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Zip It in Reynolds Wrap: Villanova Wins Big East Classic

BOSTON -- If you felt a shiver or tingle Saturday night, a quaking in your solar plexus, it's because you witnessed an epic basketball game, one of the virtuoso classics of March or any month. I mean, did Bill Raftery need oxygen afterward? This was destined to finish with the boldest, loudest exclamation point possible,...

Onion Peels: The ACC and Big East, Not Home to Road Warriors

Onion Peels is a recap of last night's action and an unofficial Bill Raftery blog. Wake Forest 70, Duke 68Two things stand out about Wake Forest from this game. First, Dino Gaudio has done a tremendous job turning the Deacons into a team that can actually play defense (Holloman noted this a while back, actually), and...

How the Greatest Announcing Call Ever (Onions, by Bill Raftery) Was Born

Once upon a time at a now defunct fantasy Web site, I penned a piece that more or less proclaimed Bill Raftery the greatest announcer of all time (he had just won the 2006 Curt Gowdy Media Award) due to his proclivity for generating or reviving amazing catch phrases like: "Man-to-man!", "Send it in!", and, of course,...