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Stage is set for the BIG EAST Championship

Posted by Stacy Podelski on March 14, 2026 in Basketball, College Basketball, College Sports, Events in New York City, Events to Check Out

With back-to-back thrillers in the BIG EAST Semis a showdown of No. 1 and No. 2 is going to go down at Madison Square Garden on Saturday (today).

St. John’s is going to play for the Fifth BIG EAST Tournament in the history of the program, while achieving another milestone in the victory against Seton Hall.

With the team’s 78-68 victory against Seton Hall the guys were able to etch the names into the team’s history books by logging the 2,000 victory in program history.

Fun fact from the St. John’s Public Relations department is the fact that the team is now ranked eighth all-time in total victories in NCAA Division 1 Basketball history as they are now amongst names such as Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, UCLA, Temple and Syracuse.

The Red Storm had themselves a balanced offense led by Zuby Ejiofor as he had a team-high 20 points.

One of the biggest keys for the Red Storm came from the bench as Joson Sanon had himself a tremendous night with his 15 points as he was able to connect on three of the team’s four three-pointers.

Dillon Mitchell and Bryce Hopkins also had themselves a fine showing by reaching the double figure mark by having 13 points apiece.

Then in the second portion of the night, it was a battle between UConn and Georgetown as the Hoyas showed why they are going to be a team to watch for by showing heart and resilience throughout the night.

Braylon Mullins had himself a night to remember in becoming the first freshman in UConn history with 20 points and five rebounds. There were only two players in double-figures, but overall, as a team the Huskies had themselves a balanced night as they had seven different players score at least six points.

Things are going to make for a great championship Saturday as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams battle it out for the BIG EAST Championship. It was amazingly St. John’s just beating UConn for the Regular Season Championship and this is the chance for those that are Huskies fans to gain a measure of redemption.

For anyone that is a St. John’s fan this is a chance to go back-to-back in winning the Conference Championship.

The rivalry between St. John’s and UConn is one that shows that tonight is going to be a close one with the Red Storm holding a narrow 4-3 all-time advantage entering into today’s game.

St. John’s and UConn have split the two previous championship game matchups (1999,2000) with UConn winning in 2024 and 1999 and the Red Storm winning in 2000 and 1980.

For more information on the BIG EAST Tournament fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:

2026 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament – Big East Conference

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Sizzling Semis Set for BIG EAST Tournament

Posted by Stacy Podelski on March 13, 2026 in Basketball, College Basketball, College Sports, Events in New York City, Events to Check Out

The BIG EAST Tournament had themselves a Quarterfinal Day to remember in the Quarterfinal Rounds.

Georgetown closed the day with the second upset in a row defeating Villanova by a final of 78-64 and to start to get fans excited for a sizzling semis.

Those that are going to step into the Hallowed Halls of Madison Square Garden on Friday (today) are going to see four charter members schools facing each other and this is a first, because this is the first time since 1994.

Starting off the sizzing semis is the classic rivalry between No 1 Seed St. John’s and No 4. Seed Seton Hall then to cap off the night fans are going to see if Georgetown can continue the Cindarella story by trying for the third upset in three days against the No. 2 Seeded UConn.

An interesting factoid from the St. John’s PR department is that this is the third consecutive year that the team has made it to the semis and this is the longest stretch since they accomplished the feat in 1998-2000.

Providence getting to see former star Bryce Hopkins finding a new edge under Coach Rick Pitino, scoring a double-double in being a huge part in getting the Red Storm to the next round. Hopkins is playing well overall in the tournament as this is his third double-double in the last seven games and he was able to have 14 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.

Zuby Ejiofor led all scorers with 21 points, grabbing 10 rebounds having five assists and three blocks. Also shining was Oziyah Sellers  (14 points), Ian Jackson (14 points) and Dillon Mitchell were able to grab eight rebounds.

In a close one between Seton Hall and Creigton it was the Pirates making the way to the Semis with a 72-61 victory.

