Category Archives: basketball

A little sports trivia

Think back to the year 1996.  Where were you, how old were you?  Well, 1996 was the year that saw the emergence of four very prominent sports figures!  Can you guess who?  Think back, golf, football, baseball, basketball…the answer is…Tiger … Continue reading

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More NBA drama

Once again we have an example of grown men behaving badly.  In last evening’s game between the Celtics and the Knicks, Melo and Kevin Garnett could not seem to agree on what was proper as far as defending each other.  … Continue reading

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More NBA drama

Once again we have an example of grown men behaving badly.  In last evening’s game between the Celtics and the Knicks, Melo and Kevin Garnett could not seem to agree on what was proper as far as defending each other.  … Continue reading

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When it rains, it pours!

When it rains, it pours, but usually not in sunny Los Angeles!  Latest news out of LA regarding the Lakers continues to be “not good”.  Dwight Howard is out with a torn labrum in his right shoulder.  Pau Gasol is … Continue reading

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Lakers lose AGAIN!

Oh my, now I am starting to get worried, and I am a believer!  Lakers lose again, falling to the Nuggets 112 – 105.  Kobe scored 29 points, Nash scored 13 and Dwight Howard had a career high 26 rebounds, … Continue reading

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NBA – Battle of LA

In last night’s “battle of LA” the Clippers survived a 4th period comeback led by Kobe Bryant to defeat the Lakers, 107 – 102.  Kobe finished with 38 points, Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds but it was … Continue reading

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Twitter alert

Kobe Bryant has joined twitter!  The self proclaimed ‘black mamba” has signed on as hashtag (@ KobeBryant (http://twitter.com/kobebryant) as of today and immediately picked up 250,000 followers.  LeBron James is the most followed NBA player with 6.8 million followers.  But, … Continue reading

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Cotton Bowl up next

Next up is the Cotton Bowl from Arlington, Texas Friday at 8:00 pm EST on FOX.  This should be another good one as Heisman Trophy winner Johnny “Football” Manziel and 9 Texas A & M take on Landry Jones and … Continue reading

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Getting ready for the “Quack attack”

Tonight, 8:30 pm EST on ESPN the “Quack attack” will be in full force for our viewing pleasure as 4 Oregon takes on Collin Klein and 5 Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. Cannot wait. Friday night basketball preview: Kobe … Continue reading

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Where has SportsNation gone?

OK, we know Colin Cowherd left SportsNation as the show was headed to LA with Charissa Thompson as the single (?) host? We thought (or at least I thought) they were going to debut the new show 1/2/13 from LA.  … Continue reading

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