The Dallas Wings chose Charli Collier of Texas and Finnish player Awak Kuier with the first two picks of the WNBA draft. It’s the first time in league history that a team had picks No. 1 and 2.
Last season was quite a challenge for the UTEP basketball team to say the least. The squad, which predominantly consisted of freshmen, finished the season under .500 with a record of 15-17. UTEP made it to the Quarterfinal round of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Memphis.
Marquette basketball coach Buzz Williams has a lot to be happy about these days. His Golden Eagles are a lock for the NCAA tournament, and they rallied from 15 points down to defeat West Virginia on Friday night. After the win in Morgantown, the Texas native celebrated the only way he knows how, with an old fashioned Texas two-step to the John Denver classic 'Country Roads...
Clemson led West Virginia 17-14 after the first quarter of the Orange Bowl. But from that point on, it was all Mountaineers as West Virginia shattered record after record on their way to a 70-26 victory.
After announcing last week that they would be joining the Big 12, West Virginia officials on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to leave the Big East next summer. Current Big East bylaws require that member schools give 27 months notice before leaving the conference.
West Virginia could be the next team on the move as part of the great conference realignment of 2011. According to a USA Today report, the Mountaineers will be selected as the newest member of the Big 12 as soon as Missouri makes official its anticipated move to the SEC.