Stories By Dick Weiss
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/ 6 years agoFeds charge California lawyer with attempt to extort Nike
It was a collision between politics and amateur sports. Federal investigators in New York and California have charged celebrity attorney Michael...
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/ 6 years agoIowa rallies from 25 down to force overtime, but Tennessee prevails in NCAA Near Upset
COLUMBUS, Ohio— Iowa’s miracle comeback turned into a class near miss during a 83-77 overtime loss to Tennessee in the second...
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/ 6 years agoFlorida State blasts Murray, looks like an NCAA tournament Contender
HARTFORD, Conn.—Murray State’s sensational junior point guard Ja Morant was dazzling, finishing what was most likely his final college game with...
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/ 6 years agoCal- Irvine upsets Kansas State, is state’s last team standing in NCAA tournament
HARTFORD, Conn.—Who would have guessed the Cal-Irvine Anteaters would be the poster child for the great state of California in this...
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/ 6 years agoIs Murray State point guard Ja Morant the Best Player in the Country?
HARTFORD, Conn.—Main stream college basketball fans finally got a formal introduction to Ja Morant here yesterday. The lightning quick, 19-year old...
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/ 6 years agoVillanova grinds out an NCAA first round victory over St. Mary’s
HARTFORD, Conn.— Villanova coach Jay Wright knew what to expect when he and his team showed up for their NCAA tournament...
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/ 6 years agoJay Wright reflects on a Dark Day for the Philadelphia Big Five
HARTFORD, Conn.—Life is good for Jay Wright and his Villanova Wildcats these days. They have won the NCAA tournament two of...
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/ 6 years agoNova dances in the Garden Again after defeating the Hall in the Big East finals
I guess the only thing that surprised me more than Villanova winning its third straight Big East title is the fact...
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/ 6 years agoBooth goes off for 28 as Nova Rallies to beat Xavier in Big East Semifinals
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.— St. John’s was nowhere to be found, but Villanova has turned the Big East tournament into their...
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/ 6 years agoHoward, Marquette turn the lights out on St. John’s in Big East Quarters at the Garden
NEW YORK—When St. John’s loses in the Big East tournament during the Chris Mullin era, the Johnnies have developed a bad...
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/ 6 years agoGillespie lights up Providence as Nova advances to Big East semis
NEW YORK, N.Y.– Villanova had an embarrassment of riches at point guard with 2016 NCAA Final Four MVP Ryan Arcidiacono or...
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/ 6 years agoProvidence Lights Up Butler in Big East, Nova Next
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – This is not a vintage Big East, at least by past conference standards. A season after...
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/ 6 years agoSt. Mary’s Shuts Down Top-ranked Gonzaga in WCC Finals in Vegas
It looks like nobody is invincible in this wide-open college basketball season. St. Mary’s of California was the latest giant killer,...
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/ 6 years agoFormer Penn coach Jerome Allen testifies he took $300,000 to get basketball recruit into Ivy school
Former Penn men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen testified in a federal criminal trial last week that he accepted $300,000 in bribes...
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/ 6 years agoCoby White Leads North Carolina Sweep of Duke
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— For all the hype that Duke’s fabulous freshmen have received this season, this was one night when North...
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/ 6 years agoLSU Suspends coach Will Wade Indefinitely
Lousiana State has suspended men’s basketball coach Will Wade indefinitely.The decision a come after reports that FBI wiretaps intercepted telephone calls...
