Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has died aged 41, according to reports. The point guard, widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday morning according to American media outlet TMZ. Bryant, who also won two Olympic gold medals, played for the Los …
The mecca of basketball might be Madison Square Garden, but the Garden State is the capital of the local college basketball landscape this year. For the first time ever, Seton Hall (10) and Rutgers (24) were ranked in the same Associated Press poll on Monday. For Rutgers, it is its first national ranking since March …
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Week 14 is another highly attractive one for fantasy purposes, as we’ll see a whopping 20 teams draw four-game schedules. We have just two teams at the opposite end of the spectrum, as only the Hornets and Bucks are saddled with a two-game schedule. Therefore, there will be plenty of opportunities for players at all …
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Congratulations are in order for Scott Drew and Baylor as the Bears have taken over the No. 1 spot in the most recent AP poll. Baylor, which upset Kansas and held on against Oklahoma State on the road, becomes the seventh team to become No. 1 this season (Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke, Louisville, Kansas, and …
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Any simple talk on Somalia and the picture that comes to mind is one of anarchy. Since 1990, Somalia has never known peace. Yet there is so much potential in the country. One such is in a sport where the country’s basketball team is out to present a better image of the East African state. …
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It was the perfect season-opening backdrop. Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning outside the Jackson Intermediate School gym, pint-size basketball players on the inside, thumbing their noses at Mother Nature’s wrath. For almost eight straight hours Saturday, the city’s basketball-loving children celebrated the start to another youth season as both of Jackson’s gyms were …
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It was the perfect season-opening backdrop. Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning outside the Jackson Intermediate School gym, pint-size basketball players on the inside, thumbing their noses at Mother Nature’s wrath. For almost eight straight hours Saturday, the city’s basketball-loving children celebrated the start to another youth season as both of Jackson’s gyms were …
Continue reading City’s youth basketball season storms into the gymnasiums for a new campaign
Lawson Robinson III Michigan State Basketball travels to Indiana for a game against the Hoosiers this Thursday, Jan. 23. The Spartans are 14-6 on the year and 6-1 in Big Ten Conference play after a 66-57 win against Wisconsin. Indiana, on the other hand, is 14-4 on the year and 4-3 in Big Ten Conference …
Continue reading No. 11 Michigan State Basketball vs. Indiana: Preview/Scouting Report
Andrew Brewster Despite a bad loss to Purdue on the road, it seems like everyone is in agreement that MSU Basketball is the team to beat in the Big Ten, and is still considered one of the top teams in NCAA Men’s Basketball. After being ranked No. 11 in the last AP Poll, the USA TODAY …
Continue reading MSU Basketball back in the top-10 of latest USA TODAY Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Andrew Brewster The story of Bryn Forbes is fairly unique. A late transfer to Michigan State’s Men’s Basketball team from Cleveland State, Forbes impressed in college with his shooting, but I don’t know if anyone had him pegged as a legitimate NBA starter. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what he has become for the San Antonio Spurs. …
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