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Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament RecapsCharlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Ricky Harris scored a game-high 24 points as he led the Massachusetts Minutemen to a 59-56 win over the Charlotte 49ers in the first round of the 34th annual Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. continue... 3/9/2010 10:21:24 PM |
![]() HANDICAPPING NOTEBOOK CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK BEGINS WITH PREVIEWS by Mathew Hurley, Managing Editor We have A LOT to get to today, so we're going to jump in very quickly. Just like last week, we've gathered up regular season totals in our favorite college basketball indicator stat for everyone playing in their conference tournaments. That stat: two-point defense. Hopefully you're a regular by now, so we don't have to go in-depth with the explanation. In short for you newcomers, nothing equates to quality in this sport better than two-point defense. The top teams guard the basket. The pretenders don't. When you're trying to handicap neutral court playoff style games, you need to be able to tell the top teams from the pretenders! Two conferences begin their action today, with the Big East and Atlantic 10 taking the floor. The Big East is running split sessions today and tonight at Madison Square Garden. That Atlantic 10 is playing its opening round games at campus sites tonight, with the winner's advancing to Atlantic City for the round of eight and beyond. Two other conferences begin their tournaments early Wednesday with daytime tips. We wanted ... Read More... |
WHO'S LEADING THE WAY ON DERBY ROAD? In something of a humbling surprise, the weekend's Triple Crown preps proved to be more meaningful than expected -- more meaningful, anyway, than I had expected. Awesome Act gave a very encouraging performance in winning the Gotham, and although Alphie's Bet didn't proclaim himself to be a Derby contender while winning the Sham, he did confirm, if confirmation were needed,the talent of Caracortado. Awesome Act didn't quite perform up to the standards implied by his name, but he came close, especially for March. If in this his seasonal debut, Awesome Act had only duplicated ... Read More... |