Rockets Complete Comeback, Beat Clippers to Advance to NBA West Finals
The Los Angeles Clippers had the Houston Rockets on the ropes and on the brink of elimination in their NBA Western Conference semifinal series, but couldn’t close it out. The...
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Cavaliers Eliminate Bulls; Advance to NBA East Finals
The Cleveland Cavaliers got 40 points out of their bench players en route to a 94-73 blowout of the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on May 14th. With the...
Bulls and Warriors Win in Overtime, Take 3-0 Leads in NBA Playoff Series
In an entertaining pair of games, the Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls both took 3-0 leads in their NBA playoff opening round series on April 23rd, but each team...
UCONN Wins Third Straight Women’s College Basketball Title
With all the hoopla surrounding the recently concluded men’s NCAA basketball tournament, the women’s basketball tournament sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. On April 7th, Connecticut and Notre Dame played...
Duke Wins NCAA Basketball Championship
It was the freshman dominated Duke Blue Devils vs. the experienced Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA basketball championship game on April 6th, and in the end, Duke stopped the Badgers...
Wisconsin Will Play for the School’s 1st NCAA Basketball Championship Since 1941
The Wisconsin Badgers upset previously undefeated Kentucky 71-64 on April 4th to advance the NCAA Championship game on April 6th. Wisconsin was led by AP Player of the Year Frank...
Shaka Smart Replaces Rick Barnes as Texas Basketball Coach
Shaka Smart, who coached Virginia Commonwealth to the school’s only Final Four berth in 2011 and who has been on a lot of teams’ coaching radar ever since, accepted an...
Duke and Michigan State Advance to the Final Four
Two coaches who are no strangers to the Final Four saw their teams advance on March 29th. Duke, the #1 seed in the South Regional, beat #2 Gonzaga 66-52 in...
Sam Dekker Leads Wisconsin Over Arizona and Into the Final Four
For the second straight year, Arizona and Wisconsin met in West Region championship game in the NCAA Basketball Tournament with the winner moving on to the Final Four. Wisconsin pulled...
Dirk Nowitzki Reaches Another Career Milestone
The Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-94 in Dallas on March 24th behind a 38 point performance by Monta Ellis. Dirk Nowtizki added 15 points and 13 rebounds...
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