Posts by CJ Clarkson
Damian Lillard set to make NBA history
Portland Trail Blazers’ sophomore point guard Damian Lillard (193 cm, Weber State’12) will be able to achieve a historic feat during the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend. The event will be held in New Orleans this February 14-16. Lillard will be the first player in NBA history to play in five events. More than a few…
Read MoreRobert Sacre stays in game despite sixth foul
In the Los Angeles Lakers’ game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers last night the Laker roster was so depleted due to injuries and players fouling out that when Robert Sacre (213 cm, Gonzaga’12) committed his sixth foul he was allowed to stay in the game. On any other night the Canadian big man would have had…
Read MoreAndray Blatche could join Philippine NT
A congressman from the Philippines has filed two separate bills seeking the naturalization of NBA centers JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche. The Philippines National Basketball Team is looking for a naturalized player to reinforce its roster for the upcoming 2014 Basketball World Cup to be held in Spain this August. McGee, the starting center of…
Read MoreSyracuse still unbeaten, #1 in AP poll
Syracuse is 21-0 after beating Notre Dame 61-55 and is the unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. They are on an incredible run, the best in school history. Their win against Notre Dame comes after an exciting win over Duke on Saturday, 91-89. “We’re happy to be No. 1,” coach Jim Boeheim said…
Read More2014 Basketball World Cup groups set
FIBA has announced the groupings for the 2014 Basketball World Cup which will be held in Spain this coming August. Madrid, Spain will be the primary venue with games also slated to be played in Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao and Granada. The hosts will be headlining Group A and should expect stiff competition from 2013 Eurobasket…
Read MoreCalifornia ends Ariznona’s perfect run
NCAA – The California Golden Bears have ended number-one ranked Arizona’s winning streak via a last-second jumper to come away with the win at home 58-60. Justin Cobbs knocked down the fade away shot from 16 feet at the buzzer. Adding injury to insult, Arizona had to play most of the game without their sophomore…
Read MoreTracy McGrady shifts to baseball
Former two-time NBA scoring champion and seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady could be making a return to professional sports, but he won’t be playing basketball. McGrady has reportedly been working out with baseball team the Skeeters of the Independent League (USA). He hopes to be pitcher for the team. His pitches have been clocked at 91…
Read MoreValencia slips by Barca in close game
Spanish Liga Endesa Round 18 – Valencia Basket ended FC Regal Barcelona’s three-game winnings streak at home, widening the gap between both teams. Valencia sits securely in second place with a 16-2 record, while former third-placed Barca slides to fourth spot, now behind Unicaja Malaga. It was arguably the most important game of the weekend…
Read MoreItaly Serie A: Three teams cruise to top spots
In round 17 of the regular season in the Italy Serie A, what was once a four-way tie for the top spot has now been culled to three teams. Pallacanestro Cantu, EA7 Emporio Armani and Enel Basket Brindisi all share the leadership position of the standings with identical 12-5 records. Virtus Roma was the former…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimky stuns CSKA with late three
There were only two games on tap in the VTB League this Sunday, but fans were not short-changed as far as action was concerned. CSKA Moscow (11-2) lost to undefeated group leader, BC Khimky Moscow Region (13-0), 87-90. Meanwhile Kazakhstan’s BC Astana (5-8) steamrolled over Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (4-8) in what ended up as a…
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