I’d like to write about my favorite sports team- the North Carolina men’s basketball team. This is one underachieving group if I ever saw one. The entire starting lineup returns from a surprise first place 2011 ACC finish, with all five members being former McDonald’s All-Americans. I never doubted former Maryland [...]
Read More →After upsetting the University of Kentucky Wildcats with a last minute 3 pointer the Indiana Hoosiers moved to 9-0 on the season! Needless to say this has the Hoosier state excited about the upcoming Crossroad Roads Classic in Indianapolis on December 17th, 2011. The Classic will feature all of Indiana’s most recognizable [...]
Read More →For the first time forever, or so it feels, the Indiana vs. Kentucky Basketball Game may actually live up to the hype surrounding the now one-sided series. The natural rivals face-off against each other once a year, alternating between Assembly Hall and Rupp Arena. This year’s contest will be on December 10, [...]
Read More →The stage is all set for the 2011 NIT Tip-Off Semis and Finals at Madison Square Garden. What began as a 16 team has been narrowed to a field of four: Syracuse Orange, Virginia Tech Hokies, Stanford Cardinal, and Oklahoma State Cowboys.
With the regionals completed, the semifinals will be [...]
Read More →Sullinger was a candidate for player of the year last year as a freshman and now with Kemba Walker, Jimmer Fredette, and Nolan Smith all in the NBA, he is the early favorite to capture the award. Sullinger made good on his promise to return [...]
Read More →Duke’s International Trip
The Duke Blue Devils traveled to China and Dubai for a 14-day trip to play in four basketball games. Three of the games were on ESPN U. A few former players came to visit such as Kyrie Irving, Shane [...]
Read More →Written by Kim Farricker
1. Phil Martelli has won almost 300 games in fifteen years at Hawk Hill. However the past two years at 11-20 and 17-15 are making the St. Joe’s fans very nervous. Their last NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2008. They reached the Elite Eight in 2004. The [...]
Read More →Written by Kim Farricker
According to some NBA sources, the CBA is discussing a rule that would require players to enter the NBA draft after two years of college and 20 years old. Many NBA teams are in favor of the proposed rule. Prior, the rule was that you had [...]
Read More →“These are the dark days.
In a normal year, mid-July is when you start getting excited again for football. ESPN’s Around the Horn and PTI are dominated by training-camp talk and preseason rankings.
But not this year. This year we hear about squabbling over shares of a [...]
Read More →Written by Kim Farricker
Every year college basketball change a lot because of graduations, transfers, early NBA entries and incoming freshman. College basketball has become popular because of the intensity the coaches and players have. A college basketball fan can reminisce about past college basketball players, teams and coaches that made [...]
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