College Sports Archive: May / June 2008
Draft Won’t Have Typical ACC Flavor
The ACC’s 2008 talent pool has nobody in the junior and senior classes who is drawing high-level attention from NBA scouts, and the conference might have gone without a first-round pick if not for a handful of elite underclassmen.
• College Sports Roundup
No Jays' Tears Needed After Loss
Johns Hopkins failed in its bid to repeat as NCAA Division I lacrosse national champions. The reign came to an end Monday as the Blue Jays fell to Syracuse, 13-10, in the NCAA title game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
• College Sports Roundup
Now Everyone Knows About Mystery Man
Salisbury’s third-string goalie Nick Fiorentino sparked his team to a 19-13 victory over Cortland State for the school’s eighth Division III national title.
Don't Blame ACC If Football Playoff Seems Impossible
The BCS approach will decide the national champion for at least the next several seasons, but that doesn’t mean ACC officials have stopped talking publicly about alternatives.
Terps’ All Not Enough
A strong season for the Terrapins ended with a thud Saturday on a goal by Virginia’s Ben Rubeor with 31 seconds left in overtime to give the Cavaliers an 8-7 victory in the NCAA quarterfinals matchup.
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Gvozden Typifies Hopkins’ New Face
It may have taken most of the season for Johns Hopkins goalie Michael Gvozden to step into the leadership role his coach had imagined, but Gvozden has arrived -- just in time for the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
• Lax World Top 10
Navy, Hopkins Don't Look Back
While they went about it in different manners, the Midshipmen and the Blue Jays find themselves in the same place, playing each other in the NCAA quarterfinals Saturday in Annapolis.
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Cinosky Pushes Terps Ahead
It didn’t come easy for seventh-seeded Maryland, but the Terrapins won their first round NCAA lacrosse game over the University of Denver Pioneers, 10-7, behind the sparkling play of senior point defenseman Joe Cinosky.
• College Sports Roundup
ACC Football 2008: 'Other Six' Hold Promise
While Clemson, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest appeared to be the ACC’s top contenders coming out of spring football practice in April, the league’s “bottom half” also figures to have some bowl-worthy teams.
It's Tourney Time, Jays Turn Up Heat
The Blue Jays are the defending Division I national champions and arguably now playing the best lacrosse in the country.
• College Sports Roundup | Lax World Top 10
Villa Julie Focuses On Revenge
Each of Villa Julie's four losses has come at the hands of opponents currently carrying a top five ranking. Scores need to be settled, and there is no better place to do so than the NCAA Tournament.
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ACC Football 2008: Six Contenders
Clemson has a combination of talent and experience that offers the Tigers a chance for their first 10-win season in almost two decades.
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