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DePaul arena part of Emanuel's $300 million in projects
Beginning the second half of his term this week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to shift the civic conversation away from questions of crime and school closings toward a roster of publicly funded tourism projects, including a DePaul basketball arena at...
Tags: College Basketball, DePaul Blue Demons , Chicago Transit Authority, Personal Weapon Control, Sports
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DePaul to visit Northwestern
Northwestern basketball will hit Las Vegas and Tobacco Road this season. The Wildcats also plan to play some in-town games with local appeal. NU's schedule has yet to be finalized, but the Wildcats are slated to play UIC at the Pavilion and host...
Tags: JerShon Cobb, Drew Crawford, DePaul Blue Demons , Big Ten Conference, Minnesota Golden Gophers
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Jason Collins comes out as gay, triggers huge response
Jason Collins was a journeyman NBA center, all but unknown to anyone but the sport's dedicated followers. That was before Collins revealed he is gay in a first-person account for Sports Illustrated posted to the magazine's website Monday. In doing so,...Tags: Johnny Weir, Boston Celtics, Barack Obama, Women's National Basketball Association, Brooklyn Nets
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ODU's Hill ineligible due to exhibition game at Clemson
Old Dominion's young men's basketball team is suddenly even younger, after the discovery that veteran Donte Hill exhausted his eligibility. Hill, a Virginia Beach native who would have been the team's only senior, transferred to ODU from Clemson...
Tags: College Basketball, College Sports, Blaine Taylor, Students, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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ACC All Access: Virginia Tech coach James Johnson doesn't expect further transfers by scholarship players
When ACC men’s basketball media members gather in October to go about the folly of predicting an order of finish in the conference for the 2013-14 season, Virginia Tech coach James Johnson has no delusions of grandeur regarding where his team will...Tags: Syracuse Orange, Awards and Prizes, Miami Hurricanes, Marcus Smart, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Chicago State finally heading in right direction
Seven straight road games representing the roughest part of Chicago State's Great Westward Ho of a schedule had taken the Cougars' men's basketball team from Oregon to Texas to Ohio to Las Vegas and, finally, New Jersey. On the bumpy flight home after a...
Tags: College Basketball, College Sports, Houston Cougars, University of Illinois at Chicago, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Rutgers routs DePaul in Big East tournament
NEW YORK — As has happened too often for its taste, DePaul began its Big East tournament experience on a Tuesday, casting an eye to the future instead of harboring any realistic hope for a fruitful present. Only this time there was at least...
Tags: College Basketball, Justice System, DePaul Blue Demons , Madison Square Garden, College Football
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Catholic 7, Big East split official
Tribune reporterIn January, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick called John Swofford and informed the Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner that, despite all good intentions, logistics dictated the Irish could not join that conference for next season. As of...Tags: College Basketball, Roman Catholicism, DePaul Blue Demons , NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Xavier Musketeers
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Louisville adds to layers of DePaul defeats
When push came to shove — and certainly there was plenty of pushing and shoving Wednesday night — No. 10 Louisville managed to elbow its way past DePaul with a 79-58 victory. "It was very physical," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said. "The Big...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Gar Forman, Big East Conference, Louisville Cardinals, DePaul Blue Demons
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Teel Time: Shaka Smart talks conference affiliation and why he's still at VCU
When VCU and Butler clashed at the 2011 Final Four, a popular story line was how long their respective coaches would stick around. The Rams’ Shaka Smart was in his second season and had led them on the most improbable run in tournament history,...Tags: College Basketball, Duke Blue Devils, Miami Hurricanes, Atlantic Coast Conference, Virginia Commonwealth Rams
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No. 11 Georgetown takes down DePaul 90-66
WASHINGTON -- Georgetown head coach John Thompson III said his team had its worst practice of the season on Tuesday. "By far," he said Wednesday night. But freshman guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had the best game of his young college career Wednesday,...
Tags: Cincinnati Bearcats, Syracuse Orange, Georgetown Hoyas, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Verizon Center
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Brey's light touch key for Irish
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — During a timeout with 33 seconds left in regulation in Notre Dame's 82-78 overtime victory over DePaul on Wednesday night, coach Mike Brey noticed an unwelcome guest in the Irish huddle: self-pity. It took a seat between fatigue...Tags: College Basketball, DePaul Blue Demons , Jack Cooley, Ash Wednesday, ESPN (tv network)
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