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St. John's Slapped Back to Reality by Notre Dame

Steve Lavin found out quickly how cruel life in the Big East can be. After a solid start to its conference season, St. John's -- in its second consecutive game against a ranked opponent -- got smoked at Notre Dame Saturday night, 76-61. It had fared well to this point, winning its first three in conference, but its luck...

Big East Tournament Results Day Two: No Surprises Today

Chalk ruled the day. The teams having a bye all advanced. Sandwiched between some reasonably competitive games were a couple games that never had the outcome in doubt.DePaul spent most of the game looking like they were going to take care of any bubble talk in the Big East by putting Providence out of the Big East...

Big East Tournament Results Day One: A DePaul Win is a Loss for Providence

The biggest loser of the first game of the Big East Tournament (BET) was not Cincy. It was Providence. The Friars are a fringe bubble team. They need more than simply a deep run in the BET, they need quality wins to boost their computer numbers. Providence now gets DePaul and their 200+ RPI number tomorrow. Even if they...

Notre Dame's NCAA Hopes Are Finished

Notwithstanding the protests of Digger Phelps, the Irish's loss at UConn finishes their chances at going to the NCAA Tournament without a miracle run in the Big East Tournament. Forget the non-conference strength of schedule, which ranks at 257th. Forget an overall RPI of 72. Ignore the 3-10 record against the RPI...

NCAA Previews: Recognize the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Conference: Big East Record: 24-7, 11-5 in conference RPI: 31How They Got In: At-largeSeed/Bracket: 6 / Midwest (St. Louis) Mascot: Leprechaun. The Leprechaun became the official mascot in 1965. Before that, they used terrier dogs. They don't know exactly where the name Fighing Irish originated, but the credit seems to be...