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The Big East: Money talks
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Money talks, whether it’s in reference to professional or college sports, money talks.
And the Big East took the money from West Virginia. The two entities were embroiled in a lawsuit over the Mountaineers wanting to leave the Big East for the Big 12 before the 27-month waiting period expired.
The Big East was intent on holding West Virginia, but finally relented after the school reportedly...
St. John's boot camp
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St. John's freshman Phil Greene admits he never expected the challenge would be as great as it has become for the Red Storm's beleagured six-man recruiting class. Of course, it started out as a nine-man class, but three dropped by the wayside and the only returning veteran, Malik Stith, also abandoned the cause.
The rate of attrition could be compared to a Marine boot camp, and the demanding...
Metro Poll: LIU No.1, SBU 4th
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We have a new No. 1 this week. LIU grabbed the top spot this week after a thrilling win over Brooklyn rival St. Francis on Sunday. LIU took another step toward wrapping up the NEC regular season title. Iona dropped a spot thanks to a loss to Loyola on Friday. Wagner has won six in a row and remained at No. 3. Stony Brook, Manhattan and Farifield held steady at fourth through sixth. St. Francis moved...
WBB: Storm to host NCAA Tourney in 2013
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For any St. John’s women’s basketball fans hoping to see their squad play in an NCAA Tournament game, you might not have to go too far next season.
St. John’s was awarded a bid to host the first and second rounds of the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. St. John’s will be one of 16 host sites.
Other sites include: Baton Rouge, La.; Boulder, Colo.; College Park, Md.; College Station,...
WBB Metro Poll: Storm 1st, Pride 4th
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The top four remained the same this week, with St. John’s staying No. 1 after a 62-51 at then-No. 17 Rutgers. Princeton is till dominating the Ivy, while Rutgers has lost four in a row. Hofstra is No. 4 after recovering from two straight losses with a win at George Mason on Sunday. The Pride hosts No. 10 Delaware on Thursday. Marist moved up two places to No. 5 thanks to a three-game winning streak,...
CAA reaches agreement with NBC
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It looks like there is another player on the college sports broadcast landscape. The CAA announced it has reached a five-year agreement with NBC Sports Group to televise the league’s basketball and football games.
Here’s a release: The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) has reached five-year agreements with the NBC Sports Group that will provide the most extensive and comprehensive exposure...
Local Hoops: Week in review
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Stony Brook saw its winning streak stopped, the St. John’s women knocked off Rutgers for the fourth straight time and the LIU men took another step toward locking up the NEC regular season title.
The Battle of Brooklyn paid off in two ways for LIU (19-7, 13-1 NEC), which has won 14 of its last 15 games. Sweeping borough rival St. Francis gives the Blackbirds bragging rights. The wins also...
LIU wins Battle of Brooklyn
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The Battle of Brooklyn turned out to be more than just a contest between inner-Borough rivals LIU-Brooklyn and St. Francis NY. It was more of a statement game for New York City, which in the midst of a basketball resurgence.
The game lived up to the hype as LIU prevailed, 81-78, in front of nearly 1,500 at the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center in downtown Brooklyn.
It’s a game...
SJU beats Rutgers, Barnes Arico sets mark
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St. John’s coach Kim Barnes Arico can claim to have made two significant accomplishments on Sunday.
The first was knocking off No. 17 Rutgers in Piscataway and in all probability locking up a third straight NCAA Tournament bid. St. John’s (17-8, 9-3 Big East) swept the season series with the reeling Scarlet Knights and have won four straight against C. Vivian Stringer’s crew.
“We feel...
Stony Brook on course for post season
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The post season is so close to Stony Brook they can probably taste it. Thursday’s 80-68 win over UMBC moved the Seawolves one step closer to guaranteeing a post season berth.
Stony Brook improved to 17-7 overall and 12-1 in the America East. If the Seawolves wins at Vermont on Sunday, they will at least a share of the America East regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference...
