By Paul Gotham Setting: Hot times tonight in the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center when Jim Calhoun and his Connecticut Huskies (17-12/ 7-9) come a calling for a Big East battle with Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-10/ 8-8). Plot: A first round bye is at stake. The Irish possess eighth place and the final bye for the upcoming conference tournament. UConn is … [Read more...] about UConn-Notre Dame: Tale Of The Tape
Archives for March 2010
Best of the Big East
MSG and Pickin’ Splinters have partnered up to find which school has the best fans in the Big East. The Big East Tournament is not far away, and MSG wants to know who has the BEST FANS in the Big East! MSG wants to feature you and your friends on the MSG College Hoops online hub. Just submit photos and articles to collegehoops@thegarden.com, showing why your school has … [Read more...] about Best of the Big East
Who am I? | March 3, 2010
By Paul Gotham Capitol Hill via Victoria Parkway. I have made a few stops along the way - one of which is in Cooperstown. I have spent my time in the Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Lately, I have been a fly in the ointment (that is putting it lightly) of a $10 billion dollar spending bill. I have had a polarizing effect amongst my constituents in … [Read more...] about Who am I? | March 3, 2010
College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010
By Paul Gotham Here come the Irish What was once thought to be an aberration is looking more and more like reality. The Notre Dame Fightin' Irish knocked out a pair of Big East contenders: Pittsburgh 68-53 and Georgetown 78-64. A quick look at the box scores shows that the Irish are doing more with less. Notre Dame shot 22 of 44 from the field, including 10 of 18 … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010
Belmont Wins No. 300
By Paul Gotham The horn sounded, and the scoreboard read 54-31. Nazareth Academy's Lasers defeated Marcus-Whitman's Wildcats to advance in the 2010 Girls' Class B Section V Championships. Twenty-three points marked the final margin of victory, but the game was not even that close. Nazareth sprinted to an 18-5 lead after one quarter. By half, Nazareth's lead swelled to … [Read more...] about Belmont Wins No. 300