News On The Horizon 12/12/2008

Butler's 'NBA numbers' from Bradley--Indy Star Butler Insider

Akande nabs Horizon League Player of the Week honors--Dawgnet News
Bulldogs Tangle With Host Redhawks On Saturday--ButlerSports.com

Cleveland State Insider: Vikings paying the price for wayward shooting aim--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Vikings Head to 18th-Ranked Ohio State on Monday--csuvikings.com

Women's Basketball Hosts Leukemia Fundraiser--uicflames.com

Notes: Morgan struggles--Idaho State Journal
Postgame: UWGB 68, Idaho State 53--Kellis Robinett
Men's basketball: Cotton's hot hand keeps UWGB hot streak alive--Green Bay Press Gazette
Bengals Can't Hold Back Cotton and the Phoenix 68-53--ISUBengals.com
Men's Basketball Pulls Away From Idaho State, 68-53--uwgbathletics.com

RedHawks paste Panthers--Oxford Press
Richburg strong for RedHawks--Oxford Press
Miami chalks up another lopsided win--RedHawk Rumblings
Stuck in the cold--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
'Hawks claim 3rd straight victory--Miami Student
Finals are here--UWM Post Sports Blog
Live Blog: MBB at Miami (Ohio)--Panther Blog Zone
RedHawks Use First-Half Surge to Cruise past UW-Milwaukee--MURedHawks.com
Cold Shooting Dooms Panthers In Loss At Miami--uwmpanthers.com

Kulaga not one to rest on laurels--The Post-Tribune
Crusader victory sets off celebration--The NWI Times
Becca's big responsibility--The NWI Times
Valpo Looks to Pack the ARC Saturday against Notre Dame--valpoathletics.com

So how bad was it?--Off The Mark
Novak calls out the NWI media--Off The Mark
Crusaders Return to Road Saturday at Miami--valpoathletics.com

Raiders get their day on national TV--Dayton Daily News
Brownell searching for the right combination--Dayton Daily News
Game preview: Wright State (1-6) at Arkansas-Little Rock (6-1)--Dayton Daily News

Lady Raiders drop first home contest--The Guardian

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Dec. 11--The Horizon League
Butler's Howard, Loyola's Staton Honored as U.S. Army Scholar-Athletes of the Week--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 12/11/2008

Good Morning Hoops Nation: December 10--The Mid-Majority
The State of the Other 22, Week 2--The Mid-Majority

Butler punishes Braves--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley report card--Peoria Journal Star
Wessler: In building right way, Butler did it--Peoria Journal Star
Bulldogs' poise on display--The Indy Star
Lickliter keeping track of Bulldogs--Indy Star Butler Insider
BUTLER 87, BRADLEY 75--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE
Butler Extends Win Streak with 87-75 Win at Bradley--BradleyBraves.com
Butler Holds Off Bradley, 87-75, On The Road--ButlerSports.com

Vikings Start New York Swing At Marist On Saturday--csuvikings.com

Detroit Titans To Honor Former Star Spencer Haywood--detroittitans.com

After Week Off, Loyola Resumes Play By Hosting UMKC On Saturday--LoyolaRamblers.com

Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball: UW wins 9th straight (photo gallery)--Capital Times
Women's basketball: UW stumps Phoenix--Green Bay Press Gazette
On cloud 9: UW hoops extends winning streak--Badger Herald
Badgers burn Phoenix, 59-47--UWBadgers.com
Women's Basketball Falls to Wisconsin for Season's First Loss--uwgbathletics.com

Phoenix Men Play Host to Idaho State Thursday Night--uwgbathletics.com

McCully helps Illini hang on--News-Gazette
UWM women fall short--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Live Blog: WBB vs. Illinois--Panther Blog Zone
Illini pulls out nail-biter against UW-Milwaukee--Daily Illini
McCully Bucket Gives Illini Thrilling Win over Milwaukee--FightingIllini.com
Panthers' Comeback Goes For Naught In 63-61 Loss To Illinois--uwmpanthers.com

MBB Updates--Panther Blog Zone

Valparaiso beats Purdue for first time in 11 (sic) tries--espn.com
Good start vital from point guard--Journal and Courier
Scouting opens Boilers' eyes--Journal and Courier
Valpo hands Purdue third straight loss--Journal and Courier
VU pulls off stunner--The Post-Tribune
No excuse for apathy among VU students--The Post-Tribune
Women's basketball: Valparaiso upsets No. 21 Purdue--The NWI Times
No. 21 Purdue Upset by Valparaiso--PurdueSports.com
Valpo Women Shock #23/21 Purdue 71-60--valpoathletics.com

