Before Sunday’s game, long-time Boston College assistant athletic director of media relations Dick Kelley was honored with the USBWA’s Most Courageous Award. In our line of work, he is an unsung hero, and as he was honored it was a wonderful scene.
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Virginia can’t turn win over Duke into a momentum builder
Virginia met the same fate as Maryland when going to Boston College after a win over Duke. The Cavaliers were close to a different result, but remain on the bubble and need to turn the corner on the road.
St. John’s not too different without Harrison at first
St. John’s didn’t look very different without D’Angelo Harrison in their first game since his suspension. They lost, but did so in a way they have lost some other games, and now others need to pick up the slack without him.
Bryant avoids letdown to secure a tournament home game
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – So much was on the line two nights earlier for Bryant that it was easy to forget something: they had one more game on Saturday. Besides the quick turnaround, it’s a classic scenario for a letdown since they were at home against one of the worst teams […]
A look around the country – March 3, 2013
Saturday was a big day in college basketball as a number of conferences ended their regular season and a number of big matchups took place among the 147 Division I games. With conference tournaments right around the corner, here are some thoughts coming from Saturday’s games.
Old Dominion has a small silver lining at the end of a rough season
One game at the end of a long season isn’t going to magically turn a season around. But given the circumstances, Old Dominion salvaged what they could in going to Boston and beating the CAA regular season champions in their final CAA game.
Jamelle Hagins developed on and off the court at Delaware
Plenty of teams take chances on big men who enter college needing a lot of development. Delaware did that with Jamelle Hagins, and he has worked out very well for them by improving as a player and then becoming a leader.
Robert Morris wins a hard-earned Northeast Conference regular season title
Robert Morris has become a flagship program in the Northeast Conference, but this year’s regular season title did not come easy at all, including in the clincher at Bryant on Thursday night.
Fordham women earn 21st victory
The Fordham women won their 21st game of the season against a St. Bonaventure team that lost a lot from last season’s team and hasn’t been able to make it all up.
In a tough loss, Connecticut shows tremendous heart
Connecticut lost Wednesday night’s game against Georgetown in double overtime. But along the way, the Huskies showed a lot of heart with how they competed to even get the game to one overtime, let alone two.
