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  • Nov 23, 2013

    ‘Nova passes first test of season, tops Delaware

    BOX SCORE VILLANOVA, Pa. — Delaware coach Monté Ross told his team before the game that if the score was close with four minutes to go, the players would have done their job. While the Blue Hens accomplished their goal, Villanova came away with the victory. With the game tied at 76 with less than three minutes to go, the…

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  • Nov 22, 2013

    Instant Replay: Villanova 84, Delaware 80

    BOX SCORE VILLANOVA, Pa. — After winning its first four games by 15 points or more, Villanova had to eek one out late in Friday’s game against Delaware. To stay unbeaten, the Wildcats (4-0) defeated the Blue Hens, 84-80, at The Pavilion. With less than three minutes to go, Delaware guard Davon Usher drained a three to tie the game at…

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  • Nov 9, 2013

    Villanova survives opener despite lousy shooting

    BOX SCORE VILLANOVA, Pa. – James Bell couldn’t believe it. “You’re lying,” he said to JayVaughn Pinkston following the game, grabbing at the box score that Pinkston held in his hand. Was he having trouble wrapping his head around his career-high 24 points? Not exactly. “We were talking about rebounds,” Bell said. “I dropped one at the end of the…

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  • Nov 8, 2013

    Instant Replay: Villanova 75, Lafayette 59

    BOX SCORE VILLANOVA, Pa. — For the first six minutes, James Bell kept pace with Lafayette on his own. Bell scored Villanova’s first 13 points, including an electrifying one-handed throw-down off of an alley-oop from Darrun Hilliard in the Wildcats’ 75-59 victory over the Leopards. Bell would score only 11 points the rest of the game after that initial spurt…

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  • Oct 29, 2013

    Charles Barkley on Sixers, Noel and Wiggins

    Charles Barkley has jumped on the Sixers bandwagon ­- the one that expects their win total to be in the teens. In an interview with SI, Barkley gave his thoughts on where the Sixers stand heading into the season. “Well, sitting [Nerlens] Noel for the season is probably the smart move,” Barkley said. “The over-under was 21 [wins]. I’m taking…

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  • Sep 20, 2013

    Phillies Notes: Kyle Kendrick shut down

    While Kyle Kendrick’s season started with a clamor after a hot start, it ends with little more than a thud. After getting a second opinion on the tendinitis in his right shoulder, Kendrick has been shut down for the rest of the season, manager Ryne Sandberg said Friday. Sandberg didn’t say whether shutting Kendrick down after the second opinion...

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