Tonight may just be another night in the NBA, but it’s not for the Los Angeles Clippers, who will likely be celebrating the 24th birthday of their young star, Blake Griffin. [Read more…]
Archives for March 2013
North Carolina A&T: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University punched its ticket to the Big Dance by defeating Morgan State, 57-54 in the MEAC championship game on Saturday. The Aggies are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995. 1. They finished 6th in the MEAC this season. Top-seeded Norfolk State was 16-0 in the league but lost its first-round conference tournament game against Bethune-Cookman. The Spartans now watch the NCAAs from home. You may remember that Norfolk State upset Missouri
Albany: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney
Underdog? Great Danes always stand tall. After dropping a pair of regular-season meetings with Vermont, fourth-seeded Albany surprised the Catamounts when it counted most – in the America East Conference Championship on Saturday. Senior guard Jacob Iati drained a pair of late treys to lift the Great Danes to a 53-49 victory in Burlington and their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007. Need more facts about the Capital Region contingent? Here are five on the house: 1. The Great Danes picked up their 11th
SH Blog: Kobe sprains ankle; Delonte West joins the D-League; Boeheim would take Porter #1
Tomorrow is Selection Sunday, and while as usual my Maryland Terrapins are on the bubble (with a crucial game today against North Carolina), there are a number of teams already in the Big Dance. Check out our index of NCAA tournament teams if you need a March Madness primer. And if you really want to win big with your bracket this year, enter our $100,000 Challenge. In NBA news, we’ve got a column up from Frank Madden on the Heat’s 21-game
Memphis: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney
The Memphis Tigers will return to the NCAA Tournament as Conference USA champions, having defeated Southern Mississippi in a double overtime classic on Saturday afternoon. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about the Tigers: [Read more…]
Daily NBA Trivia Question: March 16, 2013
Fantasy Spin: Injured Kobe Inspires Lakers; Heat Win #21; Harden (37) Leads Rockets
Call it motivational, maybe even inspirational. On a severely sprained ankle, Kobe Bryant actually started and played 12 minutes, though he was scoreless and spent the rest of the game as a self-appointed assistant coach. Dwight Howard (20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK) was a force, Steve Nash (15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB) played well and Metta World Peace (19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL) raised his game, but it was the Lakers’ bench that made
Madden: Bosh leads Heat to 21st straight win
On paper, Friday’s tilt between the Heat and Bucks offered an intriguing if not entirely predictable preview of the two teams’ possible first-round playoff matchup. The East’s best versus its erratic eighth seed. The unstoppable force versus the decidedly movable object. The inevitability of LeBron James’ quest for a second title against the maddening inconsistency of Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis. It might not have been Bird vs. Magic, but as far as Friday night NBA storylines go, you could do much
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