Big East News Articles

SU will play No. 5/5 North Carolina on Saturday, May 19 at 1 p.m. ET in the Carrier Dome.

With the win, Loyola will advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship to face No. 3 seed Maryland at noon on Saturday, May 19.

The University of Notre Dame claimed its ninth-straight BIG EAST Women’s Rowing Championship title Sunday on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.

After Syracuse erased a four-goal second quarter deficit to tie the score at five, No. 3 Duke answered with five of the next six goals to eliminate the SU men’s lacrosse team in the opening round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, 12-9 on Saturday at Koskinen Stadium.

The Irish end the season with a 13-5 record, a mark that is one of the best in school history.

Eight BIG EAST schools will compete on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., for the 2012 BIG EAST Rowing Championship on Sunday, May 13.

No. 6 seed St. John’s stunned the two-time defending champion No. 3 Syracuse 2-1 in the third game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship

Notre Dame’s senior Max Scodro, who led the Irish to their eighth BIG EAST title, has been unanimously chosen by the league’s 12 head coaches as the 2012 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Player of the Year.

Four schools shared the BIG EAST softball regular-season awards, as major award winners and all-conference teams were announced on Wednesday evening at the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship banquet

Joe Bailey, Interim Commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference, held his first teleconference with the national media Wednesday afternoon, discussing a range of issues relative to the conference and college athletics.

St. John’s junior Sean O’Hare was selected as the BIG EAST Baseball Player of the Week and USF’s senior Andrew Barbosa was named BIG EAST Baseball Pitcher of the Week.

Joseph A. Bailey III will today assume the position of interim Commissioner of the BIG EAST until a new Commissioner is selected

Loyola, Syracuse and Notre Dame will represent the league.

Two BIG EAST men’s lacrosse teams will compete in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship as Syracuse earned the league’s automatic berth and Notre Dame was an at-large selection. The Fighting Irish earned a No. 4 seed and will host Yale in the first round. Syracuse will play at No. 3 seed Duke.

The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee selected the teams and individuals to participate in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships on Monday.

The Connecticut men and the Louisville women lead after the second day of competition at the 2012 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships at USF Track & Field Complex.

It was the second straight year the Greyhounds (13-5) have won the tournament.

No. 3 seed Syracuse defeated No. 4 seed St. John’s 12-4 in the championship game on May 5.

Louisville's Kendall extends Cards' streak to six consecutive years in women's hammer throw.

No. 3 seed Syracuse will play No. 4 seed St. John’s in the BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse final at Villanova Stadium on May 5 at 12 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.