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By Arnie Leshin  Charles Barkley can be controversial, he can be full of fun, he can be serious. On this night as an analyst on Inside the NBA, he showed his serious side.   He came close to shedding tears after watching the final minutes of Auburn University, the 5th …

By Arnie Leshin  Geno (the genius) Auriemma had it all figured out.   His UConn women were a 2nd seed, no big deal because all that would mean is they have to wear their road blues and sit on another bench, the one designated for visiting teams.   Then there …

By Arnie Leshin  Oregon, also a 2nd seed, followed the UConn women into the NCAA Tournament with the Sunday night West Regional played in the friendly confines of Portland.   With the crowd strongly in their favor, the Ducks got behind junior standout Sabrina Ionescu and sent No. 1 seed …

By Arnie Leshin  Bring on Pecos. Thursday, the St. Michael’s softball team got a non district doubleheader visit from the Panthers and needed only eight innings to come away with a sweep at Christian Brothers Athletic Complex.   It was a 21-0 football score in the 3-inning opener, and the …

By Arnie Leshin  Coaches usually provide a few good words when discussing their All-District players, but St. Michael’s girls head coach Martin Esquibal didn’t go overboard, just needed to offer more than just a few good words.   “I’m very happy for Cia and Joelyn to be selected,” he said …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee’s music city, and is a private liberal arts institution with a latest enrollment just over 5,000. Now in the Division I Atlantic Sun Conference, they are the Bisons.   There, now you know about Lipscomb, the university whose men’s 5th …

By Arnie Leshin  Head coach David Rodriguez was happy with the season his St. Michael’s boy’s basketball team had. It won District 2-3A, was the top seed in its class for the state tournament, and lost only once in district play.   The end result to a 21-9 overall record …

By Arnie Leshin  As long as Madison Square Garden plays host to the ancient National nInvitational Tournament (NIT) Final Four, each entry hears the same thing from their coaches. “Guys,” they say, “we can get to play at the Garden, and if some of you have never been to New …

By Arnie Leshin  Both head coaches had the answers when visiting Capital held on to nip St. Michael’s, 10-9, in the non district softball meeting between the cross town rivals Tuesday afternoon.   While the Lady Horsemen, under new head coach Joe Alvarez, is now at 2-4 and still trying …

By Arnie Leshin  He’s officially the new head track and field coach at Santa Fe Prep, but Douglas Turco is happy to have the assistance of the old coach as he takes over yet another quality Griffin program.   Number one, Tove Shere, one of the state’s finest coaches and …