Geography Lessons From Championship Week
The piece riffs on how conference tourneys during Championship Week expose geographic misdirections and potential realignment fakery in NCAA basketball. It notes teams like Southwest Texas State and Creighton in Omaha as examples, while referencing leagues such as the Big Eight and Big East and pondering future adds and shifts across Penn State, Notre Dame, and others.
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NCAA
Big Eight
Baylor
Texas
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Brigham Young
Memphis State
Colorado
Missouri
Big Ten
Big East
Rutgers
Temple
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
DePaul
Notre Dame
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Joe Paterno
Happy Valley
Waco
SIU Defends MVC Tourney Crown In Tight 77 74 Final
Southern Illinois rallied to defeat Northern Iowa 77 74 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title game at St Louis Arena. SIU leaned on Marcus Timmons Chris Carr and Mirko Pavlovic as Cam Johnson Randy Blocker led UNI with 43 points on 40 shots. Paul Lusk closed it with late free throws as SIU joined the NCAA field.
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Scott Wingert
ST. Louis
Northern Iowa
Cam Johnson
Randy Blocker
Southern Illinois
Panthers
St. Louis Arena
SIU
Rich Herrin
Guts
Salukis
NNI
Chris Lowery
Lowery
Paul Lusk
Marcus Timmons
Chris Carr
Mirko Pavlovic
Lusk
UNI
Blocker
Johnson
Chris Lowrey
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Iowa Hawkeyes eye final recruit for top class
Iowa coach Tom Davis says the Hawkeyes need one impact player to push the upcoming recruiting class into the top five or ten. With four pledges already in and one scholarship left he targets size and power, while eyeing Ben Davis Samaki Walker and Eddie Jenkins as top candidates. Andre Woolridge becomes eligible next season after transferring.
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Vaceue Spertswine
Iowa City
Iowa
Tom Davis
Hawkeyes
Davis
Greg Helmers
Pomeroy/Palmer High School
Ryan Bowen
Fort Madison
James Head
Plymouth Salem H.S
Canton
Mich
Kent McCausland
Waterloo West
McCausland
Ben Davis
Hutchinson Junior College
Samaki Walker
Columbus
Ohio
Eddie Jenkins
Walker
Jenkins
Andre Woolridge
University of Nebraska
Davis Holds Open Start Spots For 1994-95 Team
Coach Davis announced all five starting positions will be open for 1994-95 after veteran James Winters sustained a sprained ankle. He stressed no starter from this season has a guaranteed spot and singled out freshman Jess Settles as having a strong chance to win a job. Settles impressed with potential as Davis aims for incoming freshmen to emulate his early impact.
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James Winters
Davis
Jess Settles
Settles
Tunsil earns Big Ten player of the week honor
Iowa senior Necole Tunsil a 6-foot-1 guard from St. Petersburg Florida was named the Big Ten women's basketball player of the week. She led then No. 14 Iowa to two weekend wins including 28 points in a 78-68 upset of No. 2 Penn State and 18 points in a 59-57 victory over Ohio State.
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Hawkeyes
Big Ten
Minnesota
Tunsil
College and high school hoops and boxing on ESPN and USA
Sports calendar lists Mid Continent and Sun Belt tournament title games on ESPN with tipoffs at 6 30 and 8 30 p m and a boxing replay on USA at 1 30 a m plus Girls and Boys state substate basketball at Five Seasons Center and coaches comment on NHL tiebreakers from Edmonton Oilers executive Bruce MacGregor.
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ESPN
NBA
Atlanta
Chicago
TBS
Larry Holmes
Garing Lane
USA
Edmonton Oilers
Bruce MacGregor
NHL
Regis Prairie clash for state berths at Five Seasons Center
Regis Cedar Rapids Aegis faces Davenport Assumption in a 3A substate at 6 30 p m while Iowa City West meets Cedar Rapids Prairie in a 4A showdown at 8 00 p m. Winners advance to next week's state tournaments in Des Moines. Tickets are on sale at all outlets.
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Washington
Iowa
Denison
DeWitt Central
Vinton-Shellsburg
Five Seasons
Regis
Davenport
Assumption
Prairie
Iowa City West
Des Moines
Prairie and West meet in substate at noon
Four schools play today with doors at 5 30. Tickets at the Five grant access to both games. Prairie ranked No 2 with an 18 2 record won the Valley Division and West ranked No 6 at 16 4 won the Mississippi Division. A regular season game went to overtime with Prairie prevailing 76 69. Turn to 3D for more.
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Mississippi Oe
Prairie
West
Mississippi
Wegmann Debuts In Mets Exhibition Win Over Dodgers
Wegmann a right-hander from Dyersville started for the Mets in his first appearance this spring. He worked three innings, allowing two hits and one run with four walks and three strikeouts. Bonilla collected three hits and three RBIs as New York cruised to a 7-1 victory.
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Port ST. Lucie
Fla
Tom Wegmann
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Wegmann
Dyersville
Mets
Norfolk
Bobby Bonilla
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