Coming off a narrow defeat to No. 1 seed Gonzaga in the WCC Championship, the Gaels look to make a run in their seventh tournament appearance in school history. What’s there to like and not like about this feisty Gaels team? Let’s take a look at a few quick facts. [Read more…]
Just two weeks after receiving the schools first ever No. 1 overall ranking, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have earned their first ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga (31-2) won the West Coast Conference regular season and conference championships and will open tournament play Thursday in Salt Lake City against Southern. [Read more…]
Just when it seemed like things were starting to turn around for the Lakers this season — now 34-32 after starting a dismal 17-25 — Kobe Bryant suffered what is being diagnosed as a severe left ankle sprain and will be out “indefinitely.” [Read more…]
The theme of the night Tuesday in the NBA was superstars returning home. Dwight Howard made his long anticipated return to Orlando, while Pau Gasol may soon be returning to the Lakers lineup. Meanwhile Carmelo Anthony is returning to Denver Wednesday night and the return of Derrick Rose to Chicago is still in question. [Read more…]
Who is Tobias Harris? Tobias Harris is a second year NBA player (the 19th pick in the 2011-’12 draft) who was recently dealt in the J.J. Redick-to-Milwaukee trade on February 21. To most, he was a throw in. Redick was clearly the best player in the deal (and dealt at the deadline)… [Read more…]
With only two games on the NBA schedule Thursday night we were all able to hone in on a showdown between the Thunder and Knicks at the Garden (without Carmelo Anthony) and a shootout in Denver that wasn’t quite the dunk-fest that the Clippers were hoping for. Here are the facts: [Read more…]
“Scintillating Kobe!” Lakers play-by-play analyst Bill MacDonald exclaimed as Bryant weaved in and out of Hornets’ defenders, as he continued to eat away at New Orleans’ 25-point second half lead with bucket after bucket. [Read more…]
