Dick Jerardi has been at the Daily News since 1985. Lead college basketball and horse racing writer. Write two columns per week during basketball season. Covered 20 Final Fours, every Triple Crown race since 1987 and every Breeders' Cup race since 1986. Have covered events as varied as the Summer Olympics, the NBA Finals, American League playoffs, NFL playoffs and the Rose Bowl. Write columns, features, game stories and takeouts on topics ranging from how the football betting line is formed to a portrait of the jockey who rode Secretariat.
Email Dick at jerardd@phillynews.com
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Dick Jerardi: Temple was tied with Xavier, 5-5, at the Liacouras Center. Seven minutes later, it was 21-5 and over. Want to understand what Temple hoops is about these days? Replay those 7 minutes a few times.
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Dick Jerardi: March is just about everybody's favorite month of the college basketball season. I am partial to February. You don't need to look at a calendar. Just check out the stress level of coaches.
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Dick JerardiHawks too big for La Salle
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Dick Jerardi: Playing against La Salle's four guards, SJU's big men, specifically Halil Kanacevic, were a bit too much for the Explorers in their 70-66 win at the Palestra.
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Dick JerardiSorting through the Big 5's best
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Dick Jerardi: It is time to start considering the Big 5 player of the year and potential members of the first and second teams. Some seasons, it is difficult because there are not enough good players. This is not one of those seasons.
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Dick JerardiOwls almost perfect in win
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Dick Jerardi: The final score really does not tell the story of Saint Joseph's-Temple. The Owls won, 78-60, for their 10th straight in the series. Juan Fernandez went off early. Then Ramone Moore went off. And it was over quickly.
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Dick JerardiWhen hoops fans get nasty
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Dick Jerardi: When I heard the "USA, USA" chant coming from the La Salle section last Wednesday at Temple while Juan Fernandez was shooting free throws, I thought (and not for the first time) that the chant was really stupid.
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Dick JerardiCollege basketball wrap: It's Penn at the wire
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ACROSS THE CITY WILDEST GAME: The long day at the Palestra ended with Penn beating Saint Joseph's, 84-80. The game looked over when Penn, which never trailed, led 62-39 with 12 minutes left. Less than 8 minutes later, it was 68-64. Penn (10-9, 1-3 Big 5) held on to the finish line. St. Joe's (12-8, 1-1) simply got too far behind.
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Dick JerardiBig 5 times, and fans, have changed
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Dick Jerardi: Last week's item about it not really mattering to me who wins or loses, despite what fans of some city teams may think, seems to have struck a nerve. I got a number of interesting responses from readers.
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Dick JerardiHavre de Grace de easy pick
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LAST YEAR was not 2009 or 2010 in any way - no superstars, no races for the ages, no controversy over Horse of the Year. The voters did not have to choose between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta (2009) or Blame and Zenyatta (2010).
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Dick JerardiPenn, Drexel save city's rep
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Dick Jerardi: Drexel was a slight favorite, Villanova a substantial underdog. Penn and La Salle were slight 'dogs, while Temple and Saint Joseph's were essentially in pick-'em games. The University City exacta saved the day and night for the city.
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Dick JerardiRooting for the story, not the team
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Dick Jerardi: It is not that I don't care about basketball in the city. What I don't care about are the results. Who wins or loses really does not matter to me.
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Dick JerardiBad day for Philly hoops
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**AROUND THE CITY** WHAT HAPPENED?: Remember the perfect 5-0 Wednesday? This was the imperfect Saturday. Can't imagine the price on the exacta of Temple and Saint Joseph's each losing at home. The Owls never lose at home and the Hawks had been playing so well at Hagan that I was thinking they might not lose there this season.
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