Archive for the ‘Providence College’ Category

By: Mark Harriman, Senior Editor PAWTUCKET (July 19) Both Nate Leaman and Ed Cooley may have been hired at Providence College earlier this spring to revive their respective men’s hockey and basketball programs, but the two minutes they spent on the mound at McCoy Stadium tossing out the first pitches tonight was about all of [...]

By: Mark Harriman, Editor EAST HARTFORD- (February 13) Knowing that her husband would be outside in the cold today at Rentschler Field when the PC Friars women’s hockey team took on the UConn Huskies at The Whale Bowl, Michelle Deraney placed a special package under the Christmas tree last December for her follically challenged coach. And on the heels [...]

By Mark Harriman, Editor PROVIDENCE- Sitting in his office over at Schneider Arena, PC Women’s Hockey coach Bob Deraney was talking about packing up his nationally ranked team and taking a 90 minute road trip this week just so his team could have a practice. Not that he was complaining, mind you. But that’s what comes [...]

The Weekly Big East Wrap Up Rivalry Week on ESPN kicks off with the most-played rivalry among BIG EAST members as Pittsburgh visits West Virginia at 7 p.m. Eastern. Monday’s game will be the 181st meeting between the schools, with West Virginia holding a 95-85 series lead. Pittsburgh has won 15 of the 25 BIG [...]

BY KEVIN HARRIMAN Boston Sports Desk Publisher A few of you have asked us to cover some college basketball. We have just published two information pieces on Big East Basketball. We’d like to know what you think about the info and what other types of information are you looking for. Please let us know. Email [...]

2010-11 BIG EAST BASKETBALL  DE PAUL Overall:………………………………………………6-8 BIG EAST:……………………………………………0-2 Last Game:. Lost at Georgetown 86-75 Jan. 1 Next Game:…………… Jan. 4 vs. West Virginia Last Five Games:…………………………………3-2 Forwards Cleveland Melvin (29 points) and Tony Freeland (24) had 53 of the Blue Demons’ 75 points in the loss at Georgetown. Melvin has registered seven consecutive [...]