It’s official.
The seven non-football members of the Big East conference have voted to go their own way. The presidents of Georgetown, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Marquette and DePaul released a joint statement, saying:
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During the fourth quarter of last night’s Nets/Raptors game, referee Courtney Kirkland attempted to block a Kris Humphries free-throw attempt.
Yes, you read that correctly.
There’s something you don’t see every day, huh?
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Another major shakeup could hit the Big East conference in the next few days. It is even possible that the once-mighty basketball power could be dissolved.
The seven non-football schools in the conference – DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova – are “close to a consensus” on what they’ll do next. The plummeting value of the league’s television contract is a big factor. According to one report, the Big East is being offered about $60-80 million per year in current negotiations. Last year, they turned down an offer from ESPN that would have paid three times as much.
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Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Bon Jovi might be the headliners at tonight’s 12.12.12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, but the NBA will be supplying …
Kobe Bryant reached the 30,000-point mark in career scoring during last night’s win over the Hornets. He’s just the fifth player in league history to hit that lofty plateau and – at 34 years of age – the youngest.
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