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Turnovers, zone defense doom DePaul men’s basketball against Providence

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • February 18, 2015

Three Providence defenders filled the paint, two more anchored the arc and DePaul men’s basketball struggled with a zone defense once again. DePaul committed 16 turnovers en route to an 84-57 loss...

DePaul’s breakdancing club The Lab still going strong

Vanessa Bell • February 15, 2015

The floor was rocking, dust bunnies were flying and soon it was hard to tell if Studio D in The Ray Meyer Fitness Center was a scene from “Honey” or an old Jennifer Lopez video. The Lab, DePaul’s...

Coach Doug Bruno of DePaul women’s basketball selected again for Olympics

Ashley Holden • February 15, 2015

For the last 28 seasons the DePaul women’s basketball team has been led by head coach Doug Bruno. His passion for the game and for his players is clear by the way he runs his tight-knit team and the...

Commentary: DePaul suffers another close loss as Seton Hall takes first place in Big East

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • February 15, 2015

A furious Doug Bruno used Friday’s post-game press conference to vent about his team’s lack of execution after DePaul lost another close game. The Blue Demons head coach’s hands were flailing and...

DePaul women’s basketball uses second-half surge to down St. John’s 82-55.

Ben Gartland • February 15, 2015

Less than 48 hours before DePaul took on St. John's, they had just fallen to Seton Hall 81-80 in a game where they gave up the game-winning shot with three seconds left. "There's nothing you can do...

Seton Hall beats DePaul women’s basketball 81-80 in down-to-the-wire thriller

Ben Gartland • February 13, 2015

DePaul head coach Doug Bruno went into the locker room immediately following the game and asked his players who had a chance to stop Seton Hall senior guard Ka-Diedre Simmons from hitting the game-winning...

DePaul men’s basketball can’t hold off St. John’s, falls 86-78.

Ben Gartland • February 12, 2015

First from a nine-point deficit in the first half and then again by 13 in the second, DePaul men’s basketball rallied back against St. John’s. However, DePaul let them go one too many times as they...

Tyrone Corbin’s last stand

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • February 11, 2015

Tyrone Corbin sat in an elevated chair in the United Center hallway before Tuesday’s game against the Bulls. The Sacramento Kings coach smiled, thanked the media for coming and then waited for the...

Megan Podkowa of DePaul women’s basketball fitting into new role

Ashley Holden • February 8, 2015

With a flick of her right wrist, eyes focused on the basket and feet well behind the three-point line, DePaul’s Megan Podkowa let go of the ball in the first half of Sunday’s game against Villanova....

Beasts in the east: Big East conference returns to form since 2013 split

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • February 8, 2015

As he prepared his team for Tuesday’s 75-62 win over Seton Hall, DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell showed a graphic that highlighted just how crazy this season has been in the Big East. Arrows and circles...

Examining the cathedral of basketball: Hinkle Fieldhouse

Colin Sallee • February 8, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS — In basketball, you cannot always rely on your team’s energy to get through a grueling 40-minute contest. When you play in a conference like the Big East, one that’s rich in athletic...

Blue Demon rundown: Feb. 9, 2015

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • February 8, 2015

DePaul men's tennis Junior Kyle Johnson was named Big East Player of the Week as the Blue Demons’ raced out to a 5-0 start last weekend. The award is Johnson’s first in his career. Johnson went...