On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Strong early returns--The Indy Star
Campbell has knee sprain--Indy Star Butler Insider
Going unbeaten--Indy Star Butler

Good Bulldog defense holds off Oakland City--Butler Collegian Dawgnet Sports

Klein, CSU down IUPUI--Cleveland Plain Dealer Sports
WHITTED'S CAREER NIGHT CAN'T PUSH JAGS PAST CLEVELAND STATE IN 60-49 LOSS--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
Crosley Leads Vikings Over IUPUI, 60-49--csuvikings.com

UDM's Watson: Butler should be top 10--The Detroit Free Press
Butler at Detroit Mercy--The Detroit Free Press

Matchup: No. 13 Butler 7-0; UDM 4-3.

Tip-off: 7:05, Calihan Hall, Detroit.

TV/radio: Comcast Local; WDTW-AM (1310).

Line: Butler by 9 1/2 .

Overview: Point guard Jon Goode leads the Titans in scoring with 15.1 points per game. Butler is coming off a 65-46 victory at home over Ohio State, and it won the Great Alaska Shootout last month.

Johnson helps Rockets top Detroit--Toledo Blade
Toledo Defeats Detroit in Non-Conference Action, 69-43--UTRockets.com
Women's Hoops Falls at Toledo--detroittitans.com

Ramblers, Flames look for fresh starts--The Chicago Tribune
Loyola, UIC need more scoring--Daily Herald College Sports

Ramblers, Flames look for fresh starts--The Chicago Tribune
Loyola looks to end losing streak--The Chicago Sun-Times
Loyola, UIC need more scoring--Daily Herald College Sports

Bradley women notch road victory at Loyola--The Peoria Journal Star
Braves pick up first road win of the year--The Bradley Scout
Braves Run Away From Loyola 80-56--BUBraves.com
Brittany Boeke Records Double-Double But Bradley Sprints Past Loyola, 80-56--LoyolaRambers.com

Women's basketball: Groh leads bounce-back win--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports
Poor shooting dooms Cats at Green Bay--The Manhattan Mercury
Wildcat women fall on the road--The Wichita Eagle
Kansas State women fall to Wisconsin-Green Bay--The Kansas City Star
Wildcats see 1st road game loss at Wisconsin-Green Bay--The K-State Collegian
Green Bay Fends Off K-State, 68-56--KStateSports.com
Women's Basketball Outlasts Kansas State 68-56--uwgbathletics.com

Men's basketball: Schachtner garners scholar-athlete award--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports
Men's basketball: UWGB at Loyola preview--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports

Time to move on to what matters most--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports-Colleges

VU's Loyd follows up disappointing year with scintillating start--The Post-Tribune
Crusaders excited for HL opener--The Post-Tribune
VU deserves a home worthy of its program--The Post-Tribune
VU men's hoops opens up play in Horizon--The NWI Times
Breaking down the Horizon League--The NWI Times

Rebounding Crusaders hope to keep win streak alive--The Post-Tribune

Wright State welcomes Valpo to Horizon League--Dayton Daily News Sports
Preview: Wright State (2-1) vs. Valparaiso (6-1)--Dayton Daily News Sports

Wake beats WSU women--Dayton Daily News Sports
WFU women top Wright State 64-46--Winston-Salem Journal
Deacons Overcome Raiders 64-46--WakeForestSports.com
Women Fall at Wake Forest--wsuraiders.com

Kent State holds off YSU--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle Sports
Flashes hold off YSU rallying--The Kent Stater
Kent State Wins Fourth Straight With 59-52 Victory at Youngstown State--KentStateSports.com
Men's Basketball: Second-Half Rally Falls Short in 59-52 Loss to Kent State--ysusports.com

Chippewas' Rally Comes Up Short Against Youngstown State--CMUChippewas.com
Branson's Career Night Lifts YSU to Fourth Straight Win With 66-58 Nod Over CMU--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Roundup - December 5--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Roundup - December 5--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Butler Athletics Teams With Gleaners Food Bank To Help Feed People In Need--ButlerSports.com

