DePaul finds true love with their Romeo
Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter
May 22, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase, Sports
The DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team just received a verbal commitment from a potentially program-changing recruit. On an Instagram live video taken in his high school gymnasium, class of 2019 four-star small forward Romeo Weems picked the Blue Demons over Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State,...
Mada takes flight in his junior year
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
May 21, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Sports, Track & Field
It’s been a steady climb for junior jumper Brian Mada from his freshman year to junior one, adjusting to the cold and new techniques. Mada broke through this season with three individual championships, three school records and a spot in the preliminary rounds of the NCAA championships beginning May 24...
Scouting Strus: He declared for the draft without an agent, so what are his odds of going pro?
Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter
May 14, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
I am not that smart. But by being friendly to people and awkwardly initiating conversations at credentialed events, I've formed relationships with enough legitimate experts to write informed stories with semblances of intelligence. When DePaul Blue Demon basketball star Max Strus announced at the end of March that he would declare for the 2018 ...
Men’s golf finishes third at Callawassie
Shane Rene, Sports Editor
May 14, 2018
Filed under Golf, Men's Sports, Sports
DePaul’s men’s golf team returned to Callawassie Island for the Big East Championship last weekend in the hopes of avoiding another nightmare collapse on the final day. Last year, under the command of long-time head coach Betty Kaufmann, the Blue Demons found themselves at the top of the leaderb...
Blue Demon tennis places six on All-Big East teams
Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter
May 7, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Sports, Tennis, Tennis, Women's Sports
It was raining down All-Big East honors in Chicago Monday. The Big East Conference announced their All-Big East teams for this season and between the men's and women's tennis programs, the Blue Demons placed six athletes on that list. On the women's side, seniors Keisha Clousing and Patricia Lancranjan...
Time wasted: The Commission on College Basketball represents a hollow step in the wrong direction
Shane Rene, Sports Editor
May 7, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Commentary, Men's Sports, Sports
I have to take my hat off to the fine folks at the NCAA and president Mark Emmert — they really know how to put on a show. Neck deep in corruption scandals, Emmert declared to the world that it was time for change — real change. But how serious was he? “You don’t waste Condoleezza Rice’s time,” he sa...
DePaul adds size with grad transfer Olujobi
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
May 7, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
For the second week in a row, DePaul picked up a transfer Monday afternoon when North Carolina AT&T graduate transfer Femi Olujobi announced he would become the latest to join the Blue Demons. Olujobi pointed to the connection he developed with the coaching staff and current players during his ...
Ozanne adds Cleveland flavor; manners to Blue Demons incoming freshman class
Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter
May 6, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
If athletic programs determined financial aid by how polite a recruit was, the DePaul Blue Demons newest basketball commit Josh Ozanne would instantly receive an upgrade from a preferred walk-on to a full ride. "That's got to go back to my parents," Ozanne said in a phone interview Saturday evening about the origin of his manners. "Ever si...
Femi Olujobi commits to DePaul
Andrew Hattersley, Asst. Sports Editor
April 30, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
For the second week in a row, DePaul picked up a transfer Monday afternoon when North Carolina AT&T graduate transfer Femi Olujobi announced he would become a Blue Demon. In a tweet posted on his account, Olujobi said he was ready to take on the Big East. "Let's terrorize the Big East," Olujobi said....
Former Arkansas small forward commits to DePaul
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
April 30, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
The DePaul basketball program has enlisted help on the wing for the future. Arkansas transfer Darious Hall announced on Twitter Wednesday afternoon that he has committed to DePaul. “I would like to thank God for this position he has allowed me to be in, and my mother who has supported and helped...
Can they fix it?:Lenti Ponsetto, Leitao express optimism about NCAA recommendations
Shane Rene, Sports Editor
April 30, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
NCAA president Mark Emmert’s Commission on College Basketball released its recommendations to fix widespread corruption in college basketball Wednesday morning, calling for the end of the one-and-done era, regulations regarding the relationship between the NCAA and apparel companies and lifetime bans...
Blue Demon tennis athletes earn Big East accolades
April 25, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Sports, Tennis
In the final week of the regular season, a pair of Blue Demon tennis players earned Big East Player of the Week honors. On the women's side, Blue Demon senior Patricia Lancranjan led a finally healthy women's squad to a perfect 2-0 week with wins against conference rivals Marquette on Saturday in...
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Science fiction author Stanley Chan, Chinese Studies Program head Li Jin, Associate Dean John Shanahan and School of Computing professor Xiaoping Jia discuss fiction and innovation.
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In this June 23, 2014 file photo, fighters from the Islamic State group parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle on the main road in Mosul, Iraq.
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An Iranian protestor clenches his fist behind a burnt representation of the U.S. flag during a gathering after their Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran on May 11, 2018. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in cities across the country to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with world powers.
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