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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Former Secretary of State and Stanford University Provost Condoleezza Rice chairs the Commision on College Baksetball.

Darron Cummings | AP

Can they fix it?:Lenti Ponsetto, Leitao express optimism about NCAA recommendations

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief / April 30, 2018

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...

Commentary: Give me someone to cheer for

Commentary: Give me someone to cheer for

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief / April 23, 2018

Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto made a rare media appearance in the form of a 45-minute interview with the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, where she once again said almost nothing of value while taking...

Ally Zacek | The DePaulia

Moneyball

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief / April 9, 2018

Every year in March, 68 of the nations top Division I men’s basketball teams compete in the NCAA Tournament not only to win championships and impress NBA scouts, but to be a billboard for the academic...

Developing Story: NCAA investigates DePaul Athletics

Developing Story: NCAA investigates DePaul Athletics

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief / April 2, 2018

The NCAA is investigating DePaul University’s athletic department for violations of NCAA rules and regulations, according to sources close to the men’s basketball program. The precise nature of...

Red hot, ice cold

Red hot, ice cold

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief / April 2, 2018

Loyola-Chicago’s men’s basketball program ended their spectacular NCAA tournament run Saturday night with a 69-57 loss to No. 3 Michigan in the Final Four, and the DePaul Blue Demons watched from home...

Loyola fans were disappointed after losing a tough matchup to the Michigan Wolverines.(Benjamin Conboy | The DePaulia)

Loyola fans storm DePaul’s campus, local bars

Timothy Duke and Benjamin Conboy / April 2, 2018

During a Cinderella-style tournament run, Loyola’s men’s basketball fans took to bars around Chicago to cheer on the Ramblers in the Final Four on Saturday, March 31. The Loyola Ramblers competed...

Serbian native Milica Tesic.
(Photo courtesy of DePaul Athletics).

Women’s tennis grapples with injuries in search of another Big East title

Evan Sully / March 30, 2018

“Adverse” doesn’t even begin to describe the type of season it has been for the women’s tennis team. Sitting at an overall record of 5-5, the Blue Demons have been short-handed with injuries....

DePaul limited LaNesia Williams (left) to 1-of-9 shooting and two points in the Blue Demons win over the Sooners.
David J. Phillip | AP

DePaul advances to second round of the NCAA Tournament with win over Oklahoma

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor / March 16, 2018

The name of the game in March is win and advance and that’s exactly what No. 23 DePaul (27-7) did with a 90-79 win over Oklahoma to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in College Station,...

Big East programs implicated in FBI probe into NCAA hoops

Big East programs implicated in FBI probe into NCAA hoops

Andrew Hattersley and Shane Rene / February 26, 2018

Just before the 2017-18 college basketball season tipped off, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York broke headlines when they charged four active assistant basketball coaches...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao.
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Providence stuns DePaul with 22-0 run in second half

Paul Steeno / January 13, 2018

For 23 minutes of game time, it looked like the DePaul Blue Demons would leave Wintrust Arena with a second consecutive Big East victory to their name. But, the Providence Friars (12-6; 3-2 Big East)...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao enters his fourth season in his second stint with the program looking to provide DePaul's first winning season since the 2006-07 season. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

DePaul’s late game struggles continue in 90-81 loss to Georgetown

Paul Steeno / January 3, 2018

A winnable Big East game slipped through the DePaul Blue Demons (7-8, 0-3 Big East) fingers as the visiting Georgetown Hoyas (11-3, 1-2 Big East) absorbed run after run in the second half to escape Wintrust...

Men's Basketball dominates in exhibition tuneup

Men’s Basketball dominates in exhibition tuneup

Paul Steeno / November 5, 2017

The provocative question of who would score the first basket at Wintrust Arena has finally been answered. On the first possession of the DePaul Blue Demon’s dominating 121-65 exhibition victory against...

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