By Daniel Marco | @DanielMarco1995 Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – When you think of college basketball, the big name, upper echelon programs come to mind; Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA, the so called “blue bloods.” With this year’s run to the title game, Connecticut has staked its claim as a member of that …
Read MoreBy Daniel Marco | @DanielMarco1995 Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Purdue junior center Zach Edey has been named the winner of the 2023 Oscar Robertson Trophy as the National Player of the Year, as voted on by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Edey, an imposing 7-foot 4-inch, 295-pound big man from Toronto, Canada, averaged …
Read MoreBy Christopher Wright Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 2023 class on Saturday, with the global game and international competition at the center of the celebration. The inductees include Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker. Other members of the class are Greg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, …
Read MoreBy Daniel Marco | @DanielMarco1995 Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — “One more!!!” The Connecticut Huskies shouted as they ran down the tunnel at NRG Stadium after their 72-59 victory over the Miami Hurricanes Saturday night. It was a dominant effort from the Huskies in a game they never trailed in, and led by as …
Read MoreBy Christopher Wright Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – Lamont Butler was running out of space, and the San Diego State Aztecs were running out of time. Trailing Florida Atlantic by a point as the final seconds ticked away, with a spot in the national championship game at stake, Butler followed the instructions of coach …
Read MoreBy Christopher Wright Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – The 2023 NCAA Men’s Final Four, rife with coaching personalities, includes San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher, who brings a blue-collardom. The Aztecs’ coach rarely talks about himself but sings praises when any of his players are brought up. Dutcher has taken a defensively tough group to …
Read MoreBy Daniel Marco | @DanielMarco1995 Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – When the University of Connecticut Huskies meet the University of Miami Hurricanes in the NCAA Men’s Final Four at NRG Stadium, Adama Sanogo, a junior center from Mali, will have faced an added challenge in the preparation of the biggest game of his career. …
Read MoreBy Daniel Marco Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Full Court Press, an annual sports writing seminar and scholarship competition organized by the United States Basketball Writers Association, gave students interested in a career in sports writing exclusive experiences at the NCAA Men’s Final Four with athletes, coaches, and professional journalists on Friday. The event …
Read More(Editor’s Note: Sarah Lounsbury and Justin Haberstroh covered the College Football Playoff National Championship for the Sports Capital Journalism Program website, the ninth time that IUPUI students have covered the title game. In the nine seasons of the CFP format, 22 students have covered a semifinal or championship game. Here are their reflections after a …
Read MoreBy Sarah Lounsbury | @saraahlounsbury Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES – On the biggest stage of the college football season, the Georgia Bulldogs demonstrated emphatically on Monday night that hard work mixed with great talent and skill can pay off in the form of a repeat national championship. All the conditioning and weight-lifting sessions, …
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