Chip Malfronte and I sat down and discussed the upcoming UConn football game vs. Vanderbilt on Saturday at Rentschler Field. On our list of topics the change at quarterback, the in-fighting between teammates and much more. We hope you enjoy!
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Sept. 28, 2010) – Many of Connecticut’s top boxing prospects will be showcased Saturday night on the “Last Man Standing” card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) in association with Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
The 10-round main event features the comeback of 3-time world title challenger “Sucra” Ray Oliveira (47-11-2, 22 KOs), who steps into the ring for the first time in five years against WBA No. 6 rated light heavyweight contender Joey “K.O. Kid” Spina (25-1-2, 17 KOs), in an intriguing super middleweight bout. Oliveira is from New Bedford (MA), Spina from Providence (RI).
Hartford middleweight David Bauza (5-0, 3 KOs), who trains in New Haven, puts his unbeaten pro record on the line against an opponent to be determined, while New Haven super lightweight Edwin Soto (4-0-1, 2 KOs) faces Trenton Titsworth (3-9-1, 2 KOs) in a pair of 4-round fights.
In other 4-round matches, hometown favorite Karen Dulin (1-6), who lives in Mystic, meets Katarina “Kat” De La Cruz (0-4-1); New Haven super middleweight Greg McCoy (1-1-1) squares off against Reynaldo Rodriguez (5-1, 2 KOs), fighting out of Woonsocket (RI); Stamford (CT) light heavyweight Ahmad Mickens (1-0) takes on Zachary Swallan (0-1); impressive Hartford super featherweight Joseph “Chip” Perez (4-0, 1 KO) plans to continue rolling versus Ernest Butts III (0-1); and New Haven’s promising featherweight prospect Luis Rosa Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs) is scheduled to face an opponent to be determined.
New England super middleweight champion Vladine “Mr. Providence” Biosse (8-0, 4 KOs), a former University of Rhode Island football player, will be tested by veteran upset specialist Ariel “Iron” Espinal (8-15-3, 4 KOs) the 6-round, non-title fight co-feature. Byfield (MA) featherweight Derek Silveira (2-0, 1 KOs) battles Phillip Bernette (0-1) to round out the stacked card.
All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets, priced at $40.00, $60.00 and $100.00, are available to purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254) or Foxwoods (800-200-2882), going online at www.cesboxing.com or www.foxwoods.com, or in person at Foxwood’s box office.
For more information contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or Foxwoods Resort Casino (www.foxwoods.com). Doors open at 6:00 PM/ET, first bout at 7:00 PM/ET.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Three major publications have named the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team as the preseason favorite to win the Northeast Conference Championship. Athlon Sports, Lindy’s and The Sporting News each picked the Bobcats to win the league title.
“It’s an honor to be chosen as the favorite in the Northeast Conference this year by such prestigious national media outlets,” said Quinnipiac Head Coach Tom Moore. “The ranking is based on the accomplishments of last year’s team and the potential of some of our newcomers. Obviously, a lot of hard work will have to be done if we are to fulfill these predictions, and I expect the Northeast Conference race to be a highly-competitive one.”
In each publication, reigning NEC Player of the Year Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) was named as the favorite to win the award again in 2010-11. The Sporting News also named Moore to repeat as NEC Coach of the Year.
Junior James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) was also named to the All-NEC First and Second Teams, by The Sporting News and Lindy’s, respectively. Johnson was named the best playmaker in the league by Lindy’s, while Rutty took the best rebounder honors from the same publication.
The Sporting News likes the Bobcats to take a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Athlon picked Quinnipiac to defeat Stony Brook in the new “First Four” format. Under Athlon’s blueprint, the Bobcats would face top-seeded Purdue in the first round.
The Bobcats open the 2010-11 season Nov. 13, when they face local rival Yale at the Second Annual Connecticut 6 Classic. Quinnipiac faces the Bulldogs in the 8 p.m. nightcap of the event, to be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
New Haven, Conn. – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced its Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending September 25.
About the Award: This is the seventh year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CHAD SPANN, NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Senior, Tailback, Indianapolis, IN/North Central
Northern Illinois senior tailback Chad Spann rushed for a career-high 223 yards (on just 15 carries) and two touchdowns as the Huskies defeated Minnesota, 34-23. Spann’s 61-yard scoring run with six minutes left in the contest sealed the victory. Spann averaged 14.9 yards a rush and added a three-yard touchdown run.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
NATE IRVING, NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Redshirt Senior, Linebacker, Wallace, NC/Wallace-Rose Hill
Linebacker Nate Irving totaled a career-best 16 tackles (9 solo), including 4.5 for losses, as North Carolina State defeated ACC-rival Georgia Tech, 45-28. Irving added two quarterback sacks for the Wolfpack, who improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2002.
Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.
Plans are already underway for the 44th annual Walter Camp Weekend, scheduled for January 13-15, 2011 in New Haven. The Walter Camp 2010 College Player of the Year recipient and its 121st All-America Team will be announced live on ESPN in early December.
September 24, 2010 - Notre Dame West Haven's Green Knights took on the Branford Hornets at Veteran's Stadium in West Haven last Friday night. The Green Knights scored 52 and held back the Hornets, scoring 20 points, for a non-league victory. Notre Dame is now 1-1, and Branford is 0-2.
Next week, Notre Dame takes on Shelton in a home game at Veteran's Stadium and Branford takes on North Haven at home as well.
ITAHCA, N.Y. – Alex Thomas is showing why he is the most prolific runner in Connecticut High School history. The junior RB from Ansonia, who scored three times in an opening day win last week, rambled for 124 yards on 18 carries (6.9 avg.) to help the Yale football team beat Cornell 21-7 in the Ivy opener for both schools before a homecoming crowd of 16,026 at Schoellkopf Field.
The Elis (2-0, 1-0 Ivy), who outgained the home team in total offense 443 to 270, broke open a 7-7 game in the third with a pair of TDs to end a two-game skid against the Big Red (0-2, 0-1).
“We went into the half with 282 yards of offense and just seven points. We thought we were pressing a little too much,” said Tom Williams, the Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Yale Football. “We made the plays we were suppose to make in the second half. We took the ball away and made them pay. That’s the hallmark of a good team.”
Yale drove the ball 93 yards on its second possession to take a 7-0 lead. Patrick Witt (18-32, 232, 1 TD) hit WR Gio Christodoulou over the middle and the speedy senior broke two tackles and outraced a defensive back to the corner pilon for a 69-yard scoring play at 6:01. “I had been in for a few plays and was a little winded. Pat put the ball in the right place and I was lucky to win the race. That took a lot out of me,” said Christodoulou.
A pair of interceptions by Big Red DB Emani Fenton prevented the visitors from adding any points in the first half. Cornell QB Jeff Matthews found TB Nick Booker-Tandy open in the right flat late in the first quarter on an 11-yard pass play to even the score.
The Bulldogs capitalized on Adam Money’s fifth career interception on the opening drive of the second half to take the lead again. Thomas, who had a one-yard run, scored his fourth TD of the season to give Yale a 14-7 lead.
“We wanted the change the momentum in the second half,” said Money, who returned the pick 20 yards and also forced a big special teams fumble. “This was a cohesive, group effort and the defensive line really made our jobs easier today.”
Yale increased the lead to 14 points by converting another turnover. LB Jordan Haynes recovered a fumbled punt on the Cornell 30 late in the third that led to Witt’s one-yard plunge at 1:28.
Senior WR Jordan Forney led the Blue with five catches for 54 yards, but this was more of a defensive day (4 sacks, 2 turnovers) for the visitors. Haynes led Yale with 10 (5-5) total stops while DB Geoff Dunham had six solo tackles and DE Allen Davis notched his first two collegiate sacks.
Davis and his teammates knocked out Cornell’s starting TB on his first carry of the game and made life difficult for Mathews (23-35, 248, 1 TD), a freshman making his first start.
As part of an ongoing series throughout the fall, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame posts This Week in College Football History, which takes a look back at some of college football's landmark moments over the last 141 years.
If you choose to use this content in whole or in part, as a courtesy, please credit The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.
FEATURED MOMENT:
September 30, 1939- Fordham beat Waynesburg (Pa.) 34-7 in the first televised football game in history. Bill Stern called the play-by-play for W2XBS (now WNBC-TV) while a young announcer from Alabama named Mel Allen did pre-game interviews. Few television sets could receive the signal, but some fans saw the telecast at the nearby New York World's Fair.
OTHER NOTABLE DATES:
September 27, 1969- In a celebration of college football's 100th anniversary, Rutgers defeated Princeton, 29-0 in Piscataway. Rutgers quarterback Rich Policastro led the way by completing 14 of 19 passes for 164 yards and a score, and added another touchdown on the ground, to give the Scarlet Knights a 21-0 halftime lead.
September 28, 1985- In Knoxville, Tennessee upset No. 1 Auburn, 38-20. Tennessee quarterback Tony Robinson connected on 17 of 30 passes for 259 yards and four scores to lead the Volunteers to a 24-0 halftime lead over College Football Hall of Fame head coach Pat Dye's Tigers. College Football Hall of Famer Bo Jackson compiled 80 yards on 17 carries, but left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury.
September 29, 2001- New Mexico State shutout ULM, 31-0 in Monroe, La. The shutout was New Mexico State's first in 283 games, dating back to Sept. 21, 1974, the NCAA record for most consecutive games without posting a shutout.
