By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Mike Brey’s Fighting Irish are enjoying every moment in New York City this week, knowing this will be their last appearance in the Big East Tournament before heading to the ACC next season earlier than expected. Notre Dame begins play at 9 p.m. tonight in Madison Square Garden. The […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor For the third straight season, the Atlantic 10 tournament will have a new champion, because St. Bonaventure isn’t around to defend its crown. Before the tourney tips Thursday at noon, let’s take a look inside the event: Storyline: Imagine the possibilities. There are many. Only once in the past […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I combed through the record books for about half an hour on Tuesday evening and came to the conclusion that A.J. Hammons has just produced one of the best freshman seasons in Purdue history. It’s indisputable. Here are the numbers for the 7-foot, 280-pound center this season: 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s time to give Purdue coach Matt Painter some credit. A lot of people have been critical of him, especially during the team’s mid-season conference slump. Honestly, he’s done a pretty good job during what most called a rebuilding year. I think the Boilermakers are a little ahead of where most people […]
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From the University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference for athletic competition in all sports except football and hockey beginning with the upcoming 2013-14 seasons. Notre Dame has been a member of the Big East Conference in most sports since 1995. The University announced Sept. 13 that […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It was an easier decision than filling out a conference awards ballot. So for a third straight week, Saint Louis – in the final edition of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings – clutches the No. 1 spot. For 17 straight regular-season weeks – and once before that during preseason practice […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor You win with class. You lose with class. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be? Apparently IU’s Tom Crean didn’t learn that, or at the very least, he forgot one of sport’s most important lessons. Instead of loving every second of his team’s 72-71 thrilling victory over Michigan Sunday, […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It’s been an unusual regular season with 16 teams in the Atlantic 10 for one year, with Butler and VCU joining the conference ahead of schedule and Temple and Charlotte completing their final season as members. While the rest of the week undoubtedly will center upon an interesting league tournament […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler concluded its regular season with crunch-time execution in a win over Xavier. The Bulldogs face Dayton on Thursday afternoon at the Atlantic 10 tournament in New York City. Let’s explore some odds and ends from the last time Butler took the court. — Chris Mack, in his […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I skipped covering the Boilermakers on Saturday. See, I was busy watching my favorite 6-year-old point guard go 3-for-3 from the field in the first quarter of his YMCA game. I’m talking about my son, Elias. It was the final game of his season — trophy day — so I felt it […]
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By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent It’s hard not to look at sports romantically sometimes. There’s just some stories that come from these games that are hard not to look back on with a story-book feel. This group of seniors for Indiana comes with a story like that, and it’s hard to ignore. Each one of […]
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