This item is courtesy of Steve Finamore.

A former St. Peter’s College Men’s assistant, Steve is now a head coach in Michigan. He constantly searches for and enjoys reading coaching clinic material and articles concerning coaching. This one was both a shocker and quite sad when you think about it.

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With Marist head coach Brian Giorgis sporting a sharp tuxedo with a red bow tie, it figured to be a good night for the Red Foxes. And it was as Marist was able take complete control of first place in the MAAC conference with its victory over Fairfield, 60-54.

Early on, it was obvious that both teams understood the implications of this game as neither team was able to truly establish much of a lead. The early play of Fairfield’s Brittany MacFarland off the bench really kept her team in the game as she led all scorers with 11 first half points. But it was the play of Marist’s team defense that was able to offset the excellent play of MacFarland.

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The Minnesota Lynx are #reloaded. Just ask Taj McWilliams-Franklin. And now, Candice Wiggins. The Lynx resigned their Ms. Personality to a contract yesterday, locking up yet another player from the 2011 WNBA championship team. Minnesota has been diligent in being the 'early birds' so far this offseason.

On January 23^rd, the team re-signed reserved player Jessica Adair. On January 26^th, core player Mama Taj re-signed on the dotted line. On February 2^nd, restricted free agent Alexis Hornbuckle was involved in a sign and trade with the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2013 2^nd round draft pick. And now on February 10^th, Ice was inked. Restricted free agent Charde Houston is the last on the winning roster that needs to come to terms with the team to bring back nearly the entire roster to Minnesota.

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - She managed a polite smile and 'thank you' for well wishers commending a hard fought effort. Inside, there was a combination of frustration and disappointment for coach Stephanie DeWolfe.

Her St. Peter’s women had moments earlier dropped a 61-59 decision to Siena, Thursday at the Yanitelli Center. The final possession saw the Peahens with the ball. No shot was attempted as Jynae Judson turned it over with seconds remaining.

Another tough loss in a very difficult campaign.

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McDonald's announced their list of 24 high school All-Americans on Thursday and here's a brief glimpse of the squad breakdowns.

One of the first things that jumped out to me as the fact that the West has a quite obvious height advantage, with two Californians combining for over 13 feet of length. Candace Agee at 6-6 and Imani Stafford at 6-7 will have at least three inches on everyone from the East, and will tower over West teammate Jordan Jones (the shortest selection at 5-6) by over a foot!

Other than that, the proliferation of Big East commitments on both teams was something definitely noticed as I looked down the line. Seeing multiple players heading to Connecticut and Notre Dame are not all that surprising, but Syracuse, Rutgers and current member West Virginia also got nods. That means nearly a third of the ladies in the game will be playing with and against one another at the culmination of their prep careers!

Both the boys and girls games are slated to be played March 28 in Chicago at the United Center. The girls will play at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

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