Thursday, December 17, 2009

Big East keeps wary eye on Big Ten expansion picture - Providence Journal

Gazette Online (blog)Big East keeps wary eye on Big Ten expansion pictureProvidence JournalThe Big Ten announced Tuesday that its school presidents believe that “the timing is right for the conference to once again conduct a thorough evaluation of ...Could Texas be considered in Super Big Ten?ESPN (blog)Would move to Big Ten be good for Mizzou?St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)Would Big Ten make sense for Missouri?Chicago TribuneMinneapolis Star Tribune -SportingNews.com -KMBC.comall 728 news articles »

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

7 possibilities for the 12th Big 10 school | The Hoosier Scoop ...

What would the Big Ten Conference be looking for in a 12th member? A strong history of success in the two major sports, football and men\'s basketball. And a very good academic reputation (all current schools finished in the top 71 in ...

Big Ten Evaluating Expansion to 12 Teams - NESN University - NESN.com

\"About every five years the Big Ten Conference explores the possibility of expansion,\" Illinois athletic Ron Guenther said in an e-mail to the AP. \"Any expansion of the conference would obviously have to be a good fit academically, ...

The Big Hurt: 10-year glitch (The Boston Phoenix)

The Big Hurt: A major decade for music — minus the music It boggles the mind that as recently as a decade ago, if you wanted to hear \"Knockin\' da Boots\" by H-Town (and you did, believe me), you\'d have to perform a primitive prayer ritual: you\'d call some creepy guy with a really deep voice and beg him to play it, then wait by your radio for an hour in the hope that he\'d answer your plea. It ...

Big 10 evaluating expansion to Big 12 (The Star Press)

CHICAGO — The Big Ten might be getting bigger. Commissioner Jim Delany said Tuesday the conference is going to explore options over the next 12 to 18 months for expanding the league. The league\'s presidents and chancellors decided this month that the timing is right to study adding a 12th school.

Mizzou Denies Jump to Big 10 Conference (FOX 4 Kansas City)

The Big Ten conference says that they are exploring possibly expanding to 12 teams, but could the University of Missouri be on their holiday wish list?

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Pac-10 Women\'s Volleyball Round-Up: Dec. 5, 2009 (Pac 10)

Bears Bust Buckeyes to Move Into NCAA Regional Semifinal COLUMBUS, Ohio - The ninth-seeded California volleyball team earned a four-set victory (25-13, 18-25, 25-23, 25-20) over host Ohio State (25-10, 12-8 Big Ten) on Saturday, Dec. 5, in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Division I Women\'s Volleyball Championship at St. John Arena to advance to the Gainesville Regional semifinal.