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6 results for "big east"
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Syracuse and UConn Play for History
Ben DetrickBefore the season began, Syracuse and UConn were deemed two of the finest teams in the land. Since then, fate has flung the two powerhouse programs in very different, but equally chaotic, directions. Coming into Thursday's meeting in the Big East...
Blog | March 09, 2012 -
A Big Night for the Big East's Best Rivalry
Ben DetrickAs any adult who was raised in upstate New York knows, there were two athletic rivalries that always made the mullet-topped locals quiver in anticipation. One was the annual struggle for AFC East supremacy between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami ...
Blog | February 09, 2012 -
How Syracuse Held Off Marquette to Remain Beasts of the Big East
Ben DetrickLast March, the Marquette Golden Eagles dropped a guillotine on the Syracuse Orange with a 66-62 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament. As far as beheadings go, it was an especially ugly one. Marquette, the winner, shot only 41 perc...
Blog | January 09, 2012 -
Georgetown, Kansas and Big East Expectations
Ben DetrickMore than 100 years ago, in the First Battle of Bull Run, the Union Army marched against Confederate troops in Northern Virginia. A painless Yankee victory was anticipated, and white-gloved society types from Washington, D.C., packed mince pies and m...
Blog | November 22, 2011 -
Ben Detrick on the musical legacy of Big East men's basketball
Ben DetrickFrom Ron Artest to Rony Seikaly, examining the Big East's musical legacy.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2011 -
Ben Detrick on why Syracuse will win the men's basketball nationa...
Ben DetrickOur Big East columnist dishes some Upstate nostalgia and discusses the Orange's title hopes.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2011