'Dons register ‘big win' at Valpo--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
IPFW rolls to win vs. Valpo--Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Mastadons roll past Crusaders--The Post-Tribune
Live from the ARC: Valpo vs. IPFW--Off The Mark
Mastodons Blast Crusaders, 63-46--GoMastodons.com
Cold-Shooting Crusaders Fall to IPFW--valpoathletics.com

Wright State finally wins--Hoopville
On the way to a two-game weekend--Mark Katz's Blog

BSU women mix up defense, rally to win--Muncie StarPress
Ball State spoils rally by WSU women--Dayton Daily News
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals overcome late deficit for win--Ball State Daily News
Women's Hoops Remains Undefeated At Home--BallStateSports.com
Women Fall at Ball State--wsuraiders.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Dec. 10--The Horizon League
On The Road--Horizon League Network
More From Peoria...--The Horizon League
Post Game Goodies--Horizon League Network
The Day After...--Horizon League Network

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Dec. 10--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 12/10/2008

Bulldogs' next destination: the Valley--The Indy Star

Indiana Shoots Past Bulldogs, 63-41--ButlerSports.com

Haywood night set--The Detroit News

Women's preview: UWGB faces toughest test yet vs. Wisconsin--Green Bay Press Gazette

No. 1 priority: improvement--The Post-Tribune
VU men's hoops team finally returns home--The NWI Times
Valparaiso hypes men's hoops contest against North Carolina--The NWI Times

VU women return home, but face a difficult task--The Post-Tribune
Crusader women look to beat No. 21 Purdue--The NWI Times

Men go 0'fer 08/09--RaiderRoundball.com
Raiders AD working through economic downturn--Dayton Daily News
Rockets reach rock bottom--Toledo Blade
Archdeacon: Nothing quite like a victory to lift spirits--Dayton Daily News
Raiders relieved to finally win one--Dayton Daily News
Raiders' Land cracks starting lineup--Dayton Daily News
Finally, a victory for Raiders--Mark Katz's Blog
Holy Toledo! Raiders Blast the Rockets for First Victory of the Season--RaiderRoundball.com
Toledo Suffers 50-35 Setback at Wright State--UTRockets.com
Men Defeat Toledo for First Win--wsuraiders.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Dec. 9--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 12/9/2008

Butler tops Evansvilleat Hinkle, 75-59--Dawgnet News
Bulldogs will their way to win--Dawgnet News
Butler basketball finishes road trip with win--Dawgnet News
Bulldogs Face Non-League Test At Bradley--ButlerSports.com

Akande Nabs Horizon League Player Of The Week Honors--ButlerSports.com
Bulldogs Meet Indiana In Bloomington On Tuesday--ButlerSports.com

Vikings blanked in OT after rally to get there--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Vikings miss the winning mark with offensive lull--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Mayo’s huge week nets him honor--Whoosh!Net

Tough Tests Await Women's Basketball This Week--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers Hit Road For Tough Test At Miami--uwmpanthers.com

Panthers Open Up Homestand With Illinois Wednesday--uwmpanthers.com

VU hosts a pair of region grads--The Post-Tribune
Valpo Hosts #23/21 Purdue Wednesday Night--valpoathletics.com

News and notes from Valparaiso's UNC press conference--Off The Mark
Crusaders Look For Seven Straight at Home Wednesday Versus IPFW--valpoathletics.com

Winless Raiders hope to avoid another loss--Dayton Daily News
Preview: Wright State (0-6) vs. Toledo (2-6)--Dayton Daily News

Women's basketball wins two in Hawaii--BYU NewsNet

Men's Basketball Weekly Release #4--The Horizon League
A Road Test...For Us!--Horizon League Network
Women's Basketball Release #4--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 12/8/2008

Horizon League Notebook--Hoopville

Seven a lucky number for Bulldogs--Indy Star Butler Insider

Freshman Ebanks earns first double double at WVU--Daily Athenaeum
Sluggish start nearly costs WVU--Daily Athenaeum
Hahn's Buzzer Beater Steals Victory For Butler--The Fan Home of the Cleveland State Vikings
J’Nathan Bullock: Lessons Learned--The Fan Home of the Cleveland State Vikings

Women's basketball stays undefeated against FAU--UIC Chicago Flame

Tests continue for basketball over break--UIC Chicago Flame
Josh Mayo Named Horizon League Player Of The Week--uicflames.com

Women's hoops: DePaul beats Loyola--The Chicago Tribune
Blue Demons Hold Off Ramblers--DepaulBlueDemons.com
Loyola Pushes DePaul To Limit In 68-64 Loss--LoyolaRamblers.com

