College basketball and hockey results and quotes
College and high school games dominate the sports slate with notable results across men’s and women’s teams including No. 1 Duke women conquering Florida State No. 4 Tennessee edging Mississippi State and No. 7 Texas Tech routing Colorado. NHL scores show Washington routing New York 7 2 and Montreal beating Chicago 4 3 with Phoenix at Vancouver listed. Quote: John Lynch notes practice prepared Tampa Bay for Super Bowl XXXVII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Rutgers
Creighton
Texas Christian
Oklahoma State
Texas Tech
Wake Forest
Florida State
Wvli-Tech
Bluefield State
Duke
Tennessee
Miss. State
Southern California
Stanford
LSU
Vanderbilt
Colorado
Auburn
Arkansas
Illinois
Minnesota
Purdue
Northwestern
Penn State
Michigan
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Baylor
Georgia
Kentucky
Memphis
DePaul
Wvu-Tech
National Basketball Association
Toronto
Sacramento
Boston
Orlando
Chicago
Houston
New York
Phoenix
Indiana
L.A. Clippers
Portland
Dallas
Washington
Cleveland
Miami
San Antonio
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New Jersey
Denver
WVU Tops Rutgers In Big East Clash
West Virginia rolled past Rutgers 86-75 as Drew Schifino scored 32 and Kevin Pittsnogle a career high 26. The Mountaineers built a 49-36 halftime lead and did not trail after the break while Rutgers endured a sixth straight loss with 17 turnovers and Jerome Coleman totaling 30 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Drew Schifino
Kevin Pittsnogle
West Virginia
Rutgers
Mountaineers
Marshall
Jerome Coleman
Scarlet Knights
Coleman
Bucs Defeat Raiders in Super Bowl Show of Defense
Tampa Bay’s defense dominated Oakland, holding the Raiders to 62 first-half yards. Dexter Jackson and Dwight Smith each had interceptions with Smith returning one for 50 yards. Michael Pittman paved the ground game, while Brad Johnson threw two TDs to Keenan McCardell as Gruden's Buccaneers tore open a 20-3 halftime lead and sealed a 48-21 win in the Super Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Diego
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jon Gruden
Bucs
Oakland Raiders
Tampa Bay
Raiders
Dexter Jackson
Dwight Smith
Derrick Brooks
Simeon Rice
Tampa
Rich Gannon
Jerry Rice
Michael Pittman
Mike Alstott
Brad Johnson
Keenan McCardell
Oakland
al Davis
Gannon
Gruden
John Lynch
Barret Robbins
Warren Sapp
Lynch
Adam Treu
Nfus
Glazer
Tony Dungy
Big
John Gruden
West Virginia
Khory Ivy
Tom Tupa
Ahmad Bradshaw Day honors Graham star in Bluefield
In Bluefield Virginia the town council proclaimed Ahmad Bradshaw Day on January 27. The Graham High School junior rushed for 2,282 yards and 27 touchdowns this season, caught 37 passes for 389 yards, and made 139 tackles on defense. He earned Virginia Group AA Player of the Year honors and multiple All State and All Region selections. Bradshaw aims to help his team reach a championship before graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Ahmad Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Graham High School
Northfork
King
Ahmad
GHS
Gary Williams
Williams
Jim
Graham
Super Bowl as modern icon and Gruden era bargain
The piece argues the Super Bowl remains a social touchstone while noting the 8 million paid by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Oakland for Jon Gruden and his role in rebuilding a once struggling defense into champions. It contrasts the Bucs 34 9 third quarter surge with Raiders pressure, praising defense and highlighting the spectacle, ads, and even a National Geographic Channel program on NFL critters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oakland Raiders
Jon Gruden
National Geographic Channel
NFL
Bill Romanowski
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deee
Feee
Cou
Onal Hockey League
N.Y
WVU
Pittsnogle
Buccaneers
Bill Callahan
Dixie Chicks
Tom