Huskies Win Fourth Straight, Continue Defensive Improvement by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – Sometimes a little adjustment in focus is what it takes to change a team’s fortunes. Certainly, it’s not so simple that it happens automatically, but a simple change and all the actions that such entails can be all […]
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Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos Feb. 8, 2008 The pursuit of perfection is the ultimate chase in sports, as it is in all walks of life. The New England Patriots came oh-so-close to a perfect season this year, until the zero in the loss column […]
Division I Newcomer Visits Wright State
Wright State Takes Out Division I Newcomer by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – The good Calvinists from Presbyterian College visited the Nutter Center and the results of the game were pretty predictable; Wright State beat the dog crap out of the Blue Hose 58-42. I will get to the game […]
What Providence Is Capable Of
Friars Show What They’re Capable Of by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The second half of Providence’s 79-65 win over DePaul gave us a look at what this team can be. It was a half that they would surely love to bottle up and take to the next game, and […]
FDU Drops Another, Iona Wins Another
Short-Handed Knights Can’t Knock Off Pioneers by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – They gave a valiant effort but in the end came up short. Off the floor it was too many in “sick bay” while on the court there were too many good looks given up on the perimeter. For […]
Maryland Turns It Around
Not The Same Maryland Team by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Back in December, it was hard to imagine that Maryland would be 5-3 in ACC play and right there in the battle for third place behind Duke and North Carolina. But after Wednesday night’s 70-65 win over Boston […]
Vermont Rides Blakely To Road Win
Just call them the Comeback Catamounts by Sam Perkins HARTFORD, Conn. – With three and a half minutes remaining in, Hartford was once again surging against Vermont. The feisty Hawks, playing the role of undaunted underdogs to perfection, had wrestled the lead away from the heavily-favored and high-powered Catamounts for […]
MSG Doubleheader Notes
Hoyas Defend Their Way to Victory by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – There have been a number of surprises in this Big East season. On Wednesday at Madison Square Garden there would be little drama. Sixth-ranked Georgetown dominated St. John’s 74-42 in the first game of a doubleheader. This one […]
Cornell Looks Like Ivy Favorites
Cornell Looks Like the Favorite by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The first Ivy League showdown of the season went to the preseason favorites. Cornell knocked off Brown on Friday night by a 75-64 margin, asserting themselves as the team to beat early on. The Big Red moved to 3-0 […]
St. Francis Comes Together
Unity A Key For Red Flash by Zach Smart Adversity. It’s an aspect of life that simply none of us can eschew. No matter how hard you try, nobody gets out of life unscathed. Last season, the St. Francis (Pa.) men’s basketball team’s pursuit of the Northeast Conference post-season took […]
