Typically the lone white kid on New York City’s hardscrabble courts, Mark Parisi is a baller who pales by comparison. In Brooklyn, he’s known as “soul man.” Spectators at these rugged parks have him pegged as a “whiteboy with rythm.”… Continue Reading
Middletown, Conn.–Never mind the fact that I fended off intense rushes of panic (and a near energy drink-driven anxiety attack!) while I was lost in the Connecticut woodworks. No, I don’t have a GPS system. Yes, navigation has never been… Continue Reading
It wasn’t a coming out party as much as it was a loud thud of a wakeup call for UConn wing Stanley “Sticks” Robinson. The message sent to Sticks during the Huskies’ 93-82 win over No.10 Marquette Wednesday night? You… Continue Reading
After watching Providence slay a monster in No.1 ranked Pittsburgh last night –staking their claim as a legit contender for a NCAA tournament bid–UConn will look to vault back into the Big East’s top stratum at Marquette tonight. Whoever saw… Continue Reading
Similar to the ultra-popular rapper Lil Wayne, Class of 2011 guard Michael Carter-Williams’ skills blew up before he grew up. Ask most, and the story on Carter-Williams isn’t exactly atypical. A young kid born with the ball in his hands,… Continue Reading
A standout sophomore on a no longer cellar-dwelling Big East team, Dominique Jones isn’t worried about ascending to star status. He doesn’t care that he’s not mentioned along the same lines of the surplus of top-flight Big East guards. He… Continue Reading
Smoking Saturday at IS8 By Zach Smart Queens, N.Y.– In this day and age, it’s a good thing that we have blogs. It’s wild to think how important and beneficial our up to the minute news coverage is. If there’s… Continue Reading