Stories By Dick Weiss
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoPenn Upsets Villanova in a bit of Palestra Nostaglia
PHILADELPHIA– Penn’s 76-72 victory over 21st-ranked Villanova Monday night in the Big 5 Classic can only be described as Palestra magic....
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/ 1 year agoSouth Carolina-Notre Dame make history with Parisian Experience
PARIS– Rebuild? Not a word in Dawn Staley’s vocabulary. South Carolina’s Hall of Fame and two- time national championship coach may...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoReeves Named MVP as Kentucky Men Roll to Gold in Globl Jam
TORONTO– Kentucky coach John Calipari couldn’t help but admire the watch fifth year senior guard Antonio Reeves received for being selected...
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/ 1 year agoKentucky Races By Team Africa at Globl Jam
TORONTO– Kentucky coach John Calipari has used this week as a lesson in expectations for his talented young team. The Cats...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoReed Sheppard Following in Dad’s Foosteps
TORONTO– If you listen closely, you can hear the loud applause coming from Big Blue nation. Reed Sheppard, a 6-2 McDonald’s...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoFirst Look at Kentucky Basketball
TORONTO– DJ Wagner put on his Kentucky game jersey for the first time yesterday. But he made an instant impact. The...
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Dick Weiss
/ 1 year agoThe Fall of Pat Fitzgerald at Northwestern
TORONTO– Northwestern is one of the most prestigious academic universities in the country. But no one, it seems, is immune to...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoDynamics changing in NBA draft
PHILADELPHIA — The path to the NBA has traditionally gone through college basketball. Since the draft started in 1947, only five...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoA Jersey Guy Gets His One Shining Moment
HOUSTON — Danny Hurley has been in the shadows most of his career. Hurley was in the background as the youngest...
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/ 2 years agoDawn Staley Sets the Record Straight About Her South Carolina Team
HOUSTON– I’ve known– and loved Dawn Staley– ever since I met her when she was in high school at Dobbins in...
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/ 2 years agoMiami Final Four Run Shows Power of NIL Deals
Don’t get me wrong, I love Miami coach Jim Larranaga. At 73, he has done a wonderful job coaching the Hurricanes...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoMarkquis Nowell Holds A Garden Party
NEW YORK– Kansas State All-America guard Markquis Nowell threw his own Garden party. The 5-8 dynamo exploded for 20 points and...
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/ 2 years agoMaddy Siegrist is the Face of Villanova’s March Madness
VILLANOVA, Pa.– When Villanova 6-1 senior All American wing Maddy Siegrist left the floor at the Finn at the tail end...
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/ 2 years agoFDU’s Win a Tribute to Howard Garfinkel
ALBANY, N.Y.–Howard Garfinkel may be gone, but his legacy lives on. The fabled director of Five Star camp, who produced over...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoPrinceton Does Not View Itself as a Cinderella
ALBANY, NY– Princeton reintroduced us to Ivy League basketball when the 15th seeded Tigers stunned second-seed Arizona, 59-55, in the first...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoPitino Back in the Headlines With St. John’s Rumors
ALBANY, NY— The New York press corps was out in force for Rick Pitino’s press conference prior to the Gaels’ NCAA...
