Which Big East team is best?Syracuse took a hit with the loss of Eric Devendorf (ACL) and Villanova will struggle to replace Cassiem Drummond (broken foot). Pittsburgh has suffered some injuries, too, but I think they were overrated to start. Louisville has been a disaster.ESPN.com's Andy Glockner   more...
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Doug Bruno has been victim #800 not once, but twice. The DePaul women's basketball coach was on the losing end of Rutgers' 60-46 win Wednesday night - a victory that gave Scarlet Knights coach Vivian Stringer career win #800. Strangely enough, Bruno was also on the opposing sideline when   more...
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So the first game without DeVon Hardin ended in ugly fashion, as the Bears were blown out in the second half as DePaul won 90-62. Freshman sensation Ryan Anderson was leading the Bears with 17 pts at half, but the Blue Demons shut him down in the second and nobody else stepped up as Ubaka and   more...
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For some reason, the state of Illinois has never reached the heights and consistency of the college basketball programs in places like Indiana and North Carolina. But while it certainly doesn't have an NCAA Tournament contender every season, the Land of Lincoln normally has at least a couple of   more...
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For the first time following the thrilling buzzer-beating win over West Virginia, Pitt will take the court tonight, this time taking on the Friars of Providence College. The Friars (13-10, 4-7 Big East) are struggling, so it doesn't look to be a tough game for Pitt. Still, Providence has a win at   more...
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It wasn't pretty at all for the #13 UConn Huskies tonight as they twice had to overcome 13 point leads and they used a 25-7 run to end the game in order to beat the DePaul Blue Demons 65-60 in front of 14,858 fans and a nationally televised audience at the XL Center. The win for the Huskies is   more...
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