(SportsNetwork.com) – The 2015 Mid-American Conference Tournament kicks off Monday with a slate of first-round games as the quest to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and a conference title begins. The tournament will take place at Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Defending champion Western Michigan earned the sixth […]

Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Kentucky did the expected and completed an undefeated regular season by downing Florida 67-50 on Saturday in front of the Rupp Arena faithful. The Wildcats’ run to perfection has been somewhat predictable but nevertheless impressive. All but six of their 18 conference wins came by double digits, and they head into […]

Blacksburg, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – It wasn’t pretty, but the second-ranked Virginia Cavaliers escaped Blacksburg with a 50-47 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Sunday. Justin Anderson scored 12 points and Virginia overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to remain one of just two unbeatens left in the country along with top-ranked Kentucky. […]

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Not even Nostradamus could’ve foretold that TCU would begin 13-0. Or prognosticate that Temple would beat Kansas by 25. Or forecast that Old Dominion would be in the top 25 for the first time after winning just five games two years ago. Or even predict that Notre Dame, Maryland, West Virginia, […]

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Michigan State, Michigan, Syracuse and Florida were supposed to have down years. But this down? Meanwhile, defending champion Connecticut, SMU, Nebraska and UCLA have also started slowly after being ranked in the preseason polls. Only two of the eight teams listed above made my initial NCAA Tournament projection bracket (listed below), […]

South Bend, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish begin a three-game homestand that will carry over into the next calendar year, as they welcome the Northern Illinois Huskies to Purcell Pavilion on Monday. Mike Brey’s Irish have just one blemish on their early season slate and that came at Providence back on Nov. […]