Big East News Articles

Rutgers and Syracuse share this week’s BIG EAST softball weekly awards as RU senior Mandy Craig was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week, while SU junior Jenna Caira earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors.

There’s no doubt that the BIG EAST will get at least half the conference in the NCAA tournament next Monday when the field is revealed.

Postgame Notes No. 11 Marquette 87, No. 14 Providence 66. Records: Marquette (19-13); Providence (15-17). Marquette advances to face No. ...

UConn Game Notes. No. 1 UConn vs. No. 3 Notre Dame. Game 15 – Finals, March 8, 2011. XL Center – Hartford, Conn. ...

Connecticut Postgame Quotes. No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 3 Notre Dame. Game 15 – Finals, March 8, 2011. XL Center – Hartford, Conn. ...

Golden Eagles win BIG EAST Championship opener for fifth time in six years.

Huskies defeat Notre Dame 73-64 to win fourth straight BIG EAST Championship.

USF HEAD COACH STAN HEATH: Wow, it was a great, great game, and I'm really proud of our team, what a gutsy performance in the second half ...

Bulls overcome 15-point halftime deficit to advance to second round for second straight season.

University of Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis, a two-time Academic All-America selection and one of the nation’s most prolific 3-point shooters, has been chosen as the 2010-11 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The selection was made by the Conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.

Postgame Notes. Rutgers 76, Seton Hall 70 (ot). Records: Rutgers (15-16); Seton Hall (13-18). Rutgers advances to face No. 5-seeded St. ...

RUTGERS HEAD COACH MIKE RICE: Quickly, briefing, the toughness of this team at the beginning of the season through the end, whether it was ...

Scarlet Knights to face St. John's in second round Wednesday.

DePaul forward Cleveland Melvin has been selected BIG EAST Rookie of the Year. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey was named Oppenheimer Funds Coach of the Year.

CONNECTICUT. HEAD COACH JIM CALHOUN: After a real tough loss to Notre Dame on Saturday which we got out rebounded and physically ...

Huskies to face Georgetown Wednesday in second round.

Postgame Notes No. 9 Connecticut 97, No. 16 DePaul 71. Records: Connecticut (22-9); DePaul (7-24). Connecticut advances to face No. ...

Notre Dame Postgame Quotes. No. 2 DePaul vs. No. 3 Notre Dame. Game 14 – Semifinal Round, March 7, 2011. XL Center – Hartford, Conn. ...

Postgame Notes. No. 2 seed DePaul vs. No. 3 seed Notre Dame. Game 14 – Semifinals, March 7, 2011. XL Center – Hartford, Conn. ...

The Irish will face top-seeded Connecticut on Tuesday night for the championship in a rematch of the famous 2001 final in which Sue Bird hit a jumper at the buzzer for the Huskies.