St. John's Deivon Smith won't play Sunday against Creighton
The guard has been battling a shoulder injury for more than a month and though he has been in and out of the lineup, he  hasn ...
With buzz building during banner season, No. 9 St. John’s moves regular-season home finale to MSG
Ninth-ranked St. John’s has moved its final home game of the regular season from cozy Carnesecca Arena to Madison Square ...
St. John’s could be a projected Top-16 team in the NCAA Tournament, but Rick Pitino is ‘not interested’
Mike DeCourcy of FOX Sports currently has St. John’s (21-4, 12-2 Big East) as the projected No. 4 seed in the East Region, ...
Rick Pitino doesn’t think surging St. John’s has even hit its ceiling yet
St. John’s sits all alone atop the Big East, and are in play for a top four seed in the NCAA Tournament. But Rick Pitino ...
Injured Deivon Smith won’t be back anytime soon for St. John’s: ‘Longer he stays out, the better’
St. John’s coach Rick Pitini said Smith, now dealing with a neck injury, tried to play Wednesday night against Villanova, but couldn’t go.
How St. John’s has ridden the Rick Pitino Effect back to college basketball’s center stage
The star of this college basketball matinee had arrived. St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, 72 and dapper as ever in a navy blue ...
Rick Smith praises Bears for hiring process with Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson's agent, Rick Smith, had all the praise for the Bears and Kevin Warren for how they handled the hiring process.
John Calipari won't be the first former Kentucky basketball coach to return to Rupp Arena
John Calipari will return to Rupp Arena this weekend when his Arkansas team takes on Kentucky. He's not the first former ...
How a theft in the Cow Palace parking lot became part of Bay Area sports lore
The first time the Golden State Warriors hosted the NBA All-Star Game in the Bay Area, the MVP had his All-Star jersey stolen ...
St. John's HC Rick Pitino drops big Deivon Smith update for Providence clash
St. John's basketball head coach Rick Pitino gives an update on transfer guard Deivon Smith, who has missed the last two games with an injury ...
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Rick Pitino's decision to use Deivon Smith despite shoulder injury seems a bit odd
And never mind that coach Rick Pitino and the team’s trainer already had decided to hold the point guard out until the Musketeers come to the Garden. Smith asked to play and Pitino agreed.