Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, and Yao Ming were among the names inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. The most notable 2016 Hall of Fame inductees perhaps are O’Neal and Iverson. O’Neal spent 19 years in the NBA, playing for six different teams. One of the most commanding centers in NBA history, O’Neal …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Preview
Top overall seed Connecticut and No. 4 seed Syracuse will battle for the national title in Indianapolis tonight at 8:30 p.m. Holding a perfect record of 37-0 the UConn girls will compete for an NCAA-record 11th national championship (4th straight). Syracuse (30-7) clawed their way to the national championship game by beating the Washington …
Read More »Gators’ Robinson Declares for NBA Draft
Florida Gators sophomore forward Devin Robinson is declaring for the NBA Draft, according to a post on his Instagram from Monday. However, this isn’t necessarily the end of Robinson’s time in the orange and blue. New NCAA rules allow players to declare for the draft and participate in the NBA …
Read More »Kris Jenkins’ Buzzer-Beater Lifted Villanova Over North Carolina In National Championship Game
On Monday night, Villanova stunned North Carolina and the Wildcats earned themselves its first national title since 1985. With 4.7 seconds left in the National Championship game, the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Villanova Wildcats were all knotted up at 74 points apiece. But in a blink of an eye, confetti showered …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Championship Preview: Connecticut Continues Historic Run Against Syracuse
With the end of March it means the end of the madness…almost. The NCAA Women’s Tournament comes to an end Tuesday night as powerhouse UCONN takes on underdog Syracuse. Both teams come into this championship game after dominating in every game thus far; the lowest margin of victory for either …
Read More »National Championship Preview: North Carolina to Face Villanova
The National Championship game is set. No. 1 seed North Carolina will take on No. 2 seed Villanova. The Tar Heels will be playing in their 10th national championship and first since winning it in 2009 while the Wildcats will be playing in their third national championship and first since winning it in …
Read More »Preview: Men’s NCAA Final Four
April just began but the craziness of March Madness continues for just a little bit longer this weekend with the NCAA Final Four match-ups of Villanova taking on. Oklahoma and Syracuse battling North Carolina. This has been a surprising tournament for a lot of fans, with the No. 10 seed out …
Read More »Women’s Final Four: Can Anyone Stop UConn?
In a year full of parity in Division I men’s college basketball, the same could also be said about the women’s side. A No. 2, No. 4 seed, and a No. 7 seed dot the Final Four in Indianapolis. The fourth team? Who else but undefeated UConn. The Huskies (36-0) have …
Read More »Battle in Indianapolis: Women’s Final Four
Four Teams. Three Games. One Goal. One City. One Champion. This year it features the legacy of UConn Huskies, a Beaver squad of Oregon State, the Orange Surge of Syracuse, and the Cinderella Huskies of Washington. The Final Four begins April 3, and the National Championship game will be April 5. …
Read More »O’Connell Center Demolition Underway
The arena that served as a stage to two consecutive men’s basketball national championships, (’06, ’07) and three consecutive gymnastics national championships (’13, ’14, ’15) won’t house a show again until December 2016. Demolition and renovation of the 36 year-old O’Connell Center is finally underway. The $64.5 million project is …
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