Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Drop Their First One, Then Almost Blow One This past week gave Boston College’s young team an introduction and a wake-up call. On Tuesday, the Eagles traveled to Philadelphia and lost to a St. Joseph’s team that might be the best-kept secret […]
Columns
College Quotebook December 11th-17th
College Quotebook – December 11th – December 17th by Nicholas Lozito Coach Grieves Loss Of Player “One of my greatest fears as a coach was realized today. These players are like family to me and to each other. It’s hard to even comprehend how something like this could happen.” — […]
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A New Year – A New 16 by Michael Ermitage I know Bracey Wright’s cell phone number. No, I really do. I also know Omari Faulkner’s mother’s email address (Faulkner is a forward for Georgetown). I also have the entire transcript of emails sent between former Duke player Elton Brand […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Ah, the holiday season. For the Big 12 that means big wins, bad losses and … phone recordings from jail? Gather ’round the tree, and I’ll tell you all about it. Clemons saga approaches climax Things keep getting more and more complicated for […]
Roddy’s Rant: Ballad of Troubadours
Roddy’s Rant: The Ballad of Troubadours by Chris Roddy Referees get little mention unless there is a questionable call that directly impacts the outcome of a game. Fans bully and catcall our pinstriped fathers and mothers relentlessly, drawing on a filing cabinet of expletives and creative comparative metaphors that liken […]
Jameer Nelson
Nelson Returns and Will Finish On a High Note by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Phil Martelli can’t say enough good things about Jameer Nelson. The St. Joseph’s media guide has no shortage of ringing endorsements by the head coach of his All-American point guard, and game after game he […]
Conversation with Kenny Adeleke
A Conversation with Hofstra’s Kenny Adeleke by Adam Shandler Kenny Adeleke, Hofstra’s junior forward from Queens, NY, has endured a problem common among many mid-major stars: Losing seasons, but stupendous personal stats. The Pride, during Adeleke’s freshman and sophomore years, was unremarkable. Prior to his arrival, Hofstra had won back-to-back […]
UWM at Valparaiso
Panthers down Valparaiso at the End by Nick Dettmann VALPARAISO, IND. – In their third game of a four-game road trip, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers took on Mid-Continent Conference powerhouse, and former conference rival, Valparaiso from the Athletics-Recreation Center. Early on, the contest looked more like a track meet […]
Bah Humbug, Number One
Who Needs a Number 1? by Adam Shandler It happened to UConn. It happened to Kansas. And it just happened to Florida. In a year where parity among the upper echelon teams seems to be a theme, being number one just ain’t what it used to be. So why have […]
Thursday Power Poll
TMPG Thursday Power Poll by Dean Austin Good Morning. I hope the loss of Illinois to Providence has brought an understanding to the value of the Power Poll. As much as I would like to imply this was some kind of wondrous and more accurate Top 25, it isn’t. The […]
