throw shooters by showing the University of Michigan logo on the big screen. Or maybe by showing the Pittsburgh Steelers logo.
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PHILADELPHIA -- It had been seven years since the University of Massachusetts had won a basketball game in the Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, which is either intimate or claustrophobic, depending on your bias. It had been even longer since the Minutemen had so much at stake.
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Two games, two wins. Two convincing wins. So, where do your Boston College Eagles stand, Jeff Jagodzinski?
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The story is already part of Boston College folklore. If you have followed BC football at all in the last two years, you know the story of kicker Steve Aponavicius, a.k.a. "Sid Vicious."
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By Mike Joseph, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Jun.
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Brawled-out yet? I guess we all are. We've all seen Ron Artest bolt off that table even more than we've seen Flutie roll to his right. But the fallout from L'Affaire Auburn Hills is enormous, and I don't just mean the South Carolina-Clemson dust-up that has resulted in each institution punishing itself by eschewing bowl bids.
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There was little celebrating when Illinois men&#39;s players found out they were ranked No. 1 in the nation yesterday afternoon. There was a game to play at night.
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There was no celebrating when Illinois&#39; players found out they were the No. 1-ranked team in college basketball on Monday afternoon.
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a huge mass of unruly brown locks perched upon his head that forced him to go up a helmet size -- or Purdue&#39;s 4-0 start that has gotten him a little notoriety on campus.