Bulldogs Battle Evansville For Fifth-Straight Win On Thursday--ButlerSports.com

Davis, Moore lead CSU to win--Cleveland Plain Dealer Sports
Chicago State can't stop Cleveland State--The Chicago Tribune
The Battle of Ohio--CSU The Cauldron Sports
Chicago State Rally Falls Short As Cleveland State Survives, 77-73--Chicago State University Athletics
Vikings Outlast Chicago State, 77-73--csuvikings.com

Titans to Face Toledo on the Road--detroittitans.com

Horizon play opens with mirror images--Whoosh!Net
UIC Athletics To Sponsor Hoops For Hunger--uicflames.com
Men's Basketball Returns Home This Thursday To Face Milwaukee--uicflames.com

Loyola looks to snap losing streak--The Chicago Sun-Times
Fool me twice, shame on me ...--Loyola Phoenix Sports

Women's bball continues to struggle--Loyola Phoenix Sports

Men's basketball: Butler remains class of Horizon League--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports
Schachtner Tabbed Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of Month--uwgbathletics.com

Women's basketball preview: Kansas State at UWGB--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports

The Drill: Q&A with UWM coach Rob Jeter--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports-Colleges
UW women's basketball: Banks, Badgers' balance too much for Panthers--The Capital Times
UW women's basketball: Badgers tame pesky Panthers--The Capital Times
UW women's basketball: Strong second half saves Badgers--Wisconsin State Journal
Camp Dates Set For Baseball, Boys Basketball--uwmpanthers.com
Prep boys basketball: UW-Milwaukee recruit Walker out for season--The Capital Times

Badgers shine without star--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports-Colleges
Badgers tame in-state rival Panthers--The Badger Herald
Second Half Burst Gives Badgers 20-Point Win--UWBadgers.com
Second Half Woes Doom Panthers In Loss At Wisconsin--uwmpanthers.com

Men's Basketball Roundup - December 4--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Roundup - December 4--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Bulldogs' Campbell out with sprained knee--The Indy Star
Bulldogs show resilience in 2nd half comeback vs. Ohio State--Butler Collegian Dawgnet Sports
Butler Begins Horizon League Play On The Road--ButlerSports.com
Matt Howard Named Horizon League Player Of The Week--ButlerSports.com

Strong shooting performances power Bulldogs over ISU--Butler Collegian Dawgnet Sports
Hot-Shooting Butler Rolls Past Oakland City, 77-46--ButlerSports.com

CSU Basketball Notebook--CSU The Cauldron Sports
Jackson Shines as Vikings Fall--CSU The Cauldron Sports
Catching Up With a Friend--CSU The Cauldron Sports
Vikings Continue Roadtrip at IUPUI--csuvikings.com

Rivals Get Together at Calihan Hall--detroittitans.com

Examining the horizon--UIC Chicago Flame Sports

Loyola Raises Curtain On Horizon League Slate, Hosts Green Bay Dec. 6--LoyolaRamblers.com
Chipotle Gold Rush Hits Gentile Center Thursday Night--LoyolaRamblers.com
Whitesell To Appear on WSCR (AM 670) Thursday, Dec. 6--LoyolaRamblers.com
Annual Misericordia Day at Loyola Set for December 15--LoyolaRamblers.com

Phoenix Weekly Sports Report - Dec. 3-9--uwgbathletics.com

Men's Hoops Team to Open League Play Thursday at Loyola--uwgbathletics.com

Green Bay Hosts Kansas State Wednesday to Wrap Up Home Stand--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers Open League Play In Chicago--uwmpanthers.com

Second Half Woes Doom Panthers In Loss At Wisconsin--uwmpanthers.com

Crusader Men Kick Off Inaugural Horizon League Slate--www.valpo.edu

Brownell: Coaches dwell on WSU loss--Dayton Daily News Sports
Marist 79, WSU 64--RaiderRoundball.com

Basketball has right bounce for this writer--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle Sports
Penguins return home to face Kent State--The Jambar
Penguins Try For Consecutive Wins Versus Kent State--ysusports.com

Penguins Return Home to Host Central Michigan Wednesday Night--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Release #5--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Roundup - December 3--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Vikings Dominate Geneva College--The Fan Home of the Cleveland State Vikings

Iowa 65, Detroit Mercy 42--The Detroit Free Press

The Titans kept the score close and were down five at the half, despite shooting 25.8%. The host Hawkeyes (5-2) came out in the second with a 14-0 run, and the Titans (0-6) never got close. Sandi Brown led Detroit with 10 points, and India Buster grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots.

