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Television Listings for Providence at (17) Xavier 12/28/2016

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This 7:00pm tip to open Big East play is Providence’s second of five games that will be on FSN this season. Every other game is on either FOX, FS1, FS2, ESPNU or CBS Sports Network and should be easy for Friar fans to track down on their TV dials.

These are the networks that will be airing the game. Check your local listings to confirm. You can click on any network name with a link for a channel finder based on your zip code and TV provider:

The game IS AVAILABLE via the Fox Sports GO app. You can also check in with FriarTV as he usually always has at least the Rooke/Hassett audio and most of the time has at least one option for the video feed.

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Television Listings for Providence vs (21) Rhode Island 12/3/2016

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This 4:30pm tip against in-state rival Rhode Island is Providence’s first of five games that will be on FSN this season. Every other game is on either FOX, FS1, FS2, ESPNU or CBS Sports Network and should be easy for Friar fans to track down on their TV dials.

These are the networks that will be airing the game. Check your local listings to confirm. You can click on any network name with a link for a channel finder based on your zip code and TV provider:

UPDATE: The game IS AVAILABLE via the Fox Sports GO app. You can also check in with FriarTV as he usually always has at least the Rooke/Hassett audio and most of the time has at least one option for the video feed.

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Doris Burke ’87 to Emcee Providence’s 2016 Late Night Madness

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Providence will again have another prominent sports media personality emcee their annual Late Night Madness event. Last year Bill Raftery performed emcee duties and the school announced this year it will be Friar alumna Doris Burke. Burke — previously Doris Sable — is a 1987 graduate of Providence where she was a First Team All-Big East performer her senior year. Providence announced a few weeks ago that Shaquille O’Neal, a.k.a. DJ Diesel, would host and perform at this year’s official basketball season kickoff event. The event will again be open only to current Providence students with priority access given to student season ticket holders. This year’s Late Night Madness event will be held on October 15th in Alumni Hall’s Mullaney Gym.

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Providence Continues to Make Late Night Madness a Big-time Event in Friartown

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Two years ago I wrote an article titled “Why Providence’s Late Night Madness is Important.” I typed up that article after attending the 2014 event in Mullaney Gym that featured Jalen Rose as emcee and a performance by Big Sean. While some of my readers may not know who Big Sean is, the students and recruits who attended the event that year certainly did. Late Night Madness has been happening at Providence since Rick Pitino brought it to Friartown in 1985. The event had become quite stale in recent years with local artists who were not well-known by most people — let alone the students or recruits — being the main non-basketball entertainment, alongside the dance routines of various campus clubs and organizations. For lack of a better term, Late Night Madness at Providence had become small-time.

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Shaq to Host and Perform at Providence’s 2016 Late Night Madness

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Continuing the recent tradition of bringing in a big-time name for Late Night Madness, Providence announced on Friday that Shaquille O’Neil will host and perform at this year’s event on October 15th. Shaq, performing under the name DJ Diesel, is the second former NBA player-turned TV personality to host Providence’s Late Night Madness after Jalen Rose — the son of Friar legend Jimmy Walker — hosted the 2014 event. As usual, Late Night Madness will take place in Mullaney Gym in Alumni Hall. The event begins at 7pm. Last year Bill Raftery emceed the event while Ludacris performed after the on-court action was over. When Rose hosted two years ago it was Big Sean who performed. The initial big-time host and performer was in 2013 when Nick Cannon hosted and performed. This is always a big recruiting weekend for Ed Cooley and I would expect to see plenty of Friar targets in attendance on October 15th.

Here is the official release from Providence Athletics:

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Providence Athletics Hosting NBA Draft Watch Party

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Providence Athletics will host an NBA Draft Watch Party on June 23rd at G Pub in downtown Providence, the department announced on it’s Twitter page. Providence has two players eligible for the 2016 NBA Draft and both appear to be locks to get drafted with Kris Dunn expected to be off the board sometime in the top 6 picks and Ben Bentil listed as a late First Round or early Second Round pick in most mock drafts.

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Providence Athletics Extends Multimedia Rights Deal with Learfield

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Providence College announced a 10-year extension of their contract with Learfield. The company has been Providence Athletics’ exclusive multimedia rights holder since their acquisition of Nelligan Sports Marketing in February 2014. Bob Driscoll, Providence’s Athletics Director, made the announcement.

“We are excited that we will be continuing our partnership with Learfield,” Driscoll said.  “We believe that Learfield is the industry leader.  Learfield plays an integral role in helping us to generate additional funds to support our student-athletes as they strive for success.”

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