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Walking into Tom Gola Arena today, I had the feeling that it was going to be an easy victory for the Explorers. Duquesne has struggled, their lone bright spot being a surprise, one-point victory over Temple a few weeks back. While La Salle was a 17.5 point favorite in Vegas, I have seen enough games [...]
There is nothing to hide. I went to La Salle and graduated in 2009. I followed the program before I arrived at the school, while I was a student there and am now lucky enough to cover them for this website. My start at 20th and Olney coincided with a dark time and if you were [...]
The streak is dead. And as both coaches stated, “It was a great college basketball game.” Thanks in large part to impressive games from Ramon Galloway and Tyreek Duren, La Salle (3-1) secured its first win over Villanova (3-3) in 10 years, beating the Wildcats 77-74 in overtime on Sunday at Gola Arena. “Definitely,” Galloway responded after [...]
In a move that may draw wonder from some, reports are starting to surface that the remaining Big East schools may vote to dissolve the league. The move would help the schools retain their power as a basketball conference and avoid future defectors. The Providence Journal had this to say: There are four all-sports members remaining [...]
Though this is not the first bracket that Mr. Bracketology has posted this season, it is the last one before the start of the 2012-2013 season. The St. Joseph’s color man, who releases the most looked at bracket in America, has three Philadelphia schools in this latest incarnation. Drexel and Saint Joseph’s were picked as [...]
2011-12 SEASON REVIEWS Today’s La Salle story and capsule are the second in Philahoops’ seven-day season-ending review. Here is the schedule. Sunday: Penn, Jerome Allen story and season capsule Monday: La Salle, John Giannini story and season capsule Tuesday: St. Joe’s, Phil Martelli story and season capsule Wednesday: Temple, Fran Dunphy story and season capsule Thursday: Drexel season capsule Friday: Villanova season capsule Saturday: Player of Year story/Philahoops honors – Aaron Bracy – By JOE [...]
By JOE FEDOROWICZ Philahoops Staff Twitter: @joefedorowicz Last week, I wrote a lengthy article examining four teams that could be following Temple out of the Atlantic 10. Within that list were Xavier, UMass, Saint Louis and Charlotte, of which only the latter is out of the top-six in the current conference standings. If the apocalyptic scenario were [...]
UPDATE: CBSSports.com is reporting that Temple has reached a verbal agreement to join the Big East in all sports pending a settlement with the MAC. Check the homepage for a story featuring reaction from SJU coach Phil Martelli. By JOE FEDOROWICZ Philahoops Staff Twitter: @joefedorowicz Last Wednesday, news broke that Temple University officials were considering [...]
