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Butler, Creighton, Xavier join new Big East
The reconfigured Big East officially got three new members on Tuesday -- Butler, Creighton and Xavier -- and will start play next season with its tournament at Madison Square Garden and a lucrative broadcasting contract from Fox. The reworked league,...
Tags: Marquette Golden Eagles, Madison Square Garden, College Sports, DePaul Blue Demons , College Basketball
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UConn Women's Coach Geno Auriemma, Rick 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: Marquette Golden Eagles, South Florida Bulls, Mike Krzyzewski, Cincinnati Bearcats, College Sports
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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: FedEx Forum, Marquette Golden Eagles, Pinstripe Bowl, College Sports, College 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: Marquette Golden Eagles, College Sports, Ohio State Buckeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Big East Conference
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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: Norv Turner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Orange Bowl, Oakland Raiders
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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: Marquette Golden Eagles, College Sports, Cincinnati Bearcats, College Basketball, Houston Cougars
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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 Economic Council, Baseball, America East Conference, Long Island University, Sports
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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: National Economic Council, Baseball, College Baseball, America East Conference, Sports
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Notebook: Ex-Duke coach Pressler on cusp of NCAAs with Bryant
Bryant's men's lacrosse team is one step closer to winning the Northeast Conference's first automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament after knocking off Sacred Heart, 11-9, on Thursday in Providence, R.I. For the Bulldogs, one of the more impressive...
Tags: National Economic Council, College Sports, Major League Lacrosse, Lincoln Financial Field, Rochester Rattlers
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Hartford Softball Team Begins Tournament Play Thursday With NCAA Tournament As The Goal
The Hartford softball team has won 20 games for the first time since 2008 and is in the America East tournament for the first time since 2007. Should the Hawks win the four-team event that begins Thursday at Binghamton, they would reach the NCAA...Tags: College Sports, College Baseball, College Basketball, America East Conference, Hockey (music group)
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UConn Close To Naming BC Assistant Mike Cavanaugh As Hockey Coach
The Hartford CourantUConn has identified the man it wants behind the bench as the Huskies skate into the world of elite college hockey, reaching for an assistant coach who has been a part of four national championships at one of the sport's powers, Boston College....Tags: Jim Calhoun, College Sports, Connecticut Huskies, Hockey (music group), National Collegiate Athletic Association
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New UConn Hockey Coach Has A Big Fan
The Hartford CourantWhen news broke Tuesday that long-time Boston College associate coach Mike Cavanaugh would be the man leading UConn into its hockey future, two names immediately popped into mind: Pat Mullane of Wallingford. Dannel Malloy of the state Capitol. Malloy...Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, College Basketball, Executive Branch, Politics, XL Center
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