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  • Dec 12, 2016

    Shavar Newkirk and Josh Hart named Big 5 Co-player's of the week

    Saint Joseph’s Shavar Newkirk and No. 1 Villanova’s Josh Hart have been named the Big 5 Co-player’s of the week for Dec. 12.  In St. Joe’s only game last week, Newkirk had a game-high 27 points, and a game-winning three-point play that led the Hawks to a 72-71 win over Drexel. The junior scored the team’s final 11 points of…

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  • Dec 10, 2016

    Connor McDavid: Brandon Manning made ‘classless' comments about injury

    Connor McDavid scored his first power-play goal of the season in the second period during the Flyers‘ 6-5 win on Thursday night (see Instant Replay). After his 12th goal of the year, McDavid made a point to stare down and exchange words with Flyers defenseman Brandon Manning. In the first period, Manning and McDavid were in the middle of a...

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  • Dec 7, 2016

    No. 1 Villanova vs. La Salle: Wildcats look to stay hot vs. Explorers at Palestra

    No. 1 Villanova (8-0) at La Salle (4-2) 7 p.m. at The Palestra, ESPN2 Villanova, now the top-ranked team in the country, travels to the Palestra on Tuesday night for another Big 5 game, this one against La Salle (the home team), which has won three straight games. Let’s get you ready for the matchup: Last time outLa Salle beat Bucknell,...

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  • Nov 28, 2016

    Villanova remains No. 2 in latest AP poll; Temple receives 8 Top 25 votes

    Villanova stayed at No. 2 in the latest AP poll released Monday after two more dominating wins last week. The Wildcats beat Charleston, 63-47, and Central Florida, 67-57, last week. ‘Nova’s schedule gets interesting this week, when they embark on three straight games against Big 5 opponents in Penn, St. Joe’s and La Salle.  Josh Hart’s dominance from the NCAA...

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  • Nov 26, 2016

    Villanova rides big first half to advance in FCS playoffs

    BOX SCORE After a few slip-ups in the regular season, Villanova had no trouble in its playoff opener. The Wildcats continued their FCS playoffs success on Saturday afternoon by knocking off St. Francis, 31-21 (see Instant Replay), and advancing to face South Dakota State in the second round next week. Head coach Andy Talley, who is retiring at the end...

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  • Nov 26, 2016

    Instant Replay: Villanova 31, St. Francis 21

    BOX SCORE VILLANOVA, Pa. — Villanova’s offense came alive on Saturday afternoon, keeping coach Andy Talley’s final playoff run going for at least one more week. The Wildcats opened the FCS playoffs at Villanova Stadium with a 31-21 win against St. Francis, earning a second round matchup at South Dakota State next Saturday. The win could be the final home...

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  • Nov 22, 2016

    Joel Embiid takes much away from decorated matchup with Hassan Whiteside

    The matchup between Hassan Whiteside and Joel Embiid did not disappoint Monday night. The two young big men battled all game long, and found themselves shadowing each other when they were on the floor together.  Whiteside, who has been in the NBA for five years, is a big that Embiid can learn from. He is dominant on both ends of…

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  • Nov 22, 2016

    Sixers Injury Update: Joel Embiid plays under restriction; Jerryd Bayless makes debut

    Joel Embiid (mild left ankle sprain) played under a 24-minute restriction Monday night against the Heat, while the Sixers saw the season debut of offseason acquisition Jerryd Bayless (wrist). Embiid suffered his injury last Thursday against the Timberwolves but played Saturday against the Suns and put up the best game of his young career, dropping 26 points in 20 minutes. The big man’s presence was...

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  • Nov 16, 2016

    La Salle shows new depth in home-opening win over Delaware

    BOX SCORE Dr. John Giannini wasn’t kidding when he said he would have a different starting lineup every game this season.  Jordan Price, likely La Salle’s best player, started in the home opener after coming off the bench against Temple last Friday night. He scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds on Tuesday. Price’s big performance helped La Salle...

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  • Nov 16, 2016

    Instant Replay: La Salle 74, Delaware 68

    BOX SCORE That’s exactly how La Salle wanted its home opener to go. On Tuesday night, the Explorers defeated Delaware, 74-68. The win evened up their record at 1-1, and the home crowd got to see something that was missing all of last season: Depth. Head coach John Giannini used a nine-player rotation to help the Explorers defeat Delaware, which was clearly a...

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