Cincinnati freshman guard Lance Stephenson has been cleared by the NCAA Eligibility Center and won’t miss any games.
“Clear,” Cincinnati coach  Mick Cronin said by text.
Cincinnati was informed early Thursday evening and Stephenson then scored nine points on 4-of-14 shooting in Cincinnati’s 86-58 victory over Saginaw Valley State. He played 18 minutes off the bench.
“I am [...]

If Mick Cronin had his way, every top player in New York City would follow Lance Stephenson.
To Cincinnati.
“I think it’s great for all the best players in New York to get out of New York and come to Cincinnati,” Cronin said with a smile in an interview you can see in the Video Player at [...]

Some say Lance Stephenson will succeed at Cincinnati. Others think he’ll fail and maybe implode the team along with him.
Personally, I’m in the former category. I think Lance is in a perfect spot at Cincinnati. He’s surrounded by a tough coach (Mick Cronin), experienced players who also want to win (Deonta Vaughn, Yancy Gates) and [...]

Kentucky freshman point guard John Wall is facing eligibility concerns because of his relationship with his former AAU coach, Brian Clifton, according to a report.
Clifton, who coached Wall with the D-One Sports program and was with him in the summer of 2008 at the Steve Nash Skills Academy in New Jersey, was a former certified [...]

Brian Kelly is well versed in the debate about the college football national championship picture.
 
He knows that the Big East doesn’t get much respect on a national level.
 
And he understands that prognosticators are hoping for a BCS title game that matches an unbeaten Texas team with an undefeated Southeastern Conference champion, either Florida or Alabama.
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***Undefeated Big East powers Cincinnati and South Florida are preparing for an Oct. 15 battle on ESPN. Read about it here.***
Greg Schiano says he’s “hoping” that true freshman QB Tom Savage will start Saturday against Texas Southern in the Homecoming game.
“I hope he does. He has been practicing for two days now. I guess the [...]

It was the last day of the Mick Cronin Basketball Camp this summer at the University of Cincinnati and the young campers were finally allowed to get autographs from the returning college players.
The youngsters excitedly waited on line for players like Deonta Vaughn and Yancy Gates to sign T-shirts and pieces of paper.
Off on the [...]

It has been more than a month since Lance Stephenson shocked the college basketball world by picking Cincinnati, and yet “Born Ready” still has not spoken publicly about his decision.
Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin says Stephenson is adjusting to his new surroundings and acclimating to his new teammates — all in the relative anonymity of [...]

This interview with Arizona Coach Sean Miller at the Reebok All-American Camp is the second in a series of interviews with Division 1 head coaches conducted at camps this summer.
PHILLY –Just a couple of months ago, Sean Miller was the head coach of a Xavier team that had become a perennial NCAA Tournament fixture.
But in [...]

Lance Stephenson has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in the groping case of a 17-year-old Lincoln High girl, according to the New York Daily News.
He agreed to three days of community service and to seek counseling.
The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Stephenson recently signed a financial aid deal with the University of Cincinnati.
He was to head to court [...]