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Boston Globe
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
These three R.I. college baseball powerhouses are making waves in the postseason
Here's a quick guide to where the Rams, Bulldogs, and Seahawks stand. URI The Rams are the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament after finishing the regular season 23-8 (37-20 overall). They play St. Louis for a spot in the conference championship at 3 p.m. Senior Anthony DePino was second in the league with 19 home runs, and Jack Hopko, who was a member of a Little League World Series-winning team from New York, added 15 homers. Lefty Trystan Levesque bounced back from an injury last season to go 8-1 with 90 strikeouts and a 3.25 ERA. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter Email Sign Up Bryant Advertisement The Bulldogs breezed to the America East regular season title by going 18-6 in the league (34-18-1 overall), but they lost the first game of the conference tournament to Albany on Thursday. It's two-loss elimination, so they bounced back to beat NJIT last night, and they'll play for a spot in the conference championship today. Shortstop Drew Wyers won the conference player of the year with a .422 batting average that ranked seventh in the country, and Ryan Klosterman was named coach of the year. Freshman pitcher Michael Belcher was named Rookie of the Year. Advertisement Salve Regina Eric Cirella is quietly building a powerhouse in Newport as Salve seeks to reach the Division III World Series for a second consecutive season. The Seahawks haven't lost since April 8, and they swept through the regionals last week. The team plays No. 8 Kean University at noon in game one of the best-of-three of super regionals. This story first appeared in Rhode Map, our free newsletter about Rhode Island that also contains information about local events, links to interesting stories, and more. If you'd like to receive it via email Monday through Friday, . Dan McGowan can be reached at
CBS News
17-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Philadelphia won't have a men's basketball team in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season
The Philadelphia men's college hoops scene is in a sad state. For the third straight season, Philadelphia won't have a men's college basketball team representing the city during March Madness. The drought started in 2023, and no men's basketball team has rectified it since. Villanova, once a local powerhouse and March Madness regular under former Hall of Fame head coach Jay Wright, missed out on the tourney once again, despite having the nation's leading scorer in Eric Dixon. As a result, Kyle Neptune, Wright's successor, was fired after three seasons of failing to make the tourney. Neptune went 54-47 in his three seasons on the Main Line. Along with Nova, the rest of the Philadelphia Big 5 — Temple, St. Joseph's, Penn, La Salle and Drexel — haven't had any success making the tournament. St. Joseph's made a decent run in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament but lost to George Mason University in the semifinals. The Hawks have yet to make the NCAA Tournament since Billy Lange took over the program from Phil Martelli in 2019. St. Joe's played in the National Invitation Tournament in the 2023-24 season. The Hawks haven't gone dancing since 2016. Last year, Temple reached the American Athletic Conference championship game in Adam Fisher's first season at the program, but this time, they were knocked out early in an ugly loss to Tulsa University without their best player and leading scorer in Jamal Mashburn Jr. Next season, Fisher and the Owls will be hoping to head back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019, when they made the First Four. At La Salle, head coach Fran Dunphy, the winningest head coach in Big 5 history, finished his final season coaching and retired as the Explorers fell short of making the NCAA Tournament. The Explorers haven't made an appearance in the Big Dance since 2013. La Salle hired Radford University head coach Darris Nichols to replace Dunphy with hopes of getting the program back to the NCAA Tournament. Like Villanova, Penn also made changes to its coaching staff. Steve Donahue, the head coach of Penn for nine seasons, was fired last week. Donahue went 131-130 in his time at Penn and made one NCAA Tournament appearance in the 2017-18 season. The Quakers went 8-19 overall and 4-10 against Ivy League opponents in the 2024-25 season. They finished near the bottom of the Ivy League in back-to-back seasons over the last two years. Drexel University finished the season with an 18-15 overall record, but head coach Zack Spiker's squad fell short of making the NCAA Tournament. The Dragons' season ended with a loss to Towson University in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Conference Tournament. The Philadelphia women's teams also didn't make the their tournament, but they're not in a drought — Drexel University made the Big Dance last year. How to play CBS Philadelphia's Bracket Challenge It's time to test your college hoops knowledge. Do you think you have what it takes to pick the correct bracket busters and the Final Four teams? If so, then enter CBS Philadelphia's Bracket Challenge for the chance to win $1,000 by visiting this link.