Budd Clark and Jacob Dar had a pair of 16-point performances, and the team was able to have four players off the bench that had +/ – better than 10.

UConn had themselves a complete team performance, showing a balanced scoring touch while also being able to limit Xavier’s chances to earn a 93-68 victory in the 7pm portion of the Tournament.

There were three Huskies in double-figure scoring as Solo Ball led the way with his 19 points. Tarris Reed Jr had himself a fine showing with his fourth straight double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Then it was Georgetown and the loyal supporters rocking Madison Square Garden coming through with the second upset in two days against rival Villanova 78-64.

The Georgetown and Villanova game had the best atmosphere of the night with the supporters of both sides getting into the game and the calls that the referees made, and it was the Hoyas once again dancing in the World’s Most Famous Arena.

To show you how balance the Hoya offense was they featured five in double figures and that along with the team’s defense was the key in getting them to be a part of the sizzling Semis showdown.

Leading the way for the Hoyas was Julius Halaifonua with his 21 points to go along with a career-high 10 rebounds.

The stage is now set for Friday (today) as St. John’s faces Seton Hall and Georgetown faces UConn.

For all the updates and to follow along with the BIG EAST Tournament fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:

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1495 Sports Photos and Video coverage from Day 1 of the BIG EAST Tournament

Posted by 1495sports on March 12, 2026 in 1495 Sports, 1495 Sports Photo Gallery, 1495 Sports TV, Basketball, College Basketball, College Sports

Fans of the BIG EAST Conference and the DePaul and Georgetown Men’s Basketball teams are encouraged to enjoy the following photos and video coverage:

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Georgetown featuring:

Head Coach Ed Cooley along with Malik Mack, Vince Iwuchukwu, and Jeremiah Williams:

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Head Coach Chris Holtmann:

Article from Day One can be read here

BIG EAST Tournament a thriller so far Heading into Day 2 | 1495Sports

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BIG EAST Tournament a thriller so far Heading into Day 2

Posted by Stacy Podelski on March 12, 2026 in Basketball, College Basketball, College Sports, Events in New York City, Events to Check Out

With the Second Day of the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament rocking Madison Square Garden and the Red Storm of St. John’s University advancing to the Semis with the team getting a 85-72 victory against Providence fans at the World’s Most Famous Arena are getting to see some great basketball thus far.

In the first day of the Tournament there were two upsets as No. 10 seed Xavier defeated No. 7 seed Marquette 89-87 and No. 11 seed Georgetown upsetting No. 6 DePaul in the finale of Day One by a final of 63-56.

In the first game of the day it was Providence setting up the rematch against St. John’s by defeating Butler 91-81.

The Red Storm looking to become back-to-back in winning the regular season Champions and winning the tournament have a fascinating test ahead of them as they are waiting to see if they face either No. 5 Creighton and or No. 4 Seton Hall as these two teams are playing as this article is being typed.

Also in games to be played today are Xavier taking on No. 2 UConn and a classic that is going to be played against Georgetown and Villanova.

For the Georgetown and Villanova game that one is going to be one that is going to be etched in both team’s record books as that is going to be the 100th meeting between these historic basketball programs.

Georgetown looked great in defeating DePaul as the Hoyas defense was the biggest key in getting them to the next round of the Tournament.

As for the Red Storm they were able to have four players in double-figure scoring with Zuby Ejiofor led the way with his 21 points followed by Oziyah Sellers, Bryce Hopkins and Ian Jackson all having 14 points.

Ejiofor being named BIG EAST Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year after averaging 16.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game for the Red Storm.

Some of the other impressive numbers for Zuby is the fact that he is the only conference player to rank top 10 in his respective conference while leading the team in those four categories.

With the Second Day of the BIG EAST Tournament under way those that are following the local area teams are getting to see if Seton Hall can set the stage for another classic BIG EAST rivalry in possibly facing St. John’s in that Semifinal matchup.

