Friars can't peak vs. Mountaineers
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The numbers were sobering to even the most ardent Providence fan. In the last nine years, the Friars had managed one win in the Big East tournament -- and that came in 2003.
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Coaches' mutual admiration will come to an end Saturday as the Mountaineers come to MCI.
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Steve Slaton was outstanding, as usual. No one, however, expected West Virginia's running game to be so Devine.
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The Temple Owls have a terrible record, but they are not a bad team. Syracuse found that out Saturday when Temple defeated the Orange, 34-24, at Philadelphia, and the Boston College Eagles, who visit Lincoln Financial Field this Saturday after upsetting West Virginia, had best heed the lesson.
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Appalachian State kicked off this crazy football season with the stunning upset of Michigan. Now the Mountaineers have the perfect bookend: History as Division I-AA's first three-peat national champions.
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Coach: Bill Gibbons (20th year, 393-172). Last year: 13-15, 8-6 (fourth in Patriot League).
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In this mountainous area, James Madison&#39;s Dukes seemed to play offense downhill last night. With a veteran offensive line and two physical runners, JMU overpowered Montana
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Justin Gray refused to let a shot to his face upset his game, and his second-half shooting protected Wake Forest's No. 1 status Wednesday night. The top-ranked Demon Deacons survived some hot shooting by Providence's Ryan Gomes at Madison Square Garden, defeating the Friars 79-67 in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.
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At times this season, Boston University has struggled to score. During a fair number of games early on, the team got subpar goaltending. And don't even ask coach Jack Parker why the Terriers have had a difficult time winning at home.
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Providence scores just five second-half field goals on 19 percent shooting to allow Winthrop to rally and defeat the Friars, 60-54, on Tuesday night.
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They are soaring now. After flying beneath the radar for much of the nonconference phase of its schedule, the Boston College men's basketball team has registered more than a blip. The Eagles, at 14-0 (3-0 Big East), have entered the conference phase of their campaign as one of four undefeated teams in the nation.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (Sports Network) - Rasheed Marshall  completed 12-of-20 passes for 138 yards with a touchdown and  added 110 yards rushing on 18 carries, leading 17th-ranked West  Virginia over Connecticut, 31-19, in a midweek Big East clash  at Rentschler Field.
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They had lost to Vermont, 89-45, last Sunday and barely got by Longwood University, 63-58, a team with a 1-18 record, on Tuesday. Put it this way -- the University of Hartford Hawks weren't exactly on a roll going into last night's game at Boston University.
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Morgantown, WV (Sports Network) - Rasheed Marshall passed for 144 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 West Virginia over Syracuse, 27-6, in a Big East contest from Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Sports Network) - Rasheed  Marshall passed for 144 yards and three touchdowns to lead No.  15 West Virginia over Syracuse, 27-6, in a Big East contest  from Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  -- Kevin Richardson led Appalachian State to its second straight Division I-AA national championship, running for 179 yards and four touchdowns in the Mountaineers' 28-17 victory over Massachusetts on Friday night.
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Allan Ray scores 26 and Mike Nardi adds 18 to lead Villanova past No. 21 West Virginia, 84-46, snapping the Mountaineers' 10-game winning streak.