Tag Archive | "Basketball Fan"

Spotlight game: No. 10 North Carolina at No. 5 Kentucky

Friday, December 4, 2009

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Dan Blank Much-anticipated John Wall has not disappointed Kentucky basketball fans. Place: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky. Time: 12:30 p.m. ET TV: CBS Three reasons Kentucky will win John Wall. Even with the insane amount of hype that preceded Wall’s arrival in Lexington, the freshman point guard has done nothing to temper those expectations. Wall is averaging 18.5 points and [...]

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Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel: ‘Our league is the best league in college basketball this season’

Friday, November 6, 2009

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Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel is high on his team, especially its backcourt. ‘Because of that, we’re going to lean heavily on their experience.’ Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel has the challenge of starting a new season without Blake Griffin, last year’s player of the year, who’s moved on to the NBA. But don’t feel too bad for [...]

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College basketball countdown: No. 7 Purdue

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Jack Ebling, Sporting News Yearbooks Leading into the college basketball season openers, Sporting News will preview each of the top 25, counting backward from our preseason power poll. For more great college basketball content, order your copy of our College Basketball 09-10 yearbook, or pick one up at a newsstand today. A 27-10 record would [...]

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College Basketball’s Top 25 Programs of the Last Decade

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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With the completion of the 2008-2009 college basketball season, we have seen a champion of the sport crowned in every year this decade, a ten year span that has now come to a close. In each and every decade of the past, we have seen the grace and dominance from an array of players, coaches, teams, [...]

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The Problem with One-and-Done: Leaving before Learning to Play

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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I was talking with the Mrs. on the phone on the eve of the draft, and she brought up a very good point. The NBA Draft isn’t as big a deal as it once was. I agreed. And if anyone else feels the same way, I’ll tell you why; it’s because we don’t know the [...]

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The Memphis Scandal: We Are All To Blame

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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The words of the headline may offend you. Hell, I’m offended by the headline as well. Who do I think I am to add such appalling words at the top of that page? Well, I think I’m an aspiring sports writer trying to figure out what’s going on here. At the same time, I’m also [...]

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President Obama Makes His Pick for the NBA Finals

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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The World Famous LayupDrill Rumor Mill 6/3/09 President Obama is a big sports fan, and an even bigger basketball fan. Earlier this spring, Obama filled out his brackets for the NCAA Tournament, and correctly had the North Carolina Tar Heels winning it all. Now, The AP reports that Obama has made his pick in the Finals, [...]

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Magic-Lakers: The Final Grade and Ultimate Preview

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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The NBA Finals are here! Two things a serious basketball fan is thinking right up to this point, either this is awesome I cannot wait to see Kobe Bryant take on Dwight Howard. Or this sucks, after the Finals is done, there will be no more basketball for months. Lucky for you downers, there is still the NBA Draft, offseason [...]

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Boston Celtics’ All-Time Starting Five

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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Being the most storied franchise in the NBA’s history, the Boston Celtics have had many great players. In fact, 22 Celtics players are currently in the Hall of Fame for their professional basketball careers, and at least three current Boston Celtics will likely be inducted following the end of their careers. With such a wonderful, storied [...]

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Derrick Rose SAT Score: Memphis Has Some ‘Splainin to Do!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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The 2008 Memphis Tigers were only 2.1 seconds away from claiming the NCAA Basketball title. That was long enough for Mario Chalmers of Kansas to hit an unforgettable three-pointer and take the National Championship game into overtime. It’s time thank him for his heroics. The NCAA has a surprise for Memphis basketball fans. New allegations have arisen [...]

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