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Hot-Shooting Liberty Melts the Mercury, 107-69

Published: August 15, 2010

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New York, NY – Sensational shooting by the New York Liberty (19-11) led to a 107-69 victory over the defending WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury (14-17) on Saturday night basketball at Madison Square Garden. The Liberty have now clinched a spot in the 2010 WNBA playoffs with tonight‘s win, along with winning eight-straight games. “Back-to-backs are [...]

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Friday Night Delight for Liberty in 88-79 Victory over Sparks

Published: July 31, 2010

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New York, NY – In a game filled with sweet basketball moves, nice passing and overall thrills, the New York Liberty (13-11) had a true team performance in the 88-79 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks (8-17) in Friday night basketball at Madison Square Garden.  New York had five players in double digit scoring for [...]

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The spectacle of Lebron and what it is worth

Published: July 8, 2010

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So ESPN will telecast this Lebron James drama Thursday evening live from a Boys & Girls Club in Greenwich Connecticut. All leading to speculation that this basketball God is headed to New York, or does he stay in Cleveland, or join Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade in Miami? Really, who cares? Well at one point [...]

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Tom Pecora Named New Men’s Basketball Coach at Fodham

Published: March 29, 2010

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After 100 years of intercollegiate competition in basketball Fordham University, has reached its nadir. The men’s team finished the 2009-10 season after suffering 21 consecutive defeats. The team has compiled a record of 5 wins and 51 losses during its past two seasons. In order to end the feeling of embarrassment and anger among the [...]

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Heartbereaking End for St. John’s

Published: March 13, 2010

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Coach Norm Robert’s continued tenure at St. John’s University has been a topic much discussed during this season. Many observers thought the performance of the Red Storm during the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden this week would be the deciding factor, but the answer is still not completely clear.  The 17 victories the [...]

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Fifth Ranked Xavier Defeats Fordham Women’s Hoopsters in Season Finale, but Rams Join A-10 Tourney

Published: March 2, 2010

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The Fordham Rams women’s basketball team (8-21. 2-12) ended the 2009-10 regular season with a loss to Xavier (24-3, 14-0), the nation’s fifth ranked team. The long season had its ups and downs for the Bronx squad. The players enjoyed a visit to Cancun, Mexico, hosted a holiday tournament on the Rose Hill campus in [...]

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Fordham Freshman Chris Gaston, a Star is Born

Published: February 23, 2010

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Although the Fordham Rams men’s basketball team (2-23, 0-13) is nearing the conclusion of an extremely unsuccessful season, one of its freshman players has already become an impact player. Chris Gaston, a freshman from the state of New Jersey, has received Atlantic-10 honors as Rookie of the Week four times this season. His play, thus [...]

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From the Canary Islands to the Bronx, the Canarias Basketball Academy

Published: February 21, 2010

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Last week, Rob Orellana, the director of the Canarias Basketball Academy, located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands, led a delegation of students and staff on a week-long visit to the East Coast of the United States. This was the second annual visit to the United States for senior students [...]

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NBA Hall of Famer Dick McGuire Passes Away

Published: February 8, 2010

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On Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks handily defeated the Washington Wizards, 107-85. The rare victory was accomplished by the New Yorkers crushing the visitors by 26 points (66-40) during the second half. It would be nice to believe that the current team raised its normal level of play to pay tribute to [...]

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Charlotte 49ers Edge Fordham Rams, 77-73

Published: February 8, 2010

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Anyone watching the Charlotte (17-5, 7-1)-Fordham (2-18, 0-8)  contest at the Rose Hill Gym on Saturday afternoon would have been surprised to find out that Charlotte was on top of Atlantic-10 standings and that Fordham was winless and in last place. The two clubs engaged in a competitive struggle that was tied with 1:11 remaining [...]

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