Big East News Articles

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

 Marquette junior Peter Bolgert was named to the Academic All-America Second Team, while Syracuse graduate student Jeff Scull was a third-team selection.

 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.

 Eleven BIG EAST players were selected by NBA teams in the 2010 NBA Draft Thursday, matching the conference's best showing in the draft since the event went to a two-round format.

Nine BIG EAST Cross Country teams were recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as this season's men's and women's Division I Cross Country Regional Coaches and Athletes of the Year.

 Television information is now available for four 2010 football nonconference games including Louisville's intrastate battle with Kentucky. This year's Battle for the Bluegrass will be played at 3:30 p.m. September 4 and regionally televised on ABC.

 Syracuse women's lacrosse senior standout Christina Dove highlights the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's At-Large Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Dove was a first-team selection.

 For the third consecutive year, a record number of BIG EAST women's lacrosse players (11) have been selected to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) all-America team. The selections include three first-team performers, along with five second-team selections and three third-team picks.

ROVIDENCE, R.I. – Syracuse men's lacrosse student-athlete John Galloway was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District I Men's At-Large Team.