The Xavier men's basketball team fell to Atlantic 10 foe Massachusetts 80-73 Tuesday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. With the loss, XU fell to 17-10 overall and 8-5 in A-10 play while UMass improved to 19-8 overall and 8-5 in the conference.
Dezmine Wells' alley-oop dunk against Morgan State is nominated for Dunk of the Year and Xavier fans can make sure the Musketeer freshman is in the finals.
Xavier men's basketball senior Tu Holloway was named Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week Monday after a 32-point performance in Xavier's 86-83 overtime victory over rival Dayton Saturday night. Holloway shared the weekly honor with St. Bonaventure senior Andrew Nicholson.
"Well, it was certainly a dogfight. I thought both teams were extremely tired. Tu [Holloway] made some unbelievable plays down the stretch. We made a conscious effort to take him off the ball. We need him to score. We tried to put him in different spots on the floor so it doesn't seem to always be the same play."
In case you didn't already guess, Cedric Benson's future with the Bengals is in doubt. The running back said in an interview this week he hasn't had any talks with team officials about a new contract.
Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said quarterback Andy Dalton needs to continue to improve next season, but he believes the second-year signal-caller will.
As expected, ex-Oakland Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt is meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals, a league source told NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora.
Pro Bowl QBs Andy Dalton and Cam Newton were both impressive in their rookie seasons. Tom Waddle and Marshall Faulk discuss the great potential for the two signal-callers.
Andy Dalton and Cam Newton are just the third and fourth rookie QBs to reach the Pro Bowl since 1970, but that doesn’t make them locks to return next season. Kurt Warner discusses what each needs to do to build on their success next season.
Matt Flynn is likely less than a month away from an opportunity that could define his young career. Until then, the Packers' backup QB sits "waiting and wondering" about what comes next.
If the Cleveland Browns are unable to lock D'Qwell Jackson up with a long-term contract this offseason, the team will place the franchise tag on the linebacker, a league source told the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Randy Lerner owns the Browns. He also owns Aston Villa, a slumping English soccer club. Solution: Have Villa's manager meet with Browns coach Pat Shurmur to learn how to win. No, really.
Two months after his season end prematurely suffering his third concussion of the season, Browns tight end Ben Watson says he feels fine and has no lingering symptoms from his head injuries.
Mike Holmgren hasn't seen much improvement in the two years since, but he told WKNR-AM on Wednesday he believes newly hired offensive coordinator Brad Childress is the right guy to bring excitement back into the Browns' offense.
After getting himself ready to enjoy the nightlife in downtown Indianapolis on Friday, Browns WR Josh Cribbs visited the red carpet at the ESPN Next Party.
While doing some last-minute shopping two days before Super Bowl XLVI, Browns WR Josh Cribbs ran into a young family of four at an Indianapolis mall. Cribbs couldn't let the encounter pass without getting a Super Bowl prediction.
Since the Reds have now lost 6 in a row, I thought a little distraction was in order. Especially after getting swept by the Indians in the first of the Battle For Ohio. I saw this the other day for the first time and thought it could help.
It’s been bad for the Reds lately, but consider their skid includes 6 of 8 losses on the road to the two best teams in baseball (so far). Better times ahead.
pacmanxu said
It’s been bad for the Reds lately, but consider their skid includes 6 of 8 losses on the road to the two best teams in baseball (so far). Better times ahead.