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American closes in on key decisions that will mark first year of new conference
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The American Athletic Conference wrapped up its spring meetings Wednesday, inching closer to key decisions about the new league's future. Commissioner Mike Aresco said the conference is close, a week or two away, from...
Tags: Madison Square Garden, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Basketball, Connecticut Huskies, College Basketball
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Auriemma & Pitino: Mutual Admiration
The Hartford CourantGeno Auriemma and Rick Pitino posed with their latest trophies, the crystal Winged Foot Award given annually to the coaches of Division I national championship basketball teams. And then they each marveled at how the other achieved his. Pitino, a...Tags: Big East Conference, Mike Krzyzewski, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball, Connecticut Huskies
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College basketball scoring reaches 60-year low
The Dayton Daily NewsThe caliber of the play in Louisville's 82-76 win over Michigan in the NCAA tournament final was applauded by many because of the high-powered offenses on display. Given the ever-slowing pace in college basketball, the game also was an anomaly....Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Endangered Species, Northern Illinois Huskies, Atlantic 10 Conference, Basketball
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Sexton questions Valley tournaments standards
The Wichita EagleWichita State athletic director Eric Sexton thinks bid standards that lump Hammons Field and Eck Stadium in the same category with smaller Missouri Valley Conference baseball fields aren't really standards. The criteria for hosting the MVC Tournament...Tags: Missouri Valley Conference, Wichita State Shockers, Physical Fitness and Exercise, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball
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Assessing which conference Johns Hopkins could call home
Now that Johns Hopkins has opened the door for conferences to woo the illustrious program, the most pressing question centers on if there is one league that best suits the Blue Jays – and vice versa. If coach Dave Pietramala and athletic...
Tags: Big East Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Cavaliers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Fate leads former Hampton All-American Ronald Curry to 49ers coaching job
The rejections stung, sure. They always do. But Ronald Curry had overcome far more, and a few job interviews that didn't pan out weren't about to discourage him. "Everything happens for a reason," he said Friday afternoon. "That's how I've always...
Tags: Ronald Curry, Basketball, Virginia Tech, College Basketball, Russell Wilson
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ONE-GAME SEASON Penguins must win 4 straight from P-Bruins to stay alive
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.WILKES-BARRE TWP. -- Seconds after the Providence Bruins took his turnover and turned it into the game-winning goal in overtime Wednesday night, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Alex Grant smashed his stick into the goal post in anger and...Tags: Eastern Conference (NHL), Pittsburgh Penguins, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Ice Hockey, Sports
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American Athletic Conference Primed For Next Week's Meeting
Over the next day or two, representatives of the athletic departments of the colleges and universities comprising the new American Athletic Conference, at least for the 2013-14 season, will converge on Ponte Vedra, Fla., for the annual spring meeting....Tags: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Basketball, Connecticut Huskies, College Basketball, College Football
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Central Connecticut Defeats Hartford, Giving Coach Charlie Hickey His 500th Career Victory
WEST HARTFORD – Central Connecticut baseball coach Charlie Hickey recorded his 500th career victory Wednesday afternoon as the Blue Devils defeated Hartford 9-4 in a non-conference game at Fiondella Field. Hickey is 500-384-4 in 17 seasons. He was...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Northeast Conference, Baseball, Long Island University, Stony Brook Seawolves
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Central Coach Hickey Notches 500th Career Win
The Hartford Courant— The Central Connecticut baseball team defeated Hartford 9-4 in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon at Fiondella Field, the 500th victory of coach Charlie Hickey's career. Afterward, Hickey's mind was on the 17-year journey more than the...Tags: University of Hartford, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Northeast Conference, College Baseball, Baseball
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Notebook: Kelly, Crane among finalists for Yeardley Love Unsung Hero Award
Kelly, Crane among finalists for Yeardley Love Unsung Hero Award North Carolina junior midfielder Frankie Kelly (Calvert Hall) and Loyola freshman defenseman Jason Crane (Chesapeake-Anne Arundel), North Carolina junior defender Zoe Skinner (Towson High)...Tags: Big East Conference, Yeardley Love, Connecticut Huskies, Virginia Cavaliers, Washington Huskies
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IU gets second chance against Syracuse
The News-SentinelIndiana will get a second chance at Syracuse and its 2-3 zone. Will the Hoosiers get it right this time? Thanks to the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, we'll find out. It won't come at a neutral site, as it did in March for the Sweet 16 in Washington, D.C.,...Tags: Virginia Tech Hokies, Basketball, Michigan State Spartans, Virginia Cavaliers, College Basketball
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