R.I.P. Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian, coach of the 1990 NCAA Basketball champion Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels, died February 11th in Las Vegas at age 84. Tark the Shark as he was nicknamed, took...
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Charles Barkley Does Not Like Statistics in Basketball
Former NBA star and current TNT basketball analyst Charles Barkley doesn’t think much of the current trend in the NBA of using statistics to help evaluate teams and players, declaring...
Spurs Beat Pacers as Coach Gregg Popovich Wins 1000th NBA Game
The San Antonio Spurs trailed the Indiana Pacers 79-65 entering the fourth quarter of their game on February 9th, but scored 30 points in the final period to edge the...
R.I.P. Dean Smith
Dean Smith, who coached North Carolina to two NCAA Basketball titles in a 36 year career from 1961 to 1997 died February 7th at age 83. Smith retired with a...
Hawks Beat Warriors in Battle of NBA Leaders
The top team in the NBA’s Western Conference squared off against the best team in the Eastern Conference on February 6th with the Golden State Warriors at the Atlanta Hawks. ...
Coach K Sets ACC Record for Most Basketball Wins
The last couple of weeks have been pretty good for Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. On January 25th, Coach K won his 1000th game as a head coach when the...
Emerging Mid Major Powerhouse Northern Iowa Beats Wichita State
Every year in college basketball, some team or teams emerge from the mid major conferences and play at the level of the bigger schools and power conferences. Some teams that...
Three Players Ejected After Fight In Alabama-Auburn Women’s Basketball Game
When the Alabama—Auburn rivalry is mentioned, most people think of college football and the annual game between the two known as the Iron Bowl. Things can get pretty intense there,...
The Atlanta Hawks are Red Hot
The Atlanta Hawks have the best record in the NBA at 34-8 and there’s a good chance they’ll get win number 35 tonight when they host the 15-28 Indiana Pacers....
Georgetown Routs #4 Villanova by 20 Points
Up to this point, fourth ranked Villanova has set the pace in the Big East Conference this season. Going into their game at Georgetown on January 19th, the Wildcats were...
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