Syracuse set for rematch with Georgetown
Syracuse will face Georgetown in one half of the Big East Semifinals, the third time the teams have met in less than a month.
Syracuse will face Georgetown in one half of the Big East Semifinals, the third time the teams have met in less than a month.
Founding conference members St. John's and Seton Hall are two of the seven basketballs schools voting unanimously to leave the Big East Conference on Saturday.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball head coach Mike Rice was fined and suspended Thursday for inappropriate behavior and language. Rice's punishment came after an internal investigation by the university.
The Big East Conference basketball-only schools decided Thursday it will leave the league. The seven schools, which include St. John's and Seton Hall, will now need to possibly find a new home and rebuild a basketball league for scratch.
The St. John's Red Storm and Seton Hall Pirates, along with the other five Catholic basketball-only schools, are expected make a decision on leaving or dissolving the Big East Conference in the next 24-48 hours, says an ESPN report.
The St. John's Red Storm and Seton Hall Pirates were two of seven schools to meet with Big East Conference commissioner Sunday Mike Aresco Sunday to talk about possibly dissolving the league.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights host the Louisville Cardinals Thursday in a de facto Big East Conference championship game at High Point Solutions Stadium (7:30 p.m. on ESPN). The Scarlet Knights enter the game as 3-point favorites to earn a BCS Bowl bid
The University of Louisville joined the ACC Tuesday, a move that could serve as the decisive blow to the value of the Big East Conference and its men's college basketball tournament held annually at Madison Square Garden.
On Monday, the Big East Conference invited Tulane and ECU to join the league. A day later, Louisville bolts to the ACC. SB Nation New York's Jared Smith says from the beginning the Big East has been incompetent in its decision making.
Three local men's college basketball programs are in action Sunday as Seton Hall hosts St. Peter's (1 p.m.), Rutgers Scarlet visits UNC Greensboro (2 p.m.) and Stony Brook visits UConn (Noon).
Syracuse, Rutgers and Army are all in action in Week 12.
The Big East Conference announced a new two-division formation for football that will begin in 2013. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will play in the East Division with UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, Louisville and USF.
If they stay the course, the Rutgers-Louisville game could decide the Big East champion and BCS possibilities.
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Many story lines were produced Wednesday at the 2012 Big East Conference men's basketball media day. The biggest was the verbal sparring between Syracuse's Jim Boeheim and Louisville Rick Pitino.
The Big East Conference men's basketball season tipped off Wednesday as the league held its annual media day. Louisville was named the team-to-beat in the league while guard Peyton Siva was named preseason Player of the Year.
The Big East Conference introduced its new commissioner Mike Aresco to the college sports world on Wednesday. Aresco answered many questions at his introductory press conference at the New York Athletic Club.
The three tri-state area, Big East Conference schools -- Rutgers, Seton Hall and St. John's -- all reacted Tuesday to the hiring of new league commissioner Mike
The Big East Conference made the hiring of Mike Aresco as its new commissioner official Tuesday.
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