Posted on 15 December 2012.
It’s official.
The seven non-football members of the Big East conference have voted to go their own way. The presidents of Georgetown, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Marquette and DePaul released a joint statement, saying:
Earlier to…
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Posted on 13 December 2012.
During the fourth quarter of last night’s Nets/Raptors game, referee Courtney Kirkland attempted to block a Kris Humphries free-throw attempt.
Yes, you read that correctly.
There’s something you don’t see every day, huh?
Apparently Kirkland gave Hu…
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Posted on 13 December 2012.
Another major shakeup could hit the Big East conference in the next few days. It is even possible that the once-mighty basketball power could be dissolved.
The seven non-football schools in the conference – DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, …
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Posted on 12 December 2012.
Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Bon Jovi might be the headliners at tonight’s 12.12.12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, but the NBA will be supplying some star power to the show as well.
A large group of current an…
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Posted on 06 December 2012.
Kobe Bryant reached the 30,000-point mark in career scoring during last night’s win over the Hornets. He’s just the fifth player in league history to hit that lofty plateau and – at 34 years of age – the youngest.
(Of course, the fact that he entered…
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Posted on 04 December 2012.
The New Orleans Hornets will change their name to the Pelicans, Yahoo! Sports is reporting. The change could take effect in time for the 2013-14 season.
The team has been known as the Hornets since 1988, when the then-Charlotte Hornets joined the NBA…
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Posted on 04 December 2012.
Charlotte Bobcats sixth man Ben Gordon became the sixth University of Connecticut player to reach the 10,000-point mark in the NBA. Can you name the other five? And as a bonus… can you name the only other school that has as many ten-thousand point s…
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Posted on 03 December 2012.
LeBron James has been named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine. SI’s Chris Stone made the announcement on CNN this morning.
The honor caps a very good year for King James. He won his first NBA title, was named league MVP for the thi…
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Posted on 30 November 2012.
On March 14th, with his team in the midst of a post-Linsanity dive and Carmelo Anthony in more-or-less open revolt, Mike D’Antoni resigned as head coach of the Knicks. Eight months later, he beat out Phil Jackson – the guy that has coached 11 NBA cha…
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Posted on 30 November 2012.
As of about eight and one-half hours from now, it will be December. Black Friday is over. The lines at your local Wal Mart no longer resemble the Rajon Rondo/Kris Humphries kerfluffle* under the basket at TD Bank Garden.
It is time. Time for shopping…
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