Hawks pick up steam in 2nd half for win--Press-Citizen
Cold start, warm finish--The Daily Iowan
Bluder's Bunch Ices Detroit--HawkeyeSports.com
Iowa Defeats Detroit in Women's Basketball Action--detroittitans.com

Illini Blowout Flames Behind Another Smith Double-Double--FightingIllini.com
Second-Half Surge Falls Short Against Illinois--uicflames.com

Slow Start Costly As Loyola Falls To Eastern Illinois, 70-52--LoyolaRambers.com

Flames Week - The Rivalry--UWM Post Sports Blog

Weekly Panthers report--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports-Colleges
All-around rebound--UWM Post Sports
Story of a Panther, part 3--UWM Post Sports
No comeback in sight--UWM Post Sports
Panther women fall in heartbreaker--UWM Post Sports
It’s raining 3s--UWM Post Sports
Flames Week - The Rivalry--UWM Post Sports Blog

Saturday's Valparaiso University men's hoops box score--The NWI Times

Raiders heading for a good season, despite loss--Dayton Daily News Sports

Women's Basketball Roundup - December 2--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Second-half surge--The Indy Star
Campbell hurts knee; MRI scheduled today--The Indy Star
Butler Runs Past Buckeyes for 7-0 Start--MICentralSports.com
Butler romps against OSU--Youngstown Vindicator Sports
Cold shooting, turnovers doom OSU--The Columbus Dispatch
Surviving bad shooting--Indy Star Butler Insider
Men's Basketball Drops Game to Butler in Indy, 65-46--OhioStateBuckeyes.com
No. 16 Butler Overwhelms Ohio State, 65-49--ButlerSports.com

Akande scores 20 points to help Butler top Indiana State--The Indy Star
Women's basketball: Bulldogs take down Sycamores--Tribune Star
ISU falls to Butler 83-70 in Hoosier Classic--Indiana Statesman
Sycamores Can't Overcome Hot Butler Start, Fall 83-70--GoSycamores.com
Three-Point Barrage Helps Power Butler To 83-70 Victory Over Indiana State--ButlerSports.com

Vikings get act together to roll in win over Geneva--Cleveland Plain Dealer Sports
No Mistakes By the Lake This Night, Geneva Falls to Division I Cleveland State--www.geneva.edu
Vikings Race Past Geneva, 107-51--csuvikings.com

RedHawks Improve to 4-0 at Home with 89-71 Win over Cleveland State--MURedHawks.com
Vikings Fall at Miami (Ohio), 89-71--csuvikings.com

CMU rallies past UDM--The Detroit Free Press
Minnoy helps Cent. Michigan beat Detroit--The Detroit News
Comeback against Detroit gives Central first victory--CM Life
Chippewas Get Comeback Win at Detroit, 70-66--CMUChippewas.com
Titans Fall to Central Michigan--detroittitans.com

Edwards' High School Teams Inducted Into the Greater Flint Hall of Fame--detroittitans.com

Dyer shoots down Flames--The Chicago Tribune
Second-half avalanche buries Flames--Whoosh!Net
Dyer shoots Redbirds past Illinois-Chicago--The Daily Vidette
Dyer's Career Night Leads Redbird Rout of UIC--GoRedbirds.com
Men's Basketball Falls At Illinois State--uicflames.com

Ramblers drop 4th straight--The Chicago Tribune
Loyola can't stay with Northern Iowa--Daily Herald College Sports
Panthers overcome Loyola, 61-50--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Late Surge Pushes UNI Past Loyola, 61-50--UNIPanthers.com
Valiant Effort Comes Up Short As Loyola Falls At Northern Iowa, 61-50--LoyolaRambers.com

Eastern Rolls Past Loyola with Balanced Attack--EIUPanthers.com
Slow Start Costly As Loyola Falls To Eastern Illinois, 70-52--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: UWGB's backup plan is a winner--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports
Harsh Weather Can't Stop Fletcher, Phoenix in South Dakota--uwgbathletics.com

