Hemingway, Sgt. Sefton, Zihuatanejo and the weekend garbage plate »

Hemingway, Sgt. Sefton, Zihuatanejo and the weekend garbage plate

Slop it on and let it stick to the ribs. Here is your basketball plate for the gorging from the Atlantic 10 to the Metro Atlantic Athletic to the Patriot League. Plenty of meat in the hot sauce this weekend…

Seinfeld, the Wedding Singer, Rattlesnake Speedway and the weekend garbage plate »

Seinfeld, the Wedding Singer, Rattlesnake Speedway and the weekend garbage plate

This will make for great theater. One of the nation’s premier interior shot blockers against arguably the best post player in the Atlantic 10. Can Garrett stay out of foul trouble when Nicholson steps away from the basket?

Ace Frehley, Spackler, Jake, Ellwood and the weekend garbage plate »

Ace Frehley, Spackler, Jake, Ellwood and the weekend garbage plate

Kevin Dillard and Josh Parker can get in the lane against the Musketeers. In Chris Johnson and Paul Williams, Xavier will face its toughest perimeter defenders to date…

Slim Pickens, Hester Prynne, Shelley Winters and the weekend dozen »

Slim Pickens, Hester Prynne, Shelley Winters and the weekend dozen

Now, Patsos might as well drive that dusty road from Monroe to Angeline because Tim Cluess will make sure his Gaels prove it all night…

Ernie McKracken, Bob Wiley, Osmosis Jones and the weekend dozen »

Ernie McKracken, Bob Wiley, Osmosis Jones and the weekend dozen

Will the flavor of Rose Hill intoxicate the Muskies?

Jed Cooper, Patches O’Hoolihan, Auld Lang Syne and the weekend dozen »

Jed Cooper, Patches O’Hoolihan, Auld Lang Syne and the weekend dozen

Like Marshal Jed Cooper coming back to town in Hang ‘Em High, there might be a comeuppance in the future. Xavier gets its full lineup back…

Ulysses Everett McGill, Sonny Wortzik, Leonard Shelby and this weekend’s games »

Ulysses Everett McGill, Sonny Wortzik, Leonard Shelby and  this weekend’s games

Put the co-eds along the court, and the Bonnies might treat St Francis like a baby treats a diaper…

Tale of the tape: North Carolina State and St. Bonaventure »

Tale of the tape: North Carolina State and St. Bonaventure

Conference play looms on the horizon as these two teams look to build their NCAA tournament resumes. The Wolfpack fell on Saturday at home, to #1 Syracuse, 88-72. The Bonnies come into play with a two-game winning streak…

Struttin Blues: Philly Big 5, Gaels go Green and Carlito Brigante »

Struttin Blues: Philly Big 5, Gaels go Green and Carlito Brigante

It is possible for Temple history to be made. For the first time in the program’s 114-year history two players may…

Once around the weekend: Skyline Chili, “Gael”-force winds and Big 4 »

Once around the weekend: Skyline Chili, “Gael”-force winds and Big 4

If Sanders gets going from the outside, it will be a long night for Old Dominion. The junior forward makes great decisions around the basket. It helps to have Maurice Barrow and Ryan Olander finishing in the paint…


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