http://www.dailyitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 17 May 2008 06:23:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_138001738.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_138001738.html Here's a ray of hope for college football fans bummed by the recent rejection of the plus-one model to determine a national champion. Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_123234611.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_123234611.html The Bloomsburg University softball team will live to play another day. After a 1-1 opening day with a win over IUP and a loss to Lock Haven, the Huskies posted a 2-0 mark Friday at Lawrence Field in the PSAC Championships. Bloomsburg opened with a 1-0 win over East Stroudsburg before advancing to today's play with its second win over IUP by a final of 6-0. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:26:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_118000056.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_118000056.html With eight starters retuning on defense, it was no surprise to Bucknell coach Tim Landis that the defense ruled the day on Saturday at the annual Orange and Blue inter-squad football scrimmage at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_118000036.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_118000036.html Lack of depth on the offensive line really had an affect on Saturday's Bloomsburg University spring football game. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:57:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_110001557.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_110001557.html Pat Flannery retired Friday after 14 years as Bucknell's basketball coach, leading the small Patriot League school to two NCAA tournaments, highlighted by a victory over Kansas in 2005 and a Top 25 ranking the next season. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_110001615.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_110001615.html Pat Flannery leaned forward in his customary chair a few seats down from the Sojka Pavilion scorers' table, his hands clenched tightly together. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:15:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_109000034.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_109000034.html Sam Nana-Sinkam has spent his entire football career, which began as a high school sophomore, trying to help the school name on the front of his uniform develop an identity. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:28:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_101074545.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_101074545.html Steve Briggs is working out 71 mostly familiar faces for 15 practices this spring, concluding a week from Saturday. The Susquehanna coach is hoping for some unfamiliar results from his veteran team this fall. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:25:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_100000139.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_100000139.html A suspended Penn State receiver was kicked off the team Tuesday after university police charged him with threatening another player with a knife.Chris Bell, 21, of Norfolk, Va., faces charges including terroristic threats and simple assault, both misdemeanors, following the encounter Monday night at a team dining facility. No one was hurt. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:28:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_099010055.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_099010055.html So patient for 20 years, Kansas had no problem working an extra five minutes to bring a long-awaited championship back to the heartland. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:53:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_096003019.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_096003019.html Ohio State's Austin Spitler remembers the first thought he had upon hearing that the guy in front of him at linebacker, James Laurinaitis, was coming back for his senior season. "Oh crap," Spitler said. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:17:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_093003326.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_093003326.html Even with an injured shoulder, Candace Parker was still able to lift Tennessee into another Final Four. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:35:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_092003031.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_092003031.html Dan Latorre has had it as easy as a college quarterback can have it for the last two years. Take the snap from center, turn left or right, then take a few steps down the line and hand the ball to No. 23. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_092002022.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_092002022.html Tucked snugly into a 100-year-old building in the middle of this college town’s bustling commercial district is a place where hair is cut and a statement is made. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_092003040.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0212_collegiate/local_story_092003040.html Tucked snugly into a 100-year-old building in the middle of this college town's bustling commercial district is a place where hair is cut and a statement is made.