Roger Rubin Columns

Roger Rubin covers St. John's men's basketball, MLB and high school sports

Rubin: A 'team for the ages?' The Red Storm have a chance to be that.

Rubin: Rick Pitino has plenty of ire to motivate his Red Storm players

Rubin: Red Storm after making Big East final — 'It doesn't matter who we play'

Rubin: St. John's two wins away from repeating as Big East Tournament champion

Rubin: St. John's Pitino looks into his crystal ball and sees a Darling

St. John's Hopkins believes there will be a third meeting with Providence

Roger Rubin gives his picks for this season's Big East awards

Only in NewsdayRubin: Joson Sanon has been quietly effective for St. John's

Zuby in spotlight, before & after game

Rubin: Pitino criticizes St. John's, wants school to retire more player jerseys

Rubin: Storm gets great 'D' from Mitchell but needs more offense

Rubin: Red Storm need quick rebound vs. Villanova

Rubin: Beating UConn — again — can open plenty of doors for St. John's

Rubin: Red Storm shift focus to UConn after earning 13th straight win

Rubin: Red Storm have gone from work-in-progress to Big East leaders

Rubin: St. John's 11th straight win features ejection-filled melee

Rubin: SJU's Hopkins ready for Providence fans' vitriol

Rubin: 904 wins later, St. John's Pitino knows how to develop talent

Rubin: How will surging Storm respond to ramped-up pressure?

Rubin: The Big East isn't what it used to be

Rubin: St. John's vs. UConn, at the Garden. . . get your popcorn ready!

Rubin: Refocused Red Storm in good place heading into matchup with UConn

Rubin: With UConn on horizon, St. John's must not overlook DePaul

Rubin: UConn game will highlight big week for St. John's

Rubin: Dillon Mitchell playing role of problem solver for St. John's

Rubin: Pitino deserves to be appreciated for what he's doing now

Rubin: Rick Pitino will have to get past his son for 900th victory

Rubin: St. John's may have righted ship, but questions remain at point guard

Rubin: St. John's earns second straight impressive victory, routing Creighton

Rubin: St. John's gritty players from last season key win over Butler

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Florida begins title defense with 59-point rout of Prairie View, 2nd-biggest margin in NCAA tourney

Tarris Reed Jr. has 31 points and 27 rebounds as No. 2 UConn beats Furman 82-71 in NCAA Tournament

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Maupin's 17 points leads Texas Tech past Villanova in the first round of March Madness

St. John's starts fast against Northern Iowa in NCAA Tournament

Jaylen Petty scores 24 as Texas Tech beats Akron 91-71 in NCAA Tournament first round

Rubin: Pitino a master at getting his teams ready to play on big stage

Beers' 18 points, 10 rebounds power No. 4 seed Oklahoma in 89-59 rout of Idaho in March Madness

Jacari White scores 26 and No. 3 seed Virginia avoids early March exit, beating Wright State 82-73

Blackhawks D Louis Crevier and F Andrew Mangiapane sidelined by injuries

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