Women's basketball: Phoenix falls when shots don't--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports
Ellis' return aids MU--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ellis Scores 21 to Lead MU over Green Bay--GoMarquette.com
Women's Basketball Topped by Marquette 60-48--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers best Devils--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports-Colleges
No. 13 Marquette shoots past Milwaukee--UWM Post Sports
The start of a rivalry?--UWM Post Sports
Panthers spark early, fall late--UWM Post Sports Blog
Dowdy and Boone Combine for 25 Points in 77-51 Home Loss Versus UW-Milwaukee--CCSUBlueDevils.com
Big Second Half Propels Panthers To 77-51 Win At CCSU--uwmpanthers.com
Tickets For Contest With Wisconsin On Sale Monday--uwmpanthers.com

Crusaders hold off Cardinals in home opener--The Post-Tribune
Valparaiso finds it hard to stop DeMuth--The Post-Tribune
Valparaiso closes out Hoosier Classic with a win--The NWI Times
BSU women's basketball falls at Valparaiso 64-55--The Muncie Star Press
Valparaiso Tops Ball State in State Farm Hoosier Classic--www.valpo.edu

Valpo tops shorthanded Cards--The Post-Tribune
McPherson plays through pain--The NWI Times
Ball State men's basketball squad drops sixth straight--The Muncie Star Press
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Valpo outshoots Cards--Ball State Daily News
A day at the ARC--VU with David Robb
Three Cardinals In Double Figures; BSU Falls At Valpo
Crusaders Hold Off Ball State; Improve to 6-1--www.valpo.edu

Wright State women top Canisius--Dayton Daily News Sports
Canisius loses, again--Buffalo News
Women Beat Canisius 57-40--RaiderRoundball.com
Women's Basketball Falls at Wright State--GoGriffs.com
Women Defeat Canisius--wsuraiders.com

Marist burns Raiders 79-64--Dayton Daily News Sports
Marist men hammer Wright State--Poughkeepsie Journal
Marist 79, WSU 64--RaiderRoundball.com
McCroskey Leads Marist To Fourth Straight Victory With Career-High 24--GoRedFoxes.com
Men Fall at Marist--wsuraiders.com

Dialls, Douglas help Colonels end four-game losing streak--Richmond Register
Colonels Cruise to 61-50 Win Over Youngstown State--EKUSports.com
Men’s Basketball: Penguins Can’t Overcome Shooting Woes in 61-50 Loss--ysusports.com

Youngstown State fends off Red Flash rally--GoRedFlash.com
Karner's Free Throw Lifts Women's Basketball to 58-57 Win Over St. Francis (Pa.)--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Roundup - December 1--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Roundup - December 1--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Local link brings Buckeyes--The Indy Star

CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT DETROIT MERCY--The Detroit Free Press

Matchup: CMU 0-5; UDM 4-2.

Tip-off: 4, Calihan Hall.

Radio: WDFN-AM (1130).

Line: UDM by 6 1/2 .

Overview: In a promotion geared toward Chippewa fans, tickets to the upper tier will be sold to those who show a MAC football championship game ticket for $6 (50% discount). Giordan Watson leads Central at 16.4 points per game. Nine Titans are averaging 12 minutes or more.

UNI women clean glass at McLeod Center, dispose of Detroit--Panthermania.net
Panthers Top Titans, 62-35--UNIPanthers.com
Women's Basketball Drops 62-35 Decision at Northern Iowa--detroittitans.com

Men's basketball preview: UWGB at S.D. State--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports

Women's basketball preview: Marquette at UWGB--Green Bay Press Gazette Sports

No. 13 Marquette 100, Wis.-Milwaukee 65--The Oakland Press

MILWAUKEE — Dominic James scored 22 points and backcourt mate Jerel McNeal added 16 to power No. 13 Marquette in a rout of cross-town rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Lazar Hayward scored 19 points and David Cubillan 12 for the Golden Eagles (5-1), who looked sharp even though they had been idle since losing to Duke 77-73 on Nov. 21 in the Maui Invitational championship game.