Thursday, March 11, 2010

Thursday News--- March 11th, 2010

Another NFL Draft preview on Vladimir Ducasse, this time by the Jets Confidential. BTW, the official NFL draft site is here.

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Former UMass HC Dick MacPherson is going to be Grand Marshal of the Syracuse St. Patrick's Day parade. This long interview with Coach Mac includes a number of UMass stories.

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The Patriot Online has an NFL Pro Day interview with New Hampshire's Scott Sicko.

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Success in in Big East basketball is breaking down to schools that have football and those who don't.

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Speaking of non-success, the Wall Street Journal looks at the troubles of the MAC, which has a .182 winning percentage in its last 8 bowl games.

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NFL writer Pat Kirwan says 6-5 243 pd Fordham QB John Skelton stole the show at the NFL Combine.

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