Wright State on wrong side of win column--UWM Post
You hold the key--UWM Post
One last HURRAH!--UWM Post

Women pick up two wins--Daily Evergreen
Double OT dooms Panthers--UWM Post
Cougar Women Notch Third Consecutive Victory--WSUCougars.com
Second Half Dooms Panthers At Washington State, 73-52--uwmpanthers.com

Despite losses, Raiders are making some improvements--Dayton Daily News
At least there’s some encouragement--Mark Katz's Blog

Six shooters--BG News
Video Highlights: BG 94, Youngstown State 61--BG News
Photo Gallery: Women's Basketball vs. Youngstown St.--BG News

Mayo named Men's Basketball Player of the Week--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Dec. 7--The Horizon League
Butler's Akande Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 12/7/2008

BUTLER 78, COASTAL CAROLINA 48--The Indy Star

Lade Akande had d 21 points and 10 rebounds to guide the host Bulldogs (3-4) past the Chanticleers (6-2). Butler outrebouned Coastal Carolina 55-30 and hit 7-of-21 3-point field goals. Melanie Thornton added 13 points for the Bulldogs.

Women's Basketball Slips at Butler 78-48--GoCCUSports.com
Smothering Butler Defense Stymies Chanticleers, 78-48--ButlerSports.com

Howard, Mack lift Bulldogs--The Indy Star
BUTLER 79, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 71--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE
Butler Outlasts Youngstown State, 79-71--ButlerSports.com

Second Half Surge--MSNSportsNet.com
Vikings Can't Hold Off Mountaineers, Fall 53-43--csuvikings.com

Flashes Improve to 6-1 with OT Win over Cleveland State--KentStateSports.com
Vikings Rally to Force Overtime, But Fall To Kent State, 84-77--csuvikings.com

UDM men drop 17th consecutive road game--The Detroit News
Titans Falter At Green Bay--detroittitans.com

UIC Flames outlast Loyola Ramblers--The Chicago Tribune
Vandermeer (10 offensive boards) too much for Loyola--Daily Herald
Size matters for Flames--Whoosh!Net
Men's Basketball Bests Loyola, 83-69--uicflames.com

WMU women's basketball team runs out of steam--Kalamazoo Gazette
Broncos Burned By Flames, 54-45--WMUBroncos.com
Women's Basketball Ties Best Start In School History--uicflames.com

Late Surge Sinks Loyola In 83-69 Loss At UIC--LoyolaRamblers.com

Loyola Resumes Backyard Rivalry With DePaul--LoyolaRamblers.com

UWGB shovels 76-49 loss on UNI women--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Women's basketball: Phoenix improves to 7-0--Green Bay Press Gazette
Panthers Fall to Green Bay, 76-49--UNIPanthers.com
Women's basketball wins at Northern Iowa, sets new mark--uwgbathletics.com

Men's basketball story, photos: UWGB shuts down another league foe--Green Bay Press Gazette
Phoenix Holds Down Titans, 57-46--uwgbathletics.com

Eayrs ignites Panthers--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Big James Has Big Game--Milwaukee Panther Tracks
Live Blog: MBB vs. Wright State--Panther Blog Zone
Eayrs Sparks Panthers To Second-Straight League Win--uwmpanthers.com

Live Blog: WBB @ Washington State--Panther Blog Zone

Women's basketball: UNT trips Valparaiso--Denton Record Chronicle
Valparaiso women's hoops team commits 27 turnovers in loss at North Texas--The NWI Times
Women' s Basketball Comes From Behind To Defeat Valparaiso--MeanGreenSports.com
Turnovers and Rebounding Prove Costly as Valpo Falls to North Texas--valpoathletics.com

Meet The Raiders: John David Gardner--Dayton Daily News
WSU gets the lead, then falls flat late--Dayton Daily News
Milwaukee doesn't provide win Raiders need--Dayton Daily News
Men Drop 66-59 Decision at Milwaukee--wsuraiders.com

Lady Raiders drop first home contest--The Guardian
Seasiders Fall as Hukilau Invitational Closes--byuh.edu
Women's Basketball Rolls to 71-51 Victory at BYU Hawaii--wsuraiders.com

Penguins are better, but still lose 79-71--Youngstown Vindicator
Late Surge Comes Up Short as Guins Fall 79-71 to Undefeated Butler--ysusports.com

Pontius, Falcons Shoot Past YSU, 94-61--BGSUFalcons.com
BGSU's Big First Half Too Much to Overcome in 94-61 Loss--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Dec. 6--The Horizon League
Checking in on the… Horizon League--Rush The Court

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Dec. 6--The Horizon League