>>> Apparently, winning 27-24 over Temple, 38-17 over Lehigh, and 14-3 over Penn isn’t enough for Villanova. Coach Andy Talley says that the Wildcats’ “stars haven’t come out yet.” [The Villanovan]
>>> Mike McMahon passes along word that UMass Minuteman goaltender Dan Meyers was arrested and charged with a variety of offenses on Sunday, citing a report in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. [Warrior Rink Rat]
>>> Jared Sugerman wrote a column about Bill Coen’s 2008-2009 Coach of the Year award from the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. We’re looking forward to [Huntington News]
>>> Here’s the first new pre-season poll since INCH’s last Power Rankings back in April - According to UML sports information, the Sporting News’ 2009-2010 Hockey Yearbook has a pre-season college hockey poll. Who knew? Anyway, they rank Northeastern at 16th, with UML 4th, BU 6th, BC 14th, UNH 18th, and UMass 20th. [UML Athletics]
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>>> Ed Klotzbier’s Student Affairs squad lost a blowout to the Student Government folks in wiffle ball on Monday. Perhaps we should organize a college sports radio grudge match between the Beanpot schools? Hmm… [Northeastern]
>>> Mike Litos picks Northeastern basketball to finish 2nd in the CAA this season. Technically, they finished tied for 2nd last year, but it didn’t feel very good. [CAA Hoops]
>>> Speaking of basketball, bad news for Huskies fans. He’s baaaack… Jake O’Brien, the player who single-handedly smashed NU in last year’s game vs. BU, has decided to remain at BU instead of transferring elsewhere. [DFP]
>>> Versus will air the first-ever nationally televised CAA football game on October 3rd when No. 2 Villanova hosts No. 5 William & Mary. [CAA PR]
By the way, if you thought the spread was lop-sided against BC (and rightfully so), early indicators put NU as a 30-point underdog to Villanova this Saturday. Not surprising, but still painful to see.
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Tune in Saturday to hear the Huntington News Halftime Report from Villanova.
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Irreverent, unpredictable, and too much fun to be legal. Did we mention it’s a sports talk show?
This Thursday at 8 p.m., the gang’s back on the air. Hockey East This Week returns to WRBB, previewing the 2009 season. Join Keith Lavon, Andrew Parente, and company as they run down Northeastern’s new recruits, who’s moved on, and who the top team in the conference will be this season. Tune in, LIVE on 104.9-FM and wrbbsports.com!
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WRBB Sports’ weekly column appears Mondays in the Huntington News. Jared Shafran is the men’s hockey beat writer for the Huntington News. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author.
I cannot wait to be in attendance for the first game of the year at the newly-renovated Matthews Arena. All the news coming out about the project has been positive. Everyone who has seen it has commented to me about its brilliance. The place and the teams that play there are gearing up for a big season and all of the arena’s new features have created a big buzz on campus.
The slogan “Now is the Time” has been repeatedly used by the Athletics Department when referring to its sports, and when athletic director Peter Roby addresses the media, he wants to talk not about just one or two of his teams, but about all 17 of the school’s sports. Now all the talk about the renovation brings up a burning question for fans of Northeastern athletics. Read more…
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>>> All the coverage of Northeastern’s 38-21 loss to Youngstown State is available through the fine folks at Google News.
>>> Northeastern’s hockey rosters have been updated with the year’s new recruits. We’ll have a full rundown on Hockey East This Week, this Thursday at 8 p.m. [via @dieharddogs]
>>> As mentioned on Friday’s Dog Pound, Bill Coen was named the New England Division I head coach of the year for 2008-2009 by the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, and will be honored in a pre-season dinner on October 9th. [Huntington News]
>>> After NU women’s soccer was humbled by a bottom-of-the-barrel Maine team 4-1 on Sunday, they were moved to No. 3 on this week’s NSCAA Mid-Atlantic coaches’ poll. [NSCAA]
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The Huskies fade late once again and drop to 0-3 on the season with a 38-21 loss to Youngstown State.
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Youngstown State head coach Jon Heacock
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Northeastern head coach Rocky Hager with Alex Dulski and Craig Kenney
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Hour 1: Huskies football talk, including a chat with the Youngstown Vindicator’s Penguins’ beat writer Pete Mollica.
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Hour 2: More football, plus discussions about arena renovations and early hockey news.
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Hour 3: Hockey talk, the Six Pack, and more
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