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NCAA Tournament Breakdown: 2 Villanova vs. 1 North Carolina
No. 2 seed Villanova (34-5, 16-2 Big East) vs. No. 1 seed North Carolina (33-6, 14-4 ACC)NRG Stadium, Houston, 9:19 p.m., TV: TBS Last time outVillanova enters Monday night’s national championship game coming off of dismantling Oklahoma, 95-51, for the largest margin of victory in Final Four history. The Wildcats were able to put together a complete performance at both…
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DeAndre' Bembry shines in St. Joe's win over Fordham
BOX SCORE DeAndre’ Bembry plays a smooth and controlled all-around style. He’s a throwback player. Old school. In front of 30 or so former Hawks from six different decades, the Saint Joseph’s star led his team to a third straight win in an 80-55 blowout over the Fordham Rams on Saturday at Hagan Arena (see Instant Replay). Bembry did...
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Instant Replay: St. Joe's 80, Fordham 55
BOX SCORE The Hawk continues to be alive and well. St. Joe’s cruised to an 80-55 victory Saturday at Hagan Arena in an Atlantic 10 matchup against the Fordham Rams. The win was the Hawks’ third in a row and 10th in their last 11 games. Twenty-five points is the largest margin of victory for St. Joe’s this season. DeAndre’…
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Another big game for Arcidiacono, another big win for Villanova
VILLANOVA, Pa. — After No. 16 Villanova blew out undefeated No. 6 Xavier, 95-64, on New Year’s Eve at the Pavilion (see story), head coach Jay Wright was asked if Ryan Arcidiacono had played the best game of his Wildcats career. To the right of his coach, forward Daniel Ochefu rolled his eyes and laughed to himself. “I’m not surprised,” he…
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After Sumner's ‘scary' exit, No. 16 Villanova blows out No. 6 Xavier
BOX SCORE VILLANOVA, Pa. — No. 16 Villanova was in for its toughest matchup of the young season on New Year’s Eve at the Pavilion against undefeated No. 6 Xavier. Nobody could have predicted that one injury could play such a crucial role in the Wildcats’ 95-64 beat down in the Big East opener (see Instant Replay). Xavier’s star freshman…
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Instant Replay: Villanova 95, Xavier 64
BOX SCORE VILLANOVA, Pa. – And then there were three. The No.16 Villanova Wildcats knocked off one of the nation’s four remaining undefeated teams on Thursday, downing the No. 6 Xavier Musketeers at the Pavilion in the Big East opener, 95-64. For a clash between two of the top teams the Big East has to offer, the game was surprisingly…
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Penn outlasts Steve Donahue's alma mater D-III Ursinus at Palestra
BOX SCORE Midway through the first half on Saturday at the Palestra, Penn head coach Steve Donahue looked up and saw his Quakers were down 17-10 to Ursinus. That’s not how the 1984 Ursinus graduate drew it up when he scheduled his alma mater over the summer. After heading to halftime tied with the Division III Bears, Penn went on…
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Philadelphia Stars' Mahlon Duckett dies at 92
Mahlon Duckett, the last surviving member of the Negro National Leagues’ Philadelphia Stars, died Sunday at 92. Duckett, a West Philadelphia native and Overbrook High School Hall of Famer, played in the Negro Leagues from 1940 to 1950, spending all but one season in Philadelphia with the Stars. After the Negro National Leagues folded in 1949, he finished his career…
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Sons of Ben documentary captures the Philly fan
Movie premieres, red carpets and the accompanying swanky parties are commonplace in the entertainment world. The cast, crew and lucky fans roam some ballroom or bar telling each other how awesome their movie is, they drink and they go home later and tell all their friends and family how awesome their movie is. But it’s not every day that...
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Temple Notes: Rhule confident in young defense
Despite Temple’s struggles on defense last season, head coach Matt Rhule is not shy to say it will be a much-improved part of the 2014 team. “When we were rolling here, we built it around the defense,” Rhule said Monday on ESPN’s telecast of the American Athletic Conference media day in Newport, R.I. “I think we’re moving back towards...