NBC Sports
16-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Shulga scores 18, VCU holds off George Mason 68-63 to claim Atlantic 10 title and NCAA berth
WASHINGTON — Max Shulga scored 18 points and Joe Bamisile sealed the win with two free throws with a half-second left as Virginia Commonwealth held off George Mason 66-63 to win the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament championship Sunday. VCU led by eight at the break, 36-28, but George Mason got back-to-back 3-pointers from Jared Billups and Woody Newton to trail by just two, 45-43 with more than 12 minutes to play. Shulga answered with a 3 and hit a pair of free throws before finding Jack Clark for a 3 to push the VCU lead to 53-43. Darius Maddox hit a 3 with 2:27 left to get the Patriots within one at 59-58. Coming out of a timeout, Shulga held the ball at the top of the key, then calmly knocked down a step-back 3 with 1:59 left. Jalen Haynes' layup with 39 seconds left got George Mason within 3 but Zach Anderson missed a 3-pointer with :04 left and Newton was forced to foul Bamisile with a half-second left. Bamisile and Jack Clark each scored 17 points for VCU (28-6). Shulga, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, hit 8 of 9 from the line as the Rams converted 22 of 27. Haynes led George Mason (26-8) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Maddox had 12 points to go with three steals and Anderson and Brayden O'Connor each added 10 points. Virginia Commonwealth and George Mason finished the regular season tied for the regular season championship with 15-3 records. The Rams reached the conference championship game for the ninth time since joining the A-10 in 2012-13.
NBC Sports
16-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
VCU holds off George Mason 68-63 to claim Atlantic 10 title and NCAA berth
WASHINGTON — Max Shulga scored 18 points and Joe Bamisile sealed the win with two free throws with a half-second left as Virginia Commonwealth held off George Mason 66-63 to win the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament championship Sunday. VCU led by eight at the break, 36-28, but George Mason got back-to-back 3-pointers from Jared Billups and Woody Newton to trail by just two, 45-43 with more than 12 minutes to play. Shulga answered with a 3 and hit a pair of free throws before finding Jack Clark for a 3 to push the VCU lead to 53-43. Darius Maddox hit a 3 with 2:27 left to get the Patriots within one at 59-58. Coming out of a timeout, Shulga held the ball at the top of the key, then calmly knocked down a step-back 3 with 1:59 left. Jalen Haynes' layup with 39 seconds left got George Mason within 3 but Zach Anderson missed a 3-pointer with :04 left and Newton was forced to foul Bamisile with a half-second left. Bamisile and Jack Clark each scored 17 points for VCU (28-6). Shulga, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, hit 8 of 9 from the line as the Rams converted 22 of 27. Haynes led George Mason (26-8) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Maddox had 12 points to go with three steals and Anderson and Brayden O'Connor each added 10 points. Virginia Commonwealth and George Mason finished the regular season tied for the regular season championship with 15-3 records. The Rams reached the conference championship game for the ninth time since joining the A-10 in 2012-13.
Fox Sports
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
VCU holds off George Mason to claim Atlantic 10 title and NCAA berth
Max Shulga scored 18 points and Joe Bamisile sealed the win with two free throws with a half-second left as VCU held off George Mason 66-63 to win the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament championship on Sunday. VCU led by eight at the break, 36-28, but George Mason got back-to-back 3-pointers from Jared Billups and Woody Newton to trail by just two, 45-43, with more than 12 minutes to play. Shulga answered with a 3 and hit a pair of free throws before finding Jack Clark for a 3 to push the VCU lead to 53-43. Darius Maddox hit a 3 with 2:27 left to get the Patriots within one at 59-58. Coming out of a timeout, Shulga held the ball at the top of the key, then calmly knocked down a step-back 3 with 1:59 left. Jalen Haynes' layup with 39 seconds left got George Mason within 3, but Zach Anderson missed a 3-pointer with :04 left and Newton was forced to foul Bamisile with a half-second left. Bamisile and Jack Clark each scored 17 points for VCU (28-6). Shulga, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, hit 8 of 9 from the line as the Rams converted 22 of 27. Haynes led George Mason (26-8) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Maddox had 12 points to go with three steals and Anderson and Brayden O'Connor each added 10 points. VCU and George Mason finished the regular season tied for the regular season championship with 15-3 records. The Rams reached the conference championship game for the ninth time since joining the A-10 in 2012-13. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from College Basketball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
