With two weeks of the season down, we’re starting to get a picture of teams’ strengths and weaknesses. And at Creighton, a perennial contender, things aren’t looking good after the Bluejays’ 0-3 showing at the Old Spice Classic. In particular, Omaha World Herald beat reporter Steve Pivovar blogs that the time has come to question [...]

Northern Iowa scored a bit of a breakthrough Monday night, beating Big East member Boston College. BC isn’t going to win the Beast, but the Eagles are still expected to be pretty good. They made the NCAA last season and, with four starters back, are figured to get back there next March. The big thing [...]

I was glad to see no Valley schools participated in the 24-hour ESPN hoopsfest on Tuesday. My reasons are spelled out in a column I wrote for the Journal Star.
The nut of my objection is that college games in the middle of the night — games that by design will finish well after midnight or [...]

Indiana State got some bad news from the NCAA: Dwayne Lathan is ineligible for the first two games. Lathan, who transferred from Louisiana Tech, played in a charity 3-on-3 event in April 2008 (after his last game with La Tech and before his transfer). The event was not sanctioned, and because Lathan played two games, [...]

Creighton forward Justin Carter will miss two-to-four weeks with a slightly torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Carter injured the knee in the second half of the Bluejays’ exhibition game on Sunday. According to Carter, he won’t need surgery and will start rehab immediately.

A busy weekend of Valley exhibitions unveiled some news beyond the scoreboard.
Start with Wichita State’s Clevin Hannah, whose eligibility is being examined. Officials are being shy with specifics, but apparently there’s a question about his amateur standing. So Hannah sat out the Shockers’ 81-69 win Saturday over Newman.
At Creighton, Justin Carter injured his left knee [...]