Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki A couple of months ago, my colleague Adam Shandler recounted his experience several years ago at the Jimmy V Classic. As I read him describing the rather empty Continental Airlines Arena, I found myself identifying with much of it. Earlier this season at […]

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 2nd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Last Saturday was supposed to be the day for mid-majors to have their moment in the spotlight, but instead, this one would prove to be it. On a day that had few marquee matchups among the major conferences, four […]

The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 1st, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki It appears that there will be no changing of the guard in the Ivy League this season. It will have to wait at least another season. Friday night started a weekend that would likely decide the finish in the […]

You Know What Month It Is… by Bill Thayer Saturday is the first of the month. No, wait, that doesn’t sound quite right, let me try again. Saturday is the first of THE month. That’s better. While the Bracket Buster Saturday was not quite what many associated it had hoped, […]

Presenting the McDonald’s All-Americans by Jed Tai Sigh. The national press is at it again. The McDonald’s All-American team has been announced, as 24 of the nation’s top high school basketball players receive what is considered the top honor today in prep basketball – to be named a Mickey-D All-American. […]

Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki Has Providence Finally Figured It Out? Providence won both games this past week, and looked impressive in each one. Head coach Tim Welsh may have finally found the right combination with his team, and a few players seem to have figured out their […]

Roddy’s Rant: Guide To Surviving A Crappy Day On The Court by Chris Roddy With March Madness nearly upon us or at least March — supposedly the official kickoff according to my TV is March 20th, can we say APRIL MADNESS? — we must begin to think about how our […]

Bell the new Boston College All-Time Scorer by Phil Kasiecki In last Wednesday night’s 80-69 win at Providence, senior guard Troy Bell became the all-time leading scorer at Boston College. Bell entered the game just 6 points shy of Dana Barros’ mark of 2,342 career points, and broke the record […]

Tai’d up in Stats by Michael Ermitage Every once in awhile some studious young lad will try and apply statistic to sport. It seems like a natural marriage, doesn’t it? Since we keep stats for nearly every action in almost every sport, why shouldn’t we be able to add those […]

The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 23rd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki It was a day mid-major fans awaited for a while, but the top story involves a recent national champion from the Big East. Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun had prostate surgery on February 6, and was expected to be […]