Broken Record: Men’s Hoops Goes Down, Other Dukes Doing Great Things

To no one’s surprise, the Dukes did not snap CAA-leading Drexel’s 12 game winning streak or their own 5 game losing streak at the Convo tonight, falling 63-56.  Even the close score isn’t a good sign against the defensively beastly, but offensively challenged Dragons.  Drexel, the preseason conference favorite, has recovered from a slow start and seem a good bet for the top seed in Richmond (which incidentally would also match them up with whoever beats the Dukes in the 8/9 game).  So other than informing you that JMU is now 10-16 overall and a hideous 3-10 in conference, we’re just going to ask you to read another fantastic story about a former Dukes start doing great things!

In this case, it’s former soccer start C.J. Sapong, who gets the full-on star treatment from ESPN Soccer’s Leander Schaerlackens.  Seriously, this story is a fantastic piece on the former Duke and a subtle reminder of the central problem with US Soccer’s development, namely that the dreaded combo of politics and parents repeatedly conspire to prop up the wrong players and keep down some of the best raw talent.

In other soccer news, former women’s star Corky Julien is Canada’s best goal scorer and has begun training in Sweden before leading her country’s squad to the Olympics in London this summer.

Finally, per a very valid suggestion on Twitter (follow us @jmusportsblog), we’ll be previewing the back-to-back CAA Champion Diamond Dukes this weekend in preparation for college Opening Day next week!  Needless to say, we’re looking forward to the Women’s hoops tournament and the baseball season a great deal more than continuing to discuss the over/under on how long Matt Brady keeps his job.

p.s. Info coming soon on JMUSB’s plans for the West Virginia game at FedEx this fall!