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• No. 3 Pitt 70, No. 11 Georgetown 54: Pitt Ends Georgetown's Home Streak at 29

  With seven teams ranked among the top 18, a typical week in the Big East can be as frenetic as any N.C.A.A. basketball tournament weekend. Posted Saturday, January 03, 2009 4:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Georgetown University, Big East Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• No. 3 Pittsburgh 78, Rutgers 72: Rutgers Gives No. 3 All It Can Handle

  Bigger and more talented, Pittsburgh never had an easy moment in a win over Rutgers in the Big East opener for both teams. Posted Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, Big East Conference, University of Pittsburgh

• Men’s Roundup: Hoyas Topple Huskies in the Big East Opener

  No. 11 Georgetown won the first of many matchups between ranked Big East teams this season, beating No. 2 Connecticut, 74-63. Posted Monday, December 29, 2008 10:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Basketball, College Athletics, Georgetown University, Big East Conference

• Improvising to Create an Unlikely Success Story

  Cincinnati has managed to lead the Big East in passing offense and passing efficiency, a testament to the reputation that Brian Kelly has forged as a creative offensive mastermind. Posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 11:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference, University of Cincinnati, Coaches and Managers, Heisman Trophy, Kelly, Brian

• Still Dismal, Syracuse Fires Robinson

  Syracuse Coach Greg Robinson was fired Sunday with the Orange nearing the end of a fourth straight dismal season under him. Posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference, Syracuse University, Coaches and Managers, Robinson, Greg

• East Roundup: Penn State Tops Indiana to Set Up a Big Ten Showdown

  If the Nittany Lions (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten) beat No. 15 Michigan State next week, they can lock up a trip to the Rose Bowl. Posted Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference

• Roundup: Big East Picks Right-Hand Man to Succeed Tranghese

  The Big East will announce that John Marinatto will take over as the commissioner when Mike Tranghese steps down after the 2008-9 academic year. Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:04 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Big East Conference

• East Roundup: Pittsburgh Handles Louisville and Secures a Bowl Bid

  Receiver Aundre Wright ran 7 yards for his first college touchdown and 25th-ranked Pittsburgh turned four of Louisville’s five turnovers into scores in a 41-7 victory Saturday. Posted Sunday, November 09, 2008 12:40 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference

• National Roundup: Offensive Muscles Are Flexed With Big Matchups Looming

  No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 5 Florida and No. 4 Oklahoma all flexed their offense muscle Saturday, scoring points in bunches and overwhelming overmatched opponents. Posted Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference

• East Roundup: Behind Teel, Rutgers Rolls Against Pitt

  Mike Teel threw five of his program-record six touchdown passes in the first half Saturday as visiting Rutgers confounded Pittsburgh’s previously reliable defense. Posted Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference, Teel, Mike

• UConn, Not Surprisingly, Is the Big East Preseason Favorite

  Of the Big East women’s basketball’s 16 coaches, 14 picked Connecticut to win the title, one picked Rutgers and one picked Louisville. Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, Big East Conference, Villanova University

• The Big East Hopes for a Tournament Record

  As the Big East’s coaches and players gathered at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, there was talk of 10 teams reaching the tournament N.C.A.A.. Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Big East Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• West Virginia 24, Rutgers 17: Rutgers Falls at West Virginia

  Rutgers could not take advantage of the slouching Mountaineers and lost before 59,122 at Milan Puskar Stadium. Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 3:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference, West Virginia University, Teel, Mike, Schiano, Greg

• SNY Teams Up With Big East

  SportsNet New York will carry Big East football and basketball for the next five years in a deal that gives the conference a major TV presence in the region. Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Big East Conference, SportsNet New York, Sandomir, Richard

• Tranghese, Commissioner of Big East, to Step Down in 2009

  Mike Tranghese joined as the Big East’s first full-time employee in 1979, and has served as commissioner since his friend and mentor Dave Gavitt left in June 1990. Posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Big East Conference, Tranghese, Mike