Five quick hits from Ben Frederickson that St. Louis sports fans will be discussing:
1. Hill and Hughes are off to hot starts
I can picture the Braggin' Rights drama right now.
Malcolm Hill vs. Frankie Hughes. The Illinois senior against the Missouri freshman, their coaches' job security on the line when the Tigers and Illini clash in St. Louis on Dec. 21.
OK, I'm getting ahead of myself. Blame the excitement of college basketball. A new season, one ripe with possibility, is upon us. And two rays of hope have pierced the dark clouds that hovered over our college hoops scene a season ago.