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Providence could never do enough against Villanova They play with no fear, so heaven wasn’t a playground to the Providence College Friars, it was a Big East Tournament championship game at the World’s Most Famous Arena. “I...
Providence coach rips his pants and keeps right on coaching Ed Cooley received some in-game relief to the heat of coaching in the Big East Tournament title game. The Providence coach ripped the back of his suit pants during the...
Ed Cooley's hunch nearly earns Providence the Big East title In his previous five games, Drew Edwards logged a grand total of 18 minutes. He bettered that amount by one Saturday night and nearly provided the spark to Providence winning...
Villanova captures Big East title with the help of a lucky bounce There was fortune and there was skill. More of the latter than the former. It was perfect symmetry. Because those have both been factors in Villanova becoming a national powerhouse...
Providence saw 'fear in their eyes' and knew it was over Out of nowhere, the Providence Friars were starring in a real-life “Hoosiers” being filmed at Madison Sqaure Garden. Virtually all of them suddenly taking turns being Jimmy Chitwood, and a...
Villanova looking like the best team in the country again Those late-season issues are a distant memory now — as if the three losses in eight games to close the regular season didn’t happen. Villanova looks like the best team...
Providence is stunningly in the Big East final It was four years ago that a quick and shifty guard took Providence off the NCAA Tournament bubble and led the Friars to the Big East Tournament title, lifting his...
Virginia's a lock to cover I’m starting to think if St. John’s and/or Rutgers finished above .500 this season they would have received parades. Virginia (-7) over Clemson: These days, the line — and often,...
Seton Hall-Villanova rematch we all wanted just slipped away They were defending Big East Tournament champions until it ended in last year’s semifinals, when Villanova’s Josh Hart made a crunch-time three-point play with 9.6 seconds left and Angel Delgado...