Category Archives: basketball

NBA trade deadline comes and goes and Kobe gives us a guarantee

The NBA trade deadline came and went yesterday at 3:00 pm EST.  Nothing really big went down.   Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks was rumored to be headed to perhaps Milwaukee or even Dallas.  Alas, nothing happened and Josh is … Continue reading

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College Basketball updates

College Basketball update from Thursday night!  5 Duke routed Virginia Tech on the road, 88 – 56.  The “experts” predict the number one seeds for the “tourney” as Indiana, Duke, Miami and Florida.  Still a little early…what about Michigan and … Continue reading

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Lakers give fans a treat at Staples Center last night

Lakers fans got a nice treat last evening in the Staples Center.  On a night when long time owner Dr. Jerry Buss, who passed away earlier this week was honored, not only did the Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics, 113 … Continue reading

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Lakers host Celtics tonight

The LA Lakers will host the Boston Celtics tonight and the game will air on ESPN at 10:30 pm EST.  Two storied franchises and a storied rivalry which has perhaps lost a bit of its luster with the current struggles … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Sir Charles

Sir Charles Barkley turns the big 50 today!  Happy Birthday to “Chuck”, one of the most entertaining announcers on TV.  Love his unfiltered humor, at least most of the time, and love to watch clips of him playing golf!  Charles … Continue reading

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Tuesday night madness results

March madness is still a bit away but last night there were some great games that one can only hope are precursors of what we have to look forward to when we complete the journey to the tourney. 1 Indiana … Continue reading

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CBB – Three top five teams in action tonight

Three top five college basketball teams are in action tonight!  1 Indiana will take on 4 Michigan State and 5 Florida will travel to Missouri.  Two tough road games, one Big Ten and the other SEC.  Also, 2 Miami will … Continue reading

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CBB Polls, and welcome to the party Miami

The new college basketball polls are out, and well I gotta say, welcome to the party University of Miami.  They are undefeated in ACC play and sit atop the Conference.  Who would have thought it before the season started? AP … Continue reading

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Sad news out of LA, Dr. Jerry Buss passes away

Sad news out of LA.  The longtime owner of the LA Lakers, Dr. Jerry Buss has passed away at the age of 80.  He has battled an undisclosed form of cancer for quite awhile.  Dr. Buss has owned the Lakers … Continue reading

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Sad news out of LA, Dr. Jerry Buss passes away

Sad news out of LA.  The longtime owner of the LA Lakers, Dr. Jerry Buss has passed away at the age of 80.  He has battled an undisclosed form of cancer for quite awhile.  Dr. Buss has owned the Lakers … Continue reading

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