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Giants sign intriguing running back prospect after NCAA debacle
Dante Miller is either one year late or a few weeks early in joining the NFL.
‘Nothing’s normal after that’: Abbey Hsu endured the unthinkable and changed the trajectory of Columbia basketball
Sold-out crowds frequent Levien Gymnasium, filled with fans holding up shoes to cheer the senior who recently became the Ivy League’s all-time 3-point leader.
New Columbia coach sets lofty Ivy League goal
Jon Poppe spoke of promises to fulfill, goals to reach and a culture to build, but made one thing clear: he was hired to bring Columbia a championship.
Steelers coach's son may have been destined to play football, but that’s not all
In the early years of Mason Tomlin’s life, going to Steelers games with his family never felt any different than a typical bring your child to work day.
Columbia pulls off college baseball upset
Hayden Schott belted a three-run home run in a five-run fifth and No. 3 seed Columbia thumped No. 2 seed Gonzaga 8-2 on Friday in the Blacksburg Regional.
Three New York teams have shot at College World Series
The New York City area is looking for a repeat of the college baseball magic from 2012.
Columbia baseball riding country's longest winning streak after two-year hiatus
Travel down South. Go out West. Hit all the college baseball hot spots, the locales MLB scouts frequent, and you won’t find the nation’s longest winning streak.
College basketball team set for first game in 612 days
On Tuesday, when Columbia faces Fordham in The Bronx, the waiting ends.
St. John's gets back on track
Mike Anderson’s imprint as head coach at St. John’s was apparent immediately: The energy. The urgency. The aggressiveness. The defense, always swarming. The boards, always crashed. The leads, always too...
St. John's and its top gun looking to get back on track
The opening stanza of the Mike Anderson era had provided little but thrills. Three low-major opponents came to Queens and left with double-digit losses, unable to match the talent or...
Breaking down the local college hoops landscape
Everyone dreams of March this time of year, of the possibilities and the potential. This season, several teams from the New York City area have good reason to imagine cutting...
Columbia U's silenced marching band seeking GoFundMe donors
Angry alumni of the beleaguered Columbia University Marching Band are beating the drum to get enough cash so the band can play on. A GoFundMe campaign started last week had...
Columbia hires high school marching band to replace its own in 'demeaning' move
The joke was on Columbia University's disbanded marching band Saturday when administrators hired a high school band from Staten Island to perform at the school's football game vs. Georgetown.
Harvard wins buzzer-beating battle over Columbia in 3 OTs
BOSTON — This was a midterm test that wouldn't end. Bryce Aiken scored a career-high 44 points as Harvard narrowly defeated Columbia 98-96 in triple overtime on Friday night. Aiken...
Knicks' expensive G-League team adds an Ivy League dreamer
The Knicks may be forming the most expensive G-League team in history, and the latest addition is expected to be forward Jeff Coby, an art history major out of Columbia,...
Columbia stud's NBA hero takes him under his wing
The scene was typical. When Jimmy Butler entered the Chicago-area gym, the then-Bulls star was surrounded by several high school players who likely would have surrendered years from their life...
Monmouth guard's journey: Overcoming hurdles to a leading man
Micah Seaborn wasn’t going to let the game be taken from him again. The scars from two years prior were still fresh, when the 6-foot-5 guard moved from Texas to...
NYC-area programs begin pursuit for NCAA Tournament berths
Seton Hall should be a lock for the NCAA Tournament. St. John’s should have its best team under Chris Mullin. But the Big East programs aren’t the only local teams...
The story behind Columbia's incredible rise from doormat to contender
Senior defensive back Landon Baty will admit it. Three years ago, walking around campus in a Columbia football shirt was “not the move.” Those 2014 Lions went 0-10 for the...
Seton Hall's offseason jackpot strengthens its NCAA power grip
The deadline for players to enter the NBA draft has passed, the spring signing period is over. We have officially reached the dead period for college basketball. But before forgetting...