The 11-seeded Loyola Ramblers men’s basketball team will play in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1985. They will face a No. 7 Nevada in the bracket-busting matchup. Rambling On Coming into the tournament, the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers were picked by many to be a dark horse in the …
Read More »OKC Thunder Winning Under Donovan
At the beginning of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder had what some would refer to as a dull start. The Thunder were 14-15 back in December at the start of the season. Even after losing Durant, former Gator great coach Billy Donovan has made a new game plan this year …
Read More »Penny Hardaway Takes Over Memphis Tigers
There’s a new trend emerging in college hoops: former NBA greats are returning to their Alma mater to coach on the same court where they began their historic careers. We recently saw it when Chris Mullin took over St. John’s University in 2015, followed by Patrick Ewing reclaiming his former …
Read More »Magic Fall to the Toronto Raptors
The Orlando Magic continued their two game losing streak by falling to the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night at home. The final score was 93-86 and the two teams kept it close, until the end when Toronto’s defense picked it up. The Magic Turned to Dust Throughout the game, the two …
Read More »UMBC Proud of NCAA Tournament Upset
Before Friday night, the college basketball world had never seen a No. 16 seed take down a No. 1 seed giant. That changed when the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers (25-10) did not just slay the giant, they decimated the top overall seed Virginia Cavaliers (31-3) by a score of …
Read More »Spurs power past injury-plagued Warriors for fourth straight victory
The San Antonio Spurs (41-30) defeated the Golden State Warriors (53-18) last night 89-75. LaMarcus Aldridge poured in 33 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double to lead the way for San Antonio. The injured Warriors held a slim, 2-point, lead heading into the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough …
Read More »Heat Inch Closer to Playoffs with 2OT Defeat over Nuggets
It’s been a season of close games for the Miami Heat, and Monday’s double overtime win against the Denver Nuggets was no exception. Recap The Heat were without Dwayne Wade, who was missing his fourth consecutive game with a mild left hamstring strain. Hassan Whiteside also didn’t play, missing his …
Read More »Auburn Bows Out In Round of 32 After Blowout Loss to Clemson
The Auburn Tigers season came to a disappointing end Sunday in San Diego. They were blown out by Clemson 84-53 in the second round of the Midwest region, falling a game short of what would’ve been the school’s fifth-ever Sweet Sixteen appearance. CLEMSON OWNS THE BATTLE OF THE TIGERS! (5) …
Read More »Texas A&M upsets UNC to Advance to Sweet 16
The whole world watched in shock Sunday night as No. 7 seed Texas A&M absolutely steamrolled No. 2 seed UNC with a score of 86-65. The Tar Heels have been in the Championship game of the NCAA Basketball Tournament the last two seasons. In 2016, they lost an extremely close …
Read More »Michigan State Upset in Second Round
In a wild and unpredictable NCAA Tournament, the Michigan State Spartans became the latest upset victim on Sunday. The No. 11 seed Syracuse Orange (23-13) eliminated the No. 3 seed Spartans (30-5), 55-53, in the second round at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Spartans’ head coach Tom Izzo says …
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