All posts tagged "Big East"
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Basketball
/ 8 months agoWas the Big East a Victim of Tournament Politics?
PHILADELPHIA– UConn is the consensus pick to repeat as NCAA Tournament championship. The Huskies have been the dominant team in the...
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Basketball
/ 9 months agoSt. John’s Runs Clinic on Villanova in the Garden
NEW YORK CITY– It hasn’t taken long for St. John’s to become Rick Pitino’s team and for Pitino to own Madison...
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Events
/ 10 months agoDePaul Tries to Start Over Again
PHILADELPHIA– The bottom dropped out on DePaul basketball yesterday. AD DeWayne Peevy fired head coach Tony Stubblefield midway through a third...
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Basketball
/ 10 months agoUConn Win over Nova Culminates Another Crazy Day in the Big East
PHILADELPHIA– Defending national champion Connecticut should be No. 1 for a second straight week in the AP Top 25 poll. But...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim Walks Off the Stage
Jim Boeheim has retired as Syracuse’s head coach after 47 years on the job. I’ll miss him. But sometimes you have...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoVillanova Comes Back to Life at the Right Time
PHILADELPHIA– Three weeks ago, Villanova men’s basketball team looked like it was lost in the abyss, destined for a 17 or...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoProvidence Spoils Justin Moore’s Return
PHILADELPHIA– It was ironic. Villanova chose yesterday to celebrate the return of valuable guard Justin Moore, who suffered a torn Achilles...
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Events
/ 2 years agoTCU Blows Out Kansas at Allen
We got a little taste of the Jamie Dixon effect last year when TCU came out of nowhere as a 9...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoEwing Staring Inot the Abyss After 25 Staight Big East Losses
Patrick Ewing was an unstoppable force when he played for Georgetown. Now, as the Hoyas’ coach, he is jeopardizing his legacy....
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoMarquette’s Stevie Mitchell Makes Most of Homecoming
VILLANOVA, Pa.– Marquette guard Stevie Mitchell made the most of his homecoming here yesterday. The 6-3 sophomore, who grew up 50...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoUConn Makes a Statement About Big East Supremacy Against Nova
UConn coach Danny Hurley could see into the future as soon as the Huskies– who had become perennial national contenders under...
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Events
/ 2 years agoKalkbrenner’s Return Changes Dynamics for Creighton
What a difference a healthy Ryan Kalkbrenner makes for Creighton basketball. The Blue Jays’ towering 7-1 center, returned to the lineup...
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Events
/ 5 years agoUConn Returns to its Roots, Rejoins the Big East
The University of Connecticut has returned to its roots, rejoining the Big East Conference. Huskies’ athletic programs will begin play in...
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Events
/ 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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Events
/ 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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Dick Weiss
/ 9 years ago‘Cuse defeats UCONN in revival of old Big East rivalry at Battle4Atlantis
PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas – Connecticut and Syracuse were always a marquis attraction in the old Big East. The two programs...
