Sorry, I couldn’t resist titling this article that way but tiny St. Peter’s University in Jersey City, NJ has earned  their way into the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and they are the feel-good story right now in college sports.  Yes, the juggernauts of Duke, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Arizona, and UCLA are still around fighting for advancement …

As of late, the New Jersey Devils have found themselves in a bit of a groove going 3-1 in their latest homestand. Thanks to Nico Daws, they’ve finally gotten something they’ve been missing all season, goaltending. However, over the last two games, the absence of Captain Nico Hischier has loomed large. If the Devils want to continue this run and …

Well, here we are in the throes of another anticipated March Madness and if you were holding your breath on the St. John’s Red Storm making the tournament then better luck next season.  At the time of writing this article, the Johnnies are getting ready to play DePaul in the Big East tournament on Wednesday, March 9th. Where did it …

We are all probably familiar with the oft-used phrase “close but no cigar.”  The origins of this phrase are more than likely unknown to time but the meaning can sum up what St. John’s has been going through this season – close but no cigar. On Tuesday night, the Red Storm dropped another all-important conference game to the 15th ranked …

As we like to say in our own daily lives, “what a difference a week makes.”  For the St. John’s Red Storm, the past week has been a roller coaster of emotions and performances on the court and yes, a week does make a difference in the post-season hopes of every college basketball team right now.  Remember, March is but …

It’s always fun for an athlete to take part in a coaching milestone and for the St. John’s Red Storm, they got to play last Saturday in a marquee game where a head coach earned his 300th victory.  The problem for the Johnnies is that it was not Mike Anderson but Providence’s head coach Ed Cooley. The nearly three-week layoff …

Rust is normally associated with metals and bad weather and an indication that time hasn’t been kind to something.  Rust in sports means that players and teams are out of synch with each other or just have been sitting around too long with nothing to do. In the case of the St. John’s Red Storm last night, the rust from …

What a way For the St. John’s Red Storm to get ready for Christmas – a forfeit win (maybe) and a hard loss just in time for conference play.  Just when things couldn’t get any stranger, the future of college basketball this season is now becoming more tenuous on a daily basis. St. John’s picked up a key win against …

St. John’s head coach Mike Anderson had to make an executive decision after last Friday night’s beating at the hands of the Kansas Jayhawks.  Yes, the Johnnies are undefeated against smaller nonconference opponents but when the big boys such as Indiana and Kansas roll in, there’s early signs of trouble this season. Anderson made a philosophical change and with his …

Well, third time is a charm, right?  If that is the case, then the St. John’s Red Storm are in real trouble.  For the third straight game, the Johnnies have played down to their underdog opponents and it despite a 5-1 record, they are showing signs of being in trouble early in the 2021-22 campaign. In defense of NJIT, they …