Irish Roll; Seton Hall Clings to Hope
Filed under: Notre Dame, Seton Hall, Big East Tournament
FanHouse Big East senior writer Brett McMurphy is in New York breaking down every game of the Big East tournament.
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NEW YORK — Was Notre Dame’s 68-56 victory against Seton Hall an NCAA elimination game? Nonsense, said Notre Dame coach Mike [...]
Hockey Friends, Foes Rally Support to Give Ryan Hope
Filed under: Minor League Hockey
On Feb. 3, Jeff and Dorie Christian picked up their 8-year-old daughter Ryan, their only child, from school and spent the rest of the day as a family. In their latest hometown of Independence, Mo. — Jeff is a 20-year pro hockey player now playing in the Central League — the [...]
Camby Seeks Portland Return Although ‘Anything’s Possible’
Filed under: Clippers, Knicks, Nuggets, Trail Blazers
DENVER — Just about every place Marcus Camby has been wants him to have a homecoming. But who is the leader in the clubhouse?
The guys he plays for now.
The center started his NBA career way back in 1996, having a two-year stint with Toronto. There’s been no [...]
East Tenn. State Wins Atlantic Sun Title
Filed under: NCAA Tournament
MACON, Ga. (AP) — East Tennessee State earned its second consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament, beating Mercer 72-66 in the Atlantic Sun Conference title game Saturday behind 18 points from reserve Justin Tubbs.
Tommy Hubbard added 14 points and tournament MVP Micah Williams had 13 for the fifth-seeded Bucs (20-14), who [...]
Jose Reyes Headed Back to New York for Tests on Abnormal Thyroid
Filed under: Mets, NL East, MLB Injuries
For Mets star shortstop Jose Reyes, 2009 was a disaster. He lost all but 36 games due to a hamstring injury. For 2010, though, he was supposed to be in line to prove he would still play like a superstar. The triple in his first at-bat during an intrasquad [...]
In Beating Duke, Maryland Proves a Point
Filed under: Duke, Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Gary Williams couldn’t resist, and he shouldn’t have had to. A little over a year ago, when it seemed that his team couldn’t do anything right, couldn’t reach the end of the season without sweating out an NCAA tournament bid, didn’t seem like it belonged on the court [...]
Missouri Ends Drive on McGwire’s Highway of Deception
Filed under: Cardinals
It’s a stretch along I-70 that welcomes people to downtown St. Louis, like a welcome mat, really. A first impression. And the Missouri Senate has voted unanimously to take down the signs showing its honorary name and change that stretch to Mark Twain Highway. It had been this:
Mark McGwire Highway.
So at [...]
Jared Pedroza wrote a new blog post: Cactus League Opener Tomorrow
Jared Pedroza wrote a new blog post: Cactus League Opener Tomorrow
Tomorrow. Wednesday. March 3rd, 2010. Is the Cactus League Spring Training game of the year. The Mariners had two Intrasquad games today and yesterday. The pitching in those games were pretty good. Langerhans hit the only home run of the the Intrasquad games. Tomorrow [...]
No Such Thing as Fair Play With OT
Filed under: Saints, Vikings
If the NFL ran the Olympics, 33 million Canadians might have jumped into the Bering Strait on Sunday.
Instead of Sidney Crosby scoring to beat the U.S. for the hockey gold medal, the game would have been decided by the faceoff.
First team to control the puck wins!
Overtime rules are [...]
USA-Canada Too Close to Call, So Root for a Classic
Filed under: USA, Ice Hockey, Canada
The Olympic final between the United States and Canada on Sunday will be the most-watched hockey game played in North America this year — maybe this decade. Thankfully, unlike the endless build-up to a Super Bowl, there is not enough time to analyze this one electrifying hockey game to death. [...]