Back To The Top Purdue coach Matt Painter and Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel bumped into each other at their hotel earlier this week, their teams on opposite sides of the bracket in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Author: Mark
True To Form Before this season began, the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars both expected to contend for the Pacific Division title and make a serious run for the Stanley Cup. To this point, only one looks likely to fulfill those predictions.
Opposite Directions The Pittsburgh Penguins put together a stunning rally in their last game to continue their November roll. The Buffalo Sabres can’t wait for this month end.
Redemption Time Donovan McNabb got pulled for Kevin Kolb again. This time, he earned a seat on the bench with a superb performance instead of a stinker.
On A Roll The Dallas Cowboys are ready for December.
Easy Win The Tennessee Titans wanted to re-establish the run to get back on track after losing for the first time.
Growing Pains After making the leap from perennial lottery team to contender in the deep Western Conference last season, the New Orleans Hornets encountered some unanticipated struggles early this season.
Starting Fresh It’s not uncommon for teams to play with extra motivation and energy in their first game after a coaching change and come away with a victory. The key is to continue playing with that passion and string together more wins.
Big Man Matchup Georgetown’s Greg Monroe has dominated more seasoned, but less imposing big men. Now he’ll get a chance to take on a player who matches his size and experience in Wichita State freshman center Garrett Stutz.
Hot Flames With the Calgary Flames trying to surge toward their Northwest Division lead, the Vancouver Canucks are comforted knowing their backup goalie is playing as well as their injured starter was.