Thus far Seton Hall and Creighton are battling things through 15:17 left in the First Half of play.

For more information on the BIG EAST Tournament fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:

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Home Opener Days away for Washington Spirit as team looks to continue tradition of Success

Posted by 1495sports on March 12, 2026 in NWSL, Soccer, sports, Washington D.C. Sports, Washington Spirit, Women's Professional Soccer, Women's Soccer

With the Washington Spirit’s 2026 Home Opener days away and both Audi Field and the ladies getting ready to take on the Portland Thorns there is going to be excitement and a new energy that is going to be brought to the squad in the 2026 season.

The franchise is one of the top-tier organizations in the NWSL, as under the ownership of Michele Kang they have been able to break records in both attendance and within the NWSL History Books.

In terms of attendance numbers, the team since making Audi Field has seen a tremendous growth in attendance surpassing the 150,000 in total regular-season attendance in 2024 as they’ve been able to average 15,000 fans per match in 2025.

Some of the achievements the team has been able to see thus far include a 2021 NWSL Championship, a 2024 NWSL Final Appearance and a 2025 NWSL Final Appearance.

The core of the team that made it to the NWSL Championship has returned and they are combining the veteran presence that they have with new faces that according to 2025 NWSL Defender of the year Tara Rudd are, “They got great personalities and they bring something new to the backline and to the team in general, and they are adapting well to the team.”

Rudd along with Head Coach Adrián González were able to sit down with the media on Zoom to talk about the upcoming 2026 Season, update things as to how the offseason was and talked about a wide variety of subjects.

Tara putting together some impressive stats with the Spirit including the fact that she has logged 9,716 minutes played with the team, along with 7 total goals and 7 assists.

Rudd being a part of the 2026 SheBelieves Cup, also got to be named as the the NWSL Best XI Honors on November 19.

Some of the things that Tara had talked about in the Zoom information session is how the team is going to play to a high standard, and having the intensity and focus brought as a group in the starting phases of the game. Also a goal for her this season is that, “I had really hoped to be more of a vocal leader and carry the tactics that coaches give me going into the matches.”

As for some of the things that she hopes to see from the team this season Rudd had this to say, “There is a ton of refining and being more clinical and not rush as much and getting more players in the box and creating more chances.”

On the defensive side of the game the reigning 2025 NWSL Defender of the year gave this analysis,”When it comes time for defense it is all about being locked in the whole game. The emphasis is starting the game the right way and executing that from the start of the game

Rudd is going to be a gigantic part of the team in the upcoming NWSL season as she was a part of seven clean sheets.

There is going to be a change for the Spirit in the goalkeeping position as recently Aubrey Kingsbury is going to become a Mom. According to Coach González the team is going to see Sandy MacIver in the goalkeepers’ position coming into the year, though they are hoping to develop Sara Wojdelko and Kaylie Collins as well

Thus far MacIver she has been able to put together a perfect 25-26 Championship Cup Group Stage 4 Clean Sheets and made eight total saves during that time.

Sandy getting the call to the Scotland Women’s National Team for the World Cup qualifiers, while appearing in six total appearances with the team. In addition she was able to keep clean sheets in each of the team’s four 2025-26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Group stage matches

Coach González shared a wide range of thoughts during the team’s zoom information session including how he really wanted to empthaize how he and team hoped to get better and improved every day and how he hoped he can get the team to be one that is unpredicible in the NWSL

For González, there are a wide range of emotions for the team as they were so close to winning the NWSL Championship but also a great deal pride in being able to see his team build on a legacy of winning and getting to those championship moments.

The biggest goal for he and the team is the fact that, “We are going to treat each match and practice as a final, that is the way we are going to train and prepare.”

An intriguing topic that Coach González talked about during the Zoom was how the team is going to be more supportive of Trinity Rodman and some of the approaches he and the team may have when it comes time for having her on the team this season.

