Because it is in the near future

Pacers finish them off. Missing their best player, but they got what they deserved. Nice move changing coaches.

Written by my good friend Gary Noll

Just in case anyone is interested.

Why didn’t Onward Setonia do something like offering autographed team balls after the NIT win to raise money for the NIL!? Seems that would have been easy money in the true spirit of NIL.

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is mayor pete big time? all these transit incidents (i95, fsk bridge, etc) and now a big move on the horrific airline industry.

maybe he's doing a good job?

It is very quiet, when can we expect the next...

Figured I'd share the newest pirate fan with everyone.

Austin James born 4/24/24
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Winner: Marquette's silence is golden​

Sometimes, no news is good news. Such is the case with Marquette, whose roster has no outbound or inbound transfers. While Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro have declared for the draft, Shaka Smart's Golden Eagles will return a solid nucleus and have more minutes available for a young crop of internally developed players who should be ready to step into rotation roles. – Cobb

Loser: Seton Hall disintegrates after NIT title​

Congratulations on the NIT title, now go rebuild your roster from scratch. That's the reward coach Shaheen Holloway got after guiding his alma mater to a 25-12 record and thrilling NIT championship win over a 32-win Indiana State team. While some of the Pirates' numerous departures were relatively insignificant, losing starters Kadary Richmond, Dre Davis and Dylan Addae-Wusu to the portal stings. Richmond is an especially painful loss as the multi-faceted point guard was a first-team All-Big East performer. It will take a Herculean effort for SHU to find adequate replacements at this point in the cycle. – Cobb

Winner: DePaul's reboot has strong start​

Former Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann is hitting the ground running at what is arguably the worst job in a major college basketball conference. DePaul hasn't been to an NCAA Tournament since 2004 and is coming off a 3-29 season. But with the transfer class Holtmann is putting together, don't be surprised if the Blue Demons make strides in his first season. Backcourt players Conor Enright (Drake), Jacob Meyer (Coastal Carolina), Isaiah Rivera (Illinois-Chicago) and David Thomas (Mercer) each shot 40% or better from 3-point range at their last stops. Many of the frontcourt additions have perimeter shooting acumen as well. Holtmann faces a long road to making DePaul relevant in the Big East, but he's off to a good start. – Cobb

Winner: Xavier is reloading​

Xavier finished 16-18 in coach Sean Miller's second season after reaching the Sweet 16 as a No. 3 seed in the first year of his second stint with the Musketeers. Given the caliber of transfers Miller has landed, expect to see the Musketeers back in the Big Dance. Guards Ryan Conwell (Indiana State), Marcus Foster (Furman) and Dante Maddox Jr. (Toledo) are big-time bucket getters from strong mid-major programs. Frontcourt players John Hugley IV (Oklahoma) and Lassina Traore (Long Beach State) will also add production to a roster that is expected to have veteran forwards Jerome Hunter and Zach Freemantle back from injury. – Cobb

Carr Fires Fifth Straight Complete Game in Win Over DePaul, 4-1​

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South Orange, N.J. – Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) tossed her fifth consecutive complete game, allowing four hits and one run over seven innings as Seton Hall defeated DePaul, 4-1, in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.

How it Happened
Carr worked a clean top of the first in the circle and then helped out her own cause in the bottom half with the bat in her hands. After Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch, Carr drove her in with an RBI single to give The Hall an early lead.

In the third, the Pirates added on for two more runs. Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.) laced an RBI double to left center, allowing Carr to come around and score the second Seton Hall run. Later in the frame with the bases loaded, Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.) sent a hard grounder back up the middle to make it a 3-0 game.

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DePaul would crack the scoreboard in the fifth on an RBI double to make it a 3-1 game, but the home side would answer swiftly. Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) led off the bottom of the fifth with a long home run to left field to stretch the advantage up to 4-1.

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Carr got the first two outs of the top of the seventh in short order, however a hit by pitch and back-to-back walks loaded the bases and brought the go-ahead run to the plate. Carr induced a lineout to shortstop, where Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) made a great sprawling play to her left to end the game.

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News & Notes

• Over her five straight complete games, Carr has allowed only three runs over those 35 innings.
• Gilbert went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of runs scored.
• Caroline Hobbes (Bay Shore, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 and now has two multi-hit efforts in her last four outings.
• Brennan's RBI double increases her total on the season to 29, the second-most on the club.

What's Next
Seton Hall wraps up the regular season with a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon beginning at 12 p.m. Senior Day ceremonies will take place prior to the game at 11:45 a.m.

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Jeremy Foumena, 6’11 C from Canada is leaving...

Is 50% too high?

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff Writer

Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner, three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year, announced Wednesday that he plans to return to the Bluejays for another season.

Kalkbrenner had entered his name into the NBA draft but is projected as a borderline second-round pick. He will be taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility given by the NCAA to student-athletes from the COVID-impacted 2020-21 season.

A 7-foot-1 senior, Kalkbrenner has been one of the elite defensive players in college basketball over the past three seasons. He was a first-team All-Big East performer in 2022-23 and a second-team selection this past season, winning Big East Defensive Player of the Year honors in each of the past three seasons.

Kalkbrenner averaged a career-high 17.3 points and 3.1 blocks this season, adding 7.6 rebounds. He ranked sixth nationally in field goal percentage, shooting 64.6% from the field. His 107 blocked shots ranked second in the country.


He has made major strides on the offensive end, posting 20 or more points 11 times - including 28 points, nine rebounds and 7 blocks in a January win over Seton Hall and 28 points in a February victory against Xavier. Kalkbrenner was terrific in the NCAA tournament, averaging 18.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in three games.

He's ranked No. 52 in ESPN's top 100 NBA draft prospects.

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Arrogance and stupidity.

Just saw it online from the Corks event!!

Worth a look?

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