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The Pressure Is On Villanova As Philly Teams Begin

The Pressure Is On Villanova As Philly Teams Begin

The NCAA College Basketball Tournament runs start today for Villanova, St. Joes and Temple.   I see Villanova and St. Joseph's making it to the Sweet 16 and Nova going all the way to the

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Nova Suffers Another Heart Breaker:  Bleak Future?

Nova Suffers Another Heart Breaker: Bleak Future?

A Shabazz Napier 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime handed Villanova its second over-time loss to a Big-East rival in less than a week, and gave Connecticut a 73-70 victory over the Wildcats. It

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Big Time College Football & Basketball Are Corrupt To The Core

Big Time College Football & Basketball Are Corrupt To The Core

I remember standing outside of Heritage Hall on the USC Campus and watching some our assistant coaches get into their Porsches and Mercedes and drive off after practice. I was headed to eat dinner at

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No. 9 Nova Loses Heartbreaker To No. 4 Pitt, 57-54

No. 9 Nova Loses Heartbreaker To No. 4 Pitt, 57-54

The number 10 ranked Villanova Wildcats were trailing the 4th ranked Pittsburgh Panthers by three with the ball and 12 seconds left to go on the clock.  Talented Nova guard, Maalik Wayns took a three-point

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Villanova Takes Over In Second Half To Beat West Virginia 66-50

Villanova Takes Over In Second Half To Beat West Virginia 66-50

The outstanding shooting of the Villanova Wildcats guards, Corey Fisher and Maalik Wayns, was too much for Bob Huggins and his number 25 West Virginia Mountaineers, as the number 12 team in the country won

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Wayns Ignites Wildcats, As Villanova Burns Down Syracuse Zone

Wayns Ignites Wildcats, As Villanova Burns Down Syracuse Zone

Villanova guard Maalik Wayns came out firing, then his teammates joined in as the Villanova Wildcats upset #3 Syracuse, 83-72.  Nova's guards couldn't miss in the first twenty minutes of action. Wayns, especially was sizzling

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Villanova Vs. Syracuse Game Chat

Villanova Vs. Syracuse Game Chat

The number seven-ranked Villanova Wildcats are up at the Carrier Dome taking on the number three ranked Syracuse Orangemen.  Jay Wright's squad is led by talented Nova senior guard Corey Fisher, who can put the

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Reynolds Becomes First AP All-American To Not Be Drafted

Villanova's talented scoring guard Scottie Reynolds became the first AP All-American to not be drafted since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.  I find it rather astonishing although I wasn't optimistic about Reynolds' NBA career. There

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Nova Has No Answers For Marquette, 80-76

Two games today in the Big East tournament and the low seeds won both of them.  Unfornunately the Villanova Wildcats were one of the teams to take it on the chin. (more…)

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No Place Like Philly, If You’re A College Coach

Philly sports fans can be tough if you're part of the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers or Flyers organizations but if you're involved with college sports and your name isn't Joe Paterno, you can relax because you

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