Latest Charles Rich Stories

• Mack May Be Back to Memphis
• By Charles Rich 7/09/2008 12:15 AM ET
• The decision by sophomore Doneal Mack to transfer from Memphis last month was a bit of a surprise. It was reported that he was unhappy with only averaging 12.5 minutes per game. The reserve guard was, ...
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• Duke's Stadium Is Almost as Bad as the Football Played There
• By Charles Rich 7/08/2008 11:07 PM ET
• Ah, historic Wallace Wade Stadium. The site of the 1942 Rose Bowl. A quaint little stadium with the capacity to seat almost 34,000, rarely exceeds 20,000. Why? Well it's the home to the Duke Blue ...
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• Do Lute Olson and Brandon Jennings Deserve Each Other?
• By Charles Rich 7/03/2008 9:45 AM ET
• It's been a lousy 12 month period for Lute Olson. By any definition. The health issues that kept him from coaching for the year (that were called "personal reasons"); the nasty divorce from his wife ... More »
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• Nesting Dolls Used in Syracuse Voodoo Ritual
• By Charles Rich 7/02/2008 12:24 AM ET
• It seemed like a cool thing. A Syracuse alum traveling in Russia actually found a set of Syracuse themed nesting dolls. The dolls even have the numbers of the best players on the Orange squad for this ... More »
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• Indiana's President Is a Master of the Obvious and Blameless
• By Charles Rich 7/01/2008 1:08 AM ET
• When Indiana University President Michael McRobbie made a video conference appearance before the NCAA Infractions Committee regarding the Kelvin Sampson phone call mess he made a bold statement. As ... More »
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• Louisville Has Lots of Scholarships Available
• By Charles Rich 6/30/2008 11:07 PM ET
• Every program has some turnover when there is a coaching change. There are players dissatisfied with the new system, personalities clash, promises made by the old regime are no longer valid, academics ...
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• Jay Bilas Wanted People Sober for the Draft
• By Charles Rich 6/30/2008 12:54 PM ET
• During the NBA Draft last week, Jay Bilas took pains to avoid using his favorite words when talking about the draftees: "long" and "upside." It wasn't because the folks at ESPN told him that his ...
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• Mizzou Will Continue to Struggle in '08
• By Charles Rich 6/30/2008 9:36 AM ET
• Missouri likes to play a press defense. Coach Mike Anderson is a Nolan Richardson disciple and has sought to bring "40 minutes of hell" to the Tiger defense. To play that way, though, you need to ... More »
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• Stanley Robinson Leaves UConn (Sort Of), but Will Return (Maybe)
• By Charles Rich 6/29/2008 12:15 AM ET
• Earlier this month, it looked like the enigmatic Stanley Robinson would be history at UConn. The once highly recruited and very athletic power forward was a puzzle to many. He had the physical tools ... More »
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• Losing Wendell Barnhouse
• By Charles Rich 6/27/2008 9:00 AM ET
• The Big 12's gain is the loss for a lot of college sports fans. "After 36 years, 23 Final Fours, all 10 Bowl Championship Series title games and a half-dozen laptops, I'm done," he writes. "I will ...
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• Vandy Needs to Give Bobby Johnson a Raise
• By Charles Rich 6/25/2008 11:52 PM ET
• Ridiculous. I realize Vandy is a private school and they provide a valuable service to the SEC in helping with the conference graduations rates. Still, if they aren't going to actually pay their ...
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• Texas Bowl Dreams Big, Goes Local
• By Charles Rich 6/20/2008 12:42 AM ET
• The Texas Bowl has aspirations. They want to see the Cotton Bowl move into the BCS rotation and then the Houston-based bowl can grab the Cotton Bowl's prestige. They want the not even 3-year old bowl ...
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• Sherron Collins Has No Clue About the Court
• By Charles Rich 6/19/2008 11:43 AM ET
• Specifically the court system. Here's a free tip. If you receive an envelope stamped by the clerk of courts naming you in a lawsuit, it's a good idea to get a lawyer and respond. Regardless of whether ...
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• Ex-Binghamton Player Hiding in Serbia
• By Charles Rich 6/19/2008 12:06 AM ET
• There's nothing about this story to like. The America Least Blog has been covering the tale of now former Binghamton University Bearcat player Minja Kovacevic reportedly beating a fellow student to ...
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• Who Is JaJuan Robinson and What Is He Doing in the NBA Draft?
• By Charles Rich 6/18/2008 7:38 PM ET
• If you looked at the official release of who was in and out for the NBA Draft, you might have noticed a freshman named JaJuan Robinson from Lincoln (PA) University. Why would a freshman from a D-III ... More »
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• Caracter Issues Won't Be a Louisivlle Problem Any Longer
• By Charles Rich 6/18/2008 11:16 AM ET
• First he was in the draft. Then he wanted to come back to Louisville. Rick Pitino said no. Then he kept badgering Pitino to let him return. Then Pitino announced that Caracter had become academically ...
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• Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series Set for 2008
• By Charles Rich 6/17/2008 8:01 AM ET
• The Big 12 and Pac-10 go into their second year of their cross-conference competition, and have announced this year's slate of games. Most of the games take place in the first weekend of December. ...
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• The Sophomores Can't Wait Any Longer to Get to the NBA
• By Charles Rich 6/17/2008 6:30 AM ET
• You thought that 13 freshmen in the NBA Draft was a lot, compared to 8 last year? Wrong. The big leap came from the number of sophomores who have had their fill of college. Last year, only 5 ...
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• Freshmen Overload in NBA Draft
• By Charles Rich 6/17/2008 3:33 AM ET
• Now that the dust has settled and the final withdrawal deadline for the NBA Draft has passed, there are still 13 freshmen who have decided to remain in the 2008 NBA Draft. Michael Beasley, Kansas ...
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• Kevin Love Is Just a Friendly Guy
• By Charles Rich 6/16/2008 11:25 PM ET
• You would think a guy who just spent a year playing at UCLA, in the land of tabloids would be a little more cautious when approached by a guy with a video camera. Instead, when TMZ.com caught up with ...
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