Coach had this to say on that topic:

“The impact that Trinity has on the team and at the end of the day we hope to help her with being unpredicible as possible. The challenge there is to have more options with her on the right and left and having different options to attack and keep improving. She helps the team a lot and she has the physicality . For me we don’t rely on just one player we know how important she is we have a team that -we have a lot of strengths collectively and we have a lot of options attacking wise and that is going to help her. “

Something that is going to be new for the team in the upcoming season is the fact that the Captain’s Armband is now going to be not just one person either.

When it comes time for the Captain’s situation Coach González had this to say:
We are going to have more one captain, we are going to have a leadership group and have different players so that the team can see different points of view things are going to be seen soon.
More than one player in the role and wearing the armband and there is going to be a more broader approach when it comes time to the way that is going to be viewed. The biggest thing is that it is going to be more than one player that is going to do be within our leadership group.”

It’ll be only days away till the Spirit and the fanbase get to see the team in action at Audi Field and face the Portland Thorns.

The Thorns so far have been the more dominant team against the Spirit as the Washington D.C. NWSL team only winning five of the 30 total matchups thus far.

Momentum is starting to swing in favor of the Spirit though with the ladies winning two of the last three matches as of August 2025.

This is going to be a rematch of the 2025 NWSL Playoff semis that was played on November 15, 2025, as goals from Croix Bethune and Leicy Santos helped to propel the team to the next round.

The team is going to have to see how the offense is going to be now without Bethune as she is now a part of the Kansas City roster, but are going to have Santos returning after playing with the Colombia Women’s National Team.

Santos put together some impressive numbers with the squad stats wise logging 2,200 minutes to go along with four goals and four assists.

The match between the Spirit and the Thorns is scheduled for 8pm with fans wanting to watch the action can do so on the Prime streaming network.

For more information on the Washington Spirit fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:

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Red Bulls prepare for Test Against Toronto

Posted by 1495sports on March 12, 2026 in 1495 Sports

On a beautiful day at the Red Bulls Training facility the guys took to the team’s practice facilities to train and prepare for the upcoming road match versus Toronto happening on Saturday.

We have photos from the team’s training session seen below:

We were also able to grab this exclusive sit down with forward Tanner Rosborough as he talks about his journey from the Red Bulls Academy with the MLS squad, his being a part of the Red Bulls II Squad that won the MLS Next Pro Championship and more:

We are also proud to bring the following footage of the guys practice session on 3/11/26:

For a preview of the Toronto match fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:

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Fordham University Men’s Basketball goes into Conference Tournament on a roll

Posted by 1495sports on March 10, 2026 in Basketball, College Basketball, College Sports, Fordham Athletics, Fordham Basketball, New York Sports

The Fordham Men’s Basketball team (17-14, 8-10 Atlantic 10 Conference) are currently the No 8 seeded team and going to face No. 9 George Washington as they head into the Conference Tournament.

During the month of February, the guys were on a roll as they defeated Saint Joseph’s University, the University of Rhode Island, Loyola University and Davidson.

To finish up the regular season in the Battle of the Rams, it was Fordham coming on top with a victory of 61-49 on March 7.

Leading the way for the guys was Dejour Reaves with his 17 points and four rebounds, along with Rikus Schulte had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds in addition to three assists. Abass Bodija had himself an impressive night with ten points and four rebounds.

Heading into the Conference Tournament the guys are going to face a very familiar squad in George Washington as the two teams played earlier in the year.

In the meeting on January 31 it was the Rams seeing a 79-65 victory in the lone meeting of the year.

Reaves shined in that game in January with his team leading 19 points and six assist as he was followed by Christian Henry, having 15 points.

These two teams always play fairly competitively when it comes time for facing each other, even though George Washington does have a 4-2 edge when it comes time for Atlantic 10 play.

The last time these two teams met in the postseason it was George Washington getting the victory with the score of 88-81.

For more information on the Fordham Athletics Department fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:

Men’s Basketball – Fordham University Athletics

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