HOUSTON – For more than nine decades, leading global workwear brand Dickies has evolved from a bib overall manufacturer to an internationally renowned provider of authentic, innovative performance workwear. As an extension of that ongoing dedication to performance, Dickies will assume entitlement of the highly anticipated men’s college basketball double-header at the Toyota Center in Houston…
DALLAS — Kenny Chery figures his most important job is getting to the ball to Baylor’s heralded frontcourt duo of Cory Jefferson and Isaiah Austin. The transfer guard still handled his share of the scoring in his first game for the No. 25 Bears. Chery scored 14 points, Jefferson had 13 points and 11 rebounds…
DALLAS — Transfer guard Nic Moore had 13 points and eight rebounds in his SMU debut, and the Mustangs beat TCU 69-61 in the season opener for both teams Friday night. Moore played one season for Illinois State before transferring last year when his coach, Tim Jankovich, came with 73-year-old Larry Brown as an assistant…
DALLAS — The retooled Oklahoma Sooners passed the first test on Friday in their attempt to return to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard Buddy Hield scored 18 points and sophomore forward Ryan Spangler added 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds as the Sooners pulled away in the final six minutes to defeat Alabama 82-73…
DALLAS – While Alabama and Oklahoma tipped off the 2013-14 college basketball season as the first game in the Buckets and Boots Showcase on Friday, before the first horn sounded, the two teams met at mid-court to make a joint donation of $20,000 to the United Way of Norman, Okla., an effort to provide continued…
DALLAS – While the Final Four returns to North Texas in April for the first time since 1986, the season tips on opening day, this Friday, Nov. 8, at American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas with the Buckets and Boots Showcase, a college basketball tripleheader anchored with Big 12 Conference teams. Oklahoma battles Alabama in…
LEXINGTON, KY – Seven teams will compete over two weeks in November in the round-robin Roundball Showcase, announced Saturday by bd Global. Western Kentucky, Marshall and East Tennessee State lead the field as “host programs” for the event with Stephen F. Austin, Samford, UNC Wilmington and Campbellsville (Ky.) rounding out the field. All 13 games of…
HOUSTON – The college basketball madness of March will come early when Toyota Center plays host to the Lone Star Showcase this December. The premium doubleheader on Dec. 21, 2013 features Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma in a nationally televised Big 12-SEC Challenge game and Houston vs. Rice in a crosstown showdown. The event is managed…
DALLAS – While “the Road to the Final Four” will end at AT&T Stadium next April, the road also “begins” in Dallas at the Tip-Off Showcase on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 at American Airlines Center. The opening day of college basketball season will feature a tripleheader with Oklahoma vs. Alabama, SMU vs. TCU and Baylor vs.…
HOUSTON – It may just be 30 days into the new season, but Saturday’s matchup between Texas and UCLA in men’s basketball will likely prove to be a pivotal game as each team prepares for their upcoming conference seasons. The squads will meet in the inaugural MD Anderson Proton Therapy Showcase at Reliant Stadium, which…