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Photos taken in Secaucus, NJ. 2022.

Jake C
Apr 28, 20243 min read
For the First Time in 11 Games, Los Angeles Lakers Defeat Denver Nuggets, Force Game 5
The Los Angeles Lakers found the juice to play a full 48-minute game on Saturday night in Los Angeles, and in the process defeated the...
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Jake C
Apr 26, 20245 min read
Lakers on Brink of Elimination After Game 3 Loss
Try as they might, the Los Angeles Lakers just cannot seem to beat the Denver Nuggets. In Game 3 of their first round series on Thursday...
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Jake C
Apr 23, 20244 min read
Jamal Murray Delivers Classic Playoff Moment with Buzzer Beater in Nuggets Comeback
For the first time in 10 matchups, it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers were going to defeat the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their first...
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Jake C
Apr 20, 20241 min read
Rest In Peace to Former ESPN Producer, Researcher Howie Schwab (1960-2024)
On Saturday, Dick Vitale announced that his close friend, former ESPN researcher and producer Howie Schwab, passed away. Schwab had been...
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Jake C
Apr 20, 20247 min read
First Round NBA Playoff Predictions
The final two spots in the 2024 NBA Playoffs were secured last night, with the Miami Heat defeating the Chicago Bulls 112-91 and the New...
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Jake C
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Opening Set of Play-In Games Marred By Star Injuries
As the cliche goes, the playoffs are where legends are made. In the case of the Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler, he has built a solid portfolio...
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Jake C
Apr 16, 20244 min read
Lakers Defeat Pelicans 110-106 as Zion Williamson’s Injury Looms
On Sunday, the New Orleans Pelicans were handed a 124-108 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. Their prior losses to the Lakers...
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Jake C
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Six-Time All-Star Blake Griffin Announces Retirement After 14 Seasons
In an Instagram post on Tuesday morning, 14-year NBA veteran Blake Griffin announced his retirement. While he was in the league for 14...
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Jake C
Apr 14, 20244 min read
2024 NBA Play-In Tournament, 1-6 Playoff Matchups Set
The matchups for the Play-In Tournament and the 1-6 seed first-round matchups of the 2024 NBA playoffs are set after all teams played...
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Jake C
Apr 13, 20241 min read
On This Date in 2016: Kobe Bryant Scores 60 in Final Game
In his final NBA game, Kobe Bryant made sure he went out in legendary fashion. Capping a 20-year career, an aging Bryant, aged 37, poured...
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Jake C
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Football News: OJ Simpson Passes Away at Age 76
OJ Simpson has died. The former NFL running back, whose career was overshadowed by a double-murder case in 1994-1995, passed away from...
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Jake C
Apr 9, 20243 min read
HBCU All-Star Game Showcases Best That Black Colleges and Universities Have to Offer
While everyone was focused on the Men's and Women's Final Fours this weekend - South Carolina on the women's side and Connecticut on the...
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Jake C
Apr 7, 20245 min read
South Carolina Defeats Iowa 87-75 in National Championship, Finishes Season 38-0
Last season, the South Carolina Gamecocks were 36-0 when they met the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Final Four. In shocking fashion, Iowa upended...
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Jake C
Apr 6, 20244 min read
South Carolina, Iowa to Meet in National Championship
The University of South Carolina women's basketball team is going back to the NCAA Tournament Final. The University of Iowa women's...
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Jake C
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Malachi Flynn the Latest in Random NBA 50-Point Games
In the 76-year history of the NBA, 164 different players have recorded a 50-point game. Wilt Chamberlain, with 118, is laps ahead of...
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Jake C
Apr 2, 20242 min read
Iowa and UConn Punch Tickets to Women’s Final Four
Caitlyn Clark and Paige Bueckers led their respective teams to the Final Four on Monday night with performances befitting of their unique...
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Jake C
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Flau’jae Johnson’s Double-Double Leads LSU Past UCLA in Sweet 16
The LSU women's basketball team is heading back to the Elite Eight. Waiting for them could be a rematch with last year's NCAA tournament...
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Jake C
Mar 28, 20242 min read
March 28: A Special Date in MJ History
Argue if you wish, but many roundball watchers consider Michael Jordan the greatest player to ever play. There's MJ, there's Wilt,...
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Jake C
Mar 26, 20243 min read
USC Women Outscore Kansas 20-9 in Fourth Quarter, Secure First Sweet 16 Appearance Since 1994
For a short while, things looked perilous for the USC women's basketball team on Monday night in their second round game against the...
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Jake C
Mar 24, 20243 min read
LSU Uses Huge Third Quarter to Propel Past Middle Tennessee State
Quickly erasing the threat of what would have been a major upset in the Round of 32, the LSU women's basketball team regrouped at...
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