Posts by CJ Clarkson
Who Will Be Named NCAA Player of the Year?
The NCAA has been under a microscope recently and we’re not just talking about FBI investigations into corruption. Mainstream and social media has been abuzz with stories shedding a bad light on the association. This is a wake-up call not only for the educational institutions, their basketball programs, the alumni, and fans. Changes are coming, but…
Read MoreABA League: Crvena Zvezda Locks Up Top Seed
After downing BC Igokea 82-76 in Round 21 in the 2017-18 ABA League regular season, Crvena Zvezda mts Beograd has guaranteed its claim over the regular season title. With one round left to play, Crvena Zvezda is beyond reach with their impressive 18-3 record. Both Buducnost and Cedevita Zagreb are two games behind the leaders…
Read MoreGran Canaria Stuns Valencia at Spanish ACB
The top-5 saw a shake-up in Spanish ACB after Round 21 action, further tightening up the race among the teams chasing after the leader, Real Madrid. Arguably the most important game of the round, Valencia Basket was stunned by Herbalife Gran Canaria which took advantage of its home-court edge to upset the former second-ranked team…
Read MoreKobe Bryant Wins an Oscar for Animated Short Film
Kobe Bryant added a new piece of hardware to his already overflowing trophy case. This latest award is not exactly for basketball, but more about basketball. The 5-time NBA Champ won an Academy Award (Oscar) for his animated short film, “Dear Basketball.” The animated film is based off a poem Bryant wrote in 2015 when he…
Read More2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Euro Standings Update
We’re officially four games into the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers for Europe. Several teams have risen to the top of their respective groups with perfect 4-0 records, giving them a distinct edge. So far, there have been few surprises in the competition. Some favorites got to sweep their initial games, while a few stumbled…
Read MoreNBA Agent Dan Fegan Dies in Car Crash
56-year-old NBA agent, Dan Fegan was killed in a two-vehicle collision near Aspen, Colorado. Fegan’s 5-year-old son was injured in the crash. According to the Colorado Police, Fegan was driving an SUV and was merging onto a highway and was hit by a commuter bus. “Today we lost a great man, father, son and brother…
Read MoreCollege corruption scandal gets uglier by the day
Yahoo Sports published FBI documents yesterday on the ongoing college corruption scandal. In those documents players from more than 20 NCAA Division I programs have been identified as possibly breaking NCAA rules. These are the schools identified as having players who possibly violated NCAA rules: Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC, and Kansas.…
Read MoreNCAA: Louisville Forced to Vacate 2013 Title
The NCAA has announced that the University of Louisville must vacate its 2013 National Men’s Basketball Title and pay fines. The basketball program had ineligible student-athletes competing during the 2011-12 through 2013-14 academic years. The committee on infractions panel found that the former Louisville director of basketball operations acted unethically when he arranged striptease dances…
Read MoreTeam LeBron Wins 2018 NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star weekend culminated with the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. This season the game had a new selection process. The top-two vote recipients from the East and West, in this case, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, drafted their teammates. Team LeBron won the game 148-145. LeBron James was named the game’s Most Valuable…
Read MoreBarcelona wins 2018 Copa del Rey
Gran Canaria – It was an exciting El Clasico encounter in the finals of the 2018 Copa del Rey and in the end, it would be Barcelona to prevail over perennial rivals Real Madrid 90-92. Thomas Heurtel was named the tournament MVP. Real Madrid started the game as the aggressor and took control of the game…
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