as paulie b fled levien gymnasium last saturday, struck half blind and nauseous by the magnitude of the just befallen disaster, he more resembled, as did so many lion rooters heading for the exits, a concussed resident of herculaneum fleeing his pumice buried city than a disappointed sports fan leaving an arena. speech was impossible, […] Read more »
disappointed, undaunted, ready for another must win weekend
the columbia lions men’s basketball team returns to levien gymnasium this weekend in second place in the ivy league. a 5 – 1 record, fashioned over three weeks on the road would ordinarily be reason for immense self-congratulation, but, we expect, this crew rues that sole blemish on the report card more than the handful […] Read more »
lions rampant
five weeks ago, the columbia men’s basketball team traveled to long island and battled the america east conference power stony brook seawolves. the light blue led by as many as seventeen points on their way to a nine point loss. it was a game that left many of us shaking our heads at a talented, […] Read more »
big wins
columbia started its journey to the ivy league title and a place in the ncaa tournament as well as possible, edging the cornell big red at levien, 74 -70, on the 16th and then whipping the ithacans at newman arena, 79 – 68. two weeks into league play and the lions are tied for first […] Read more »
petrasek and lo lead the blazing lions into new year
columbia has won five straight and the lions are starting to resemble the team we anticipated back at season’s outset. the three losses that preceded the current success were by a total of four points. seven points judiciously distributed over those matches would have them boasting a gaudy 12 – 2 record and looking like […] Read more »
#theroadtohoustonstartsonbroadway
a rehabbed and reinforced columbia hoops squad opened its 2015 – 16 campaign with a boring 45 point rout of the visiting kean college cougars during lunch break on friday the thirteenth. the mismatch in size, talent and skills was such that no conclusions can surely be drawn from the one sided (107 – 62) […] Read more »
scary – can a struggling lion squad succeed in the ivies?
two weekends ago, the lions traveled to ithaca and edged an improved cornell squad, 48 – 45. the savor of that valuable league road win was tempered by the unpalatable stats line posted by columbia’s offensive leader, maodo lo. the junior guard from berlin was not only shut out by the big red but also […] Read more »
we’re number two! columbia rattles kentucky
the columbia lions journeyed to lexington, kentucky and showed the nation how the immense and immensely deep kentucky wildcats might be beaten. the box score tells the familiar story of visitors undone by home team favoring officials (with kentucky enjoying a 17 – 4 edge in freethrows), but allgame has no beef with a crew […] Read more »
lions lookin’ for a miracle as bluegrass battle beckons
columbia prepared for its fight with the deepest team in college basketball this coming wednesday by playing its best game to date. they buried the bucknell bisons at levien this saturday evening past, 62 – 39. it was their first win over the visitors in three seasons. the squad played an impeccable first six minutes […] Read more »
jump ball! the lions’ new season tips off
part the first – dedicated to the one i love when the columbia five left levien last march 25 on the short end of a 72 – 69 college insider.com post season tournament battle with the ever despised yales, despondent fans could look ahead to a bright follow up to a 21 win year. the […] Read more »