Central Michigan athletic director Dave Heeke had no other choice but to fire Ernie Zeigler as head basketball coach. Heeke had to have dreams of having the Chippewas in the NCAA tournament after Zeigler brought his highly-recruited son Trey into the program. But, instead of having a father-son dream scenario like Ray McCallum and his … Continue Reading →

It will be a battle of one program on the rise and another on the way down when Eastern Michigan plays at Central Michigan tonight at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant. EMU (11-14, 6-5) is in the driver’s seat in the MAC West race in Rob Murphy’s first year as head coach, holding a two-game … Continue Reading →

Bob Daniels is celebrating his 20th season behind Ferris State’s bench by guiding the Bulldogs to their first No. 1 national ranking in school history. The Bulldogs are unbeaten (9-0-3) since January and can clinch the CCHA regular season title with a sweep of last place Bowling Green in Big Rapids this weekend, coupled with … Continue Reading →

Michigan-Michigan State had its rivalry game on Super Bowl Sunday. Duke defeated North Carolina on a Austin Rivers’ buzzer beater in their Tobacco Road rivalry game Wednesday night. Now, it’s time for Hope-Calvin, the top rivalry in Division III basketball. Hope will go into the 5,000-seat Van Noord Arena on Calvin’s campus for Saturday’s 3 … Continue Reading →

Albion College is making it known that the Britons will be a factor in next month’s MIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Hope and Calvin have been the dominant teams in past years with Hope winning the national championship in 2006 and advancing to the national title game again in 2010. Calvin is the defending MIAA tournament … Continue Reading →

It’s rare when a Division III player gets the opportunity to showcase his talent in the East-West Shrine Game. Albion College cornerback Chris Greenwood gets that chance this afternoon in Tampa when he wears No. 27 for the West team coached by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress at Tropicana Field. While Greenwood plays … Continue Reading →

Eastern Michigan earned its signature win for first-year head coach Rob Murphy last Saturday, ending Ball State’s 11-game home winning streak with a 51-48 victory. Now, EMU will try to push its record to 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play tonight when the Eagles host Western Michigan at the Convocation Center. The Broncos will try to … Continue Reading →

Michigan State and Michigan fans will be having a good time next fall If Mark Schlabach of ESPN is close on his rankings for the 2012 college football season. In fact, the UM-MSU game Oct. 20 at Michigan Stadium will be for the right to represent the Legends Division in the Big Ten championship game. … Continue Reading →