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NEW YORK — The SNY Invitational championship will pit two New Jersey-bound recruits against New Jersey’s most storied high school basketball program.
Rutgers-bound guard Mike Williams and Seton Hall pledge Khadeen Carrington (pictured) combined for 52 points as Bishop Loughlin knocked off St. Mary’s of Long Island, 82-69, setting up Saturday’s 4 p.m. championship game against two-time defending SNY Invitational champion St. Anthony at the Nat Holman Gym at CCNY.
The Friars, who won the tournament in 2011 and ’13, escaped with a narrow 67-61 win over Cardozo after four Friars reached double-figures in a game that probably aged Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley a couple of years.
“It’s a great opportunity because St. Anthony has always been one of the top programs in the nation, but to have a chance to play against them, it’s going to really show us how good we are,” the 6-foot-3 Williams said after going a perfect 6-for-6 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points.
NEW YORK — Flooded out of their own gym in Jersey City, Bob Hurley and the St. Anthony Friars may soon be using the Nets’ practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J.
“I reached out to them [Friday],” Hurley told SNY.tv at the SNY Invitational where his Friars will seek their third championship since 2011 in Saturday’s championship game against Brooklyn Bishop Loughlin at the Nat Holman Gym at CCNY.
“They reached out to the [NBA] league office to see if there’s any restrictions on what they were able to do to help us. They were working on a plan and I have a feeling we can get a couple days a week in because we’re doomed.”
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On the eve of the SNY Invitational,
With his latest win over arch-rival Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals, Rafael Nadal took another step toward solidifying his position as the GOAT.
The Greatest of All Time.
With his 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3 victory, Nadal improved to 23-10 against Federer and if he beats Federer’s Swiss countryman, Stan Wawrinka, in Sunday’s final, he will tie Pete Sampras for second all-time with 14 career Majors. Federer is the all-time leader with 17 Majors,
Nadal is 12-0 against Wawrinka and has won 26 straight sets.
Sampras is in Melbourne and watched Federer and Nadal play live for the first time. He will present the trophy to Sunday’s winner.
“First of all, remain a very tough opponent in front,” Nadal, who overcame a large blister on his left hand, told Jim Courier on court. “Wawrinka is playing just amazing, winning a fantastic match against Novak [Djokovic], yesterday against [Tomas] Berdych so he should come to this final with big confidence now. I never thought about having 13 Grand Slams already so I never thought about having 14 but the only thing I can swear is I gonna try my best.”
NEW YORK — Speculation about Steve Lavin’s future at St. John’s has followed him virtually ever since the day he arrived in 2010.
Between his own battle with cancer, his father Cap’s death, his California roots, his background on TV and the team’s current struggles, there have been no shortage of reasons to speculate that he might leave.
But Lavin told SNY.tv following his team’s 77-76 win over Seton Hall Thursday night at Carnesecca Arena that he plans to finish his career in Queens. His current contract runs another two years beyond this and it’s possible he could remain still longer than that.
“From the first day on the job to the present, I’ve had the greatest possible support from the St. John’s administration that any coach could ask for and I have no intention of leaving St. John’s,” Lavin, 49, told SNY.tv.
