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Ben Wallace sentenced to one year in jail
Ben Wallace (206 cm, Virginia Union’96) was sentenced to one year in prison after the former NBA star pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a car crash in February. The Henrico County judge suspended all but two days of Wallace’s one-year sentence and the player started serving his two-day sentence on Tuesday. What appears…
Read MoreNCAA March Madness – No. 1 Seeds are set
March Madness is in full swing indeed. The No. 1 seeds of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament have been announced. That means we are just two weeks away from finding out which teams will make it to that “Sweet 16.” Florida (South) takes the overall No. 1 seed as the first team to ever…
Read MoreNCAA – Florida ranked #1 for third week
For the third straight week the Florida Gators have been ranked as the number one team in NCAA Men’s Basketball based on voting done in the Associated Press (AP) polls. The Gators had a strong week with solid wins over South Carolina and Kentucky, earning them fifty of the sixty five votes in the poll.…
Read MoreNCAA: Arizona secures PAC-12 title
NCAA – The number three ranked Arizona Wildcats have clinched the PAC-12 division title after dispatching Stanford at home in a convincing 79-66 win. They are now 27-2 overall and 14-2 in the division. Despite injuries to key players, which accounted for their notches in the loss column, the former number one ranked team managed…
Read MoreNCAA: Florida takes the lead in latest AP Polls
Syracuse’ unanimously voted number one ranking in the Associated Press (AP) polls ended up being short lived after suffering two losses last week. They endured back-to-back losses versus Boston College and Duke, dropping them all the way to fourth place. This opened the door for previous number two team, Florida, to slide into that top…
Read MoreDuke, Florida on the rise in latest AP poll
NCAA – After losing to Arizona State 69-66, Arizona has slid to fourth place in the latest Associated Press Poll rankings, paving the way for Florida (23-2) to take the number two spot. Syracuse, still undefeated at 25-0 is still sits at number one, but is no longer the unanimous choice. Wichita State (27-0) rounds…
Read MoreNBA: East All-Stars win record-breaking game
The 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend culminated in what was an epic, record-breaking game between the East and West NBA All-Stars that was definitely one for the books. The East team rallied from an 18-point deficit, finished strong and came away with the 163-155 victory. The combined 318 points tallied by both teams is a new…
Read MoreDimitrios Mavroeidis wins arbitration vs. Bilbao
Greek player Dimitrios Mavroeidis (208 cm) has sought arbitration at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal versus his former team, Spanish club Bilbao Basket. The big man filed a claim against Bilbao for outstanding salary owed to him plus interest. He played two seasons for Bilbao from 2010 to 2012. According to Article 16.2 of the BAT Rules,…
Read MoreSaric wins 2013 Young Player of the Year
FIBA Europe has named Croatia’s Dario Saric (204 cm) the 2013 Young Men’s Player of the Year. He beat out Kenan Sepahi (198 cm) and Giannis Antekuonmpo (206 cm). The talented and clearly improving Croatian player was the runner-up for the award in 2012. He led Croatia’s U19 team in the World Championships in the…
Read MoreDamian 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…
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