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Bona Wedding Bells -- Hoffie, 11:13:24 07/22/02 Mon (NoHost/149.76.54.153)
Just wanted to post a congratulator message for Craig and Lisa Spencer who were married this past weekend.

Craig W. Spencer (a 2000 Bona Grad as well as a 2002 M.B.A. Bona Grad) married his long time girlfriend Lisa R. Scriven (a 2000 Bona Grad and a 2001 M.S. Ed. Bona Grad) on July 20 at 2:00 pm in the St. Bonaventure University Chapel. Fr. Regis Duffy, OFM presided over the mass followed by a wedding reception at the Old Library which included countless members of there Bonaventure family, alumni, faculty, and friends.

Craig was the Promotions Coordinator for the Athletics Department at St. Bonaventure for the 2000-2001 athletic seasons and was an influential part of creating and cultivating the student-run promotions program, Team BONA during his time as an undergrad at St. Bonaventure.

They are truly a perfectly matched couple that found love during their years at Bonaventure and I would like to wish them all the best and lots of love in their years to come together.

And as the story goes… “ They lived happily ever after!”

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NYC Cruise -- alumniguy, 13:05:09 07/21/02 Sun (cache-dm07.proxy.aol.com/205.188.209.75)
Just a note about the NYC Cruise. You need to get your payment into the alumni office - deadline July 22 (call 716.375.2302). Since, we are sharing the boat with a few other colleges, there will be no opportunity to show up and pay at the dock.

alumniguy

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- How many Bona alum expected? What is total capacity? (NT) -- Numbers Guy, 23:27:38 07/21/02 Sun
A second chance to get Matas Niparavicius? -- JAC, 12:41:46 07/21/02 Sun (ny-olean2a-8.buf.adelphia.net/24.51.40.8)
Heard that 6'10" F/C Matas Niparavicius is transfering from the 49ers and is interested in SBU (he is also interested in URI-Baron recruited him, among others). Anyone heard anything? I think he would be a good fit, he runs the floor well and can shoot the three.

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- JAC...nice info...but could we add ?? we added 5 in Gansey/shep/lottin/dumbo/young and then added 4 in smith/brown/terrell/sutton ????? Possibly a transfer who sits different? (NT) -- jh, 11:06:20 07/22/02 Mon
  - I don't know! With the way the scholarships are now most schools fill their quota, so a lot transfers have to pay there own way. URI cannot offer Matas a 'ship for this year. So who knows. One thing I do know is, he would be more of a help next year then most freshmen. He played in 28 games, averaging 10 minutes a game for Charlotte, who had a much better front court then SBU did. (NT) -- JAC, 11:36:00 07/22/02 Mon
- I saw Matus play four times in person last year.He runs extremely well for a guy 6'10 but plays very small for a guy 6'10.He is more of a shooter and much less of a rebounder.I actually think he can play as a three, what a set of match-up problems that would create in the A-10! (NT) -- BJIA, 15:46:36 07/22/02 Mon
CBS Sportsline article on Bremer -- Bonaman, 12:30:43 07/21/02 Sun (cacat0.pennswoods.net/63.95.84.2)
Here is an article about J.R. Bremer and the Celtics on CBS Sportsline

http://www.sportsline.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,5535253_54,00.html

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J.R. update for 7/20: -- woof, 11:57:42 07/21/02 Sun (paalto-apx-1-149-164.penn.com/64.91.149.164)
34 minutes, 4-12 (1-3 3pt.), 6-6 FT, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 4 to, 15 pts. in Boston's 86-77 win over the Sixers last night. Forte led the Celts with 20; they play for the league "championship" today.

Oh yeah, and Omar Cook didn't play.

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Exempted tournaments suffer major setback.....By Andy Katz.....ESPN.com -- Fox, 06:05:20 07/20/02 Sat (208-15-31-138.netsync.net/208.15.31.138)
Exempted tournaments were dealt a major blow Friday when a federal judge ruled in favor of the NCAA and denied the motion for a preliminary injunction on the 2-in-4 rule for the 2002-03 season.

Judge Edmund Sargus of Columbus, Ohio, ruled that he wanted to see if tournaments like the ones in Las Vegas or New York would actually fold if the 2-in-4 rule remained for the third of four seasons. Sargus held in abeyance a decision on the plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction on the 2-in-4 rule. Sargus wanted to see if the plaintiffs can prove "some cognizable danger of violation of the type the antitrust laws are designed to prevent,'' according to the 35-page decision released in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division.

The 2-in-4 rule limits college basketball teams to two appearances in four seasons in tournaments like the Maui Invitational or the Great Alaska Shootout or the Coaches vs. Cancer. Each game in these two-game, three-game and four-game tournaments count as one game toward the maximum 28-game regular-season schedule. Schools are also limited to one appearance in the same tournament every four seasons.

But the rule means that a number of high-profile teams like Duke, Maryland, Connecticut, Missouri and Oklahoma won't be available for tournaments next season because they have used their exemptions. Teams such as Kansas in the Preseason NIT and Kentucky in the Maui Invitational were grandfathered into the rule because they signed contracts before 1998. The NCAA men's basketball selection committee wants teams to play in these tournaments to get neutral court games against each other, especially for mid-major schools.

