He could have been the greatest pitcher ever. His 98-mph fastball, along with a devastating curve, sent batters home looking perplexed at what force of nature they had just encountered, and how the 6-foot-2 man-child could possibly be 19 years old. Dwight Gooden, possibly the greatest enigma in baseball history,
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BU jumped out to a 28-point halftime lead against the Hawks Saturday, hitting a tournament-record nine first-half 3-pointers. (Adam Manison)
No. 4 seed Boston University hit an America East tournament record nine 3-pointers in the first half and Jake O’Brien added a career-high 28 points to lead the Terriers past No. 5 seed Hartford 87-46 on Saturday afternoon at Chase Family Arena.
The Hartford women’s basketball team defeated Stony Brook, 65-43, Sunday afternoon at Chase Family Arena in America East semifinal action and will play Vermont in the conference championship game next Saturday at home. However, the win was a costly one.
I lived where you run, and I’m perfectly OK with it. For four days I wrote, blogged, interviewed, ate and by the final buzzer each night practically slept at the University of Hartford Sports Center during the America East tournament. Four days, 17 teams, 13 games; I saw it all.
The Hartford women’s basketball team defeated Stony Brook, 65-43, Sunday afternoon at Chase Family Arena in America East semifinal action and will play Vermont in the conference championship game next Saturday at home. However, the win may have be a costly one.
Led by two-time America East Player of the Year Marqus Blakely, the No. 2 seed Vermont Catamounts stormed through No. 7 seed UMBC, 76-59, in America East quarterfinal action Saturday night at Chase Family Arena. Vermont dominated early on, snatching momentum and an 18-point lead in the first 10 minutes
The live blog for the America East Men’s Basketball quarterfinal game between UMBC and Vermont will begin at about 6:00 p.m.
No. 4 seed Boston University hit an America East tournament record nine 3-pointers in the first half and Jake O’Brien added a career-high 28 points to lead the Terriers past No. 5 seed Hartford 87-46 on Saturday afternoon at Chase Family Arena.
In previous years, if an America East team is nationally ranked in the top 25 they are almost certainly the top-ranked conference squad. Not this year. Although the Vermont women’s basketball team only lost three conference games this season, and was nationally ranked in January, they enter the America East
It’s been an incredible season for the Stony Brook men’s basketball team, however, its final goal is still a long way away. Earning the school’s first-ever regular season conference championship, the No. 1-seeded Seawolves arrive in Hartford with high expectations as they look to take on the No. 8 seed
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