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Feast Week preview: Rutgers limps to Las Vegas, Seton Hall in Maui and other events
For the second year in a row, Rutgers lost a can’t-lose game right before leaving for the Players Era tournament.
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Adam Zielonka
‘I’m here for them’: Rutgers’ Darren Buchanan Jr. honored for youth service work
The Musial Awards will recognize Buchanan for his commitment to helping kids in his native Washington.
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Adam Zielonka
Talented Princeton women trying to be more than ‘a fourth-quarter team’
“We’ll figure it out in the first three, but I’m glad that we at least know how to finish, not get down on ourselves, keep pushing through.”
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Adam Zielonka
Women’s hoops whiparound: Rutgers staves off FDU, Seton Hall hits 3-0
FDU may have an NCAA Tournament team again. A week of covering women’s ball begins with their near-upset of Rutgers.
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Adam Zielonka
Column: Pirates had shaky start, but this year’s team is better in 3 ways
Seton Hall is 4-0 after a pattern of blowout wins and near-disasters.
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Adam Zielonka
Princeton’s first win lessens some early concerns: ‘We got to grow real fast’
Princeton's will to win was best illustrated by two sequences in the second half against Bucknell.
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Adam Zielonka
One battle after another: Saint Peter’s scores, scraps its way past FDU
Brent Bland and the Peacocks fought their way to a win coach Bashir Mason believes last year’s team would have let slip away.
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Adam Zielonka
Tariq Francis shines as Rutgers wallops Rider to tip off season
Plus: One takeaway from every team’s opener so far.
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Adam Zielonka
Preseason crystal ball: Best vs. worst case for all 8 teams in New Jersey
It’s time to tip off the 2025-26 season! Let’s try to divine what’s in store for Rutgers, Seton Hall, Princeton and more.
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Adam Zielonka

October 2025

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