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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 [...]


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 [...]


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 [...]


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 [...]


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 [...]


Knicks fall apart in second half as they are downed by Bucks

Published: February 6, 2010

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For how smooth and cohesive the Knicks looked in the first half, they were that disoriented and sloppy with their play in the second.
Ersan IIyasova came off the bench to score a season high 25 points and grab nine rebounds while Brandon Jennings scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half to lead [...]


DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUARD OFFERS HOPE FOR RAMS

Published: January 31, 2010

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NEW YORK -  Rayner Moquete was in his dorm room Tuesday evening on the south lawn at Rose University on Rose Hill.  The freshman guard from Santo Domingo joined the Rams roster on December 26th got a call from interim head coach Jared Grasso. He would getting the start Wednesday evening when Fordham hosted [...]


Temple Stops Fordham in A-10 Conference Contest in the Bronx

Published: January 26, 2010

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The Temple Owls (17-3, 5-0) retained the only undefeated record in the Atlantic-10 Conference after defeating the Fordham Rams (2-16, 0-6), 62-45 in a conference contest at the Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon. The defeat, although not unexpected, was a disappointment for the large crowd of Fordham rooters. Many of the [...]


Fordham Rams Losing Streak Reaches Nine

Published: January 18, 2010

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The Fordham Rams men’s basketball team (2-14, 0-4) was in the spotlight during the past week. On Wednesday night, Fordham played its first game at the “Mecca” of basketball since 2002. The Dayton Flyers (13-3, 2-0) defeated the Rams, 74-58. On Saturday afternoon, Fordham played its first home game since December 8. The homecoming, televised [...]


Toronto Takes Care of Knicks

Published: January 16, 2010

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Jarret Jack knocked down a three point shot in the opening possession of the game and the Raptors never looked back. Toronto stormed out of the gate with 39-20 lead on 63 percent shooting in the first quarter and were able to hold off a furious Knicks rally in the second half for 112-104 wire [...]


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