Patrick J. Ryan
Articles by Patrick J. Ryan
Chugging No. 10 Purdue prepares for nimble No. 7 Gaels
The black and gold train of 10-seeded Purdue’s Robbie Hummel will collide with the quickness of 7-seeded St. Mary’s Matthew Dellavedova during the second round of the NCAA Tournament at 7:27 PM on Friday, March 16th [...]
The B. East Report: DE! FENSE!
Offense gets too much credit in the Big East. Sure, we send 6-8 teams every year to the NCAA Tournament based on stomping forwards and speedy guards. But the beauty of basketball also exists in the [...]
No. 9 Villanova runs through stampeding Bucknell Bison 13-12
The No. 9 Villanova Wildcats (2-0, 0-0 Big East) shot out the Bucknell Bison (0-3, 0-0 Patriot League) 13-12 in a duel of brotherly love at Villanova on Saturday, February 25th, finally reaching an overall win [...]
A Beastly Bracket, Round 2
“What counts in sports is not the victory but the magnificence of the struggle.” Joe Paterno couldn’t have said it better as the nation rushes headlong into March, with desperate bubble teams bobbling for wins as the locked [...]
The B.East Report: The players that make the teams
As February draws closer to its end, the Madness of March quickly approaches. Good thing for me, since I’ve been studying the Big East intently. This year, my bracket will tear it up. If only, if [...]
The 2012 trained rampage of Villanova men’s lacrosse
With a 17-7 smash of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks on Saturday, the No. 10 Villanova Men’s Lacrosse team slammed into the 2012 season. After finishing No. 7 nationally in 2011, the team seeks to fulfill its [...]
The B. East Report: The mad beast of March
March is approaching. When the Madness approaches, our internal beasts come out: the excitement, the desperation, the rage. Oh yes. It’s a magical time of the year, with more brackets than a Goldman Sachs Tax Day [...]
The B. East Report: Drums in the deep
“Drums. Drums in the deep.” The beast of the east eats up complacency. It welcomes the winning streak, for when the best teams least expect it, an unranked unknown can knock them down. Such is the [...]
Notre Dame fells No. 15 Marquette 76-59 in rain of three-pointers
The eerie absence of big sophomore Davante Gardner haunted No. 15 Marquette (19-5, 8-3 Big East) on Saturday, as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15-8, 7-3 Big East) outrebounded and defeated the Golden Eagles 76-59 in [...]
The B. East Report: 1/23-1/30
Orange Flash to Paralyze Bearcats’ Sean Kilpatrick Apparently, the No. 4 Syracuse Orange (21-1, 8-1 Big East) simply needed to stop Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick to win 60-53 on Jan. 23. The Cincinnati Bearcats (15-3, 5-3 [...]
