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Is Villanova in trouble? Nah.
bigfivepost.com - 27 days ago
Is Villanova in trouble? Nah.
— bigfivepost.com — Uh and oh, right? With then-No. 3 Villanova’s 70-65 loss yesterday to then-No. 19/21 Pitt at the... Petersen Events Center (aka the Pete), the Wildcats have now lost consecutive games for the first time since February 2008. They’ve also lost three of five overall. And, as Our Real Job ... (more) Is Villanova in trouble? Nah.

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Temple 75, Saint Joe’s 67. In OT. Another P-spot epic
bigfivepost.com - 27 days ago
Temple 75, Saint Joe’s 67. In OT. Another P-spot epic
— bigfivepost.com — Some might be wondering how in the world this happened. After all, back on Jan. 6 up... on North Broad Street, Temple treated Saint Joe’s like a high school team. The final was 73-46, and it stood to reason that something similar was going to happen when the teams met Saturday afternoon on ... (more) Temple 75, Saint Joe’s 67. In OT. Another P-spot epic

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Drexel had been playing well til last night’s loss at VCU
bigfivepost.com - 2/17/2010
Drexel had been playing well til last night’s loss at VCU
— bigfivepost.com — The Dragons had won three of four and six of eight before last night’s 73-54 loss at... VCU, a defeat that dropped Drexel into a tie with VCU for fifth place in the CAA. The Dragons got 20 points from junior guard Jamie Harris, who has coach Bruiser Flint’s vote for CAA player of the [...] (more) Drexel had been playing well til last night’s loss at VCU

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Will Temple lose another regular season game?
bigfivepost.com - 2/17/2010
Will Temple lose another regular season game?
— bigfivepost.com — The Owls’ most difficult game down the stretch was played Saturday, and it was remarkably easy. They... made a school-record 68.6 percent of their shots and cruised to a 78-56 win over Rhode Island, which had come to North Broad Street with a 19-4 record, 7-3 in the A-10. Temple also made all ... (more) Will Temple lose another regular season game?

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Even more bad news begets even worse news for La Salle
bigfivepost.com - 2/17/2010
Even more bad news begets even worse news for La Salle
— bigfivepost.com — And so the Explorers play on, albeit with one foot on a banana peel. They announced Saturday... that senior forward Yves Mekongo will be out two-to-four weeks thanks to surgery on a finger that was broken during practice on Feb. 8. Which brings to the number of injured senior La Salle starters to ... (more) Even more bad news begets even worse news for La Salle

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TRUE STORY: Penn 79, Cornell 64
bigfivepost.com - 2/13/2010
TRUE STORY: Penn 79, Cornell 64
— bigfivepost.com — Er, um, on second thought … hold those calls for the Quakers to go out and hire... Steve Donahue. Penn really did beat No. 22 Cornell tonight at the P-spot, 79-64. And they did it by scoring 47 points in the second half. Jack Eggleston had 24 points on 8-for-12 shooting, while Zack Rosen had ... (more) TRUE STORY: Penn 79, Cornell 64

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Would Cornell’s Donahue consider coming to Penn?
bigfivepost.com - 2/12/2010
Would Cornell’s Donahue consider coming to Penn?
— bigfivepost.com — With Penn set to host Cornell tonight at 7 at the P, there’s a lot of attention... being paid to Steve Donahue (pictured), the Cornell coach, Delaware County native and former Penn assistant who has turned the Big Red into an Ivy League power. Cornell has won the Ivy the last two seasons, and ... (more) Would Cornell’s Donahue consider coming to Penn?

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Better late than never: Big 5 Hall of Fame induction stuff
bigfivepost.com - 2/8/2010
Better late than never: Big 5 Hall of Fame induction stuff
— bigfivepost.com — They held the Big 5 Hall induction luncheon back on Jan. 29, with Chaney, Rollie and Speedy... all getting in. We’ve already remarked on Chaney’s and Rollie’s inductions, but we felt it was worth passing along Dick Jerardi’s Daily News story about Speedy Morris, too. Speedy ... (more) Better late than never: Big 5 Hall of Fame induction stuff

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Did Rollie deserve to get into the Big 5 Hall of Fame?
bigfivepost.com - 2/5/2010
Did Rollie deserve to get into the Big 5 Hall of Fame?
— bigfivepost.com — From 1991-92 through 1998-99, the Big 5 wasn’t really the Big 5. Instead, during those eight seasons,... the spectacle of the city’s five teams all playing one another in a given season was reduced to a lame, round-robin format in which everybody only played one game against two of the ... (more) Did Rollie deserve to get into the Big 5 Hall of Fame?

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John Chaney, forever and ever
bigfivepost.com - 1/27/2010
John Chaney, forever and ever
— bigfivepost.com — On Friday, former Temple coach John Chaney will go into the Big 5 Hall of Fame with... an induction class that includes two of his coaching contemporaries, Rollie Massimino (Villanova) and Speedy Morris (La Salle). And today, the Daily News‘ Mike Kern wrote a feature about Chaney’s ... (more) John Chaney, forever and ever

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The L-Train, Mark Macon, some all-decade stuff and guess who’s coaching? Some things we missed in recent days
bigfivepost.com - 1/27/2010
The L-Train, Mark Macon, some all-decade stuff and guess who’s coaching? Some things we missed ...
— bigfivepost.com — OK, gang. Time again to get caught up on a few items and happenings we might have... missed in recent weeks. After the jump, we’ll do our best to bring you up to speed. * La Salle honored its 1989-90 team that went 30-2 at halftime of Saturday’s loss to Charlotte at the Gola, and the [...] (more) The L-Train, Mark Macon, some all-decade stuff and guess ...

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Get this: Saint Joe’s has won three in a row. Penn? Not so much
bigfivepost.com - 1/27/2010
Get this: Saint Joe’s has won three in a row. Penn? Not so much
— bigfivepost.com — Break up the Hawks. Saturday, they got a 60-59 win against Dayton — one of the top... teams in the A-10 — thanks (in part) to Garrett Williamson’s terrific defensive play down the stretch. Then, on Monday, they went to the P and dropped Penn, 85-64. Which makes three straight ... (more) Get this: Saint Joe’s has won three in a row. Penn? Not ...

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Bad news begets bad news for La Salle
bigfivepost.com - 1/27/2010
Bad news begets bad news for La Salle
— bigfivepost.com — It’s not just that the Explorers lost, 84-82, to Charlotte on Saturday at the Gola. Nor is... it that they had a chance to win only to — wait for it — turn it over in the closing seconds, only to have a guy whose name really is An’Juan Wilderness beat them with a ... (more) Bad news begets bad news for La Salle

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Temple handled Fordham, keeps moving up
bigfivepost.com - 1/27/2010
Temple handled Fordham, keeps moving up
— bigfivepost.com — The Owls shot 28 percent in the first half on Saturday in the Bronx, but c’mon: They... were playing Fordham, which has nevereverwonagame won very few games in the Atlantic 10 since joining the league in 1995. Temple’s three-point halftime lead became a 62-45 win because of the ... (more) Temple handled Fordham, keeps moving up

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‘Nova really enjoying this winning thing
bigfivepost.com - 1/27/2010
‘Nova really enjoying this winning thing
— bigfivepost.com — Your Villanova Wildcats didn’t just beat St. John’s, 81-71, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. It pretty... much grinned all the way through it, according to Terry Toohey’s game story for the Delaware County Times. And the good times, they spilleth over. From Toohey’s ... (more) ‘Nova really enjoying this winning thing

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