"We're gratified the judge ruled in favor of the NCAA but our attorneys will take a closer look at the opinion,'' NCAA spokesperson Jane Jankowski said.

Bill Markovics, attorney for one set of plaintiffs that included Worldwide Basketball and Sports Tours, Inc. et al, said he was disappointed in the judge's decision because there will be a loss to "the players and the coaches who love to play in these events.''

Markovics said the tournament organizers could recover damages if the tournaments fold.

"Basically he put it off for a year to see if there is evidence to back what we put in front of him,'' Markovics said. "If that happens then in year four there could be a permanent injunction.''

But a number of tournaments are in serious jeopardy for next season. Chris Spencer, organizer of three Las Vegas tournaments, said he could struggle to fill the fields and doesn't have one filled at this juncture. The Coaches vs. Cancer tournament, the opener of college basketball Nov. 14-15 at Madison Square Garden in New York, has only one team -- Syracuse -- that has an exemption. Texas and Alabama were supposed to be play in the tourney but don't have an exemption.

"We'll have to get back, retrench and figure out what to do,'' said Coaches vs. Cancer organizer Rick Giles of the Gazelle Group. One option would be to count the two games.

Markovics said the attorneys have the right to appeal but it won't matter for next season.

Out of the 28 exempted tournaments, only six of the tournaments have completed their fields, Markovics said. In the top six or seven conferences, Markovics said, the majority of teams have used their exemption. According to the plaintiffs, there were 12 tournaments organized by the Gazelle Group, Sport Tours, Dorna and Worldwide that weren't filled. They were the four-team Coaches vs. Cancer tourney; the eight-team BCA Invitational, the 16-team Guardians Classic, the four-team BCA Classic, the eight-team New Orleans Knockout, the eight-team Hawaii Pacific Shootout, the eight-team San Juan Shootout, the four-team America's Youth Classic, the four-team CoSIDA Classic, the eight-team Las Vegas Tournament, the eight-team Las Vegas Invitational and the eight-team Las Vegas Classic.

The only team remaining in the SEC was Auburn, according to Markovics.

"It makes it almost impossible to get high-profile schools,'' Spencer said.

Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com.

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- Well then, Mr. Spencer, pick a mid-major school once in a while for your tournament. Someone like, say, maybe St. Bonaventure !! (NT) -- Fox, 06:11:57 07/20/02 Sat
Bremer Scores 14 in another Celts Win!! -- Ballston, 00:07:40 07/20/02 Sat (spider-tq022.proxy.aol.com/152.163.201.52)
The Boston Celtics shot 76.9 percent in the third quarter, turning a 3-point halftime lead into a 12-point lead after three quarters and held off a San Antonio rally in the fourth quarter to post a 93-71 victory over the San Antonio Spurs (1-3) to stay undefeated at the Shaw’s Pro Summer League. The Celtics went on a 17-8 run to start the third quarter and stopped after the Spurs cut the lead to 2, outscored the Spurs 26-6 over the final 4:16 of the game.

Derrick Alston started the third quarter run for Boston (4-0) with a pair of short jumpers and two free-throws. J.R. Bremer then hit a 19-footer and Joseph Forte converted a Darius Songaila steal into a fast-break layup. Kedrick Brown then hit a three-pointer to make it 55-45.

The Spurs made one last run by scoring the first 10 points of the fourth quarter. Anthony Goldwire converted an Altron Jackson steal into a fast break layup, Brian Green converted a three-point play, Goldwire hit a free-throw after a technical foul on Oliver Miller then hit an 18-footer and Jameel Watkins scored his only points of the game on a 16-footer to make it 67-65. But that was as close as they would get. Two layups by Bremer and one by Miller built the lead back to 8 and Forte scored 7 of his game high 21 points down the stretch, including a game-breaking three-pointer with 3:08 to play to allow the Celtics to cruise to the victory. Boston’s hot shooting was the key as the hit 73.3 percent from the floor in the quarter.

Although they never led in the game, San Antonio kept it close through the first half, trailing 21-19 after one and tying the game with 7:51 left in the second quarter. Then Boston went on a 9-1 run to go ahead by 8. Brown hit a 19-footer, Larry Abney made a three-point play, Terquin Mott made a reverse-layup and Jaka Lakovic hit a 17-footer to make it 34-26. The Spurs cut it to 6 before Saddie Washington hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to make it 42-39 at the half. But the Celtics came out of the locker room sizzling and went on 13-6 run over the first four minutes of the third quarter.

Songalia scored 19 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Brown added 15 points and 8 rebounds and Bremer tacked on 14. Stephen Jackson led the Spurs with 19 points.

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- Bremer looked very solid Friday night. There was not a lot of NBA talent on the floor, but Bremer clearly stood out from the others -- especially defensively. Jason Hart (from Syracuse) did not get much of anything going with JR on him. Also, Bremer's hustle is already making him a fan favorite. (NT) -- QR2, 16:50:42 07/20/02 Sat

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