From the NO SHIT Department comes a story on ESPN about alleged recruiting violations at the University of Memphis. Anyone who follows college basketball should be nodding their head knowingly at this news.  Calipari’s stellar recruiting record is well known.  What’s also well known is the wreckage he leaves behind after he departs from a [...]

In his own words, our very own Diamondback Russ summarizes his weekend of watching AAU ball. Enjoy!

I checked out an AAU tournament in Saratoga Springs this past weekend to Albany City Rocks (ACR) in action. Their 17U team was dominant, but when you can start a lineup that includes three top 150 recruits in the [...]

It’s official.  DeShawn Painter announced tonight that he will enroll at NC State.  This is turning into a depressing night in the DC area.  Besides Painter picking an ACC bottom feeder over Maryland; the Caps are in the process of embarrassing themselves in the NHL playoffs.  But I digress.
Landing Painter would have been really nice; [...]

We have a first here at Turtle Soup. We are making a thread so that all of you LAX fans can commiserate during the Terps first round match tomorrow.  I grew up in Maryland and never learned how to throw a lacrosse ball. That is pretty much a sacriledge but I have come to terms [...]

Hey folks.  I am adding functionality that you can follow post updates on Turtle Soup through Twitter.  This post is just a test to make sure it is working.

The ubiquitous Zag’s Blog is reporting that both St. John’s and Maryland are out of the running for Lance Stephenson’s services.   If true, I can’t say that I am surprised.  The fact that he hasn’t committed to either yet is evidence enough that he is not happy with his options.
Zag is reporting that Arizona [...]