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Ranked No 3 in the country and boasting the top scorer in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Kutztown appeared to be in a good situation Wednesday night. Senior guard Stephen Dennis made sure of it, scoring a career-high 42 points, including 13 during a four-minute tear…
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Read on mcall.com →Tonight, the Kutztown and East Stroudsburg men’s basketball teams are expected to engage in a shootout. Perhaps one for the ages, featuring the top two scoring teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Kutztown averages 85.7 points and East Stroudsburg 84.5. “We’ll…
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Read on mcall.com →Tonight, the Kutztown and E ast Stroudsburg men’s basketball teams are expected to engage in a shootout. Perhaps one for the ages, featuring the top two scoring teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Kutztown averages 85.7 points and East Stroudsburg 84.5. “We’ll…
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Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson was the Philadelphia 76ers’ version of Lil Wayne during the 2000-2001 NBA season, using his crossover dribble and fearless drives to make the Wachovia Center rock like a hip-hop concert. Fans jammed the arena while Iverson and the Sixers rolled on the court,…
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Read on mcall.com →E mily Smith dives to the floor, fearless of knee bruises, bent on getting her hands on the ball by any means. Rough pla y and intense demeanor defines the junior forward on Moravian’s women’s basketball team. Scoring points is nice and the nationally ranked Greyhounds have five…
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Read on mcall.com →Emily Smith dives to the floor, fearless of knee bruises, bent on getting her hands on the ball by any means. Rough play and intense demeanor defines the junior forward on Moravian’s women’s basketball team. Scoring points is nice and the nationally ranked Greyhounds have five…
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Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson had one classic shot that was reminiscent of his glorious past with the Sixers, a stop, crossover and pop with 2.8 seconds left in the first half Monday night. He had one classic assist, a feed to Samuel Dalembert for an alley-oop dunk that he set up off a baseline…
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Read on mcall.com →— Allen Iverson had one classic shot that was reminiscent of his glorious past with the Sixers, a stop, crossover and pop with 2.8 seconds left in the first half Monday night. He had one classic assist, a feed to Samuel Dalembert for an alley-oop dunk that he set up off a…
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Read on mcall.com →A llen Ive rson returned to the Sixers on Wednesday, the team he deserves to eventually retire from, right before his No. 3 jersey is retired. He’s back where chapter upon chapter of his great shots, drives, hard falls and unyielding fight were scripted over 10 memorable…
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Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson returned to the Sixers on Wednesday, the team he deserves to eventually retire from, right before his No. 3 jersey is retired. He’s back where chapter upon chapter of his great shots, drives, hard falls and unyielding fight were scripted over 10 memorable seasons.…
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Read on mcall.com →Jared Mintz has been smooth in the post ever since he arrived on Lafayette’s campus three years ago. On Tuesday, the 6-foot-8 Canadian unleashed his tough side, along with scoring touch, to key the Leopards’ 86-82 non-league victory over Hartford at Kirby Sports Center.…
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Read on mcall.com →The basket did not have a lid on it. It just seemed like it did on 43 of the 59 shot attempts the Muhlenberg women missed in the Scotty Wood championship game Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium. The Mules missed jumpers, short-range and far away, open as well as tightly defended.…
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Read on mcall.com →Opposing coaches wondering about the best game plan to attack the Muhlenberg men’s basketball team this season don’t have to spend much time thinking about it. Muhlenberg first-year coach Scott McClary has made it easy. The Mules have a formidable frontline of 6-foot-9 Peter…
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Read on mcall.com →The Muhlenberg women’s basketball team tips off its 2009-10 season in the Scotty Wood Tournament today ready to embark on a journey to top the 26-4 record they posted last season and advance further than the NCAA Division III Tournament’s Sweet 16. Five of the top eight scorers…
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Read on mcall.com →Moravian College men’s basketball coach Jim Walker is four wins away from his 400th career victory, but the veteran coach hasn’t been able to focus on the approaching milestone. That’s because Walker, who’s in his 30th season at Moravian and 31st overall, doesn’t have an…
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Read on mcall.com →Five starters and 14 letterwinners are back, providing one of the most successful Division III women’s basketball coaches with a potent arsenal and high expectations that include winning the Landmark Conference title and returning to the NCAA Tournament. Moravian College, coming…
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Read on mcall.com →In 19 seasons, DeSales women’s basketball coach Fred Ricther has become so accustomed to developing star players that he doesn’t dwell over losing dynamic players. LeighAnn Burke, a two-time Freedom Conference player of the year, averaged a school-record 20.4 points per game…
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Read on mcall.com →The DeSales men’s basketball team tips off its season tonight in Center Valley with a tough player with all-around solid skills expected to lead the show. Senior guard Darnell Braswell, who last year became the school’s first NABC first-team All-American, returns with a jump…
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Read on mcall.com →No team in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference pushed the ball up the floor faster than the Kutztown men last season and that figures to be the case again. The Golden Bears, who averaged 87.7 points per game en route to a school-best 28-5 record, return senior guard…
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Read on mcall.com →Since last season ended, the East Stroudsburg women’s basketball team has been in disarray. Jackie Yandrisevits, the all-time leading women’s basketball scorer at the college, graduated in May, and then on Aug. 20 school officials announced that head coach Julienne Simpson had…
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Read on mcall.com →Coming off an eight-win season, Lafayette seniors Jeff Kari, Mike Gruner and Marek Koltun figured they needed to try different measures to improve. They also need to bond. So they moved in together and spent much of the day and night together in the summer. “We live about 20…
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Read on mcall.com →Deep and talented and once again favored to win the Patriot League tournament title, the Lehigh women enter the 2009-10 season determined to be better than last season. To do that, the Mountain Hawks will have to win an NCAA Tournament game, something no Patriot League team has…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh senior guard Marquis Hall, the Patriot League preseason men’s basketball player of the year, has added muscle, which is a good thing because he’ll have more weight on his shoulders this season. Hall joins senior forward Zahir Carrington in a quest to lead the Mountain…
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Read on mcall.com →Tipoff to the 2008-09 men’s and women’s basketball season for Lafayette comes Friday in a doubleheader at Kirby Sports Center. On Monday night at Lafayette’s basketball media day, men’s coach Fran O’Hanlon and women’s coach Tammy Smith, shared thoughts on the upcoming season and…
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