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DePaul adds Renard Phillips to coaching staff
DePaul basketball coach Oliver Purnell filled the gap on his staff created by the departure of Brian Ellerbe, announcing the hiring Monday of Renard Phillips. Phillips had been head coach at Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington since May 2012. His...
Tags: Georgetown, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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ACC All Access: Virginia Tech coach James Johnson doesn't expect further transfers by scholarship players
When ACC men’s basketball media members gather in October to go about the folly of predicting an order of finish in the conference for the 2013-14 season, Virginia Tech coach James Johnson has no delusions of grandeur regarding where his team will...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Marcus Smart, Virginia Tech, Florida State Seminoles, Boston College
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Rutgers routs DePaul in Big East tournament
NEW YORK — As has happened too often for its taste, DePaul began its Big East tournament experience on a Tuesday, casting an eye to the future instead of harboring any realistic hope for a fruitful present. Only this time there was at least...
Tags: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Justice System, Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice, Big East Conference
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Catholic 7, Big East split official
Tribune reporterIn January, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick called John Swofford and informed the Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner that, despite all good intentions, logistics dictated the Irish could not join that conference for next season. As of...Tags: Providence Friars, Atlantic 10 Conference, Christianity, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, DePaul Blue Demons
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Louisville adds to layers of DePaul defeats
When push came to shove — and certainly there was plenty of pushing and shoving Wednesday night — No. 10 Louisville managed to elbow its way past DePaul with a 79-58 victory. "It was very physical," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said. "The Big...Tags: Gar Forman, Peyton Siva, Louisville Cardinals, Villanova Wildcats, Big East Conference
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Teel Time: Shaka Smart talks conference affiliation and why he's still at VCU
When VCU and Butler clashed at the 2011 Final Four, a popular story line was how long their respective coaches would stick around. The Rams’ Shaka Smart was in his second season and had led them on the most improbable run in tournament history,...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Atlantic 10 Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Duke Blue Devils, Virginia Commonwealth Rams
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No. 11 Georgetown takes down DePaul 90-66
WASHINGTON -- Georgetown head coach John Thompson III said his team had its worst practice of the season on Tuesday. "By far," he said Wednesday night. But freshman guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had the best game of his young college career Wednesday,...
Tags: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Connecticut Huskies, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Big East Conference, DePaul Blue Demons
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Brey's light touch key for Irish
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — During a timeout with 33 seconds left in regulation in Notre Dame's 82-78 overtime victory over DePaul on Wednesday night, coach Mike Brey noticed an unwelcome guest in the Irish huddle: self-pity. It took a seat between fatigue...Tags: Lent, Jack Cooley, Louisville Cardinals, Big East Conference, DePaul Blue Demons
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DePaul AD sees better days ahead for basketball program
These are exciting if unsettled times for DePaul basketball, with the bright prospect of a new power conference affiliation looming around questions about a new home arena and the on-court direction of Oliver Purnell's program under the guidance of...
Tags: Providence Friars, Atlantic 10 Conference, Chicago Tribune, Rahm Emanuel, DePaul Blue Demons
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Chicago State finally heading in right direction
Seven straight road games representing the roughest part of Chicago State's Great Westward Ho of a schedule had taken the Cougars' men's basketball team from Oregon to Texas to Ohio to Las Vegas and, finally, New Jersey. On the bumpy flight home after a...
Tags: Houston Cougars, College Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of Illinois at Chicago, Sports
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UMBC hangs tough, falls to DePaul, Melvin, 69-61
UMBC @Mount St. Mary's Saturday, 2p.m. Visiting UMBC forced 18 turnovers, including a season-high 14steals, but lost to DePaul, 69-61, in men's basketball at Allstate Arena on Saturday. Freshman Aaron Morgan led the Retrievers (2-10) with a...Tags: DePaul Blue Demons
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Parker tantalizes DePaul and Chicago
One day as Mark Aguirre was taking the L from his West Side home to DePaul for another recruiting visit that included a Cubs game, the feeling hit him. Aguirre still struggles to describe the sensation now, almost 35 years later. "I just suddenly...
Tags: Anthony Davis, Sports, Big East Conference, Quentin Richardson, ESPN (tv network)
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Jan 25, 2013
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Dec 22, 2012
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Jul 14, 2012
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