October 1, 1955- No. 6 Army crushed No. 18 Penn State, 35-6 in West Point. After earning All-American honors as an end in the previous season, College Football Hall of Famer Don Holleder moved to quarterback for the 1955 campaign. Holleder completed only one pass on the day, but it was an eight-yard scoring strike to end Don Satterfield in the first quarter. College Football Hall of Fame head coach Earl Blaik's Black Knights utilized big plays on defense and special teams to cruise to a 21-0 halftime lead. The Nittany Lions were led by College Football Hall of Fame head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, as well as assistant coach and College Football Hall of Famer Joe Paterno.
October 2, 1943- In a 40-21 win over Illinois in West Lafayette, Purdue set an NCAA record for most turnovers by a winning team. The Boilermakers lost nine fumbles and threw two interceptions on the day. The win helped propel Purdue to a 9-0 record and a Big Ten championship.
October 3, 1992- For the second consecutive season, College Football Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden and No. 3 Florida State lost to No. 2 Miami on a field goal that drifted wide right, falling in Miami 19-16. College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Gino Torretta hit receiver Lamar Thomas to put the Hurricanes ahead, 17-16 with 6:50 to play. After a safety on special teams pushed the deficit to three, the Seminoles drove deep into Miami territory until Dan Mowery missed a 39-yard field goal on the game's final play.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University football team jumped out to a 21-0 lead and never looked back in a 28-7 triumph over American International College in a nationally televised game on the CBS College Sports Network on Thursday evening.
The Owls leveled out their overall mark at 2-2 and moved to 2-0 in Northeast-10 Conference play. AIC is now 1-3, 1-1.
Southern Connecticut opened the scoring late in the first quarter. The Owls put together an 11-play, 68-yard drive that culminated on a two-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kevin Lynch (Medfield, Mass.) to tight end Jerome Cunningham (Waterbury, Conn.). Christopher Hazelton (Bristol, Conn.) added the PAT for a 7-0 advantage.
The Owls quickly extended their lead to three scores with two touchdowns in a span of 4:55 early in the second quarter. SCSU marched down with a six-play, 81-yard drive capped by a 16-yard pass from Lynch to Willie Epps (Norwalk, Conn.). Hazelton added the PAT for a 14-0 cushion.
On their next possession, Southern put together a six-play, 36-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard touchdown run from John Wiechman (Buxton, Maine). Hazelton’s PAT gave the Owls a 21-0 lead that they carried into halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, AIC cut the lead to 21-7 early in the fourth on a 1-yard run from Rob Parent.
Southern put the finishing touches on the win on the ensuing drive when Wiechman scored from three yards out to conclude a 13-play, 67-yard drive.
Lynch finished 20-of-30 for 228 yards and two touchdowns. Epps led the receivers with five catches for 71 yards, while Cunningham has four catches for 56 yards. Wiechman finished with 68 yards on 19 carries.
Sam-uel Johnson (Newark, N.J.) led the Owls with 10 tackles. Dan Lamberton (Guilford, Conn.) also had a strong showing with six tackles and 1.5 sacks.
The Owls are back in action on Friday, October 1 for a 7 p.m. home game against Assumption.
Listen to the first half of football between Hillhouse at North Haven. Why only the first half you ask. In week one many high school games were suspend due to a severe storm that rolled through Connecticut. We had a prior commitment for the reschedule time for the conclusion of the game. Hillhouse won 12-0 all the scoring took place in the first half, so it is worth listen
This week, Chip Malafronte New Haven Register, and I discuss the Temple loss, the UConn quarterback situation and the return of Cody Endres and Erik Kuraczea. We hear from Zach Frazer, Endres and Kuraczea.
Bobcats Open Regular Season Against Ohio State On Oct. 8-9
The Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey team was picked to finish eighth out of 12 teams in both 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Preseason Polls, one voted on by the ECAC Hockey head coaches and one voted on by the media. Both polls were announced at the 2010 ECAC Hockey Media Day, held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., which will also serve as the site for the 2011 ECAC Hockey Championship.
In both the coaches' and media poll Yale was the top pick, followed by Cornell and Union. In the coaches' poll, Rensselaer took the fourth spot, followed by Colgate in fifth, Dartmouth in sixth and Harvard in the seventh spot just ahead of the Bobcats. St. Lawrence, Princeton, Brown and Clarkson rounded out the field. Yale claimed 11 of the 12 first-place votes in the coaches poll, with Cornell claiming the remaining first place marker.
In the media poll, Colgate was picked fourth, followed by Rensselaer, Dartmouth and St. Lawrence ahead of Quinnipiac. Princeton, Harvard, Brown and Clarkson filled the remaining spots. Yale received 25 first-place votes, Cornell and Colgate both received two while Union claimed on first-place vote.
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