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Portsmouth Invitational: Tale of the tape
As part of the activities of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, all of the players are put through a series of measurements, height, weight, reach
Read MorePortsmouth Invitational Day 2: World Record attempt
Day two of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament included games with the last four groups of collegiate seniors putting their ‘A’ games on display for the
Read MoreEuroleague: Three series pull within one game
After Thursday’s thrilling last second Euroleague win by Panathinaikos over top ranked Barcelona Regal that evened their series at one game each, Friday’s contests were all won by the home clubs to bring those three series to 2-0 and within one game of moving on to the semifinals. In Moscow, CSKA put up a 22-point…
Read MoreEuroleague: Greens stun Barca in QF Game 2
Two games, three points… That’s the difference between Panathinaikos and Barcelona Regal in their two Euroleague quarterfinal games. In Game 2 of their best-of-five series, the Greens fought off a 21:11 second quarter to give themselves the opportunity to come from behind in the final 10 to capture Game 2, 65:66, and even the series…
Read MoreEuroleague: Rudy Fernandez named QF Game 1 MVP
Rudy Fernandez was the star of the night for Real Madrid as it pounded Maccabi Electra 79-53 in the most lopsided of the four Game 1s to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs. And when the buzzer sounded, he was also the bwin MVP for Game 1 of the playoffs with a performance index rating of…
Read MorePortsmouth Invitational tips off… with a song
The 61st Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament tipped off Wednesday night in front of a near capacity crowd, both in the stands and at the scout tables as representatives of every NBA club and a number of others were in attendance. Before they put up a shot, there was an impromptu a cappella version of the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Top seeds dominate QF game one
The main strategy for Game 1 of the Euroleague quarterfinals was simple, just be the home team… Technically, that meant being the top seeded team, so there was some work involved, but the common thread was that the winners and those that currently hold 1-0 records in the four, best-of-five, quarterfinals series, were all clubs…
Read MoreNaismith Hall of Fame Class of 2013 announced
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 12 members of the Class of 2013 to be
Read MoreNCAA: Louisville rallies to win National title
The Louisville Cardinals rallied late in their NCAA National Championship game with the Michigan Wolverines to earn Louisville it’s third title, the last coming in 1986 under former coach Denny Crum. It was a basketball game that will be talked about for a long, long time as one of the most intense, well-played games ever.…
Read MoreNCAA: Trey Burke named Naismith Player of the Year
Trey Burke led the University of Michigan to its first NCAA Final Four appearance since the “Fab Five” accomplished the feat back-to-back 20 years ago. He has now achieved what no member of that famous quintet ever did. ATLANTA (April 7, 2013) – Trey Burke led the University of Michigan to its first NCAA Final…
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