Tuori Sports Report

TAKEAWAYS FROM MONDAY 1-Brad Davison was back at it last night. In typical "Buzzcut Brad" fashion, his dirty play was back on display last night, when he punched an Iowa player in the groin. I would not be surprised to see this result in some discipline if the video gets to the Big Ten office. TODAY’S GAMES 1. Nebraska vs Michigan (7:00, ESPNU) Nick: Nebraska--The Vault has already seen two upset victories for Nebraska, as they took down Purdue and Iowa. Make it three, as this Michigan team will look like a chicken with its head cut off with the loss of Zavier Simpson and the potential loss of Isaiah Livers once again, as he appeared to reaggrivate his injury. Sam: Michigan-- Agreed here with ZT, Nebraska is awful. Zach: Michigan- With the news that Zavier Simpson will be suspended for this game, this one becomes a little more interesting. Although, I don’t think it makes a difference in outcome. Pinnacle Bank is a tough environment, but Nebrasketball is...

Weekend News and Notes 1-First, our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bryant family and the Altobelli family after the tragic helicopter crash that occurred yesterday morning in California. 2-Secondly, we would like to thank our guest pickers Adam Glatczak and Kail Venema for joining us this weekend to share their relationship with basketball, while also predicting games. The guest pick standings can be found here. 3-After yesterday's Big Ten action was complete, Eric rejoined us for the Big Ten Power Rankings. Check out the latest version of the Power Rankings here. TODAY'S GAMES 1. North Carolina State vs North Carolina (7:00, ESPN) Nick: North Carolina--Sooner or later, the Tar Heels have to turn this thing around. Garrison Brooks will need a stellar game, far more than the 15.1 PPG and 9.2 RPG that he is averaging entering tonight's action. Sam: NC State-- Does Cole Anthony finally return for the Tar Heels? Doesn’t matter either way. Zach: NC Sta...

On Saturdays and Sundays for the remainder of the college basketball season, the TSR team is going to add guest pickers to our usual daily selections. They will be on the Guest Pick Standings page on the menu of our website. Our next guest picker is a former player at both Caledonia High School and later at Aquinas College, Kail Venema. Q&A w/ Kail Venema 1. Let's start with a question I'm sure that many may know the answer to already. What was the most memorable game that you played in at Caledonia? The most memorable game that I played in was probably South Christian at home my senior year. We played so well as a team and Steve Spencer dunked on a kid from South. It was the icing on the cake to a really good team win! ( Here is the video of the epic dunk, thanks to YouTube ) 2. After Caledonia, you played at Aquinas College. Is there a game from those days that stands out as your favorite? The most memorable basketball moment for me was beating Cornerstone ...