By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: It's the "Battle of Main Street" as Reggie Witherspoon brings his 2-1 UB Bulls west a few stop lights to the Koessler Athletic Center for a throw-down with Tom Parrotta and the 2-1 Canisius Golden Griffins. Plot: Mid-American Conference meets Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference for hometown bragging rights. Sub-plot: Both teams are coming … [Read more...] about Buffalo – Canisius: Tale of the Tape
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Old Dominion-Xavier: Tale of the Tape
By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in St. Thomas is the site for the 2010 Paradise Jam tournament final. Blaine Taylor and his 3-1 Old Dominion Monarchs square off with Chris Mack and the 4-0 Xavier Musketeers. Plot: It's the Colonial Athletic Association versus the Atlantic 10 when these two schools meet. ODU and XU combined for a … [Read more...] about Old Dominion-Xavier: Tale of the Tape
Canisius exacts revenge on Eastern Michigan
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. - Coach Tom Parrotta and his Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team passed the memory test. One year after succumbing to the Eastern Michigan Eagles, the Griffs kept that experience in mind for motivation. Seniors, Robert Goldsberry (Troy, Ohio) and Tomas Vazquez-Simmons (Rochester, N.Y.) netted 14 points apiece, and a … [Read more...] about Canisius exacts revenge on Eastern Michigan
Syracuse runs past Canisius
By Paul Casey Gotham SYRACUSE, N.Y. - With sixteen and change remaining in the second half of Sunday afternoon's upstate New York basketball clash at the Carrier Dome, Jim Boeheim put his right fingertips into his left palm signaling for a timeout. The Syracuse Orange coach had seen enough. Greg Logins had knocked down his fourth three of the afternoon, and the Canisius … [Read more...] about Syracuse runs past Canisius
Canisius-Syracuse: Tale of the Tape
By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The Carrier Dome at 900 Irving Avenue in Syracuse, New York is the site as Tom Parrotta and his Canisius College Golden Griffins (1-0) pay a visit to Jim Boeheim and his No. 10 Syracuse Orange (1-0). Plot: It's the Metro-Atlantic Conference versus the Big East Conference. Both teams are coming off season-opening wins at home, Friday night. … [Read more...] about Canisius-Syracuse: Tale of the Tape