By BILLY HEYEN Temple’s Quinton Rose (Bishop Kearney) was named the American Athletic Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 25. Rose and the Owls played three games at a Thanksgiving tournament in Orlando and finished the week 2-1, with Rose averaging 14.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game Rose had his quietest game of the week … [Read more...] about Quinton Rose named AAC Player of Week; Dyaisha Fair keeps scoring
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St. Bonaventure 70, San Diego 61: Takeaways from SBU’s Boca opener
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team got in a slight groove against San Diego in its Boca Beach Classic opener on Sunday night, which meant a few things. First, it meant big minutes for Kyle Lofton, Jaren English and Osun Osunniyi, who were on the bench for a combined eight minutes. If you weren't in foul trouble, which hampered the Bonnies in a 10-foul … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure 70, San Diego 61: Takeaways from SBU’s Boca opener
Your Amerks six pack from Friday’s OT loss
Brett Murray scored a goal in the loss. (Photo By Micheline V/ Rochester Americans) By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Sometimes you don't play all that well but manage to win. Sometimes you play quite well and lose. The latter was true for the Rochester Americans on Friday. Despite a multitude of scoring chances, the Amerks lost 3-2 in overtime to the Toronto Marlies after giving up a goal … [Read more...] about Your Amerks six pack from Friday’s OT loss
Penn State 85, Syracuse 64: Takeaways from SU’s second-straight loss
By BILLY HEYEN For the second-straight season, Syracuse (4-3) lost both games of its Thanksgiving tournament. Penn State (6-1) handled the Orange, 85-64, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday night. SU has lost all three of its games against high-major opponents so far this season, following the opening night loss to Virginia and Wednesday's defeat to Oklahoma State. Here … [Read more...] about Penn State 85, Syracuse 64: Takeaways from SU’s second-straight loss
Syracuse can’t pass high-major test against Oklahoma State in 86-72 loss
By BILLY HEYEN Marek Dolezaj checked out with 2:14 to play Wednesday after making a free throw. He shook his head, weakly slapped his teammates' hands and covered his face in his jersey. In recent weeks, against mid-major opponents at home, Syracuse's starters checking out early meant a positive result. Wednesday night, against a high-major opponent in Brooklyn, that wasn't … [Read more...] about Syracuse can’t pass high-major test against Oklahoma State in 86-72 loss