Roger Rubin Columns
Roger Rubin covers St. John's men's basketball, MLB and high school sports
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Rubin: LI's O'Connell leads Wolfpack against Duke3m read
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Rubin: Big East to NCAA — how you like us now?3m read
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Rubin: Yale coach Jones molded by his LI teachers3m read
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Rubin: LI's TJ Long exits with knee injury in Vermont's loss to Duke2m read
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Rubin: St. John's & Storr — what might have been3m read
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Rubin: An upsetting day for St. John's3m read
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Rubin: How St. John's turned its season around2m read
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Rubin: For St. John's, long-awaited excitement for Selection Sunday2m read
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Rubin: Soriano knows St. John's history; now he wants to make it2m read
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Rubin: St. John's faces another must-win game in Big East tourney2m read
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Rubin: St. John's can't leave anything to chance in fight for NCAA bid3m read
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Rubin: St. John's motivated by opportunity to reach NCAA Tournament2m read
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Rubin: Taylor could make this St. John's season special3m read
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Rubin: Storm's Dingle getting back to basics, and playing like he did at Penn3m read
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Rubin: Seton Hall game could have profound effect on Red Storm's NCAA Tournament hopes3m read
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Rubin: Plenty of excitement, but St. John's isn't where it wants to be yet3m read
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Rubin: Pitino frank about Red Storm's lack of 'attitude'3m read