Stories By Dick Weiss
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova’s Jalen Brunson has that Player of the Year look.
BOSTON—Villanova’s Jalen Brunson has that national Player of the Year look about him. The Wildcats’ 6-2 junior point guard, the most...
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/ 7 years agoLoyola has a Pocketful of Miracles
ATLANTA—Another prayer answered. Loyola-Chicago, the small Catholic school from the North side of Chicago, continued to captivate this country here last...
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/ 7 years agoPac 12 Task Force calls for end of shoe company travel team circuits
PHILADELPHIA– The Pac-12 Task Force, which was established last fall to make recommendations to clean up corruption in college recruiting, has...
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/ 7 years agoCharlotte was a disaster for the ACC’s Finest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NCAA sub-region site here has turned into a disaster for Atlantic Coast Conference teams. First, 16th seeded...
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/ 7 years agoVillanova Building Bridges in this NCAA tournament
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Villanova’s active red shirt 6-7 junior forward Mikal Bridges used to go into hibernation on offense his first two years...
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/ 7 years agoUMBC makes history with stunning upset of 1 seed Virginia
PITTSBURGH, Pa.– Nothing delivers on its promise like the NCAA tournament. Last night the totally unexpected became reality when the University...
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/ 7 years agoDoes Nova have the Wright stuff against Alabama?
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Villanova has won a national championship in 2016 and has finished 1 and 2 in the AP final poll for...
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/ 7 years agoRhode Island pushes Trae Young off the NCAA’s center stage.
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Trae Young has been the most intriguing name in college basketball all season. Oklahoma’s 6-2 freshman guard, who grew up...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoA Penny for your thoughts: Memphis fires Tubby Smith
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Memphis coach Tubby Smith—who won a national championship at Kentucky in 1998—is by all accounts an honorable man...
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/ 7 years agoProvidence stuns third-ranked Xavier in Big East tourney
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Providence College can play the role of gritty underdog as well as any team in this Big East tournament....
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/ 7 years agoVillanova, Xavier Give New Big East Added Luster
NEW YORK— The Garden has been hopping all week. The Big East is back at the Mecca for its annual...
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/ 7 years agoVirginia looks like Final Four team after ACC tourney win over Louisville
BROOKLYN, NY—Virginia has built its reputation in the ACC under coach Tony Bennett as one of the best defensive teams...
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/ 7 years agoIrish eyes smiling as Notre Dame rallies to beat Va Tech in ACC tournament
BROOKLYN, N.Y.— Notre Dame found a way to wake up the echoes last night. The Irish, who fell behind by 21...
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/ 7 years agoBoston College pulls huge upset in ACC tournament
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—There was a distinct North Carolina a feeling to Boston College’s 91-87 upset victory over fifth-seeded North Carolina State in...
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/ 7 years agoUSA FIBA Men’s Qualifying Team defeats devastated Puerto Ric
SANTA CRUZ, CA— USA Basketball’s World Cup qualifying coach Jeff Van Gundy lives in Houston but he was in Buenos Aires...
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/ 7 years agoNCAA Corruption scandal snares coach Sean Miller in its web
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.– College basketball’s massive corruption scandal claimed another victim here last night. Arizona coach Sean Miller was caught on...
