Notre Dame
Big East obit: Notre Dame
It's hard to describe either Notre Dame or the Big East Conference as a winner in what the New York Times called "a celebrated marriage of convenience"when the Notre Dame basketball program agreed to join the Big East in 1994. More
Dusted by a Manti Te'o break, the 'Post' goes back to Hillary the Harridan
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(2)A story about the post-Madoff Mets, starring Scott Hairston
For the better part of a calendar year now, Scott Hairston has perfectly encapsulated the limitations of the New York Mets. More
(2)After Calhoun and Notre Dame, what's left of the Big East?
Two different stories told an awfully similar tale about the Big East conference. More
All the Big East can do now is let Boise State in and hope for the best
In 1979, seven northeast basketball schools formed the Big East Conference, with the intention of creating a basketball powerhouse. They succeeded.
Thirty-two years after its creation, the Big East sent 11 of the conference’s 16 teams to last year's NCAA Tournament, including the national champion, the University of Connecticut. Many of the nation's most iconic rivalries are contained the Big East. And no one questions the league's superiority in basketball. More
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