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Marquette Drops Villanova 79-72 On New Year's Day

Fourteen missed three-pointers doomed the Villanova men’s basketball team as they fell 79-72 to Marquette in the Big East opener for both teams...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 11 months ago 72 reads 3 comments
PSU Overcomes Flu and Poor Shooting To Beat Northwestern 61-57

Poor shooting and a nasty flu bug were not enough to slow down the Penn State Nittany Lions men’s basketball team as they rallied to beat Northwestern 61-57 in the Big Ten opener for both teams...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 11 months ago 88 reads 3 comments
Ohio State-West Virginia: Lessons from the Buckeyes' Blowout Loss

"We weren't very good; it's just that simple." In one sentence, Ohio State’s Thad Matta summed up his team’s uninspired performance Saturday in a loss to unranked West Virginia University...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 11 months ago 237 reads 5 comments
11-2 And the Sky is Falling at Penn State's Happy Valley

It ain’t easy being blue and white these days. Just ask Ed Dechellis and the Penn State Nittany Lions. PSU fans are roaring up a critical storm despite the fact that their team is off to an 11-2 start...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 11 months ago 193 reads 2 comments
St. Mary's Randy Bennett Is Moving Up By Going Down Under

Australia may be Randy Bennett’s ticket to the big time. The coach of the St. Mary’s Gaels should get some serious play after the 2008/2009 season...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 11 months ago 139 reads 0 comments
Is Time Running Out On Iowa State's Greg McDermott?

If the rumors are true that Iowa State Men’s Basketball coach Greg McDermott is on the hot seat, then the temperature of his posterior got cranked up a notch tonight with an uninspired performance against in-state rival Iowa...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 11 months ago 380 reads 1 comments
Sorry George, Villanova Is Overrated

My Father-In-Law George was the biggest Villanova Basketball fan I have ever seen. So much so, that he was buried in his Villanova sweatshirt and hat...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 11 months ago 309 reads 5 comments
Cat Scratch: UVM Hockey Quick Hits

UVM is 2nd in the latest KRACH Division 1 Hockey Ratings UVM is 11th in the latest USCHO/CBS Sports Division 1 Hockey Poll UVM is 11th in the latest USA Today Division 1 Hockey Poll UVM ...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 12 months ago 69 reads 0 comments
Michigan Wolverines Basketball Coach John Beilein is a Class Act

On a day that trumpeted Michigan’s return to national men’s college basketball prominence, John Beilein showed an amazing amount of class...

Written by Richard DeLancey about 12 months ago 600 reads 1 comments
College Hockey Cat Scratch: Finding a Way To Win

One of the last names you would ever expect to see in a column about College Hockey is Michael Jordan. But as I sat in my seat tonight at Gutterson Arena, home of the University of Vermont Catamounts, I couldn’t help but think about "His Airness...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 74 reads 0 comments
It Was Worth The Wait: The Phillies Win The 2008 World Series

As I watched the Phillies' Brad Lidge get the final out of the 2008 World Series, my mind thought back to a chilly March day in 1981. I was 11 and home sick from school. The Phillies had just begun Spring Training games...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 140 reads 0 comments
A New Atlanta Thrashers Promotion: "Empty Seat Night"

I had to laugh a moment ago when I looked at the picture of the Phillips Arena on NHL.com. It was a nice shot of the inside, showing a capacity crowd cheering on their beloved Thrashers...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 1,064 reads 18 comments
Cover The Game and Skip The Drama: Joe Paterno Deserves Better

Was it me last night? Did anyone else find ABC’s tribute to Joe Paterno at the beginning of the Penn State/Ohio State game a little patronizing? I know the 81-year-old football legend is a major story...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 474 reads 3 comments
Phillies Survive a Maalox Moment, Beat Rays 5-4 In Game Three

Last night I did my best Randy Quaid impersonation. Yes, for the three hours and 41 minutes it took to play Game Three of the 2008 World Series, I did my best to recreate the role Quaid played in the 1994 film Major League II...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 431 reads 0 comments
Cat Scratch: The Evil Empire Strikes Again as BC Eagles beat Vermont

In 2005-06, the University of Vermont men’s hockey team fell five times to Boston College. 2006-2007 saw another loss. Three more defeats last season, including a weekend spanking in Boston and the Hockey East Championship Game...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 199 reads 0 comments
Cat Scratch: Looking For a Boost In The Polls

