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February 4th, 2012 04:11 PM
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Fordham loses to Charlotte 69-62
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Fordham missed a “golden opportunity” in The Bronx.
The Rams (9-13, 2-7 Atlantic 10) lost to Charlotte (11-11, 3-6 A-10) 69-62, costing themselves a valuable tie-breaker that could determine who makes the Atlantic-10 Conference tournament next month.
“I have the standings up on the wall, and we talked about it...
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February 4th, 2012 04:11 PM
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Foster leads Devils over Flyers 6-4
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PHILADELPHIA — Ilya Kovalchuk's fists outshined his team's sparkling special teams.
Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored for the Devils...
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February 4th, 2012 01:33 PM
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UConn beats Seton Hall, 69-46, without Calhoun
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Ryan Boatright had 19 points and Jeremy Lamb scored 17 for Connecticut, which played without coach Jim Calhoun to beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday.
Lamb added eight rebounds and Boatright had five assists and four steals for the Huskies (15-7, 5-5 Big East), who ended a four-game...
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February 4th, 2012 01:48 PM
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Syracuse routs St. John's
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Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his return after a three-game absence and Jim Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879 as No. 2 Syracuse dominated St. John’s 95-70 on Saturday.
Syracuse (23-1, 10-1 Big East) rallied behind the...
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February 4th, 2012 12:27 PM
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Yanks' GM makes quick visit to wife's house day after she filed for divorce
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A day after his wife filed for divorce, embattled Yankee general manager Brian Cashman emerged publicly for the first time since a lovesick woman with a history of stalking was busted for harassing and extorting money from the Bronx Bomber bigwig.
Cashman spent less than a minute inside the family...
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February 4th, 2012 03:00 AM
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Girls basketball roundup: St. Edmund tops St. Saviour
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Coming off its biggest win of the season, St. Edmund Prep continues to roll.
The Eagles knocked off Bishop Kearney earlier in the week and followed that up by topping St. Saviour, 48-37, in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II girls basketball Friday. Veronica Cupo scored 15 points and Erin Blum...
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February 4th, 2012 02:24 AM
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Timberwolves' Rubio finding his groove
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Following a pair of disappointing seasons in Spain since the Timberwolves took him with the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Ricky Rubio had plenty of doubters when he chose to come to the U.S. and join Minnesota last summer.
But Rubio hasn’t wasted any time...
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February 4th, 2012 02:17 AM
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Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
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WITHERS
Aqueduct, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $200,000. 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds. Post: 4:05 p.m.
LOWDOWN: Alpha, who showed much promise as a 2-year-old breaking his maiden first time out by six lengths and then running second in the Champagne, indicated he’s ready to join...
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February 4th, 2012 07:43 AM
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Local college coaches overwhelmingly pick Giants over Patriots
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It’s almost unanimous. Every Division I metropolitan area basketball coach believes the Giants will win tomorrow’s Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. Giselle might be praying for husband Tom Brady but we’ve got St. Francis, St. Johns’s, St. Peter’s praying for Big Blue, plus...
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February 4th, 2012 02:24 AM
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Nets can’t handle Timberwolves’ Pekovic
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As the Nets continue to try and land Dwight Howard, they saw first-hand what size can do in last night’s 108-105 loss to the Timberwolves.
Timberwolves backup center Nikola Pekovic destroyed the Nets in the paint, finishing the game with 27 points and 11 rebounds on 11-for-14 shooting from...
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February 4th, 2012 01:34 AM
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Private boys basketball roundup: Fieldston tops Dalton, wins second straight
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Mike Bregman scored 17 points and A.J. Santos added 14 as Fieldston topped Dalton, 62-44, in Ivy Prep League boys basketball Friday night. The Eagles (15-3, 9-2) have won two straight after falling to Collegiate on Monday and visit Trinity Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. Dalton (11-6, 5-5...
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February 4th, 2012 01:30 AM
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Moore drops 30 in return as Cross routs rival St. Francis Prep
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If Marquise Moore had any rust in his first game back to the court in two weeks it didn’t show Friday night.
Moore was instrumental in Holy Cross’ 70-55 victory over St. Francis Prep in CHSAA Class AA boys basketball in Fresh Meadows.
For Moore, who put up a...
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February 4th, 2012 06:37 AM
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Matchup to watch: Patriots NT Vince Wilfork vs. Giants C David Baas and LG Kevin Boothe
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As supremely talented as Wilfork is, the Patriots have made the veteran lineman even more dangerous this season by frequently alternating their defensive fronts between a 3-4 alignment and a 4-3 to sew confusion and help him avoid double-team blocks.
Wilfork also slimmed down (he’s now much closer to...
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February 4th, 2012 06:38 AM
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Candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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A look at some of the other candidates who are hoping to be announced as members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame today (5:30 p.m., NFL Network):
Jerome Bettis, RB, Rams/Steelers, (1993-2005)
Had eight 1,000-yard rushing seasons and retired as NFL’s fifth leading rusher...
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February 4th, 2012 04:33 AM
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Courageous Thompson returns to Molloy for night in his honor
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Justin Thompson has shown exemplary strength and courage under the most difficult of circumstances. That wasn’t going to change as his father Donald pushed his wheelchair to center court at Archbishop Molloy’s Jack Curran Gymnasium.
“His courage and his positive attitude have been what’s helped keep us...
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