In the Diocese of Brooklyn, the name “Joe Lapchick” is synonymous with greatness. From his early days as a basketball player to a long coaching career at St. John’s University and with the New York Knicks, Lapchick exemplified integrity in sports. Being associated with him is a tremendous honor.
Longtime basketball coach Barry “Slice” Rohrssen reflects on his life of service, shaped by his Catholic faith and dedication to mentoring young players.
By The Tablet Staff Police from the 107th Precinct have arrested a Long Island City man in connection with the robbery of St. John’s University basketball coach Rick Pitino’s office. Emanuel Yakubov was nabbed at 9 p.m. Friday, according to a NYPD arrest record. Yakubov, 25, was charged with third-degree burglary, petit larceny, third-degree criminal […]
St. John’s University basketball coach Rick Pitino had his office on campus burglarized by two individuals who made off with sports memorabilia and personal items, according to police and sources.
The Supreme Court declined to allow the Biden administration to enforce portions of a new regulation expanding Title IX protections from sex discrimination to include students who identify as transgender while legal challenges to the rule proceed.
Following a historic season, the University of Notre Dame has announced its men’s swimming program has been suspended for at least one academic year after an external review revealed numerous gambling violations.
Benedictine College welcomed 19 young men and women into the Catholic Church on Divine Mercy Sunday, 17 of whom were student athletes. It’s an impressive feat as the Catholic college turns its attention to finding new ways to evangelize athletes.
Every year right around now, it’s time to go dancing! Not in the ballroom, but in the NCAA Tournament.
When Caitlin Clark was a sophomore at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa — already nationally ranked the No. 1 women’s basketball player in her class — she told a local newspaper that the school was special because it allowed her to live out her faith.
St. Francis College’s athletic history includes many defining moments, as seen in this timeline of events dating back to before 1900.
