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Mack and Minnesota job speculation
New candidates seem to pop up every day for the Minnesota head basketball coaching job, which opened via Tubby Smith’s firing. Chris Mack is now part of the outside speculation. Gophers beat writer Amelia Rayno of the Minneapolis Star Tribune thinks Mack...
Posted: 3/28/2013 2:06 PM in Xavier Sports
XU golf to unveil new practice facility
Xavier men’s and women’s golfers have already started using the new Francis Xavier Homan Golf Center at Maketewah Country Club, but the 10,000 square foot facility will undergo its grand opening April 13 with an invitation-only ribbon-cutting ceremony....
Posted: 3/28/2013 12:10 PM in Xavier Sports
Meet the new AD
New Xavier athletic director Greg Christopher will be introduced at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Duff Family Banquet Room, where just last week Xavier announced its move to the Big East. Fans are invited to the Christopher press conference. A live stream will...
Posted: 3/25/2013 6:20 PM in Xavier Sports
A-10 adds George Mason
UPDATE: A conference call featuring A-10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade, GW president Dr. Steven Knapp, GM president Angel Cabrera and GM assistant vp and athletic director Tom O’Connor just wrapped up. Here’s the gist of what was asked/said: - McGlade,...
Posted: 3/25/2013 1:04 PM in Xavier Sports
A-10 to make announcement Monday
Per an email sent out by the league office, the Atlantic 10 is holding a national telephonic press conference at 1:45 Monday to “make a major announcement regarding the league’s future.” The buzz is that George Mason will join the A-10 next season. The...
Posted: 3/24/2013 8:19 PM in Xavier Sports
AD search wrapping up
The Big East announcement is in the books but it’s still a busy time at Xavier. The university is expected to name its new athletic director next week, just days after Mike Bobinski’s Friday departure. He begins his new job as Georgia Tech’s athletic...
Posted: 3/21/2013 3:04 PM in Xavier Sports
Big East Q&A with Chris Mack
After the big announcement today at the Duff Family Banquet Room at Cintas Center, I caught up with hoops coach Chris Mack to talk about Xavier’s move to the Big East. “I think, No. 1, it’s exciting. No. 2, it’s a huge challenge. I think it’s one our...
Posted: 3/20/2013 6:45 PM in Xavier Sports
Live: Coverage of Xavier to Big East
Xavier University is set to celebrate its move to the new Big East Conference this afternoon. XU’s President, Father Michael Graham, will be in New York for an announcement at Fox Studios, where the new league also could unveil a national television contract....
Posted: 3/20/2013 10:53 AM in Xavier Sports
A-10 statement on Xavier’s departure
This is the latest out of the Atlantic 10 office regarding Xavier’s impending move to the Big East: NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade released the following statement on the departure of Xavier University and...
Posted: 3/20/2013 10:50 AM in Xavier Sports
Xavier to the Big East
Higher education reporter Cliff Peale just filed this story about Xavier accepting its invitation to the new Big East tomorrow in New York. Xavier’s president, the Rev. Michael Graham, will be there for the 11 a.m. announcement. Meanwhile, on campus,...
Posted: 3/19/2013 2:55 PM in Xavier Sports
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