Posts by CJ Clarkson
Potential match-fixing in Dutch basketball?
Several former basketball players of Dutch Basketball League club Aris from Leeuwarden are suspected of match-fixing at the end of the 2018-19 season. The suspicion is that they cooperated with Korean gamblers, with tens of thousands of euros riding on the matches. The Institute of Sports Justice (ISR) has been investigating the case for the…
Read MoreUtah Jazz flight makes emergency landing after take-off
The Utah Jazz had a scary moment on Tuesday, as their charted flight to Memphis was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff due to engine failure. Below you can see pictures of the plane after it struck a flock of birds, causing the engine failure. The Jazz would land safely back in…
Read MoreUpsets by Nymburk and Igokea in FIBA Championsleague Play-Offs
ERA Nymburk pulled off a second consecutive comeback win on Wednesday to turn back Brose Bamberg, becoming the first team to reach three wins in FIBA Championsleague Group L. Elsewhere on Tuesday, Igokea stunned Hereda San Pablo Burgos, Casademont Zaragoza scored a century against Dinamo Sassari, and Tofas Bursa threw a spanner in the works…
Read MoreUnstoppable Gonzaga moves on the Elite Eight
Gonzaga is three wins away from an undefeated season. The No. 1 overall seed Bulldogs had absolutely no problems with No. 5 Creighton in the teams’ West region Sweet 16 matchup on Sunday. Gonzaga won 83-65 after putting the Blue Jays away early in the second half with a 19-9 run over the first nine…
Read MoreNorthwest Missouri State wins 2021 NCAA DII championship again
It was a familiar end to the most unfamiliar season in recent memory. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State dominated No. 1 West Texas A&M, 80-54, to win the 2021 DII men’s basketball championship on Saturday afternoon. It’s the second-consecutive title for the Bearcats and their third in the last five years. Ryan Hawkins led all scorers with…
Read MoreOklahoma City Thunder now has 34 NBA Draft Picks over the next 7 Years!
The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to set themselves up for the future with Thursday’s trade of George Hill. The three-team trade that also featured the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks helped the Thunder add second-round picks in 2025 and 2026. It gives the Thunder an obscene number of draft picks over the next seven…
Read MoreWinners and losers from record-breaking NBA trade deadline
After a relatively quiet run-up to the trade deadline, the dam broke on Thursday. There were 16 trades. In one day. A record of 45 players were traded! Trades were flying around the league from Toronto (via Tampa Bay) to Los Angeles, yet two players most expected to be on the move — Kyle Lowry of Toronto…
Read MoreNizhny, Holon, and Tenerife make big strides in FIBA Championsleague playoffs
NIzhny Novgorod, Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon and Lenovo Tenerife became on Tuesday the first teams to reach three wins in their respective Play-Offs groups, making significant progress towards booking a trip to the Final 8. Nizhny Novgorod 96-82 Turk Telekom — Group K Nizhny Novgorod put one foot in the Final 8 on Tuesday as Kasey Shepherd…
Read MoreBuducnost takes the lead in the Eurocup quarter-finals
On a Buducnost VOLI Podgorica team that relied on a balanced attack all season long, two men stood out from the rest to lead the way to a historic 76-77 road win at AS Monaco on Thursday in the opener of their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals series. Justin Cobbs and Willie Reed combined for 22…
Read MoreShawnee State Captures First NAIA National Title in Men’s Basketball Program History
In a battle from start to finish, Shawnee State (Ohio) came away with the national title at the historic Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday night. The Bears shot just shy of 40 percent from three-point range in a 74-68 win in the 83rd Annual NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship. Shawnee State went back and forth with Lewis-Clark…
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