#st-johns

#st-johns

Dylan Darling would hit the game-winner as time expired to send St. John's to the Sweet 16. Darling did not have a massive game for the Red Storm, playing just 18 minutes and scoring only two points, but those two points were the difference.

In an unbelievable display of "bend-don't-break" pitching, the Kentucky staff allowed St. John's to put runners on base in eight of the nine innings and still walked away with a shutout. That is incredibly hard to do. Between Friday's Jaxon Jelkin gem and Saturday's bulldog of an effort, the Cats have now allowed just one unearned run in 18 innings against the Red Storm.

I just think it was one of those nights where everything went great for us, and everything went wrong for them. But we did a lot to make that happen, you know, and obviously, we expect to see them potentially a third time. But I do want to move that Big East Tournament somewhere else because I think St. John's is too big of an advantage to play in the Big East Tournament at MSG now that their fan base has, you know, woken up and packs that place.

Bar Nouveau might change that. Just off North Lombard, it's housed inside a refurbished 1940s building called Leavitt Station, a setting that matches the restaurant's avowedly midcentury sensibility. There are no Resys to reserve, no QR codes. You book by the increasingly retro medium of text message. Chef Althea Grey Potter cooks French food without Francophile reserve. Her plates arrive like something from Julia Child or Alice Waters, whose cookbooks adorn the entryway. A decadent bouffant of chicken liver mousse, heaped like ruffled cupcake frosting atop sablé cookies, is fit for an Eisenhower-era Gourmet cover. Fried olives present like a French Scotch egg, wrapped in pâté, stuffed with melty Cantal Jeune, and served over honey mustard.

The Red Storm recorded a 31-5 record, won an outright Big East regular season title for the first time since 1985, swept through the Big East Tournament to capture that trophy for the first time in 25 years, and entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed. The rebirth mobilized New York City and brought college basketball fans back to Madison Square Garden.

Bryce Hopkins finished with 15 points and 13th-ranked St. John's fended off a stiff challenge from William & Mary in the opening half before dominating the final 20 minutes of its 93-60 victory Saturday night in Queens, N.Y. After dropping eight spots in this week's top 25 poll, the Red Storm (2-1) bounced back from last week's disappointing defensive showing in a 103-96 loss to Alabama one week ago and scored 19 straight points to turn a five-point halftime lead into a rout before the midway point of the second half.

I really don't pay too much attention to prognosticating because especially in this day and age, I don't even know the names of the players (on the teams),

The Edlefsen house stands as a testament to early 20th-century architecture, showcasing original oak hardwood floors, leaded glass windows, and thoughtful updates that blend old and new.

"It just wasn't sustainable for us anymore. We were cutting it close budget-wise before COVID, and having to borrow more money to stay in business during the shutdown."