The Penn State Nittany Lions (9-15), led by Lamar Stevens’ 26-point double-double, stunned the #6 Michigan Wolverines (22-3) in Happy Valley with a 75-69 victory. It’s never a dull day in the Big Ten, where a last-place team can beat the first-place team without even blinking. Penn State, the basement dweller […]
In SEC conference action, #19 LSU (20-4) picked off #5 Kentucky (20-4) with a buzzer-beater, tip-in by LSU’s Kavell Bigby-Williams. Kentucky lost to LSU at home 73-71. Bigby-Williams beat the buzzer, but replays indicated he committed offensive interference. In addition to the controversial tip-in, officials blew numerous calls down the […]
The Vermont Catamounts (19-5), led by the three Duncan brothers, are currently in first place in the America East and trying to win an automatic bid to March Madness for a second time in three years. Vermont posted ten straight 20-win seasons. They’re one win away from eleven straight. Last […]
Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder notched a triple-double in ten games in a row to set a new NBA record, passing Wilt Chamberlin’s 1968 record of nine consecutive triple-doubles. Westbrook scored 21 points and added 14 rebounds and 11 assists in a 120-111 victory over the Portland Trailblazers. […]
Midway through the Ivy League season, Yale (15-4) is in first place and trying to win a bid to March Madness for the first time since 2016. Yale has won eight games in a row at home and currently hold a 5-1 record in the Ivy League. Princeton, Harvard, and […]
The Boston Celtics imploded and blew a 28-point lead to the LA Clippers after losing point guard Kyrie Irving to a knee injury in the second quarter. The Celtics (35-21) hosted the visiting Clippers (31-26), who currently hold the #8 seed in the Western Conference. Irving left the game with […]
Paul George stole the show with 45 points in a 117-112 victory for the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-19) over the Houston Rockets (32-23), but Russell Westbrook posted his ninth-consecutive triple-double and James Harden dropped 42 points to extend his 30-point scoring streak to 29 games. The Rockets blew a 26-point […]
In one of the biggest matchups of the college basketball season, freshman RJ Barrett scored 26 points for #2 Duke and the Blue Devils defeated #3 Virginia at home 81-71 Two of the top three teams in the country faced off in a game so special that NBA stars LeBron […]
The Toronto Raptors (40-16) shored up their frontline by acquiring center Marc Gasol, 34, from the Memphis Grizzlies shortly before the NBA trade deadline. In return, the Grizzlies acquire center Jonas Valanciunas, point guard Delon Wright, forward CJ Miles, and a 2012 second round pick. Valanciunas missed the last two […]
The Philadelphia Sixers decided to trade point guard Markelle Fultz, the former number one draft pick that they selected in the 2017 NBA Draft. The Sixers (34-20) traded Fultz to the Orlando Magic (23-32) for forward Jonathon Simmons, plus a 2020 first-round pick and a 2019 second-round pick. Fultz, 20, […]
Loyola-Chicago (15-9) took March Madness by storm last year and became the Cinderella story of the 2018 college basketball tournament, but this season the Ramblers got off to a slow 7-6 start. Loyola-Chicago has won 8 of their last 11 games to move into first place in the Missouri Valley […]
Two of the top three teams in the country square off on Saturday with #3 Virginia (20-1) hosting #2 Duke (20-2). Duke and Virginia are also tied for first place in the ACC with an identical 8-1 conference record. Three weeks ago, Duke hosted Virginia in Durham, North Carolina and […]
The NCAA tournament is changing its rules on reviewing last second shots, ensuring that all buzzer beaters will get a second look – even if the baskets have absolutely no impact on which team will win the game. That decision comes in the wake of two games earlier this week […]
The New Orleans Pelicans did not trade All-Star Anthony Davis to the LA Lakers or anyone else before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline. The biggest story of the NBA season ended up becoming a non-story. Davis, the former #1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, will not be traded by the […]
Despite being one of the perennial worst teams in the leauge, the New York Knicks are the most valuable team in the NBA worth $4 billion according to the latest report by Forbes. Playing home games at the historic and newly-renovated Madison Square Garden (aka MSG) is one of the […]
The Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls worked out a trade in which the Wizards will send small forward Otto Porter Jr. to the Bulls in exchange for forwards Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis, plus a second-round draft pick. With all eyes on the future of Anthony Davis, the Wizards/Bulls […]
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook scored his seventh-consecutive triple-double, matching his career-high and tying him with NBA legends Michael Jordan and Oscar Robertson. Russell Westbrook filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, 16 assists, and 15 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder (34-19) defeated the Orlando Magic […]
The Indiana Pacers destroyed the LA Lakers 136-94 in a 42-point blowout, which was the worst loss in LeBron James’ 16-year career. Even without All-Star Victor Oladipo, the Pacers improved to 35-19 on the season. Seven Pacers scored in double figures and the team hit 19 three-pointers on 56 percent […]
With the NBA trade deadline approaching, the LA Clippers (30-25) and Philadelphia 76ers (34-20) worked out a blockbuster trade that will send forward Tobias Harris from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. Harris is averaging a career-high 20.9 points per games, plus 7.9 rebounds a game. His game flourished ever since the […]
The outspoken LaVar Ball has once again weighed in the basketball careers of one of his children, this time saying that he doesn’t want Lonzo Ball to be traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. The comments come in response to rumors that the Lakers are interested in trading for Anthony […]
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