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07/06/11 The NFL players have spoken, casting their votes for the top 100 players in the NFL game today. Manning You can view their list on NFL.com . Before you go there, want to venture a guess on which conference had the most players? It wasn't the SEC, nor was it the Big Ten. It was the Big East with 16. Now, there's a bit of a catch. We counted those Miami players who played for the Hurricanes when ...
07/05/11 To appreciate how little stock NBA franchises sometimes put in a draft prospect's college production, consider this example for a moment. Among the players selected Thursday night was a little-known former Connecticut center who averaged a mere 2.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in his brief 26-game college career. Not so fortunate was last year's Big East Player of the Year. That the Lakers selected ...
07/03/11 Jay Wright has Villanova in its usual spots fitting for one of basketball's elite programs. The Wildcats are ranked No. 6 in The Associated Press' preseason poll and picked to finish second in the Big East conference. It's the norm for the Wildcats since Wright molded them into a Big East power over the last 10 years.
07/01/11 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- In concert with the Big East Conference announcing its mens basketball matchups Thursday, West Virginia revealed its 2011-12 non-conference foes in addition to the Mountaineers 18 Big East games.No game dates were announced (list of Bi...
07/01/11 We continue our look at team position rankings with quarterback. This is a position of strength for the league with so many starters returning, and the addition of two very high-powered offensive attacks. Should be quite fun to watch. 1. West Virginia. Geno Smith is about the closest to a Heisman candidate as the Big East has going into the season. He had a solid sophomore season, and now with ...
07/01/11 John Thompson III is well aware that Georgetown will need to do things differently this season. After so many big-name -- and big-game -- big men, the Hoyas will be playing small ball in 2010-11, mainly looking for scoring and leadership from a pair of senior guards: Big East Conference preseason player of the year Austin Freeman and Chris Wright.
07/01/11 Marquette, St. John's and Villanova are the three home-and-away opponents on the University of Cincinnati's Big East Conference men's basketball schedule for the coming season.
07/01/11 PROVIDENCE - Ed Cooley's first trip through the Big East wars will include a host of marquee home games for his Providence College Friars.
06/30/11 With the recent addition of the September 15th venue at Fed Ex Field against James Madison, the schedule for the 2012 season is almost complete, with the exception of the conference opponent dates and locations. 2012 will be an exciting season for Big East football, it will be the first season with conference newcomer Texas Christian, whose addition should greatly improve the overall quality of ...
06/30/11 For more on the Big East Basketball, check out Big East Coast Bias . The Big East announced its Men's Basketball Schedule Thursday, where they will try to match their record 11 teams making the NCAA Tournament from a year ago. With 16 teams and an 18 game schedule, it means that each team will have 3 teams they play twice, along with single games against the other 12 teams. In order to keep the ...
06/30/11 On Thursday, DePaul announced their home and away opponents for the 2011-12 Big East schedule.
06/30/11 Big East opponents that will face the UConn men's basketball team twice in the upcoming season aren't nearly as daunting as perhaps they could be. Though, UConn's lack of success against repeat opponents last season didn't hurt the Huskies much when they won a national championship.
06/29/11 With all of the college football teams moving around this season and next, one has to stop and ask the question, who's next? The six BCS conferences could eventually move into large, 16-team mammoths. The Big 12 may decide 10 teams is not enough, or the Big East could decide to finally catch up to the rest of the football world in their number of teams. Whatever the cause, it's almost certain ...
06/29/11 Uh, oh, Irish.... How are you going to explain this to the Big East women's basketball coaches? Here are sections from a promotional release issued by event organizers for this soccer clinic... February 22, 2011 CHAMPIONS COACHES CLINIC Starts at Mohegan Sun Thursday
06/29/11 Welcome to another edition of the Big East mailbag, where any and all questions and comments are welcome. I do read everything in the mailbag, even if I cannot answer every question. Your best chance for getting an answer is to ask questions that we have not covered in a recent mailbag. Plenty of comments about the recent receiver rankings, and a few counter arguments to my point last week in ...
06/28/11 The Preston Trojans captured both ends of a Big East Conference softball doubleheader Monday night, taking the first game, 2-0, on the five-hit shutout by pitching ace Kelcie Bormann and 6-1 in the nightcap.
06/28/11 Syracuse's Jim Boeheim is in a good place as he starts his 35th season as coach at his alma mater -- he has a seemingly endless well of talent. Lose the Big East player of the year and two other key starters from a team that won a school-record 28 regular-season games a season ago and welcome a freshman class of four that any coach in the land would drool over.
06/28/11 Boston College is finally leaving the Big East behind. The Eagles defected to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2005, but they brought along with them the bruising style of play long a tradition in their former conference. Even as new ACC rivals like Duke and North Carolina ran their way to NCAA titles, BC clogged the lane with big bodies like Craig Smith and still barged into the tournament ...
06/27/11 Ryan McGuigan and Blake Overmiller headed to West Virginia and Pittsburgh respectively last year expecting to play baseball in the Big East spotlight.
06/27/11 Hope everyone had a great weekend. Here are some links for today: Athlon has come out with its preseason All-Big East team. Not too many surprises there. How is UConn offensive coordinator George DeLeone going to make the Huskies better? West Virginia will reportedly play James Madison at FedEx Field in 2012. The Mountaineers also released their payment schedule to former coach Bill Stewart. And ...
06/22/11 Welcome to your Wednesday edition of the Big East mailblog. Thanks to everyone for their questions and comments. I want to point out a few errors that have been corrected. In our "Heart of the City" series, USF has six bowl appearances, not five. And I apologize for typing Tom Pernetti instead of Tim Pernetti as the Rutgers athletics director. One thing right off the bat -- many of you have ... | 
