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Jan 30, 2009 10:09:51 AM


The NCAA News

Michigan State makes right call in hockey incident

Michigan State's suspension of two hockey student-athletes after an egregious violent episode on the ice earlier this week is both necessary and commendable. In the final moments of the game, Michigan's Steve Kampfer was clothes-lined and punched from behind by Michigan State's Andrew Conboy. As Kampfer lay prone on the ice, Conboy's teammate, Corey Tropp, hit Kampfer in the neck with his stick. What do you think of Michigan State’s decision?

Tougher basketball conference: ACC or Big East?

While watching ESPN's Marquette-Notre Dame telecast Monday night, the commentators were discussing whether the ACC or Big East is the better men's basketball conference this year. There is little doubt these are the two best conferences, but how you distinguish them from one another is open for discussion. Which conference do you think is tougher, the ACC or the Big East?

Who really wins when the score is 100-0?

Last week Covenant, a private Christian school in Dallas, defeated Dallas Academy 100-0. At halftime, Covenant was up 59-0 and the eventual outcome was already clear.

A parent who attended the game told The Associated Press, "Covenant continued to make 3-pointers -- even in the fourth quarter. She praised the Covenant players but said spectators and an assistant coach were cheering wildly as their team edged closer to 100 points." What do you think about the “victory?”

Facebook marks Yow's passing

Just hours after North Carolina State Coach Kay Yow succumbed to breast cancer, North Carolina Holly Springs High School senior Meaghan Lorraine Whitlock created the In Memory of Kay Yow group on Facebook. "I thought it was important to create this group for people to contribute their thoughts and condolences," Whitlock, 18, a former volleyball and softball athlete, told the Double- A Zone in an e-mail. "Many people followed Coach Yow's team, and now they can express their feelings about how great of a coach she was."

Thirty minutes after she created the group it had 775 members. Currently there are more than 7,000 members and over 300 wall posts. What message do you have for Kay Yow?

Click here for other news from this week’s Double-A Zone, including information on the dangers of concussions in football, a surprise guest at the Baylor women’s basketball game and Pete Carroll’s Twitter obsession.


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