Off The Wires: A sampling of the blogosophere
While we do cover Northeastern sports here, it’s high time we see what others around Hockey East and the CAA are saying about their teams.
>>> We start with the evil empire on Commonwealth Avenue, which again tied a game late and sent it to overtime on Friday, but then lost it all on Saturday. [Terrier Hockey Fan Blog]
>>> Mike McMahon has Friday’s and Saturday’s reactions from the NU-Merrimack series. [Warrior Rink Rat]
>>> The folks in Amherst weren’t thrilled with the way things went on Friday, but things got worse on Saturday. [Fear The Triangle]
>>> Meanwhile, in Lowell, has the team finally stopped tumbling down the Hockey East standings? [The Ice Is Life]
>>> Things are looking brighter every day in Orono (Northeastern’s next destination), especially after a solid sweep of last-place Providence. [Maine Hockey Journal]
Meanwhile, on the hardwood, it was the CAA’s opening weekend:
>>> We start with Northeastern, where Matt Holt says the Huskies are struggling to hit their shots. [Huskies on the Move]
>>> UNC-Wilmington was awful in the first half of their game against George Mason. Though they eventually came up short, fans at “The Dub” (as Mike Litos calls it) were treated to a heck of a comeback. [UNCW Basketball / Wilmington Star News]
>>> George Mason got its first true road victory of the season in that UNCW game. [George Mason Basketball Blog]
>>> Considering William & Mary’s hot play, did VCU really get “toppled” by the Tribe? [VCU Ram Nation]
>>> Resident CAA guru Mike Litos breaks down all the weekend’s action. [CAA Hoops]
