Columbia, Mo. ? In his long-delayed farewell address Tuesday, Quin Snyder said he stepped down as Missouri's basketball coach after a university official sent by athletic director Mike Alden told him the entire administration had agreed to terminate his contract after this season.Snyder's ...
It's a bad time in general to be a men's basketball head coach in the Big 12. In the last week, three conference coaches have left their teams for various reasons. Oklahoma state leader Eddie Sutton is done for the year, following his KUI citation over the weekend. In manhattan a bulging disc ...
J-W sports editor Tom Keegan each week will observe and analyze the national college basketball scene. Here are his thoughts this week:Player of the week: J.P. Batista, GonzagaIf only David Padgett had informed Bill Self of his plans to transfer one week earlier, Batista would be playing at KU. ...
Columbia, Mo. ? Missouri players are adamant: Quin Snyder did not bail out on them."I know he didn't quit," point guard Jason Horton said Sunday. "I know he's not that type of person. I know that."Snyder's resignation was made official Sunday morning, and the Tigers played their first game ...
J-W sports editor Tom Keegan each week will observe and analyze the national college basketball scene. His thoughts for last week:Player of the week: J.J. Redick, DukeRedick has had better shooting weeks, but he came through in the clutch in a pair of close victories over Boston College and ...
Austin, Texas ? The Texas Longhorns are fitting all the pieces together again. Brad Buckman included.The senior forward was back on the court Tuesday night, scoring 16 points and grabbing nine rebounds to lead the fifth-ranked Longhorns to an easy 80-46 win over Texas Tech."It was fun to be ...
Austin, Texas ? Vince Young is headed to the NFL.The Texas quarterback, who led the Longhorns to their first national championship in 36 years, announced Sunday he would make himself eligible for the April NFL Draft.Young maintained during the season that he would like to return for his senior ...
LINCOLN, NEB. ? Joe McCray made Oklahoma's Terrell Everett pay for his mistake.With the Sooners trying to protect a two-point lead in the late going Saturday, Everett succumbed to Nebraska's pressure defense and threw a pass right to the Cornhuskers' Wes Wilkinson in the Oklahoma end.That set ...
