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Jake C
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Zach Edey Nets 30 Points, 20 Rebounds vs. Grambling, Joins Exclusive NCAA Tournament Company
Friday night, the NCAA's reigning National Player of the Year and back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Year made more history. Zach Edey,...
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Jake C
Mar 22, 20242 min read
Bad Foul Call Gives #3 Kansas Win over #14 Sanford in First-Round Thriller
The best time of the year for hoop fans is upon us, with the NCAA Tournament tipping off yesterday. As usual, there were the expected...
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Jake C
Mar 14, 20245 min read
Ranking the NBA's "Next 26" Players After 50 Greatest
Two years ago, in anticipation of its 75th season, the NBA revealed its top 75 players. The league kept the original 50, and added 26 new...
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Jake C
Mar 3, 20242 min read
LeBron James Passes 40,000 Career Points, Scores 26 in 124-114 Loss to Nuggets
LeBron James continues to make history. Saturday night in Los Angeles, James scored his 40,000th career point on a pretty left-handed...
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Jake C
Feb 29, 20244 min read
LeBron James Turns Back the Clock in Big Laker Comeback
Down 96-77 heading into the fourth quarter on Thursday night, it looked like the Los Angeles Clippers had the game in the bag. The home...
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Jake C
Feb 19, 20244 min read
East Defeats West 211-186; How Does the All-Star Game Get Fixed?
Naturally, when 24 of the best basketball players in the world share a court, one would think that we would see exploits of said best...
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Jake C
Feb 14, 20243 min read
At Long Last, Orlando Magic Retire Shaquille O’Neal’s Number 32
As the saying goes, it is better late than never. For Shaquille O'Neal, what was seemingly destined to happen after he was drafted by the...
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Jake C
Feb 8, 20243 min read
NBA Trade Deadline: Few Big Names, But Good Moves Made by Contenders
The NBA's trade deadline came and went on Thursday, with a flurry of moves. The bigger names we might have expected - Dejounte Murray,...
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Jake C
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Trae Young, Scottie Barnes Replacing Injured Joel Embiid, Julius Randle in All-Star Game
When the NBA All-Star Game tips off Sunday, Feb. 18 in Indianapolis, IN, two new faces will be representing the Eastern Conference. On...
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Jake C
Feb 4, 20242 min read
Steph Curry Scores 60 Saturday in Atlanta; Joins Kobe Bryant as Only Player in History Age 35 or Older to Score 60 Points in a Game
Saturday night, one of the game's all-time great players made history at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, G.A. Despite a 141-134, overtime...
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Jake C
Feb 3, 20242 min read
Russell Westbrook Becomes 25th Player in NBA History to Score 25,000 Career Points
A milestone for one of the NBA's all-time greats. Friday night in Detroit, a transition layup by Russell Westbrook with 2:44 remaining in...
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Jake C
Jan 30, 20243 min read
In Limited Minutes, Ben Simmons a Welcomed Sight for Nets in His First Game Since November
Five years ago, you could have made the argument that Ben Simmons was the next big thing in the NBA. Simmons, a 6 foot, 10 inch point...
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Jake C
Jan 29, 20242 min read
LeBron James, Steph Curry Deliver Primetime Classic
Saturday night in Los Angeles, two of the game's all-time greatest superstars put on a show for all to see. LeBron James and Steph Curry,...
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Jake C
Jan 27, 20242 min read
Luka Doncic Scores 73, Fourth Highest Single-Game Mark in NBA History
Friday night, Dallas Mavericks' star Luka Doncic provided the latest in a recent scoring barrage from NBA players. Also on Friday, the...
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Jake C
Jan 23, 20243 min read
Tuesday Roundup: Embiid Sets Sixers' Scoring Mark, Heat Trade for Rozier, Bucks fire Adrian Griffin
Embiid Scores 70 With the way that he had played this season coming into Monday night's contest against the San Antonio Spurs, Joel...
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Jake C
Jan 11, 20243 min read
NFL News: Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Parting Ways After 24 Seasons
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Thursday morning, after 24 years, it was announced that Bill Belichick -...
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Jake C
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers Add Newest Entry to City Rivalry
Five years ago, when Kawhi Leonard and Paul George joined forces in Los Angeles with the Clippers - Leonard via free agency and George...
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Jake C
Jan 6, 20243 min read
Raptors' Trade for Immanuel Quickley Should Be the Prequel to Toronto's Rebuild
Last Saturday, on December 30, the Toronto Raptors traded forward OG Anunoby, forward Precious Achiuwa, and guard Malachi Flynn to the...
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Jake C
Dec 19, 20235 min read
Kawhi Leonard Charging Clippers Ahead
The 2016-2017 NBA season was supposed to be Kawhi Leonard's year. At age 25 and with Tim Duncan having retired at the conclusion of the...
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Jake C
Dec 9, 20234 min read
NBA’s In-Season Tournament Showcasing that LeBron James Continues to Defy Father Time
In professional sports, it is the ultimate rarity to have an athlete play so great so late into their career. We most recently saw it...
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