Thursday, December 27, 2001
Coming up this week
Enquirer staff and news services
Today through Jan.2
Bengals: Sun., vs. Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
UC football: Sat., vs. Toledo in Motor City Bowl, Noon.
OSU football: Tues., vs. South Carolina in Outback Bowl, 11 a.m.
UC men's basketball: Sat., vs. Akron in Rock-N-Roll Shootout, Cleveland, 6 p.m.
UC women's basketball: Sat., vs. Mississippi State, 3 p.m.
Xavier men's basketball: Mon., vs. Siena, 7 p.m.
Xavier women's basketball: Mon., vs. Mississippi State, 2 p.m.; Wed., at Dayton, 7 p.m.
Miami men's basketball: Sat., at Dayton, 8 p.m.; Wed., at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.
NKU men's basketball: Sat., vs. Indiana-Southeast, 3:15 p.m.
NKU women's basketball: Sat., at Ferris State, 1 p.m.
UK men's basketball: Sat., vs. Louisville, 4 p.m.; Wed., vs. Tulane, 8 p.m.
Ohio State men's basketball: Sat., vs. UNC-Greensboro, 1:30 p.m.; Wed., at Purdue, 7 p.m.
Mighty Ducks: Today, at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.; Fri., vs. Grand Rapids, 7:35 p.m.; Sat., vs. Cleveland, 7:35 p.m.
Cyclones: Today, vs. Wheeling, 7:30p.m.; Fri., vs. Dayton, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., at Toledo, 6 p.m.; Mon., at Peoria, 4 p.m.; Wed., at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Tickets Reds: 381-7337; Bengals: 621-TDTD; UC: 556-CATS; Xavier: 745-3411; Miami: 529-HAWK; OSU: (800)-GO-BUCKS; UK: (859) 257-1818; NKU: (859) 572-6632; Ducks: 351-3999; Cyclones: 421-7825.
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