Okay USCHO show Vermont some love. I thought UVM’s initial ranking in the USCHO/CBS XXL Division 1 Men’s College Hockey Poll was soft...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 82 reads 0 comments
Cat Scratch: Previewing UVM Vs Miami

Credibility and respectability are on the line this weekend as the 7th ranked Miami University RedHawk Ice Hockey team comes to Burlington...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 99 reads 0 comments
Border Crossing: A Preview Of UVM Vs. RPI

The NCAA will stage it’s first ever hockey game in Quebec City, Saturday, as the University of Vermont Catamounts face-off against the Engineers from RPI at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 97 reads 0 comments
Phillies Hang on to Win Game Two of NLCS, 8-5

Do you remember those 1970s “Just hang in there baby” posters with a cat dangling from a rope? That is the way I felt through the last four innings of game two of the NLCS...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 172 reads 0 comments
It Was Worth the Wait: Philadelphia Phillies Win Game One of NLCS

It was worth the wait. It has been 15 long years since the Philadelphia Phillies played in the National League Championship Series. In that time, Blackberries became more than just a fruit, cassettes disappeared, and beer developed born on dates...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 255 reads 3 comments
Penn State-Wisconsin: Daryll Clark's Legs Key to Nittany Lion Game Plan

Life is good in Happy Valley these days. The Nittany Lions are 6-0, and the Blue and White Nation is talking about a trip to the BCS title game...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 167 reads 1 comments
Phillies in 1983 and 2008: A Look Back into the Future

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers playing for the National League Pennant is nothing new. The two teams have battled it out in 1977, 1978, 1983, and now 2008. The 1983 NLCS ended an era of domination by the Phillies...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 876 reads 2 comments
Philadelphia Phillies Retrospective: A New Way of Thinking

I was born in 1970. I was six when I started to understand what Major League Baseball was. Both grandfathers, my mother, and my father were all Phillies fans...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 868 reads 12 comments
Cat Scratch...Edition 1.... McGill Pushes UVM In Preseason Game

It was only fitting that a week after Paul Newman's death, the McGill University Redmen and the University of Vermont Catamounts played a game that was more reminiscent of Slap Shot than a NCAA Hockey match...

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 90 reads 0 comments
University of Vermont Hockey on the Tube

The University of Vermont Hockey Team is returning to TV in 2008/2009. The school released a schedule last week that included seven games on CN8, one game on NESN and one game on ESPNU. The school is leaving open the possibility of additional broadcasts.

Written by Richard DeLancey about about 1 year ago 183 reads 0 comments

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Richard DeLancey Article Archive

Marquette Drops Villanova 79-72 On New Year's Day

PSU Overcomes Flu and Poor Shooting To Beat Northwestern 61-57

Ohio State-West Virginia: Lessons from the Buckeyes' Blowout Loss

11-2 And the Sky is Falling at Penn State's Happy Valley

St. Mary's Randy Bennett Is Moving Up By Going Down Under

Is Time Running Out On Iowa State's Greg McDermott?

Sorry George, Villanova Is Overrated

Cat Scratch: UVM Hockey Quick Hits

Michigan Wolverines Basketball Coach John Beilein is a Class Act

College Hockey Cat Scratch: Finding a Way To Win

It Was Worth The Wait: The Phillies Win The 2008 World Series

A New Atlanta Thrashers Promotion: "Empty Seat Night"

Cover The Game and Skip The Drama: Joe Paterno Deserves Better

Phillies Survive a Maalox Moment, Beat Rays 5-4 In Game Three

Cat Scratch: The Evil Empire Strikes Again as BC Eagles beat Vermont

Cat Scratch: Looking For a Boost In The Polls

Cat Scratch: Previewing UVM Vs Miami

Border Crossing: A Preview Of UVM Vs. RPI

Phillies Hang on to Win Game Two of NLCS, 8-5

It Was Worth the Wait: Philadelphia Phillies Win Game One of NLCS

Penn State-Wisconsin: Daryll Clark's Legs Key to Nittany Lion Game Plan

Phillies in 1983 and 2008: A Look Back into the Future

Philadelphia Phillies Retrospective: A New Way of Thinking

Cat Scratch...Edition 1.... McGill Pushes UVM In Preseason Game

University of Vermont Hockey on the Tube

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