Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Wednesday News and Notes

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

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CFB

Florida State-UCLA

INS News

UCLA’s defining victory over Southern California may be a thing of the recent past, but it serves as a warning for Florida State. The Bruins enter Wednesday’s Emerald Bowl on a three-game winning streak capped by a 13-9 win over USC in their regular-season finale. Both Dorrell and FSU coach Bobby Bowden believe this game could become a defensive battle. Neither team has been overly impressive on offense, UCLA averaging 22 points per game and FSU 25. Both defenses are strong against the run, and the Seminoles have the slight edge in pass defense. What UCLA lacks in scoring punch, it makes up for in offensive balance.

Cincy Post

Seminoles’ 14 losses the last three years are one more than FSU suffered in the entire decade of the 1990s. Inept offense (73rd in nation in total offense , 322 ypg, scored 20 points or less in five losses).

CBB

Northeastern-Louisville

Courier-Journal

Freshman forward Derrick Caracter will rejoin the University of Louisville’s basketball team tomorrow, but his return to game action is yet to be determined. Pitino said Caracter would not play as the Cards run off three games in four nights beginning with tomorrow night’s game against Northeastern. Instead Caracter will participate in individual workouts and work his way back into practice. The 6-foot-9, 270-pounder has appeared in six games this season and averaged 5.0 points and 4.8 rebounds.

South Florida-UAB

Press Notes

USF enters the contest sporting a 7-4 overall record on the year, but have dropped three-straight entering its game at UAB. Most recently, the Bulls fell, 81-69, at Missouri State on Dec. 22. USF also fell to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (69-63) and at UNLV (74-59) during its three-game slide. UAB will enter its contest against USF with a record of 7-5 overall. The Blazers snapped their two-game losing streak with a 84-53 win over Winston-Salem State on Dec. 23. It was UAB’s fourth win over its last six contests. Not only are the Blazers 3-0 in Bartow Arena this season, but they are riding a 17-game winning streak.

Wyoming-Wisconsin Milwaukee

Press Notes

UWM and Wyoming will be meeting for just the second time in history. The first meeting came a season ago in Laramie, when the Panthers overcame a halftime deficit to claim an 84-69 win. Milwaukee has posted a sparkling homecourt record since returning downtown to the U.S. Cellular Arena for the 2003 Horizon League Tournament. In all, the Panthers are now 38-10 in regular season and postseason contests at The Cell since their return, There continues to be no letup in the Panthers’ 2006-07 non-league slate. UWM has already faced road games with Michigan, Northern Iowa, Missouri State and Wisconsin and home contests with Washington State and UAB, all six of which are likely participants in the postseason this March.

NBA

Cavaliers-Hawks

Akron Beacon Journal

When the Cavaliers arrive tonight at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, they’ll face an opponent in the Hawks that has given them fits, despite a 9-17 record. One of those Hawks victories came Nov. 7 at Quicken Loans Arena, and coach Mike Brown is well aware of the problems the Hawks pose, primarily guards Tyronn Lue and Joe Johnson.

Timberwolves-Raptors

St. Pioneer Press

Toronto’s Chris Bosh has missed nine games because of his injury and is out tonight. Toronto owns a four-game winning streak against Minnesota.

Heat-Bulls

Miami Herald

Against the Lakers on Monday, the Heat played arguably its best basketball since winning the NBA title. And the team hasn’t felt this good about itself since collecting those championship rings on opening night. So it’s only fitting that the Chicago Bulls are next on the schedule. It was the Bulls who brought the Heat back to reality with a 42-point beating on opening night, marking the end of the championship celebration and the beginning of an early-season struggle that has lasted until recently. So tonight’s game in Chicago is about more than revenge. It’s also an opportunity to prove those early problems are a thing of the past. With one more win, the Heat will be at the .500 mark for the first time since the team was 3-3 on Nov. 12. But this is hardly the team that began the season with an embarrassing loss. The Bulls should have no confidence issues against the Heat after the opening night romp, not to mention the fact that they’re playing at home, where they are 12-2, and have won 13 of their past 16 games overall. But these Bulls are also scoring more than they have the past two seasons, putting up more than 105 points a game in their 16 wins and 102 a game at home. So it will probably be the Heat defense that has to prove itself to earn a win.

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