Big East News Articles

 Tournament MVP Kyle Hansen pitched 6.1 innings of two-hit, shutout ball with five strikeouts as St. John’s won its BIG EAST-record sixth BIG EAST Championship with a 3-0 win against Connecticut Sunday afternoon at Bright House Field.

 The BIG EAST Conference has announced the league opponents and game sites for its men's basketball teams for the 2010-11 season.

 Three BIG EAST Conference players were chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft for the second consecutive year, with Rutgers offensive tackle Anthony Davis and USF defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul becoming the highest draft picks in their respective schools' histories.

 The BIG EAST Conference has completed its bowl lineup by renewing deals with the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., and the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla.

 Thirty-six BIG EAST baseball players were chosen in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft with five players going in the first five rounds.

 West Virginia University linebacker Reed Williams, an All-BIG EAST performer, two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America selection and a member of the National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Team, has been chosen as the 2009 BIG EAST Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 

 Louisville, Connecticut and St. John’s were among the 64 teams selected to the 2010 NCAA Baseball Championship Monday as announced on ESPN.

 University of Connecticut women's basketball rising senior Maya Moore has won the 2009-10 Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the collegiate woman athlete of the year.

 Former University of Connecticut women's basketball standout was officially inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night.