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Indiana defies odds by reaching College World Series
Sam Travis felt all along this would be a good Indiana baseball team. That became even clearer early in the season, when the Hoosiers took two of three games at Florida, the second starting an 18-game winning streak. They would go on to win the school's...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Michigan Wolverines, Father's Day, Sports
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The Root Of Yale's Trip To The Frozen Four
The Hartford CourantMoments after a handful of Boston College players had finished their NCAA media session last weekend in Providence, they heard a commotion and rushed to watch a replay on a writer's laptop. "Whoa!" yelled one of the Eagles. "Wow!" yelled another. "Who...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Ice Hockey, Dan Marino, Sports, Mario Lemieux
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An Ice Cold Rivalry Hardening In Southern Connecticut
The Hartford CourantThere may be, as Kevin Bui claims, a number of Quinnipiac guys who know current Yale players. Yet as six of the Bobcats made their way into the media room Tuesday at TD Bank Sports Center, not one of them admitted it. Hmm, maybe this Frozen Four is...Tags: Ice Hockey, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Turk Wendell, Herb Brooks, Sports
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Edgy Tim's Monday Evening Quarterback | Week 11
There were some eye-opening upsets in Round 1 of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs Friday, and not much drama Saturday. Biggest surprise: Lyons 34, Marist 28. Lyons (6-4), a low seed, is a much better team than the regular...
Tags: Football, High School Sports, Sports, Chicago Bears, Illinois High School Association
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Napier Key To UConn's Future Hopes
The Hartford CourantAs everyone at Gampel Pavilion watched a video tribute to a team that, on paper, had little to play for and instead gave and gave each game as if it had everything in the world to play for, Shabazz Napier began to feel the shiver of emotions. As...Tags: National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Niels Giffey, Sports, Omar Calhoun
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Quinnipiac Hockey Out To Earn Some Respect
The Hartford CourantQuinnipiac is the No. 1-ranked hockey team in the nation, yet it seems as if none of the experts are picking the Bobcats to win the national championship. Over at ESPN this week, for instance, Dave Starman was picking UMass-Lowell and Barry Melrose was...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Miami Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Panthers, Sports, National Hockey League
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Sports on TV
WEDNESDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || MLB exh. || Philadelphia@Detroit || ESPN1 || || Texas@Angels || MLB3 || || Yankees@Orioles || MASN7 || || M. base. || Georgia@Clemson || TCN7 || || NCAA m. || First Round: California vs. UNLV...Tags: New York Yankees, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Brooklyn (New York City), Cotton Bowl Classic, National Hockey League
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Team Valor's Cerro favored in final stakes
Pimlico Race Course Cerro, owned by Team Valor International, a partnership that includes Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and his longtime coach, Bob Bowman, is the overwhelming favorite to win Pimlico Race Course's final stakes race of the spring...Tags: Alan Garcia, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Fred Taylor, Marquette Golden Eagles, Soccer
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Bobcats At Their Worst; Bears At Their Best
The Hartford CourantOne coach said his team hadn't played any better all season. The other said his team hadn't played any worse. "As complete a game as we played," Brown coach Brendan Whittet said. "We stunk," Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said after his team was waxed...Tags: Ice Hockey, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, Harvard Crimson
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Don't call Gonzaga, Butler and VCU Cinderella
Every year around this time, college basketball's elite teams prepare to make their march on history. There will be your favorites — Indiana, Duke, Michigan — and some of the usual suspects — Michigan State, Louisville, Florida....
Tags: Marquette Golden Eagles, Cinderella (fictional character), Sports, Basketball, Atlantic 10 Conference
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Darrun Hilliard, Villanova have tunnel vision
It has been difficult to see, hear or read about the upcoming NCAA Tournament and not have Villanova in the discussion. Coach Jay Wright's club has been on all sides of the bubble since March Madness talk began weeks ago. The Wildcats have bounced all...
Tags: Pittsburgh Panthers, Sports, Syracuse Orange, Basketball, Georgetown Hoyas
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Perhaps Big East refugees should seek corporate sponsor for new name
What's in a name? For the schools of the Catholic 7 — Georgetown, St. John's, Villanova, Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette and DePaul — it's everything. With no maiden name to fall back on, the Catholic 7 members were forced to do the next...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., South Florida Bulls, Marquette Golden Eagles, Southern Methodist Mustangs, NASCAR
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
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