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Friar comeback falls just short, Seton Hall rolls 109-106 in Big East Tournament
Whoa. That finish was unexpected. Written off after a 16 point deficit heading into the first half, the PC Friars stormed back late in the second half, finishing the game just three points short of overtime. And they had the chance to tie it as Duke Mondy sprinted down the court with 7 seconds left [...]
Big East Tournament Preview
Few college basketball tournaments can claim the same type of history that the Big East tournament has. It first took place at Providence’s own Civic Center in 1980, but every year since 1983, it has taken place in early March in Madison Square Garden, one of the most historic locations in all of American sports. [...]
Championship Week Begins — Who’s Still Looking for an NCAA berth?
Today is a big day. Not only is it exactly one week before Selection Sunday, but today also marks the beginning of Championship Week. The regular season will come to a close today as teams ready themselves for conference tournaments. This week will determine which 31 teams will have automatic bids to the tournament (Congratulations [...]
PC drops 10th straight, falls to Seton Hall 92-80
The Providence College Friars ended the regular season on a sour note, falling to Seton Hall 92-80 tonight at the Dunkin Donuts Center. The loss was their 10th in a row and dropped the Friars to 4-14 in Big East play.
The Friars had a monster night on the glass—outrebounding the Pirates 51-31—but their shots [...]
Sports Rundown- Spring training recap, some URI love and PC finger-pointing, and sex-hungry Olympians!
Note: This edition of the Sports Rundown originally ran on Saturday, February 26th.
Gabe and JLoad return from Red Sox spring training in time for another edition of the Sports Rundown. This week:
1. A recap of the top storylines and tidbits from Fort Myers. To start, Yamaico Navarro is a power-hitting shortstop. Who?
2. Top pitching prospect [...]
The Madness is Here: Another Look at the NCAA Tournament Bubble
March 1st. That’s right. It’s here. The month we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Fans across the country remain glued to their respective seats as they hope to hear their teams’ names called on March 14th. Who will it be? Who won’t it be? Only time will tell, but I can forecast. This week [...]
A Tale of Two Halves: #4 Syracuse Topples PC 99-85
Well, I can’t say it wasn’t interesting. Anyone who attended last night’s PC/Syracuse game at the Dunk would agree. I was riveted for much of the game. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the outcome hardly deviated from the norm, and your PC Friars fell again to another top team, ending their hellish stretch [...]
Who’s In? Who’s Out? The NCAA Bubble Picture
Two and a half weeks. That’s all that’s left. Teams close their regular season schedules over the next week and change, and then all that’s left are the conference tournaments before the madness begins. Much has happened this week to both clarify and muddy the bubble picture. Some teams stepped up to challenges that they [...]
8th-Ranked West Virginia Takes Down PC
Analysts often look at the final score of a basketball game and they say that the game was closer than the final score indicates. Tonight, that was not the case. The West Virginia Mountaineers thoroughly dominated the Providence Friars in virtually every possible way during their 88-74 triumph.
From start to finish, the outcome of the [...]
