[ad_1] The final weekend of the 2023-24 college basketball regular-season has finally arrived. With Selection Sunday on the horizon, many teams near the cut line have only a few more chances to improve their respective résumés to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Eighteen of the Associated Press Top 25 teams are in action….
[ad_1] by Jordan Conn | AHL On The Beat It’s rare for a hockey player to play his college and professional games in the same city. Michael Callahan, defenseman for the Providence Bruins, has relished that opportunity. Callahan, a native of Franklin, Mass., began his Rhode Island hockey journey in 2018 just two miles from…
[ad_1] We’ve got another exciting Big East battle on the schedule as the Providence Friars and the Villanova Wildcats are set to tip at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center. Villanova is 11-10 overall and 6-4 at home, while Providence is 14-7 overall and 2-4 on the road. The Wildcats have…
[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For two-plus hours, more than 12,500 black- and/or white-clad Providence fans had been booing and jeering and taunting and sneering and hectoring and heckling their previously beloved and currently detested former coach. But as the minutes whittled away in the second half, an unease settled over the thousands. To the surprise…
[ad_1] The Providence Friars are hoping to have put a rough patch of their schedule behind them when they face the Georgetown Hoyas in a key Big East Conference matchup on Saturday. The Friars (13-6, 4-4 Big East, who have won two in a row following a four-game losing streak, defeated Georgetown 88-68 in the…
[ad_1] Teams looking to stay perfect in Big East Conference play meet when the Butler Bulldogs battle the Providence Friars on Saturday. The Bulldogs (10-2, 1-0 Big East), who placed ninth in the league at 6-14 and were 14-18 overall a year ago, are donning a seven-game winning streak after topping Georgetown 74-64 on Tuesday….
[ad_1] Halftime Report The last time Providence and Butler met, the game was decided by 21 points, but it sure doesn’t look like the final score will be so lopsided this time. Sitting on a score of 37-33, Providence has looked like the better team, but there’s still one more half to play. Providence entered…
[ad_1] USATSI We’re just four days into the Big East schedule, and the league standings already look weird. Marquette is alone in sixth while UConn and Creighton are tied for eighth despite those three schools being picked first (Marquette), second (Creighton) and third (UConn) in the preseason Big East poll conducted with league coaches. “We…
[ad_1] There’s another intriguing Big East matchup on schedule as the Providence Friars and the Marquette Golden Eagles are set to tip at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Providence is 9-2 overall and 8-0 at home, while Marquette is 9-2 overall and 1-1 on the road. The Golden Eagles are favored…
[ad_1] Halftime Report Fortunes may be turning around for Sacred Heart after losing five in a row. They have jumped out to a quick 32-31 lead against Providence. This matchup is far closer than the pair’s previous matchup, which was decided by 28 points. Sacred Heart came into the contest with some extra motivation after…
